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From the Archives: Highway construction in Virginia through the years
08-09-1972 (cutline): Motorists approaching highway construction on Interstate 64 south of Bryan Park are being slowed effectively by a robot signalman waving a bright red flag. From a distance the dummy appears remarkably lifelike, and highway experts say that it does a good job protecting nearby workmen. Moody B. Vann, resident engineer for the State Highway Department, said the device is effective. It is used by the Central Contracting Co. of Farmville, the firm constructing the new interchange for Interstate 195 and the bridge over the Acca rail yards. A spokesman said that dummy is named "Silent Sam."
07-19-1967 (cutline): Lad car nears traffic recorder cable to open Interstate. 06-23-1991 (cutline): Ready to roll--Beauty queens and convertibles were on hand July 19, 1967, when a section of Interstate 64 near Richmond opened. The lead car drove over a traffic counter cable.
07-05-1967 (cutline): Interstate 64
10-13-1967 (cutline): Interstate 64 (foreground) as it crosses Mechanicsville Pike. Rear left is 64 viaduct, running parallel to 5th Street bridge.
10-16-1967 (cutline): Interstate 64 in Richmond Crossing Staples Mill Road.
07-05-1971 (cutline): Looking north from Richmond. I-64 to I-95, 3rd Street Exit.
07-22-1974: Highway Interstate 64, expansion.
01-14-1966 (cutline): This stretch is part of the 10-Miles section of Int.Rt. 64 which opened today. View is Eastward at Bottoms Bridge, with overpass carrying State Rt. 33 in the background.
In June 1958, a crowd gathered near the Broad Street interchange for a ceremony to dedicate the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike, which is now primarily a stretch of Interstate 95. About 30 of the turnpike’s 35 miles were set to open, with nearly 20 interchanges, a top speed limit of 60 mph and a 70-cent toll for drivers traveling the full length.
This November 1957 image shows Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church in Richmond’s Jackson Ward district amid the construction of the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike.
Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike construction in 1957. The slave burial ground site is in the far right.
This image shows the First Street toll road crossing as steel for the bridge that runs from Duval Street to Baker Street is being placed. This was the first steel for the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike to go into place in the city.
