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Encyclopedia > Charles Hardaway Marks Bridges

Charles Hardaway Marks Bridges are twin spans which carry Virginia State Highway 10 across the Appomattox River in Virginia. The bridges are located in Chesterfield County, Prince George County, and the independent city of Hopewell in the Tri-Cities area of the Richmond-Petersburg region. Virginia State Highway 10 runs between Richmond and Suffolk. ... The Appomattox River is a tributary of the United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 35th 110,862 km² 320 km 690 km 7. ... A log bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, railroad track, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle. ... Location in the state of Virginia Formed May 25, 1749 Seat Chesterfield Area  - Total  - Water 1,132 km² (437 mi²) 29 km² (11 mi²) 2. ... Location in the state of Virginia Formed Seat Prince George Area  - Total  - Water 730 km² (282 mi²) 42 km² (16 mi²) 5. ... An independent city is a city that does not form part of another local government entity. ... Waterfront at City Point, Virginia (now Hopewell) in 1865 Hopewell is an independent city in the state of Virginia. ... The Tri-Cities of Virginia (also known as the Tri-City area or the Appomatox Basin) is an area in the Greater Richmond Region which includes the three independent cities of Petersburg, Colonial Heights, and Hopewell and portions of the adjoining counties of Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, and Prince George in south... Richmond-Petersburg is a region located in a central part of the state of Virginia in the United States. ...


In 1998, the bridges were named in honor of Charles Hardaway Marks (1921-2004), who was long a state legislator representing the area in the Virginia General Assembly. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1962 through 1991. The Virginia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Virginia. ... The Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly. ...


Due to the wording of the Hopewell city charter, the portion of the Appomattox River adjacent to the shoreline of that city is located in Prince George County. Thus, a portion of the twin bridges pass through the county as they cross the river. Nearby the current bridges was an earlier drawbridge which was the site of a fatal bus accident on December 22, 1935 which killed 13 persons. [1] The Appomattox River is a tributary of the United States. ... Drawbridge crossing fortification ditches at Fort Ticonderoga. ... TheBus, established by Mayor Frank Fasi, is Honolulus only public transit system. ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...


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Hopewell, Virginia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (909 words)
"Charles City Point" and was located in Charles City Shire when the first eight shires were established in the Colony of Virginia in 1634.
Charles City Shire soon became known as Charles City County in 1637.
Today, the modern twin spans of the Charles Hardaway Marks Bridges cross nearby.
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Mark Aguirre of the Mavericks scored 42 points, giving him back-to-back games of 40-plus points, as he led Dallas to a 139-138 double-overtime win over Phoenix.
The mark of 337 points was erased when Detroit beat Denver 186-184, also in triple-overtime, on December 13, 1983 for a total of 370 points.
Charles Barkley of the Houston Rockets became the third player in NBA history to amass 20,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 4,000 assists when he recorded his first assist in a 100-89 victory over Cleveland.
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