Tagged: Manchester Bridge

Snapshots of RVA: Floodwall Park, Manchester Bridge and Downtown

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  • IMG_4064 View of downtown Richmond from the Floodwall.
  • IMG_4065 View of downtown Richmond from the Floodwall.
  • IMG_4072 View of downtown Richmond from the Floodwall.
  • IMG_4088 View of downtown Richmond from the Floodwall.
  • IMG_4094 View of downtown Richmond from the Floodwall.
  • IMG_4100 View of downtown Richmond from the Floodwall.
  • IMG_4102 View of downtown Richmond from the Floodwall.
  • IMG_4118 This is a view of downtown Richmond and the Manchester Bridge on the left from the Floodwall.
  • IMG_4125 Here's a view looking west at the James River from the Floodwall.
  • IMG_4131 This is the Richmond Skyline from the Manchester Bridge.
  • IMG_4135 This is the Richmond Skyline from the Manchester Bridge.
  • IMG_4151 This is a view looking west toward the Virginia War Memorial and Tredegar from the Manchester Bridge.
  • IMG_4152 This is the Richmond Skyline from the Manchester Bridge.
  • IMG_4156 This is the Richmond Skyline from the Manchester Bridge.
  • IMG_4159 This is the Richmond Skyline from the Manchester Bridge.
  • IMG_4166 This is the Richmond Skyline from the intersection of Byrd Street and the Manchester Bridge.
  • IMG_4169 This is the Richmond Skyline from the intersection of Byrd Street and the Manchester Bridge.

This was a trip that began in Shockoe Slip near downtown Richmond, crossed into Manchester and toward the Richmond Floodwall, and ended by crossing the Manchester Bridge back into downtown Richmond. I took these while on a run on a very nice Sunday in February — there were clear skies and temps in the 50s!

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Snapshots of RVA: Gambles Hill Park and Canal Walk, September 2014

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  • Downtown street light 16x9 At the intersection of 9th Street and East Byrd Street in downtown Richmond.
  • Fence and railroad track and field 16x9 The view from the 2nd Street Connector near Gambles Hill Park of the James River
  • Murals 16x9 An artsy area along Canal Walk features several murals.
  • Open field and skyline 16x9 Gambles Hill Park in the foreground and parts of the Richmond skyline in the background.
  • Under bridge 16x9 The view from under a bridge along Canal Walk.

This trip began at Gambles Hill Park — where I was able to find a parking spot on a Sunday afternoon when parking was at a premium — and ended at the Manchester Bridge, near the intersection of 9th Street and East Byrd Street, and included parts of Canal Walk.

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