Boulevard Bridge

The Boulevard Bridge extends 2,030 feet across the James River, connecting the northern and southern sections of Richmond through a steel and concrete structure.

The Boulevard Bridge Corporation constructed this passage in 1925 to provide access to the developing Westover Hills neighborhood in South Richmond.

Local residents refer to this structure as the Nickel Bridge, a name derived from its original five-cent toll collection during the early twentieth century.

The Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority maintains the bridge, which operates with a current toll rate of fifty cents for vehicles crossing the span.

The original toll collection point stood at the center of the bridge span until the 1960s, when officials relocated it to improve traffic management.

Location: Virginia

Official opening: 1925

GPS coordinates: 37.53170,-77.48390

Latest update: March 23, 2025 10:14