Electric Railway

Electric Railway (HMN4)

Location: Colonial Heights, VA 23834
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 16.748', W 77° 24.745'

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Located here was Stop 54 on the electric interurban railway line between Richmond and Petersburg. Opened in 1902 by the Virginia Passenger and Power Co., the line crossed Swift Creek on a steel truss bridge and followed Ashby Avenue to its intersection here with the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike. Turning south, the line followed the Boulevard to Stop 66 (Chesterfield Ave.) and crossed the Appomattox River on a trestle. Stone and Webster purchased the line in 1925, renamed it the Virginia Electric and Power Company and replaced the trestle with the Appomattox River Bridge. Electric rail operations ceased on 31 Aug. 1936.
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HM NumberHMN4
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Marker NumberS 35
Year Placed2000
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
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Date Added Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 at 2:08am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 286122 N 4128566
Decimal Degrees37.27913333, -77.41241667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 16.748', W 77° 24.745'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 16' 44.88" N, 77° 24' 44.70" W
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Area Code(s)804
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3606-3612 US-301, Colonial Heights VA 23834, US
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