Mayo Bridge
bridge in United States of America
Mayo's Bridge (also known as Richmond's 14th St. Bridge) is located in Richmond, Virginia. A four lane structure, it transports U.S. Route 360 across the James River. Signage identifies the bridge as "Mayo's Bridge".
The bridge is in two sections, separated near the middle by Mayo's Island. The total length is 1,374 feet (north and south sections combined).
The current structure was built in 1913, and accommodated heavy streetcar traffic. It is Richmond's oldest highway bridge across the James River.
Prior to the construction of Mayo's Bridge, travelers had to utilize Coutts' Ferry, run by Patrick Coutts until his death in 1776 and later by his brother Rev. William Coutts until his death in 1787.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Mayo Bridge” as bridge in United States of America. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as bridge in United States of America. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 2, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6797494. Authority coordinates are 37.529, -77.434. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1913, 1776 and 1787.
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