The bridge connects the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula over the Rappahannock River between Lancaster County and Middlesex ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The groundbreaking for a new bridge over the Rappahannock River is now expected to happen eight years ahead of schedule, according to the Virginia governor’s office.

The aging 1.9-mile bridge, which connects Lancaster and Middlesex counties, has been deemed “fracture critical” by the Virginia Department of Transportation.

The overall proposal targets more than 1,200 acres on the Stafford side of the Rappahannock River for a mixed-use development called Celebrate Virginia North. In the current proposal, the ...

Work on a replacement for the 68-year-old Robert Opie Norris Bridge, a 2-mile span with narrow lanes, no shoulders and a 110-foot drop from its center span to the river, will now begin in 2028.

On the Stafford side of the river, option C’s route passes south through the former Cannon Ridge Golf Course while aiming to follow “the old Berea Church Road along the Ridgeline, avoiding ...

The third largest river in Virginia is the sixth most endangered in the U.S., according to one nonprofit environmental group. The Rappahannock River, Virginia’s longest free-flowing river that ...

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (7News) — The Rappahannock River has been named one of America’s most endangered rivers of 2025. American Rivers ranked the Virginia river number six on the list ...

The Rappahannock Tribe has acquired 969 acres of ancestral land at Fones Cliffs on the eastern side of the Rappahannock River. “It is with a grateful heart that we celebrate this incredible ...

A nearly 70-year-old bridge over the Rappahannock River between the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula is going to be replaced. Work on the Robert O. Norris Jr. Bridge will begin in 2028 ...

The Rappahannock River, Virginia's third largest, is listed as the sixth most endangered river in the U.S. by American Rivers. Declining groundwater levels and lack of comprehensive water supply ...