Virginia Capital Trail

Phases:
Greensprings | Chickahominy Riverfront | Sherwood Forest | Charles City Courthouse
New Market Heights | Four Mile Creek Trailhead | Randolph Landing | Richmond Riverfront

History

Year(s) Event(s)
1957 Completion of Colonial Parkway to Jamestown
1975 Route 5 Scenic Byway designation
1997-99  Initial feasibility study
2003 Design of initial phases begins
2004 Establishment of Virginia Capital Trail Foundation
Design of Charles City phase I begins
2005  Construction of initial phases begins
East Coast Greenway Corridor designation
2006 Design of Richmond Riverfront phase I begins
Greensprings Phase completed, dedicated and opened
2007 Richmond Riverfront phase I and Charles City phase I construction begins

 



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