The Grapevine Bridge river access site is a finalist for a Better Housing Coalition Golden Hammer Award! The Golden Hammer Awards celebrate thoughtful revitalization of Greater Richmond’s neighborhoods and recognizes the best residential, adaptive reuse, new construction, and community placemaking projects in Greater Richmond. The Grapevine Bridge river access site is a finalist in the "Placemaking" project category. Awards will be presented May 21st, 2015 during TransformRVA at the Omni Hotel.
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The Grapevine Bridge river access site opened to the public in November 2014 and provides low-impact fishing, canoe, and kayak access on the Chickahominy River in eastern Henrico County. The effort to enhance the site began in early 2014 when a concept plan for the site was developed by James River Association staff and numerous volunteer events were held to beautify and improve the site for public enjoyment. Improvements include a trail and boardwalk, canoe launch, benches, and interpretive signage for the Chickahominy Water Trail, a segment of the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail.
The project is a collaboration between the James River Association, Virginia Department of Transportation, Henrico County, and National Park Service. In addition to being the guardian of the James River, the James River Association works to connect communities to the James River and its tributaries for quality of life and economic benefits. To learn more about the James River Association's public access work visit www.jrava.org.
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