The Varina-Enon bridge in Virginia
Every time I travel the "Blue Hair Highway" I cross over this bridge. Not a good image, but gives you an idea of how they build bridges nowadays.
There is a similar bridge in Delaware and they are pretty neat. You really do not get the feeling that you are going over water or that you are, in fact, on a bridge of any kind. This one is on the Rt. 295 by-pass around Richmond, Va.
BTW, the "Blue Hair Highway" is Rt. 95. Just check out the people who use that thing the next time you travel. Most of the drivers are us "Seasoned Citizens". Driving bigger, older, boat like cars. Generally travelling between the northern states and Canada to or from Florida. Most of the time all you can see of the drivers are the hands on top of the steering wheel, as if they were hanging on by their finger-tips. When you get the chance to look us in the eye as you pass, chances are all you can see are Cataract sunglasses. Now before any of you get your noses out of joint, I am one myself. I just put a couple telephone books under my seat and am waiting until the time is right to get the cataracts removed.
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