Godwin Bridge News Today

The James River Bridge (JRB) reopened to vehicular traffic on Monday afternoon, after it was shut down for several days to allow for critical maintenance work.

The closures, the 1st lasting Friday at 1 a.m. until Tuesday at 5 a.m., are to replace the bridge's aging counterweight wire ropes used to lift the bridge.

VDOT said the closures, scheduled over the course of several days next January and February, must be done to replace the bridge's aging counterweight wire ropes.

Attention drivers who commute across the James River Bridge (JRB): expect lane closures throughout November as work begins on the Wire Ropes and Replacement Project.

Crews will be working 24-hour days for about four days straight for two periods over the next several months as they replace the counterweight wire ropes on the James River Bridge connecting Newport News and Isle of Wight County.

Updated: 7:56 PM EDT July 30, 2021 SUFFOLK, Va. — Eight people -- six of whom are juveniles -- were taken to the hospital following a three-vehicle wreck on the Godwin Bridge (Bridge Road) in Suffolk on Friday afternoon. Emergency responders were alerted to the crash just before 2 p.m. The accident involved an SUV, a pickup truck, and a car. Officials say all eight people who were taken to the hospital for treatment are expected to be OK. Part of the bridge was briefly shut do...

Suffolk Police, Fire & Rescue department investigate two-vehicle crash By: Web Staff and last updated 2020-12-29 08:32:28-05 SUFFOLK, Va. - Police and fire crews responded to a two vehicle accident that happened in the 2200 block of Bridge Road at the Godwin Bridge Tuesday. The incident was reported around 6:45 a.m. After investigating, fire crews sent both drivers to the nearest hospital to be treated for non-life threatening injuries. One lane of traffic was open and traffic ...