George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge

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Coleman Bridge
The Coleman Bridge as seen from Yorktown as it connects with Gloucester Point.
Official name	George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge
Carries	4 lanes of US 17
Crosses	York River
Locale	Gloucester Point and Yorktown, Virginia
Maintained by	Virginia Department of Transportation
Design	Swing bridge (two swinging spans)
Total length	3,750 feet
Opening date	May 7, 1952
Toll	$2.00 (northbound) Smart Tag/E-ZPass

The George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge (known locally as simply the Coleman Bridge) is a swing bridge that spans the York River between Gloucester County and York County at Yorktown, Virginia. It connects the Peninsula and Middle Peninsula regions of Tidewater Virginia.

Originally built in 1952, it was reconstructed and widened in 1995 through an unusual process which greatly reduced the time the important commuter artery was out-of-service from conventional methods. The current 3,750-foot-long double-swing-span drawbridge carries U.S. Highway 17, a 4-lane arterial highway. The movable span is needed to allow ship access to several military installations that are upstream of the bridge, most notably, the U.S. Navy's Naval Weapons Station Yorktown. The roadways are almost 90 feet above the river at the highest point of the bridge.

The toll bridge was named for George P. Coleman, who from 1913 to 1922, was the head of the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation, predecessor to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). The bridge has been one of the sites of a special program to establish and encourage nesting locations for the peregrine falcon population of Virginia.

The George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge is a toll-facility. Tolls are only collected northbound, and are used to pay for the expansion of the bridge to four lanes. Toll Collection Rates are as follows: