Bid goodbye to state Route 5’s old, gapped, sagging span over the Chickahominy River, and say hello to the new Judith Stewart Dresser Memorial Bridge. The $33.6million span will open to traffic today, the Virginia Department of Transportation said, replacing a balky, 70-year-old bridge that has to swing open to allow boats to pass. “The drive to Williamsburg will be made much easier now that they have the new bridge,“ said Charles City resident Doris Slusser. “It’s a big help for me.

The first sections of the Virginia Capital Trail have been completed near Williamsburg. When finished, the 55-mile trail will stretch from Jamestown to Williamsburg and Richmond, connecting the three places that have been the state capital since the arrival of the first English settlers in 1607 in Jamestown.