RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond celebrated 100 years of the Boulevard Bridge on Saturday morning with a community festival that closed the historic span to traffic.
The Westover Hills Neighborhood Association partnered with multiple organizations to mark the centennial of the bridge, also known as the Nickel Bridge.
Organizers closed the bridge to vehicles so community members could walk across while listening to live music and enjoying food and beverages.
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Cal Whitehead, a volunteer with the neighborhood association, shared his connection to the landmark…