A curious community filled the lobby of Lancaster High School on Wednesday, Oct. 21, to see the design for a new bridge that will become part of the Middle Peninsula landscape for decades.
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) conducted a design public hearing seeking feedback on the proposed design for the Robert O. Norris Jr. Memorial Bridge replacement project currently scheduled to start construction in 2028.
When former Gov. Glenn Youngkin visited White Stone in August 2025 to sign the bill speeding up the start date by eight years, he challenged VDOT Commissioner Stephen Brich to make the new bridge “iconic,” saying “we always look to iconic bridges, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Delaware Memorial Bridge. Commissioner, I’m just going to issue a challenge, a challenge that when Americans talk about iconic bridges, they will once again talk about that bridge that connects the Northern Neck.”
