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| The Midlothian Motor Mile The Midlothian Turnpike (Route 60), where once a simple gravity train hauled Chesterfield's coal to Richmond’s docks, is now a teaming jungle of car dealers and malls, where the automobile and cell phone are dominant over all life. |
| Forest Hill A truck hauls mail on Forest Hill Avenue in the city neighborhood where I live, as Route 60 turns east toward downtown Richmond. |
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| Downtown Richmond is reached by the Manchester Bridge (Route 60), named for the lost city that is now Southside Richmond. The Federal Reserve Building now looms like a target, looking jarringly similar to a World Trade Center building.. |
| Route 60 through Richmond |
| War Ruins As seen from Route 60's Manchester Bridge, the bones of bridges destroyed during the war litter the James River as the Federal Roads (Lee Bridge (Route 1) in far background) ascend overhead. Another mode of transport, the almost forgotten railroad, steals underneath. |
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