Richmond-Newport News N carrier route

Updated: 03:07PM EST 04/21/2004

Comments:

A partial listing of huts on the Richmond (Grace St.) - Newport News (assumed Newport News 2) N carrier cable. The cable generally ran parrallel to Route 60. Of the huts listed below only Lee Hall and Norge are thought to have been demolished. A suspected hut is known to exist off of W. route 60 between Toano and Providence Forge (near Lanexa). This could be the Providence Forge or Toano hut (or not on this list!).

The Glendale (MCN1W) hut is similar to a hut found near the access road to Charlottesville 2 (the troposcatter facility).

Many thanks to Yahoo's Coldwarcomm group for assistance and information concerning this very old route.

Route facilities:

FacilitySite
Site ID:Richmond 1
Location:703 E. Grace St.
Richmond, VA
Picture Date:
Comments:
Site ID:MCN1W
Location:6200 W. Charles City Rd.
Glendale, Henrico Co., VA
Picture Date:04/13/2001
Comments:
jpeg thumbnail of N carrier repeater hut MCN1W
Site ID:
Location:Rt. 60, Providence Forge area
New Kent Co., VA
Picture Date:
Comments:
Site ID:MCN1E
Location:W. Richmond Rd. & Old Telegraph Rd.
Walkers, New Kent Co., VA
Picture Date:04/03/2004
Commnets:Hut demolished, signage remains
thumbnail jpeg of MCN1E sign
Site ID:
Location:923x W. Richmond Rd.
Kings Corner, James City Co., VA
Picture Date:04/03/2004
Commnets:*Possible* hut
Picture coming soon
Site ID:
Location:Rt. 60, Toano area
James City Co., VA
Picture Date:
Comments:
Site ID:
Location:Richmond Rd., Norge area
James City Co., VA
Picture Date:
Commnets:Probably demolished
Site ID:
Location:Lee Hall area
Newport News, VA
Picture Date:
Commnets:Probably demolished
Site ID:Newport News 2 (RBOC switch)
Location:3305 Huntington Ave.
Newport News, VA
Picture Date:
Commnets:Newport News 2
Comming soon!