Faulkner - Richmond 1 Lightguide route

Updated: 08:39PM EST 10/11/2005

Comments:

Dotting the sides of Rt. 301 (Richmond Tpke./Ft. A.P. Hill Blvd.) are a series modern looking exposed aggregate equipment shelters that are thought to support an original AT&T Corp. lightguide (fiber-optic) cable router from the Faulkner, MD microwave station to the microwave/switching office at Grace St. (Richmond 1) in downtown Richmond, VA. A plot of the known repeater huts seems to support this theory. On the map the abandonded Edge Hill cable facility is shown for refrence. Based on comments from a site visit by Albert LaFrance it is not thought that this facility supports the current fiber optic route.

Route facilities:

FacilitySite
Facility ID:FFT17S
Location:Brook Rd. (Rt. 1) & Virginia Ave.
Henrico Co., VA
Picture Date:10/17/2003
jpeg thumbnail of AT&T Optical-Amplifier FFT17S
Facility ID:FFT15S (marker only)
Location:E. Patrick Henry Hwy. (Rt. 54) & Goddins Hill Rd.
Hanover Co., VA
Picture Date:10/17/2003
jpeg thumbnail of AT&T Optical-Amplifier FFT15S (marker only)
Facility ID:FFT14S
Location:N. Richmond Tpke.
Caroline Co., VA
Picture Date:10/17/2003
jpeg thumbnail AT&T Optical-Amplifier FFT14S
Facility ID:FFT13S
Location:Old Dawn Rd. & Frog Level Rd.
Halley's Corner, Caroline Co., VA
Picture Date:10/17/2003
jpeg thumbnail of AT&T Optical-Amplifier FFT13S
Facility ID:FFT10S
Location:N. Richmond Tpke.
Antioch Fork, Caroline Co., VA
Picture Date:10/17/2003
jpeg thumbnail of AT&T Optical-Amplifier FFT10S
Facility ID:FFT7S
Location:S. Ft. A.P. Hill Blvd.
Caroline Co., VA
Picture Date:06/20/2005
Comments:Big thanks to Noah G!
jpeg thumbnail of AT&T Optical-Amplifier FFT7S
Facility ID:FFT6S
Location:Port Conway Rd.
King George Co., VA
Picture Date:11/14/2004
Comments:
jpeg thumbnail of AT&T Optical-Amplifier FFT6S
Facility ID:FFT3S
Location:N. James Madison Pkwy. & Windsor Dr.
King George Co., VA
Picture Date:11/14/2004
Comments:marker only
jpeg thumbnail of AT&T Optical-Amplifier FFT3S (marker only)
Facility ID:FFT2S
Location:328x US Naval Warfare Surface Center (opp Dahlgren NSWC)
King George Co., VA
Picture Date:11/14/2004
Comments:Expanded to support new lightguide route to Richmond and spur to NSWC
jpeg thumbnail of AT&T Optical-Amplifier FFT2S