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Bellwood: I-95 - MM 66.1 - NB - Willis
Bellwood lies along the lowlands south of the James River, where wooded suburbs and transport corridors spread through Chesterfield County at Richmond’s southern edge. Interstate 95 passes through the community, placing it on the principal north–south route between Richmond and Petersburg. Bellwood is part of the Richmond metropolitan area, with residential neighbourhoods set among mature woodland and commercial strips rather than a separate historic downtown. Its setting reflects the wider fall-line region, where the rolling Piedmont gives way to the flatter Atlantic Coastal Plain. Chesterfield County, created in 1749, is one of Virginia’s long-established counties.
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Few communities in central Virginia have a history as closely tied to military logistics as Bellwood. This census-designated community in Chesterfield County lies near the Appomattox River, south of Richmond, within a transport and industrial corridor shaped by the state capital’s wider urban area. Its defining institution is Defense Supply Center Richmond, a major U.S. defense logistics installation established during the Second World War and still an important local presence. Bellwood is not a conventional sightseeing stop, but it gives useful context to the working landscapes beyond Richmond’s historic centre and the James River–Appomattox River area. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of central Virginia connects across the Richmond region.
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