Photoshoot on Monument Avenue's bridge which overlooks I-195 (Beltline Expressway)

Taken digitally with a Nikon D80

Wearing:

Top ll H&M 

Shorts ll Ann Taylor Loft

Shoes ll BCBGeneration from TJMaxx

Trench Coat ll Andrew Marc ll Macy's New York ll Similar at Nordstrom   

Glasses ll Warby Parker ll Watts in Newsprint Grey 

Aviator Sunglasses ll Target Style

Tassel Necklace ll Similar on Net-a-Porter 

Watch ll Grandma's Vintage Acqua Indiglo ll Similar at Macy's

This image, taken in August of 1972 by the Virginia Department of Transportation, depicts the construction of the Beltline Expressway (I-195) which was part of Richmond's ultimate plan to create speedy passage through the city. Here are the temporary Patterson Avenue and Monument Avenue bridges that were later replaced by the present four-lane bridges.  The location of the Beltline was chosen based on the already existing Beltline Railroad, constructed in 1890. Standing on the bridge today, pedestrians can watch trains blow by right under their feet.  

More details for history buffs 

Summer of 1975, cutting the ribbon on opening day of the Beltline were Miss Highway, Pamela Brooks, and then governor, Mills E. Godwin, Jr. Yes, there used to be a Miss Highway Contest in Richmond until 1976.