Phases:
Greenspring | Chickahominy Riverfront | Sherwood Forest | Charles City Courthouse 
New Market Heights | Varina | Richmond Riverfront

 

History

Year(s)	Event(s)
1957	Colonial Parkway from Williamsburg to Jamestown is completed.
1975	Route 5 is designated as a Scenic Byway.
1999	The initial feasibility study for the Virginia Capital Trail is completed.
2003	Initial design of the Virginia Capital Trail begins.
2004	The Virginia Capital Trail Foundation is established.
2005	The Virginia Capital Trail is recognized as part of the East Coast Greenway Corridor.
2006	Construction is completed on the Greenspring phase.
2007	Construction is completed on the Chickahominy Riverfront phase.
2009	Construction is completed on the Charles City Courthouse phase.
2010	Construction is completed on Richmond Riverfront phase 1.
2013	*Complete the Sherwood Forest phase.
2014	*Complete the Varina, New Market Heights and Richmond Riverfront 2 & 3 phases.

*Estimated