Editing Tappahannock, Virginia (section)

==Transportation==
[[File:Downing Bridge across the Rappahannock River, Tappahannock VA - panoramio.jpg|thumb|left|Thomas J. Downing Bridge (US 360) across the Rappahannock River]]

U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 17 in Virginia|17]] and [[U.S. Route 360 in Virginia|360]] pass through the town. US 17 passes through the center of town as Church Lane, leading northwest {{convert|47|mi}} to [[Fredericksburg, Virginia|Fredericksburg]] and southeast {{convert|70|mi}} to [[Newport News, Virginia|Newport News]]. US 360 runs through town with US 17 on Church Lane, but turns east on Queen Street and crosses the mile-wide Rappahannock River via the [[Thomas J. Downing Bridge]], continuing east {{convert|39|mi}} to its terminus in [[Reedville, Virginia|Reedville]] near the [[Chesapeake Bay]]. US 360 leads southwest from Tappahannock {{convert|45|mi}} to [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], the state capital.

[[File:KXSA airport Tappahannock Virginia - panoramio.jpg|thumb|right|Tappahannock–Essex County Airport]]

The [[Tappahannock–Essex County Airport]] (KXSA) is located approximately {{convert|4|mi|0}} south of Tappahannock and opened in 2007. Prior to the opening of the new airport, the old [[Tappahannock Municipal Airport]] was located inside town limits.

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