Fort Riverview

{{short description|Archaeological site in Virginia, United States}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name =Fort Riverview (44AH91 and 44AH195)

| nrhp_type =

| designated_other1 = Virginia Landmarks Register

| designated_other1_date = April 18, 1989{{cite web|title=Virginia Landmarks Register|publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources|url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm|accessdate=2013-05-12}}

| designated_other1_number = 005-0185

| designated_other1_num_position = bottom

| image = Fort Riverview from southeast.jpg

| caption = Distant view from the southeast

| nearest_city= Madison Heights, Virginia

| locmapin = Virginia#USA

| coordinates = {{coord|37|23|45|N|79|3|55|W}}

| architecture =

| added = November 16, 1989

| area = {{convert|27|acre}}

| refnum = 89001921{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

}}

Fort Riverview is a historic archaeological site located near Madison Heights, Amherst County, Virginia. It is an American Civil War redoubt built by the Confederate States Army about 1863 to protect Six Mile Bridge and the James River and Kanawha Canal system along the James River. Fort Riverview served as part of the outer defense system for Lynchburg, Virginia. The protection of this bridge was vital to the Confederacy as it carried supplies for General Robert E. Lee. Since Lynchburg served as a major supply, staging, and hospital center, Fort Riverview was strategically located to protect this critical center.{{Cite web |url=http://www.historicriverview.com/history/ |title=Historic Riverview on the James |access-date=2013-05-28 |archive-date=2013-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226144539/http://www.historicriverview.com/history/ |url-status=dead }}[http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Campbell/015-0352_Norfolk_Southern_Six_Mile_Bridge_No.58_1995_Final_Nomination.pdf Norfolk Southern Six Mile Bridge No. 58 NRHP nomination]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.