"In 1980, Youngsville was divided into four quadrants by River Alanah, which ran east-west and had a bridge over it, and a north-south road with..."

[hardyweineberg]

These sentences are from my essay.

"In 1980, Youngsville was divided into four quadrants by River Alanah, which ran east-west and had a bridge over it, and a north-south road with many branches."

"Woodland dominated the southwestern section, but this area also had an airport with a parking space in the southwest corner and a school and houses along the river."


1) Is it grammatical to say a road has/had a bridge over it?

2) Is my use of multiple "ands" acceptable? I grouped the items before naming them, so I ended up using two ands to list three items.

 

[tedmc]

These sentences are from my essay.

"In 1980, Youngsville was divided into four quadrants by River Alanah, which ran east-west and had a bridge over it, and a north-south road with many branches."

"Woodland dominated the southwestern section, but this area also had an airport with a parking space in the southwest corner and a school and houses along the river."


1) Is it grammatical to say a road has/had a bridge over it?

2) Is my use of multiple "ands" acceptable? I grouped the items before naming them, so I ended up using two ands to list three items.

1. Yes
2. Yes, but you could use other words like "in addition to/besides" to avoid repetition of the same word.

 

[teechar]

"In 1980, Youngsville was divided into four quadrants by River Alanah,

1- The "was" in that sentence can imply that after 1980, the layout changed significantly. Consider phrasing that part in some other way.
2- Use something like "sections", "parts", or "areas", because "quadrants" is a technical/geometric term.
3- "River Alanah" is not natural. Whoever made up that exercise is not a native/proficient speaker of English. You need something like "the Alanah River" instead.

"Woodland dominated the southwestern section, but this area also had an airport with a parking space in the southwest corner and a school and houses along the river."
2) Is my use of multiple "ands" acceptable? I grouped the items before naming them, so I ended up using two ands to list three items.

You can use "as well as" instead of the last "and".

 

[Tarheel]

I find it a bit strange to say a river ran east and west. It's extremely unlikely that the river has changed its course.

I suggest that you use present tense.