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The Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel (CBBT, officially the Lucius J. Kellam Jr. Bridge–Tunnel) is a 17.6-mile (28.3 km) bridge–tunnel that crosses the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay between Delmarva and Hampton Roads in the U.S. state of Virginia. It opened in 1964, replacing ferries that had operated since the 1930s.
Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel: Virginia, USA: Connects Virginia Beach with the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Length refers to the tunnel section: 1.6 km: 1960–1964 Transbay Tube: San Francisco – Oakland, USA: Rail tunnel for Bay Area Rapid Transit. Connects Oakland to San Francisco. It is the longest underwater tunnel in North America: 5.8 km ...
The Holland Tunnel was the first underwater tunnel designed for automobiles. ... Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, US 13 beneath Chesapeake Bay between Virginia Beach and ...
Using drones, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation captured photos of the blooms discoloring the water at Chic’s Beach and Ocean View along the bay, next to the bay bridge-tunnel and in the Lafayette ...
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge, connecting the eastern and western shores of Maryland was completed in 1952. Length of the suspension span is 2,922 feet and the roadway is about 200 feet above water at ...
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel District is a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia. [1] It is overseen by the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission, and operates the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel between the Hampton Roads and Eastern Shore regions of the state. The District comprises six cities, Virginia Beach ...
Chesapeake Bay: Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge–Tunnel: 1967 Canada Montreal (Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve), and Longueuil, Quebec: Saint Lawrence River: bridge–tunnel transition uses natural island Cross-Harbour Tunnel and Canal Road Flyover: 1972 China Happy Valley, Kellett Island and Hung Hom Bay, Hong Kong Victoria Harbour and ...
The Gov. William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge (informally called the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and, locally, the Bay Bridge) is a major dual-span bridge in the U.S. state of Maryland. Spanning the Chesapeake Bay , it connects the state's rural Eastern Shore region with its urban and suburban Western Shore, running between Stevensville and Sandy ...