Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel

: This article is for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel in Virginia. For the bridge in Maryland, please see the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.

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The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CBBT) is a 23 mile long facility that connects the Delmarva Peninsula with southeastern Virginia in the United States.

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Delmarva Peninsula - Virginia - United States

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It crosses the mouth of Chesapeake Bay and connects the independent city of Virginia Beach to Cape Charles in Northampton County.

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Chesapeake Bay - Independent city - Virginia Beach - Cape Charles - Northampton County

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The bridge-tunnel complex carries U.S. Highway 13, the main north-south highway on Virginia's Eastern Shore, and provides the only direct link between Virginia's Eastern Shore and South Hampton Roads regions.

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Bridge-tunnel - U.S. Highway 13 - Eastern Shore - South Hampton Roads

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Financed by toll revenue bonds, it was opened on April 15, 1964. The bridge-tunnel was officially named the Lucius J. Kellam Jr. Bridge-Tunnel in August 1987 after one of the civic leaders who had long worked for its development and operation. However, it continues to be best-known as the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.

Related Topics:
Toll revenue bond - April 15 - 1964 - August - 1987

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