Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
CountryUSA
Year Built1964
Total Length28,300 m
TypeTrestle
About Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
A combined bridge and tunnel crossing. 32 km of bridges and two 1.6 km tunnels. The tunnels allow US Navy ships to pass to Norfolk. Called one of the Seven Engineering Wonders of the Modern World. A parallel span was added in 1999.
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