I took the above picture while flying back from L.A. where I visited my daughter.
This is the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, a four-lane 20-mile-long vehicular toll crossing of the lower Chesapeake Bay.
I drove on it several times on my way to Philadelphia on our frequent trips to visit the hubby’s family.
Here are some technical details about the bridge.
The facility carries US 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, Virginia. The crossing consists of a series of low-level trestles interrupted by two approximately one-mile-long tunnels beneath Thimble Shoals and Chesapeake navigation channels.
Total Length (including approach roads):
23 miles
Length Toll Plaza to Toll Plaza:
20 miles
Length Shore to Shore:
17.6 miles
Depth of water along Route:
25 to 100 feet
Tunnels (Trench Type):
Thimble Shoal Tunnel: 5,734 feet in length, portal to portal
Chesapeake Channel Tunnel: 5,423 feet in length, portal to portal
Awards:
*American Society of Civil Engineers 1965 award for “Outstanding Engineering Achievement”
*Designated “One of Seven Engineering Wonders of the Modern World” in 1965
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I didn’t even know this bridge existed. Wow. It’s very long.
I kept looking at this thinking …am I going crazy? Then I read and realized it is NOT the Chesapeake Bay Bridge I drive over at Baltimore when I go to visit my daughter. Those spans are side by side and these bowl our in such an interesting manner. This is a fabulous capture, and it gives the viewer a real feeling for the bridge. Kudos!
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Wow that is some picture, the bridge is brill’ ..;)
What fantastic engineering. I love the symbolism of bridges.
Wow, that is an amazing photo.
Midst all the water it looks rather tiny at first sight, but the measurements proove it realy is big.
yes, also because the photo shows only part of it :-). Thanks for visiting.
An amazing photo.
That’s one mega bridge!
Wow! That is one long bridge. There’s certainly nothing like it in this small country.
Fabulous shot, fabulous bridge.
thanks 🙂
I love these amazing bridges! There’s a superb Vasco da Gama bridge on the approach to Lisbon and it’s like gliding over water. Superb.