Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel

[ca. 1960–1979]

CC0 — Public Domain
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel connecting Virginia Beach and Virginia's eastern shore U.S. Route #13. One of the engineering wonders of the world, this $200,000,000 project stretches 17.6 miles across the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. It includes two tunnels and four man-made islands, as well as 12.2 miles of the pictured concrete trestle.

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