The Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel, or HRBT,
was completed in 1957 and could quite possibly be the oldest and first bridge-tunnel combination in the world. Before the bridge-tunnel was constructed, a ferry system would carry 2500 cars a day back and forth across the harbor.
The HRBT comes in at a whopping 3.5 miles in distance and connects Hampton, Virginia to Norfolk, Virginia via Interstate 64 (I-64). And did you know that the body of water the HRBT crosses is called Hampton Roads? Our region is actually named after a vital waterway – not the City of Hampton or its roads!
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CBBT)
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is a long one coming in at 17.6 miles shore to shore. The bridge-tunnel crosses several waterways which include the Chesapeake Bay, Hampton Roads harbor, and the James and Elizabeth Rivers. The CBBT connects Virginia Beach to Cape Charles on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
