Synopsis

Recognized as one of the seven engineering marvels of our time, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel links mainland Virginia with its easternmost shore. Spanning seventeen miles across the historic Chesapeake Bay, this construction forms a distinct demarcation between the bay itself and the Atlantic Ocean. The complex includes two two-lane highways largely supported by trestles, four artificial islands alongside one natural island, two truss bridges, and two groundbreaking, submerged tube tunnel