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	Chesapeake Bay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel spans a 23 mile (37 km) section of the Bay at near its mouth.
		The Chesapeake Bay was the site of the Battle of the Chesapeake in 1781, during which the French fleet defeated the Royal Navy in the decisive naval battle of the American Revolutionary War.
		In the 1970s, the Chesapeake Bay contained one of the planet's first identified marine dead zones, where hypoxic waters were so depleted in oxygen they were unable to support life, identified when massive fish kills resulted.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chesapeake_Bay (737 words)

	Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the summer of 1960, the Chesapeake Bay Ferry Commission sold $200 million in toll revenue bonds to private investors, and the proceeds were used to finance the construction of the Bridge-Tunnel.
		CBBT and Lucius J. Kellam Jr The Ferry Commission and transportation district it oversees, created in 1954, were later renamed for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.
		Sure enough, bridge portions of the crossing have occasionally been damaged by vessels, and there was a long period when holders of the riskiest bonds received no interest on their investment."
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chesapeake_Bay_Bridge-Tunnel (1283 words)

	Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000
		Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, E Va., across the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, SE Va., connecting Cape Charles and Northampton co. (N) with Virginia Beach and Norfolk (S); 17.6 mi/28.3 km long.
		Opened in 1964, replacing car ferries (RR barge ferry continues to operate), the complex consists of a chain of low trestle bridges, 2 high bridges, and 2 tunnels (each 1 mi/1.6 km long) under the shipping channels.
		The tunnels are anchored on 4 artificial isls.
	www.bartleby.com /69/41/C06141.html (117 words)

	TRn: Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel looks at doubling tunnels
		The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel (CBBT) is studying doubling its tunnels under the Chesapeake and Thimble Shoal channels.
		The mid-channel transition islands between bridge and tunnel are a popular stopping point for viewing marine birds and for fishing, and generate some extra revenue.
		A major issue is whether one of the tunnels - the Thimble Shoal Tunnel - should simply be duplicated or a new deeper and longer 2x2-lane tunnel built and the existing tunnel abandoned.
	www.tollroadsnews.com /cgi-bin/a.cgi/8UnQcqLIEdiRW6r2jfFwDw (2857 words)

	Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
		The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel crosses the mouth of Chesapeake Bay and connects the City of Virginia Beach to Cape Charles in Northampton County on the Virginia Eastern Shore.
		On May 4, 1995, the CBBT Commission awarded a construction contract in the amount of $197,185,177 to a joint venture of PCL Civil Constructors, Inc. of Denver, Colorado, The Hardaway Company of Columbus, Georgia, and Interbeton, Inc. of Rockland, Massachusetts, to build a second span parallel and adjacent to the original Bridge-Tunnel.
		The existing 2-lane tunnel would be abandoned after the opening of the new 4-lane tunnel, and it would be allowed to remain in place until such time as the channel deepening project came to dredge the 63-foot-deep channel; and at that time the obstructing portion of the old tunnel would be demolished and removed.
	www.roadstothefuture.com /CBBT.html (4737 words)

	JLARC Report Summary
		The CBBT is operated as a toll facility by the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel District, a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
		The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CBBT) is a 17.6-mile long facility consisting of highways, bridges, and tunnels connecting the Eastern Shore of Virginia with the Virginia mainland.
		To assess the adequacy of CBBT revenues to fund the construction of the parallel tunnels, JLARC staff: (1) estimated the cost of engineering and construction of the tunnels in future years, (2) projected general fund balances and bonding capacity for the district, and (3) compared the estimated costs of construction to the available funding.
	jlarc.state.va.us /Summary/Rpt287/CBBT.HTM (4397 words)

	Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, Virginia
		In my opinion the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is one of the Seven Man-Made Wonders of the USA and Canada.
		This amazing structure runs across the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, carrying US13 between Cape Charles on the tip of the Delmarva peninsula and the Norfolk and Virginia Beach area, a distance of 17.6 miles.
		Near the north end of the structure there is a high steel girder bridge over a sea lane, and near the southern end there are two mile long road tunnels under sea lanes, each running between pairs of small artificial islands.
	freespace.virgin.net /john.cletheroe/usa_can/scenroad/chesbay.htm (459 words)

	Chesapeake Bay on Encyclopedia.com
		It is entered from the Atlantic Ocean through a 12-mi-wide (19-km) gap between Capes Henry and Charles, Va.; the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel crosses its mouth, and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge crosses the upper bay.
		Chesapeake Bay is in a crucial fight for life.
		Part of the Intracoastal Waterway, the bay is linked with the Delaware River and Bay by the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/C/ChesapB1ay.asp (685 words)

	Chesapeake Bay Bridge
		The Bay Bridge provides a direct connection between the tourist, recreational and agricultural regions of Maryland's Eastern Shore and the metropolitan areas of Baltimore, Annapolis and Washington, D.C. It also forms part of an alternative route between Delaware - southern New Jersey and Washington.
		With a length of 4.3 miles, the bridges are among the world's longest and most-scenic over-water structures.
		The bridge was rededicated on Nov. 9, 1967, as the William Preston Lane, Jr., Memorial Bridge in honor of the former governor who obtained legislative authority to build it 20 years earlier.
	www.roadstothefuture.com /Chesapeake_Bay_Bridge.html (935 words)

	MSN Encarta - Multimedia - Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
		A combination structure, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel combines two bridges with two tunnels that pass under major shipping channels.
		Chesapeake Bay features a piece of construction that may startle unprepared travelers.
		The 28.2 km (17.5 mi) crossing between Norfolk and Cape Charles, Virginia, begins as a bridge, but disappears into the water midway.
	encarta.msn.com /media_461532297/Chesapeake_Bay_Bridge-Tunnel.html (61 words)

	Day 39 : Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, Virginia : : : roadtrip.beimers.com : : :
		They actually build the tunnels for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel in Maryland, not on site.
		Chesapeake Bay Bridge, which connects the little bitty bit of Virginia with the big fat bit of Virginia, is one big bridge, let me tell you.
		They build the whole length of tunnel in a huge shipyard, then float it down river to Chesapeake Bay.
	roadtrip.beimers.com /day39.html (228 words)

	Kiptopeke State Park
		Kiptopeke is three miles from the northern terminus of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, which has a substantial each-way toll charge, on Route 13.
		The Kiptopeke yurt, the only of its kind in Virginia's park system, has a spectacular view of the Chesapeake Bay with a large wooden deck, picnic table, fire ring with cooking grate, an exterior floodlight, food preparation table and a water spigot.
		Located on the eastern shore of Virginia, this park offers recreational access to the Chesapeake Bay and the chance to explore a unique coastal habitat featuring a major flyway for migratory birds.
	www.dcr.state.va.us /parks/kiptopek.htm (1829 words)

	ARTICLE: Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel turns 40 (The Virginian-Pilot - HamptonRoads.com/PilotOnline.com)
		Kellam served as a member of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission, the governing body of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel District, from 1954 until his death in 1995.
		Building a bridge-tunnel across the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay presented huge obstacles, from mastering the treacherous bay currents and shifting sand bars, to uncertainty about whether the bay floor could support the complex.
		Each tunnel, an engineering marvel itself, is composed of concrete-filled steel tubes sunk into trenches carved out of the bay floor.
	home.hamptonroads.com /stories/story.cfm?story=68967&ran=216267 (1359 words)

	Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
		The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel opened as a two-lane highway in 1964.
		The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is considered to be "One of Seven Engineering Wonders of the Modern World."
		It is made of two high bridges, two, one-mile tunnels, four man-made islands, and 12 miles of trestle.
	www.engineergirl.org /nae/cwe/egmain.nsf/weblinks/ESER-5K4KE4?OpenDocument (103 words)

	KESTREL - Jul97NLtr - Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel: Birding Utopia
		For over 30 years the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel (CBBT) has been a prime birding "hot spot." Since the earliest days, the CBBT has allowed birders access to the the four tunnel islands which buttress the two bridge spans.
		As your letter from CBBT will tell you, access to some islands may be periodically limited because of the current construction of the new bridge spans.
		Pelagic veteran Brian Patteson decrees CBBT island number one, the southernmost, is the place to be in Virginia.
	www.baylink.org /kestrel/jul97_tunnel.html (507 words)

	BUILDING BIG: Databank: Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
		There is a picture of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel on the cover of "The Way It Is," the first album by Bruce Hornsby and The Range.
		Dipping over and under open waters with a complex chain of artificial islands, tunnels, and bridges, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge provides a direct link between Southeastern Virginia and the Delmarva Peninsula.
		But due to the importance of shipping in the bay, the crossing was sunk deep beneath the bay in two mile-long tunnels to allow the passage of ships.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/chesapeake_bay_brdg.html (326 words)

	The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
		In 1987, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Commision began to explore the possibility of constructing a second Bridge-Tunnel system parallel to the existing one in order to meet an ever-increasing traffic needs.
		After revenues were raised through the sale of bonds and the design process completed, construction on the northbound span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel began.
		The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel the largest Bridge-Tunnel complex in the world.
	www.ce.udel.edu /~casey/database/article14.html (347 words)

	Small Museum Association
		Take U.S. 13 and follow signs to Cape Charles, about 10 miles north of the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.
		Freight trains still pass by to be loaded on barges at the railroad dock in Cape Charles Harbor and drawn by tug across the Bay to Little Creek in Norfolk, as implemented by Alexander Cassatt and William Scott, the town's 19th century founders.
		His crowning achievement was the construction of the Pennsylvania Terminal in Manhattan, which required tunneling under the Hudson River.
	www.smallmuseum.org /capechas.htm (1015 words)

	VDOT Travel Center: FAQs- Virginia Toll Facilities
		Operated by the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel District.
		The 23-mile bridge and tunnel structure stretches across the bay to connect Virginia's Eastern Shore to Virginia Beach.
		The Chesapeake Expressway is the new Route 168, a fast and convenient four-lane divided highway linking interstate 64 in Chesapeake to North Carolina and the Outer Banks.
	www.virginiadot.org /comtravel/faq-toll.asp (518 words)

	Virginia @ AARoads.com - U.S. Highway 13
		The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel northbound toll plaza is situated just north of the U.S. 60 interchange.
		The crossing features a pair of two lane bridges between the four artificial islands on the 16 mile crossing between Virginia Beach and Fisherman's Island over the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay.
		A second set of high level bridges exist between the Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge (Cape Charles) and the Eastern Shore of Virginia to the north.
	www.aaroadtrips.com /us-013_va.html (1166 words)

	# 36164: Striper Fishing at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
		The idea is to fish on the current-into- the-bridge side far enough away from the bridge so that your little bucktail gets swept into the pilings as you pass them.
		Before I moved to Atlanta, I had a lot of luck catch medium to small Stripers along the CBBT during the day by wire-line trolling along the bridge.
		Submitted by Drew from VIRGINIA on 10/4/01 9:28:00 AM I do a little saltwater fishing for stripers in the bay.
	www.wmi.org /saltfish/saltboard/t36164.htm (445 words)

	Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
		The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel connecting the Eastern Shore to Virginia Beach allows you to see the mighty surge of the Atlantic Ocean, the beauty of the Chesapeake Bay, and the soaring grace of an engineering marvel.
	www.thedunesoceanfront.com /baybridge.html (36 words)

	Sea Kayak Chesapeake Bay
		02 - Middle Chesapeake Bay - The Middle Chesapeake Bay, from the Bay Bridge to the mouth of the Potomac, is characterized by the mixture of fresh water from the Susquehanna and Potomac Rivers and the salt water from the Atlantic Ocean.
		01 - A Tour around the Chesapeake Bay - The Bay is often divided into three regions, the Upper Bay, from the Susquehanna River and the Flats to the Bay Bridge, the Middle Bay from the Bay Bridge to the mouth of the Potomac, and the Lower Bay, from the Potomac to the Atlantic Ocean.
		Kent Island and the Chesapeake Exploration Center - The Chesapeake Exploration Center is the gateway to Queen Anne's County, the Eastern Shore, and the Chesapeake Bay Region.
	www.seakayak.ws (8126 words)

	The Urinals of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
		At first, you cross part of the Bay by bridge, then tunnel, then bridge again, and another tunnel and finally bridge again.
		Construction of the span required undertaking a project of more than 12 miles of low-level trestle, two 1-mile tunnels, two bridges, almost 2 miles of causeway, four manmade islands and 5-1/2 miles of approach roads, totaling 23 miles.
		There are two tunnels in all, and three bridges.
	www.toiletnet.com /CBBT.htm (190 words)

	Ettractions.com - Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
		Fallowing it's opening on April 15 1964, the chesapeake Bay Bridge - Tunnel was selected as "One of Seven Engineering Wonders of the Modern World" and in 1965, it recieved "The Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievment" award by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
		The Bridge - Tunnel measures 17.6 miles and is considered the world's largest bridge - tunnel complex in the world.
		In 2000 Structural Engineer magazine recognized the Bridge - Tunnel as one of seven structural engineering achievment of the 20th century.
	www.ettractions.com /ettractions/att/11262.asp (222 words)

	Home
		Conveniently located, Pickett's Harbor is at the southern-most tip of the Delmarva Peninsula and is four miles north of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel and two miles west of Route 13.
		Fishing, Bay cruises, and scenic backroads and villages with landmarks since 1608 when the area was settled.
		Pickett's Harbor Bed and Breakfast and the farm are part of an early grant to the owner's family.
	www.pickettsharbor.com (217 words)

	VDOT Travel Center: Hampton Roads Tunnels and Bridges
		The Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel on I-64 is the oldest and busiest tunnel between the Southside and the Peninsula.
		Four tunnels and four major bridges connect Hampton Roads, allowing residents and visitors safe, convenient travel.
		Two of the tunnels are part of the Hampton Roads Beltway, a large loop with its inner lanes traveling clockwise and its outer lanes traveling counterclockwise.
	www.virginiadot.org /comtravel/hro-tunnel-default.asp (1319 words)

	First Landing State Park
		Beach access: Dune crossovers at Little H Campground, Chesapeake Bay Center, Campgrounds G and C; Campground D areas are all handicapped accessible with access by paved sidewalks.
		They are near the Chesapeake Bay but offer no view of the bay or ocean.
		First Landing's Chesapeake Bay Center features a wet lab and educational displays that focus on the First Landing by English settlers here in 1607.
	www.dcr.state.va.us /parks/1stland.htm (1843 words)

	Business Wire: Fitch Rts Chesapeake Bay Bridge & Tunnel, V... @ HighBeam Research
		Fitch Rts Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel, Virginia Jr Bds 'BBB', Stable Outlook.
		Fitch today assigns a 'BBB' rating on the $76,650,000 Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel District (CBBTD or district) general resolution (junior lien) revenue bonds, refunding series 2004 auction rate certificates (ARC's).
		Business Wire: Fitch Rts Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel, V...
	highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:116090805&... (582 words)

	ABC News: Birders Upset Over Bridge-Tunnel Access
		But a decision to limit access to prized bird-watching areas on three of the four islands along the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel in the name of national security has ruffled the feathers of some frustrated birders.
	abcnews.go.com /US/wireStory?id=857984 (385 words)

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