Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel

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The Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel is a major vehicular crossing in southeastern Virginia that combines bridges and tunnels to carry Interstate 64 beneath the Hampton Roads harbor between the Virginia Peninsula and the city of Norfolk.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bridge–tunnel complex
road tunnel
transport infrastructure
alsoCarries U.S. Route 60 (concurrent in segment)
linked to: U.S. Route 60
carries Interstate 64
cityServed Hampton, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
connects Norfolk, Virginia
Virginia Peninsula
country United States
crosses Hampton Roads harbor
expanded 1976
expansionGoal increase capacity and reduce congestion
expansionProject Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel Expansion
expansionStatus under construction in the 2020s
function vehicular traffic crossing
geographicContext southeastern Virginia
hasToll no (original and long-term operation)
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Virginia
linked to: Virginia
locatedIn Hampton Roads
Virginia
locatedNear Chesapeake Bay
Newport News, Virginia
Portsmouth, Virginia
maintainedBy Virginia Department of Transportation
notableFor first bridge–tunnel complex in the United States on an Interstate route
notableIssue traffic congestion
numberOfBridgeSections 2
numberOfLanes 4
numberOfTunnels 2
opened 1957
originalOpeningDate November 1, 1957
owner Commonwealth of Virginia
linked to: Virginia
partOf Hampton Roads transportation network
linked to: Hampton Roads

Interstate 64
U.S. Interstate Highway System
partOfCorridor I-64 corridor between Virginia Peninsula and South Hampton Roads
precededBy ferry service across Hampton Roads
purpose to carry Interstate 64 beneath Hampton Roads harbor
regionServed Hampton Roads metropolitan area
linked to: Hampton Roads
roadDesignation I-64
linked to: Interstate 64
role primary crossing between Virginia Peninsula and Norfolk
structureType bridge
tunnel
trafficDirection bidirectional
transportMode motor vehicles
tunnelType immersed tube tunnel

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Norfolk, Virginia connectedBy Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel
Virginia Peninsula connectedBy Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel
Monitor–Merrimac Memorial Bridge–Tunnel parallelTo Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel
Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel expansionProject Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel Expansion
linked to: Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel
Southeastern Virginia contains Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel
Hampton hasTransportation Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel
City of Norfolk connectedBy Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel
Old Point Comfort near Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel
Hampton, Virginia hasTransportationInfrastructure Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel
Portsmouth metropolitan area hasTransportationLink Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel
James River estuary hasMajorBridge Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
linked to: Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel
South Hampton Roads hasTransportationInfrastructure Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel
Hampton Roads Beltway hasStructure Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel