Coordinates: 36°59′14″N 76°18′20″W / 36.987197°N 76.305542°W / 36.987197; -76.305542
| Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel | |
|---|---|
| Carries | 4 lanes of I-64/US 60 |
| Crosses | Hampton Roads |
| Locale | Norfolk, Virginia to Hampton, Virginia |
| Maintained by | Virginia Department of Transportation |
| Design | Composite: Low-level Trestle, Parallel single-tube Tunnels, Manmade islands |
| Total length | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Vertical clearance | 14'6"/4.42m (eastbound) 13'6"/4.11m (westbound) |
| Opened | November 1, 1957; 55 years ago (November 1, 1957) (westbound) November 1, 1976; 36 years ago (November 1, 1976) (eastbound) |
The Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) is the 3.5-mile (5.6 km)-long Hampton Roads crossing for Interstate 64 and U.S. Route 60. It is a four-lane facility comprising bridges, trestles, man-made islands, and tunnels under the main shipping channels for Hampton Roads harbor in the southeastern portion of Virginia in the United States.
It connects the historic Phoebus area of the independent city of Hampton near Fort Monroe on the Virginia Peninsula with Willoughby Spit in the city of Norfolk in South Hampton Roads, and is part of the Hampton Roads Beltway.
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