Welcome to the Gateway of the Chesapeake Bay!
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CBBT provides the public with a safe and unique experience across the Chesapeake Bay.
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What you need to know about traveling the CBBT in an RV.
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Having an E-Z Pass makes travel a breeze!
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Parallel
Thimble Shoal Tunnel Project Learn More
Capital Projects
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50 years
of service -
1954
FROM FERRIES TO FIXED CROSSING
Virginia General Assembly created the Chesapeake Bay Ferry District and the Chesapeake Bay Ferry Commission as the governing body of the District; subsequently the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel District and Commission.
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1965
Seven Engineering Wonders
In a worldwide competition with more than a hundred other major projects, the Bridge-Tunnel was selected as
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one of the Seven Engineering Wonders of the Modern World, and the American Society of Civil Engineers recognized it
with the award of Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement -
1990
Parallel Crossing Empowerment
The Virginia General Assembly empowered the Bridge-Tunnel Commission with the authority to proceed with the Parallel Crossing Project.
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1999
Open to Traffic
On April 19, the Parallel Project (Phase I) opened to traffic, transforming the two-lane facility to four lanes (with the exception of the tunnels).
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2013
Tunneling to the Future
Commission passed a Resolution to accelerate commencement of Parallel Thimble Shoal Channel Tunnel
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construction via design-build delivery method.