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For current weather
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accurate real time weather and road conditions, please contact the
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
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WIND RESTRICTIONS |
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Occasionally, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel experiences strong winds that will result in the restriction of normal traffic flow across the facility. Listed below are the levels of restrictions and the types of vehicles they will affect. Please note that these restrictions may change at any time. For accurate weather and road conditions, please contact the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel at any time by calling (757) 331-2960. |
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Wind Speeds | Vehicle Restrictions |
| Level 1 | 40 miles per hour | The following types of vehicles will not be allowed to cross the facility during Level 1 wind restrictions: large pick-up campers; camper trailers; house trailers; anything being towed; vehicles with any exterior cargo. |
| Level 2 | 47 miles per hour |
The following types of vehicles will not be allowed
to cross the facility during Level 2 wind restrictions: motorcycles; large
pick-up campers; camper trailers; house trailers; anything being towed; vehicles
with any exterior cargo; empty tractor-trailers, not to include empty tanker
trucks*;
small six-wheel trucks such as moving vans, rental trucks, school buses, etc.
Tractor-trailers must gross 30,000 pounds payload in addition to the weight of
the rig and six-wheel trucks must gross 15,000 pounds payload in addition to the
weight of the rig in order to be allowed to cross the facility during Level 2
wind restrictions. Tractors without trailers are allowed to cross. *Empty tanker trucks are allowed to cross under Level 2 wind restrictions. |
| Level 3 | 55 miles per hour | The only types of vehicles allowed to cross are cars without exterior cargo; pick-up trucks without cargo; mini-vans; vans not to include high-profile/conversion vans; SUVs; tractors without trailers; empty flatbed trailers, commercial buses and heavily-laden tractor-trailers with a 40,000 payload in addition to the rig. |
| Level 4 | 60 miles per hour | The only types of vehicles allowed to cross are cars without exterior cargo, pick-up trucks without cargo, mini-vans, and SUVs. |
| Level 5 |
Hurricane force winds and other inclement weather conditions |
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is closed to all traffic due to unforeseen weather conditions or safety concerns. We strive to make this interruption to traffic as short as possible. |
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