Hampton Roads Bridge Underwater Tunnel - Driving 4K - Norfolk - Virginia
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Published 2021-04-13
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.
Prior to the opening of the HRBT (and well before even the HRBT's counterpart the Monitor–Merrimac Memorial Bridge–Tunnel), VDOT operated ferries to carry vehicle traffic across the harbor from the Southside to the Peninsula. There were two routes: one from Hampton Boulevard near Naval Station Norfolk to downtown Newport News, and a second, less popular route from Willoughby Spit to Fort Monroe in Hampton. Traffic at the time was typically about 2500 vehicles per day.[1] The original two-lane structure opened November 1, 1957 at a cost of $44 million as a toll facility. As population and traffic grew, construction on a parallel bridge-tunnel facility began in 1972. The construction of the $95 million second portion of the HRBT was funded as part of the Interstate Highway System as authorized under the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, as a portion of I-64, which means that it was funded with 90% FHWA funds from the Highway Trust Fund and 10% state DOT funds. The second span opened on November 1, 1976 as a toll-free roadway.
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I grew up in Norfolk (born in Portsmouth) off Ocean View and Bay View...and the number of times my parents and I crossed that bridge and tunnel, I lost count. What I always remember, though, is when you got to Hampton, coming eastbound on 64, you'd get hit with that unmistakable smell of salt water...and I knew I was home. :)
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Lived right there off Ocean View, beach house, and traveled the tunnel so many times. I do miss it and Norfolk
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Ain’t nothin to it, but to do it! 😃 I’m from Norfolk. Drove over the HRBT hundreds of times. 🍰
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K tiempos los míos aya en norfolk Virginia beach
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I remember going through this tunnel a many a time back in the 60's. We would visit my grandparents from the outer banks and my grandfather would always give my sister and I a 50 cent piece and sometimes my father would borrow it from one of us sisters to pay the toll to get back to Hampton. I have such happy memories of this tunnel and will always cherish the memory Thank you for the trip back in time ❤
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I have driven across this many times years ago in the early 80's when I was stationed in Norfolk.
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Thanks for the lift. I enjoyed the highway drive. Very Cool
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I was away from the Peninsula for a long time snd the first thing i did when i came back? I dtove the entire wsy around the 64s and finished by driving the HRBT at night.
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This was during the early phases of construction it looks alot different now
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We drive through every year on the way to outer banks we will be there in about 6 days .
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4th view headin home to ov!
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How fast were you driving? All of the other cars were passing quickly.
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👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻
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underwater tunnel is there any other kind
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tunnel at 4:21
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i was born in the beach
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Çok hızlı kullanıyorsunuz masallah
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Why are people so scared of it and slowing down whenever I drive through it
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I get the feeling this is fake because of the lack of traffic.
