Total project cost, building time and opening dates
(No local, State or Federal Tax Money Used)
North - $200,000,000 - 42 Months
Opened April 15, 1964
South - $250,000,000 - 46 Months
Opened April 19, 1999
Length 17.6 Miles Shore to Shore
Piles (support trestles)
North - 2,523
South - 2, 591
North Channel Bridges
Each 3, 780 Feet Long -75 Feet Clearance
Fisherman Inlet Bridge
Each 460 Feet Long - 40 Feet Clearance
Depth of Water Along Route
25 to 100 Feet
Tunnel Length
Each 1 Mile Long
Additional tunnels planned in the future
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Virginia Beach
Island 1
Sea Gull Pier Restaurant
Thimble Shore Channel Tunnel
Island 2
Island 3
Chesapeake Channel Tunnel
Island 4
North Channel Bridges
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