Monitor–Merrimac Memorial Bridge–Tunnel
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Monitor–Merrimac Memorial Bridge–Tunnel | ||
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Clearance above 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) | | |
| No. of lanes | 4 total: 2 northbound lanes, 2 southbound lanes | |
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| Opened | April 30, 1992 | |
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The Monitor–Merrimac Memorial Bridge–Tunnel (MMMBT) is the 4.6-mile-long (7.4 km)
It connects the independent cities of Newport News on the Virginia Peninsula and Suffolk in South Hampton Roads and is part of the Hampton Roads Beltway, a circumferential Interstate Highway which links the seven largest cities of Hampton Roads.
The MMMBT, completed in 1992, provided a third major vehicle crossing of the Hampton Roads harbor area, supplementing the Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel which carries I-64 between the independent cities of Hampton and Norfolk (1957), and the James River Bridge connecting the independent city of Newport News and Isle of Wight County in the South Hampton Roads region (1928).
The MMMBT cost $400 million to build, and it includes a four-lane tunnel that is 4,800 feet (1,500 m) long, two artificial portal islands, and 3.2 miles (5.1 km) of twin trestle.
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The MMMBT is named for the two
See also
References
- Rand McNally "The Road Atlas", 2005.
External links
- Roads to the Future website
- Kurumi's website about 3 digit interstates connecting with I-64
- Virginia Dept. of Transportation: Hampton Roads Tunnels and Bridges
- Snopes.com discussion about photo
- Google Maps
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