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The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is a 23-mile (37 km) fixed-link crossing that connects Virginia's Eastern Shore with the mainland across the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. Opened to traffic in 1964, the structure carries U.S. Route 13 and utilizes a combination of low-level trestle bridges, artificia...
The Blackwater Marshes are a large complex of tidal brackish wetlands located within the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland. Situated on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay, the ecosystem serves as a critical stopover habitat for migratory waterfowl and a nesting ground for bald eag...
The Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse stands on a small island near North Carolina’s Chesapeake Bay. Constructed in 1857, this offshore screwpile lighthouse was notable for its unique design, built to anchor securely against strong currents and waves. It served mariners navigating treacherous reefs unti...
The James River is a major waterway in the U.S. state of Virginia, extending approximately 547 kilometers across the state. It originates in the Blue Ridge Mountains and flows southeast into the Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads. The river passes through Richmond and the historic site of Jamestown, th...
Opened in 1957, this Virginia crossing links Hampton and Norfolk via bridges and twin underwater highway tunnels beneath the busy Hampton Roads shipping channel.
A vehicular tunnel opened in 1957 beneath the Patapsco River in Maryland, carrying US Route 40 and providing the first fixed cross-harbor link in the Baltimore area.
Taylors Island Marshes are tidal wetlands in Dorchester County, Maryland, notable for Chesapeake Bay waterfowl habitat and vulnerability to sea-level rise.
Willoughby Spit is a peninsula in Virginia, USA, notable for its dramatic creation during the massive Chesapeake-Potomac Hurricane of 1749, which piled up the necessary sand.
