U.S. 13 South - Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CBBT) Toll Plaza lies just south of SR 600 (Wise Point Lane)a cross from the Eastern Shore of Virginia Welcome Center.
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Increased toll rates are levied during peak season, from May 15 to September 15.
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A scenic overlook lines the west side of U.S. 13 at the south end of Cape Charles near Wise Point.
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The North Channel Bridges on the CBBT and high rises from Norfolk appear along the southern horizon from Wise Point.
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The CBBT is officially the Lucius J. Kellam, Jr. Bridge-Tunnel.
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U.S. 13 rises to 40 feet across the Fisherman Inlet Bridge.
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The southbound span across Fishermans Inlet is 460 feet in length, three feet longer than the northbound bridge.
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U.S. 13 lowers onto a causeway across Fishermans Island and Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge.
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Curving southwest from Fishermans Island, the roadways of U.S. 13 separate for the high rise spans across North Channel.
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3,100 feet in length, the southbound bridge across North Channel crests at 75 feet above the waters of Chesapeake Bay.
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The northbound span across North Channel also rises to a vertical clearance of 75 feet.
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The CBBT shifts westward from the North Channel Bridge ahead of Nine Foot Shoal.
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The CBBT uses a separate milepost system from U.S. 13's distance to the North Carolina state line.
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The CBBT bee lines southwest toward Chesapeake Channel.
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A lane drop occurs along U.S. 13 south at Island 4 for the Chesapeake Channel Tunnel.
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The roadways of U.S. 13 converge on a manmade island preceding the Chesapeake Channel Tunnel.
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The Chesapeake Channel Tunnel is 5,237 feet in length.
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The Chesapeake Channel Tunnel is 24 feet wide with a 13 foot 6 inch clearance.
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U.S. 13 southbound emerges on Island 3.
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The CBBT turns southward across Chesapeake Bay by the Tail of the Horseshoe.
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U.S. 13 reduces to a single southbound lane again leading to North Thimble Island.
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Sea Gulf Fishing Pier comes into view in the distance from South Thimble Island.
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Thimble Shoal Channel is a 5,552 foot in length between portals.
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South Thimble Island was formerly the location of Sea Gull Restaurant and rest areas along both sides of U.S. 13.
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The CBBT bridges diverge south of South Thimble Island.
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U.S. 13 advances south to Chesapeake Beach in the city of Virginia Beach.
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The south end of the CBBT spans Lookout Road and Chesapeake Beach Park ahead of the Powells Point community in Virginia Beach.
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U.S. 13 shifts eastward by Lake Joyce to a diamond interchange with U.S. 60 (Shore Drive) between Bayside and the Bayville Park neighborhood.
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U.S. 60 runs along the south shore of Chesapeake Bay from Ocean View west to Willoughby Spit and east from Ocean Park to Fort Story.
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The east end of U.S. 60 is located south of the Virginia Beach Oceanfront at Rudee Island. U.S. 60 (Shore Drive) heads west to Joint Expeditionary Base (JEB) Little Creek - Fort Story and Little Creek.
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