Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Tunnel
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| Function / usage: |
Road tunnel
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Built: | 1985 - 1992 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Newport News, Virginia, USA, North America Suffolk, Virginia, USA, North America |
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| Address: | Interstate I-664 |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 7.4 km | |
| number of lanes | 2 x 2 |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 400 000 000 |
Notes
The bridge-tunnel is named for the two ironclad warships which engaged in the famous Battle of Hampton Roads on March 8-9, 1862 during the US Civil War. The battle took place between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia. The latter ship had been rebuilt from the wreck of the USS Merrimack. The site of the battle was within approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) of the bridge-tunnel structure named by the State of Virginia as a memorial.
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Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0022746 |
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| Created: | 01/09/2006 |
| Last Updated: | 27/02/2013 |