Hampton Roads Bridge Underwater Tunnel - Driving 4K - Norfolk - Virginia

Hampton Roads Bridge Underwater Tunnel - Driving 4K - Norfolk - Virginia
It connects the historic Phoebus area of the independent city of Hampton near Fort Monroe on the Virginia Peninsula with Willoughby Spit in the city of Norfolk in South Hampton Roads, and is part of the Hampton Roads Beltway.
Prior to the opening of the HRBT (and well before even the HRBT's counterpart the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel), VDOT operated ferries to carry vehicle traffic across the harbor from the Southside to the Peninsula. There were two routes: one from Hampton Boulevard near Naval Station Norfolk to downtown Newport News, and a second, less popular route from Willoughby Spit to Fort Monroe in Hampton. Traffic at the time was typically about 2500 vehicles per day.[1] The original two-lane structure opened November 1, 1957 at a cost of $44 million as a toll facility. As population and traffic grew, construction on a parallel bridge-tunnel facility began in 1972. The construction of the $95 million second portion of the HRBT was funded as part of the Interstate Highway System as authorized under the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, as a portion of I-64, which means that it was funded with 90% FHWA funds from the Highway Trust Fund and 10% state DOT funds. The second span opened on November 1, 1976 as a toll-free roadway.
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[@maximumdr]

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[@SammysMom]

Lived right there off Ocean View, beach house, and traveled the tunnel so many times. I do miss it and Norfolk

[@tybois74]

I grew up in Norfolk (born in Portsmouth) off Ocean View and Bay View...and the number of times my parents and I crossed that bridge and tunnel, I lost count. What I always remember, though, is when you got to Hampton, coming eastbound on 64, you'd get hit with that unmistakable smell of salt water...and I knew I was home. :)

[@curtiswhiteheadjr1322]

Ain’t nothin to it, but to do it! 😃 I’m from Norfolk. Drove over the HRBT hundreds of times. 🍰

[@edwardpate6128]

I have driven across this many times years ago in the early 80's when I was stationed in Norfolk.

[@bellagrace9812]

I remember going through this tunnel a many a time back in the 60's. We would visit my grandparents from the outer banks and my grandfather would always give my sister and I a 50 cent piece and sometimes my father would borrow it from one of us sisters to pay the toll to get back to Hampton. I have such happy memories of this tunnel and will always cherish the memory Thank you for the trip back in time ❤

[@maximumdr]

Thanks

[@hitchinaride2215]

Thanks for the lift. I enjoyed the highway drive. Very Cool

[@maximumdr]

Thanks 🙏

[@seclusionworks7547]

I was away from the Peninsula for a long time snd the first thing i did when i came back? I dtove the entire wsy around the 64s and finished by driving the HRBT at night.

[@MichaelJohnson1-cm4gpq]

This was during the early phases of construction it looks alot different now

[@Guaya1181]

K tiempos los míos aya en norfolk Virginia beach

[@carlventuracarlv2589]

underwater tunnel is there any other kind

[@USMC-1911]

We drive through every year on the way to outer banks we will be there in about 6 days .

[@greenscreenmannequin]

i was born in the beach

[@DesertBirdie]

How fast were you driving? All of the other cars were passing quickly.

[@tybois74]

Typically, if you aren't doing at least 80mph (not kidding) on 64 from Williamsburg east, you will get ran over....and no one has ever done 55mph in the tunnel....ever. :)

[@kanmazozdemir8286]

👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻

[@hannahisntonfire]

tunnel at 4:21

[@jamesb1221222]

4th view headin home to ov!

[@Joetime90]

Why are people so scared of it and slowing down whenever I drive through it

[@ngarafandyeva4307]

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[@maximumdr]

Teşekkürler 😊

[@jaredthrasher8368]

I get the feeling this is fake because of the lack of traffic.

[@maximumdr]

No fake. You can watch the video 👍

[@jaredthrasher8368]

@@maximumdr Sarcasm, it's rare that I experience that part of 64 without congestion.

[@maximumdr]

7 months ago during covid time traffic was calm and I guess early morning and weekend

[@brendanreilly4675]

Almost never make it through the tunnel traffic without having to piss midway through and having to exit off and go inside the tropical cafe off I-64 every damn time lmao. Then I have to wait through it again

[@heatherwilliams4073]

Omg it was traffic everywhere n so much construction back when I lived there 2004-06