Great Bridge Bridge, Chesapeake

#6 among attractions in Chesapeake

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The Great Bridge Bridge is a double-leaf rolling bascule drawbridge that carries Battlefield Blvd across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in Chesapeake, Virginia. It was constructed in 2004 by the Army Corps of Engineers and operated by the City of Chesapeake. It has a mean daily traffic of 35,000 vehicles. The current bridge cost $46 million. ()

Coordinates: 36°43'15"N, 76°14'24"W

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Pleasant Grove (Great Bridge)Chesapeake United States

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Day trips

Great Bridge Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chesapeake Arboretum, Oak Grove United Methodist Church, High Rise Bridge, St. Stephen.

1.5 miN
Botanical garden, Trail
Chesapeake Arboretum, Chesapeake
39 min walk • Chesapeake Arboretum is a non-profit arboretum located at 624 Oak Grove Road, Chesapeake, Virginia. It is open daily without charge.
0.8 miN
Church
Oak Grove United Methodist Church, Chesapeake
22 min walk • Oak Grove United Methodist Church is located in Chesapeake, VA, and is known as "the mother of all Methodist congregations in Hampton Roads".
4.1 miNW
Bridge
High Rise Bridge, Chesapeake
105 min walk • The High Rise Bridge is a four-lane, bascule drawbridge that Interstate 64 uses to cross the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River. The twin spans of concrete and steel were completed in 1972, and are operated by VDOT.
3.7 miS
Church
St. Stephen, Chesapeake
94 min walk • St. Stephen, Martyr is a Roman Catholic Church and part of the Diocese of Richmond, located in Chesapeake, Virginia. It was established in 1997 to accommodate the growing Catholic community of the Chesapeake area.
4.8 miNW
Bridge
Gilmerton Bridge, Chesapeake
124 min walk • The Gilmerton Bridge, originally a twin bascule drawbridge, is now a vertical-lift bridge which spans the Southern Branch Elizabeth River in the City of Chesapeake in South Hampton Roads in southeastern Virginia. Completed in 1938, it carries U.S.
3.2 miW
Bridge
Dominion Boulevard Steel Bridge, Chesapeake
81 min walk • Dominion Boulevard Steel Bridge was a double-leaf bascule, two-lane drawbridge which spanned the Southern Branch Elizabeth River in the City of Chesapeake in South Hampton Roads in southeastern Virginia.
3.2 miW
Bridge
Veterans Bridge, Chesapeake
83 min walk • The Veterans Bridge is a fixed span concrete bridge that spans the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River in the Deep Creek neighborhood of Chesapeake in southeastern Virginia, USA.
6.5 miNW
36°47'55"N • 76°18'28"W
Paradise Creek Nature Park, Norfolk
167 min walk • Park
7 miNW
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
Cradock Historic District, Portsmouth
179 min walk • Cradock Historic District is a national historic district located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It encompasses 759 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in a primarily residential section of Portsmouth.
0.5 miS
Neighbourhood
Great Bridge, Chesapeake
13 min walk • Great Bridge is a community located in the independent city of Chesapeake in the U.S. state of Virginia. Its name is derived from the American Revolutionary War Battle of Great Bridge, which took place on December 9, 1775, and resulted in the final removal of British government from the Colony and Dominion of Virginia.
3.7 miSE
Interesting neighbourhood
Centreville–Fentress Historic District, Chesapeake
95 min walk • Centreville–Fentress Historic District is a national historic district located at Chesapeake, Virginia. The district encompasses 24 contributing buildings and 10 contributing structures in a rural farming community that developed a small commercial core.