Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel
Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel (MMMBT) is the 4.6 mile-long Hampton Roads crossing for Interstate 664. It is comprised of bridge trestles, manmade islands, and tunnels under the main shipping channels for Hampton Roads harbor. It connects the independent cities of Newport News on the Virginia Peninsula and Suffolk in South Hampton Roads, and is part of the Hampton Roads Beltway.
The MMMBT was completed in 1992, provided a second bridge-tunnel crossing of the Hampton Roads harbor, supplementing the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel which carries Interstate 64 between the the independent cities of Hampton, Virginia|Hampton and Norfolk.
The MMMBT cost $400 million to build, and it includes a four-lane tunnel that is 4,800 feet long, two man-made portal islands, and 3.2 miles of twin trestle.
It 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|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 of the current Bridge-Tunnel structure.
Reference
- 2005 Rand McNally "The Road Atlas 2005" - newest feature- interstate mileage by state
External Links
- Roads to the Future website
- Kurumi's website about 3 digit interstates connecting with I-64
- [www.vdot.org Virginia Dept. of Transportation]