There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
{ Google map | Norfolk, VA | thanks mjk1093 }
photos { John Hinde Curteich }
Ship navigating through one of the submerged tunnel sections of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.
{ Traffic cameras from the Monitor-Merrimac | Thanks Russ }
+ previously { Rolling bridge }
March 17th, 2007 at 6:07 am
Norfolk, VA - the tunnel portion is there so if the bridge was bombed in case of a war the fleet could still leave port (no joke)
March 17th, 2007 at 8:33 am
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monitor-Merrimac_Memorial_Bridge-Tunnel
March 17th, 2007 at 11:13 am
Another one like this in Denmark:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=kopenhagen&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=38.690438,73.740234&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=13&ll=55.61966,12.704659&spn=0.053992,0.200329&t=h&om=1&iwloc=addr
March 17th, 2007 at 11:17 am
Similar tunnel goes the last way fom Sweden to Denmark ending in the artificial island Peberholm.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:20050319-Peberholm.jpg
March 17th, 2007 at 1:16 pm
Title comes from a song by The Smiths, no?
Oh yes, the comment about wartime needs instigating the ‘Undergroundness’ is accurate. None to come any time soon, I hope.
March 17th, 2007 at 1:21 pm
Yes, The Smiths.
♫ Take me out tonight
Because I want to see people and i want to see life ♫
March 17th, 2007 at 2:08 pm
I prefer the far more impressive bridge system that starts just a few miles from where this one is. I’m talking about the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel system, which is 1;7.7 miles across open ocean and has, I think, two underwater sections.
http://www.roadstothefuture.com/CBBT.html or http://www.cbbt.com/
March 17th, 2007 at 3:51 pm
San Diego has a similar “military-friendly” bridge, except that the island is a military base. If the bridge gets bombed, there are pontoons chained to the bottom that will form a floating road to replace the bridge.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Coronado,+San+Diego,+California,+United+States&layer=&ie=UTF8&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=92.902743,114.257813&z=15&ll=32.690713,-117.158804&spn=0.025643,0.041971&t=k&om=1
March 18th, 2007 at 1:16 am
What fleet? The fleet is alrdy stationed outside (east of) this bridge/tunnel.. unless they want to run for cover deep inland. Besides there’s one more bridge close by (a bit to nortwast) that will block any fleet if bombed..
nice try though
March 18th, 2007 at 10:41 am
some kewl engineering there …
March 18th, 2007 at 11:36 am
Hm, interesting :)
March 18th, 2007 at 1:42 pm
There is also a similar highway tunnel tying two ends of Tokyo Bay. I think it might be longer than the one presented.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=tokyo&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=35.460985,139.878874&spn=0.018596,0.04283&t=k&om=1
March 18th, 2007 at 2:08 pm
Strangely reminds me of trackmania sunrise. :p
March 19th, 2007 at 7:36 am
Very nice ;)
March 19th, 2007 at 9:00 am
too little …
look here: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=norfolk,+VA&layer=&ie=UTF8&om=1&t=k&z=13&ll=55.608221,12.75444&spn=0.060893,0.16016
March 19th, 2007 at 9:45 am
The tunnel was placed so that ships could pass period, its more effective and safe than building a tall bridge… if you look at the 1st picture its evident a large military vessel couldn’t pass there at all.
March 19th, 2007 at 4:19 pm
Wow, memories… Use to live in Newport New, Va. right next to the Ship yard. We crossed that bridge almost once a week. There is an even longer bridge/tunnel section just to the east. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. It has 2 tunnel sections and the whole trip one way is about 20 miles long. Also can be seen in Mission Impossible 3! More info at… www.cbbt.com.
June 22nd, 2007 at 2:11 pm
I’ve looked at that one frequently lately for my day job.
Here’s some traffic cameras from the Monitor-Merrimac:
http://www.wavy10.com/images/cam1_MMMBT.jpg
http://www.wavy10.com/images/cam2_MMMBT.jpg
http://www.wavy10.com/images/cam3_MMMBT.jpg
http://www.wavy10.com/images/cam4_MMMBT.jpg
VDOT points the cams around to anything interesting (or not)
Lots of traffic cameras in the Norfolk area:
http://mycommute.maptuit.com//?config=TrafficT.max757
(click the cameras tab, I work for Maptuit.)