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Merrimac Shores: I-64 - MM 269.8 - HRBT - WB Mid-Tunnel
Merrimac Shores combines a residential shoreline setting with the intense through-traffic of Interstate 64, reflecting its position beside the harbor of Hampton Roads. The community lies by the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, the fixed crossing that carries I-64 between Norfolk and Hampton beneath and across this broad inlet of Chesapeake Bay. Opened in 1957, the original crossing was among the early bridge-tunnels built in the United States; later works added capacity to this crucial regional link. Its enclosed road section gives the locality a markedly infrastructural character, while the surrounding waters connect it to one of Virginia’s principal maritime areas. The route is used by commuters and long-distance travelers moving between the Virginia Peninsula and South Hampton Roads.
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Among the regions of the United States, Virginia stands out for its sweep from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Chesapeake Bay. Its varied terrain includes the Shenandoah Valley, the Piedmont of the central counties, and a long Atlantic-facing coast. Richmond, on the James River, is Virginia’s capital and a major centre of American Civil War history; farther east, Jamestown was the site of England’s first permanent settlement in North America, founded in 1607. Shenandoah National Park and its Skyline Drive trace the crest of the Blue Ridge. Move on to other webcams in the region to compare landscapes and settings around Virginia.
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