Chesapeake bay bridge tunnel

Moose1958 · Feb 17, 2020

kemosabi49 said: ↑

There are many bridges in this country that would concern me way more than those tunnels, considering the current state of our aging infrastructure.
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SmallPackage · Feb 17, 2020

I don’t know what tunnel this is but this guys got bolas de hierro

MACK E-6 · Feb 21, 2020

Nukem said: ↑

Cargo ships, merchant vessels, Navy ships, etc... You need not worry... The tunnel is 75 ft from the surface. most civilian vessels sit much closer to the water line to accommodate shallow ports. In actuality Navy carriers have a deeper draft than most merchants of 50+ feet. (depending on a number of factors so I'm giving a general number)

So to me, I would be more nervous in high winds and heavy seas on the surface, than I would being in the tunnel. I also would mention that I served on CV-66, CVN-65, and CVN-73... So considering how most drivers act in snowy weather, crappy rain, etc... I wouldn't worry unless the CBBT in shut down. LOL
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I have an uncle in VA Beach that did 20 years in the Navy at Norfolk and I asked him about this. He told me an aircraft carrier will displace 60’ of water, and a destroyer only needs 16’.

Nukem · Feb 21, 2020

SmallPackage said: ↑

View attachment 320508 I don’t know what tunnel this is but this guys got bolas de hierro
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That is the CBBT tunnel... Close ain't it... Hence why I'm more worried about height clearance than anything else...

MACK E-6 said: ↑

I have an uncle in VA Beach that did 20 years in the Navy at Norfolk and I asked him about this. He told me an aircraft carrier will displace 60’ of water, and a destroyer only needs 16’.
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Cruisers and Destroyers have a safety of 25' draft usually... but like I said I was only talking general numbers... also a ship's draft and displacement are 2 different things. Not being rude, just pointing it out.

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