Great Bridge Bridge
Drawbridge in Chesapeake, Virginia, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Great Bridge Bridge is a double-leaf rolling bascule drawbridge that carries Battlefield Blvd (State Route 168 Business) across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in Chesapeake, Virginia.[1][2] 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.
In September 2018 a lightning strike disable the bridge's electronics, requiring manual operation.[3] Normally the bridge opens automatically, on the hour, from 6 am to 7 pm.[4] Vessels can request an opening from 7 pm to 6 am.