US 13 · Lower Chesapeake Bay

Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Conditions

Official CBBT status first. Then check whether your vehicle is allowed, what the wind is doing, whether anything is affecting the crossing, and what the toll should be.

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Your vehicle

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Vehicle

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Environmental context

Wind at the crossing

NOAA observation

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Weather does not set CBBT status. NOAA observations explain conditions at the crossing; only CBBT declares a restriction or closure.

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Next several hours

Wind and weather trend

National Weather Service

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Forecast context cannot predict or declare a CBBT restriction.

Approaching weather

NWS radar near CBBT

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National Weather Service radar loop for the lower Chesapeake Bay and Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel region

Radar shows precipitation around the crossing. It does not show or determine CBBT operating status.

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Trip cost

CBBT toll calculator

Backend-calculated

Choose your trip details. The CBBT backend determines the toll class and amount.

Plan ahead

Planned CBBT work and travel advisories

CBBT

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What the crossing is like

Over the bay, then under the shipping channels

The CBBT runs 17.6 miles shore-to-shore on US 13. The drive alternates long low trestles with man-made portal islands and two approximately one-mile tunnels beneath major navigation channels.

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Roadway view on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel with open water on both sides — Long trestle sections put the roadway low over open Chesapeake Bay. Ken Lund / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 ↗

South entrance to the Thimble Shoal Tunnel on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel — At the portal islands, the roadway descends into the tunnels so ships can pass above. Wikimedia Commons ↗

The crossing is unusual, but the live operational answer remains simple: use CBBT's current status and restrictions first.

Why trust this page

Sources and freshness

CBBTOpen/closed state, restriction level, incidents and planned advisories

NOAAObserved wind, gust, direction and temperature at CBBT Chesapeake Channel

NWSForecast trend, active weather alerts and radar context

Source details

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This page does not convert NOAA or NWS wind into a CBBT restriction. The backend preserves official CBBT operational authority and exposes unknown or conflicting official states instead of guessing.