Editing Chesapeake, Virginia (section)

===Transportation===
[[File:CA2158 30July2008 WilliamGrimes.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The [[Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad]] is a shortline railroad in Chesapeake.]]

====Toll road<!--Toll roads if more than one is made-->====
[[Toll road|Tolls]] in Chesapeake are currently limited to the [[Chesapeake Expressway]], [[Veterans Bridge (Chesapeake, Virginia)|Veterans Bridge]] and the [[Jordan Bridge]], but new ones may be imposed on some existing facilities to help generate revenue for transportation projects in the region.

====Airports====
Chesapeake is served by the nearby [[Norfolk International Airport]] in the [[Norfolk, Virginia|City of Norfolk]] with [[airline|commercial airline]] passenger service.

Within the city limits, [[Chesapeake Regional Airport]] is a [[general aviation]] facility located just south of Great Bridge. Also, within the city, is the Hampton Roads Executive Airport located near Bowers Hill and the [[Hampton Roads Beltway]]. This airport caters to private airplane owners and enthusiasts. East of [[Great Bridge, Virginia|Great Bridge]], [[Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Fentress|NALF Fentress]] is a facility of the [[U.S. Navy]] and is an auxiliary landing field which is part of the large facility at [[Naval Air Station Oceana|NAS Oceana]] in neighboring [[Virginia Beach, Virginia|Virginia Beach]].

====River and ports====
The [[Intracoastal Waterway]] passes through Chesapeake. Chesapeake also has extensive frontage and port facilities on the navigable portions of the [[Western Branch Elizabeth River|Western]] and [[Southern Branch Elizabeth River|Southern]] Branches of the [[Elizabeth River (Virginia)|Elizabeth River]].

The [[Dismal Swamp Canal]] runs through Chesapeake as well. The site of this canal was surveyed by [[George Washington]], among others, and is known as "Washington's Ditch". It is the oldest continuously used man made canal in the United States today and has been in service for over 230 years. The canal begins in the [[Deep Creek, Virginia|Deep Creek]] section of the city branching off from the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River. The canal runs through Chesapeake paralleling [[U.S. Highway 17]] into [[North Carolina]] and connects to [[Elizabeth City, North Carolina]].

====Rail====
Five [[railroad]]s currently pass through portions of Chesapeake and handle some intermodal traffic at port facilities on Hampton Roads and navigable portions of several of its tributary rivers. The two major [[Class 1 railroad]]s are [[CSX Transportation]] and [[Norfolk Southern]], joined by three [[short line railroad]]s.

Chesapeake is located on a potential line for high-speed passenger rail service between Richmond and [[South Hampton Roads]] which is being studied by the [[Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation]]. A new suburban passenger station near Bowers Hill would potentially be included to supplement a terminal in downtown Norfolk.

====Highways====
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Chesapeake is served by U.S. Highways [[U.S. Highway 13|13]], [[U.S. Highway 17|17]], [[U.S. Highway 58|58]], and [[U.S. Highway 460|460]]. [[Interstate 64]], part of the [[Hampton Roads Beltway]], crosses through the city, [[Interstate 464]] is a spur which connects it with downtown Norfolk and Portsmouth at the [[Berkley Bridge (Virginia)|Berkley Bridge]], and [[Interstate 664]], which completes the Interstate loop from the Western Branch section of Chesapeake through the city of Newport News and into the city of Hampton.

[[Route 168 (Virginia)|State Route 168]] is also a major highway in the area. It includes the [[Chesapeake Expressway]] [[toll road]].

Chesapeake is the only locality in the Hampton Roads area with a separate bridge division. The city's Department of Public Works, Bridges and Structures division has 51 full-time workers. The city maintains 90 bridges and overpasses. Included are five movable span (draw) bridges which open an estimated 30,000 times a year for water vessels.<ref name="content.hamptonroads.com">{{cite web|url=http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=134154&ran=76168|title=Shutdown of Jordan Bridge for repairs puts spotlight on problem|work=hamptonroads.com|access-date=12 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210135417/http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=134154&ran=76168|archive-date=2007-12-10|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Bus====
Hampton Roads Transit buses serve the city of Chesapeake as well as other cities in the Hampton Roads Area.

{{see also|Hampton Roads#Transportation}}