The Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel (CBBT, officially the Lucius J. It opened in 1964, replacing ferries that had. Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. 35-mile) railway tunnel beneath the English Channel which connects Folkestone in the United Kingdom with Coquelles in northern France. Bridge–tunnels are a form of fixed link or fixed crossing which. The world's longest bridge-tunnel complex, the CBBT, solved the centuries-old problem of how to connect the southern tip of the Delmarva Peninsula (aka, Virginia 's Eastern Shore) to the mainland and the state's Coastal Virginia area, home to the communities of Virginia Beach and Norfolk.