Little Creek Ferry operated initially by the Virginia Ferry Corporation, a Virginia public service company, was a passenger ferry service across the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay between Little Creek (near Norfolk) and the southwestern edge of the Eastern Shore, also known as the Delmarva Peninsula. Capacity to handle vehicles was added in the 1940s. The service was a link in the Ocean Hiway, a coastal route for motor vehicles. It was acquired by an agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1954, and ceased operations in April, 1964, when it was effectively replaced by the new Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. During its peak, the Little Creek Ferry was operating 90 one-way trips each day with 7 vessels. Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 7. ... A public service company (or public utility company) is a corporation or other non-governmental business entity (i. ... The ferryboat Dongan Hills, filled with commuters, about to dock at a New York City pier, ca. ... The Chesapeake Bay - Landsat photo The Chesapeake Bay where the Susquehanna River empties into it. ... The Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek is the major operating base for the Amphibious Forces in the United States Navys Atlantic Fleet. ... Eastern Shore refers to many places, including: Maryland Eastern Shore Eastern Shore (Nova Scotia) Eastern Shore (electoral district) of Nova Scotia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Delmarva Peninsula map The Delmarva Peninsula is a large peninsula on the East Coast of the United States, occupied by portions of three U.S. states: Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. ... Articles with similar titles include Chesapeake Bay Bridge. ...

Chesapeake Bay Ferry District

In addition to the Little Creek Ferry operated by Virginia Ferry Corporation, the Pennsylvania Railroad also had offered steamer passenger ferry service on the lower Chesapeake Bay between the Eastern Shore and Old Point Comfort (near Hampton) on the Virginia Peninsula, among other points. The railroad had announced discontinuation of the service would take place in 1953. 1893 map The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark PRR) was an American railroad that was founded in 1846 and merged in 1968 into Penn Central Transportation. ... Old Point Comfort is a point of land located in the independent city of Hampton at the extreme tip of the Virginia Peninsula at the mouth of Hampton Roads in the United States. ... Motto: Americas First Location in the State of Virginia Coordinates: County Independent City Mayor Ross Kearney II Area    - City 352. ... The Virginia Peninsula is a peninsula in southeast Virginia, bounded by the York River, James River, Hampton Roads and Chesapeake Bay. ...

Largely in response to that, in 1954, by act of the Virginia General Assembly, the Chesapeake Bay Ferry District and a related Commission to oversee it were created, initially with the hopes of restoring that service. However, the governmental agency was soon authorized to sell toll revenue bonds and acquire the private Little Creek Ferry which was still operating and improve existing ferry service. However, the cross-bay service to Old Point Comfort was never restored. The Virginia General Assembly is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a U.S. state. ... A toll revenue bond is a financial promissory note usually issued to generate funds for the construction and/or operation of a public accommodation such as an expressway, bridge, or tunnel. ...

Another automobile-ferry service from Old Point Comfort across Hampton Roads to Willoughby Spit was replaced in 1957 by the new Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, the first bridge-tunnel in Virginia. This stimulated more interest in the feasibility of a similar crossing of the lower Chesapeake Bay. This view from space in July 1996 shows portions of each of the Seven Cities of Hampton Roads which generally surround the harbor area of Hampton Roads, which framed by the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel visible to the east (right), the Virginia Peninsula subregion to the north (top), and the... Hampton Roads, Virginia 1858 Willoughby Spit is a peninsula of land in the independent city of Norfolk, Virginia in the United States. ... Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) is the 3. ... Aerial view of parallel trestles and one of four man-made islands which anchor tunnel portions of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel in Virginia, longest in the world A bridge-tunnel is a water crossing facility which uses a combination of bridge and tunnel structures. ...

Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel

A portion of the bond revenue which was used to purchase the Virginia Ferry Corporation was set aside to study study and determine the feasibility of a fixed crossing of the lower bay. It was determined that a bridge-tunnel complex was feasible, and a route between the Eastern Shore and a point in Princess Anne County at Chesapeake Beach (east of Little Creek, west of Lynnhaven Inlet) was selected. In August 1960, the District sold US$200 million toll revenue bonds and work began the following month to build the 17.4 mile-long Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, which opened in early 1964. (By then, Princess Anne County had consolidated with the City of Virginia Beach less than a year earlier). Ferry riders had a ringside seat to the construction for 3 1/2 years. Princess Anne County (1691-1963), now extinct, from 1895 Virginia map Princess Anne County is an extinct county which was located in colonial Virginia and the State of Virginia in the United States from 1691 until 1963. ... A toll revenue bond is a financial promissory note usually issued to generate funds for the construction and/or operation of a public accommodation such as an expressway, bridge, or tunnel. ... Articles with similar titles include Chesapeake Bay Bridge. ... Location in the Commonwealth o Virginia. ...

Ferryboats, disposition

Among the Little Creek ferryboats was the S.S. Pocahontas (built in 1941) which reportedly carried a cask containing earth from the grave in England of the legendary Native American Princess Pocahontas. The Commonwealth of Virginia reused the name "Pocahontas" for the newest of the current ferryboats at the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry on the James River The Pride of Burgundy, a P&O Ferries car ferry on the Dover-Calais route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and possibly their vehicles, on a relatively short-distance, regularly-scheduled service. ... Native Americans are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska. ... A 1616 engraving of Pocahontas by Simon van de Passe. ... Jamestown Ferry (also known as the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry) is an automobile ferry on the James River in Virginia, connecting Jamestown in James City County with Scotland in Surry County. ... The James River at Cartersville The James River in the U.S. state of Virginia is 547. ...

Upon opening of the new bridge-tunnel carrying U.S. Highway 13, the ferry service was no longer needed. On July 1, 1964, many of the surplus ferryboats were utilized to begin the Cape May-Lewes Ferry, a new service which carrier U.S. Highway 9 across Delaware Bay between Cape May, New Jersey and Lewes, Delaware. Aerial view of parallel trestles and one of four man-made islands which anchor tunnel portions of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel in Virginia, longest in the world A bridge-tunnel is a water crossing facility which uses a combination of bridge and tunnel structures. ... Source and External Link U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz) Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... M.V. Twin Capes near the Cape May, New Jersey, terminal on July 4, 2005. ... United States Highway 9 is a north-south United States highway in the states of Delaware, New Jersey, and New York in the United States. ... Delaware Bay Delaware Bay is a large esturarial inlet of the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Delaware River along the coast of the United States. ... Cape May City highlighted in Cape May County. ... Seal of the City of Lewes There are other places called Lewes Lewes (pronounced LOO-is) is an incorporated city located in Sussex County, Delaware. ...

External links

• Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
• Jamestown-Scotland Ferry website
• Cape May-Lewes Ferry website