Chesapeake - independent city in Virginia, United States

Chesapeake is a town of 245,000 people (2019) in the Hampton Roads region of Eastern Virginia. Chesapeake is a diverse city in which a few urban areas are located; it also has many square miles of protected farmland, forests, and wetlands, including a substantial portion of the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.

Get in

Get around

Like with most of the Hampton Roads area, it is difficult to get around Chesapeake without the use of a car. Hampton Roads Transit does service some areas of the city, which can be found here HRT. There are numerous road systems that are available to get in and out of Chesapeake. The most popular of these is the Hampton Roads belt way, which consists of I-64 (on the east side of the city), I-664 (on the west side of the city), and I-464 on the Norfolk/Chesapeake border. US-13/460/58 is the system of roads that connect Chesapeake to Suffolk and provide service to other parts of the state. US-13 connects to Northeastern North Carolina; US-460 connects to Petersburg; US-58 connects to Emporia and Southside Virginia. VA-168, also known as the Chesapeake Express way (or bypass to locals) provides service to south Chesapeake and to the Outer Banks of North Carolina and is the only toll road in the Hampton Roads area. The toll for the Express way is located on the border between Virginia and North Carolina, travellers are not obligated to pay the toll unless they stay on the road that goes through the toll station.

The Hampton roads area, especially in Chesapeake, is known for the numerous bridges and tunnels, which can be confusing to anyone not familiar with the local roads. Chesapeake has several bridges over the Elizabeth River, and it is crucial to know which one to take in order to avoid long delays or getting lost.

See

• Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways Historic Park, 36.721242°, -76.239243°. 2019-10-24
• Chesapeake Arboretum, 36.7437°, -76.2367°. 2019-10-24

Do

• Cinema Cafe, 1864 Edinburgh Ln. Movie watching with menu service.

Buy

Eat

• Broken Egg Bistro, 501 Kempsville Rd, +1 757-410-8515. Consistently voted "best breakfast in Chesapeake," Broken Egg Bistro turns out some of the best breakfast in all of Hampton Roads. Also has a great lunch menu with a large selection of speciality sandwiches and burgers.

Drink

Sleep

• Holiday Inn Express & Suites Chesapeake, 721 Conference Center, +1 757-698-4400.
• Chesapeake Staybridge Suites, 709 Woodlake Dr, +1 757 4202-525. Specializing in the extended stay experience, this all suites hotel is pet-friendly.

• Courtyard Chesapeake Greenbrier, 1562 Crossways Boulevard, +1 757 420-1700.
• Fairfield Inn Chesapeake, 1560 Crossways Boulevard, +1 757 420-1300.

• Hyatt Place Chesapeake/Greenbrier, 709 Eden Way North, +1 757 312-0020. Rooms with free Wi-Fi, large work space, refrigerator, flat screen TV, and alarm clock with MP3 connection. Guests have access to free parking, free breakfast, indoor pool and fitness center. $122
• Delta Hotels Chesapeake Norfolk, 725 Woodlake Drive. Chesapeake's only full-service hotel boasts a sophisticated environment for successful corporate events and high-speed Internet access, business centers, Express Check-in/Check-out, and concierge services.

• Residence Inn Chesapeake Greenbrier, 1500 Crossways Blvd, +1 757 502-7300.

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