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Unlike many of the early named roads such as the es up and down the Atlantic Coast, the Ocean Highway promotions began in the 1930s. Major points and attractions along or near the Ocean Highway include:
While much of the distance the Ocean Highway designation follows U.S. Route 13 and/or U.S. Route 17 , the routing does not follow only one U.S. Highway , number, nor does it limit itself to one way through a particular state or region. Over the years, some of the routing has changed. For example, for many years, the routing to the north through Virginia after passing the eastern edge of the Dismal Swamp offered a choice. A westerly track followed U.S. Route 17 , passing through Portsmouth and crossing the James River Bridge and the George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge to travel northerly to the west of the Chesapeake Bay , while an eastern alternative used U.S. Route 13 to pass through Norfolk and crossed the Chesapeake Bay via the Little Creek Ferry (replaced by the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel in 1964) to reach Virginia's Eastern Shore , and move north up the Delmarva Peninsula to Maryland and Delaware. After 1964, the former Little Creek Ferry equipment was transferred to the Delaware Bay , and the Cape May-Lewes Ferry was introduced, offering another choice for crossing into New Jersey and following the shore points north from the traditional route over the Delaware Memorial Bridge . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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