Elizabeth River (Virginia)
- Elizabeth River (Virginia)
The Elizabeth River is a short tidal estuary forming an arm of Hampton Roads at the southern end of Chesapeake Bay in southeast Virginia in the United States. It is located along the southern side of the mouth of James River, between the cities of Portsmouth and Norfolk. The estuary provides significant military and commercial port facilities for the two cities.
The main branch of the estuary is approximately 5 mi (8 km) long and 2 mi (3.2 km) wide at its mouth. It is formed at its southern end by three river estuaries from the east near its mouth.
The river was named by the Jamestown colonists in the early 17th century for Princess Elizabeth Stuart, the daughter of King James I of England and a sister of the later King Charles I.
Motor vehicles cross the main portion of the river using the Downtown Tunnel and the Midtown Tunnel.
ee also
*List of Virginia rivers
External links
* [http://www.loc.gov/bicentennial/propage/VA/va-4_h_sisisky6.html Elizabeth River Project]
* [http://www.norfolkhistorical.org/highlights/03.html Norfolk Historical Society: Elizabeth River]
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