The City of Chesapeake is located
in the region called Hampton Roads, the 27th largest metro
area in the country with over 1.5 million residents. Chesapeake
is also located adjacent to the world's largest natural harbor
and the world's largest naval base.
Part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, which stretches from Maine
to Florida, passes through Chesapeake. Chesapeake is the second largest
city in land area in Virginia (353 square miles) and 13th largest city
in the U.S. Our estimated population as of January 1997 is 190,469.
The City of Chesapeake was created with the merger of Norfolk
County and the City of South Norfolk in 1963. The city's history dates
back much further. Chesapeake is the site of the battle of Great Bridge
which took place on December 9, 1775, just a few hundred yards from where
City Hall stands today.
Chesapeake is also the site of the Great Dismal Swamp and
the South Norfolk Historic District. Chesapeake is one of the fastest
growing cities in Virginia, with a population increase of 20.8% since
1990.
The City of Chesapeake can be reached by using one of several major
transportation links in Hampton Roads including: I-64, I-264, I-464 and
I-664. U.S. Route 58 connects Chesapeake to the principal north-south
highways I-95 and I-85 just west of the city. U.S. Route 13 connects
the city to Virginia's Eastern Shore cutting 100 miles off highway trips
to the New Jersey/New York area.
*taken from the http://www.chesapeake.va.us/ website
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