If you drive George Washington Highway with regularity, you may hit quite a lot of road work once you meet the interchange with Old Mill Road in Chesapeake, and attempt to cross the water.
That work is because of the Deep Creek Bridge Replacement Project. Construction started in 2023, and instead of the City of Chesapeake working on it, it’s actually being constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
This portion of the creek is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, which allows boats to go up and down the East Coast without going in open water…