Chuckatuck Creek
is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the
James River in the
U.S. state
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of
Virginia
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. The creek rises in
Isle of Wight County
Isle of Wight County is a county located in the Hampton Roads region of the U.S. state of Virginia. It was named after the Isle of Wight, England, south of the Solent, from where many of its early colonists had come. As of the 2020 census, th ...
and flows southeast to
Chuckatuck in the city of
Suffolk, where it turns northeast as it passes under
State Route 10
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/
State Route 32. Becoming tidal, the creek continues northeast to the mouth of
Brewers Creek, where it broadens considerably and becomes the boundary between Isle of Wight County and the city of Suffolk. If proceeds under the
Crittenden Bridge
The Crittenden Bridge, also known as the Chuckatuck Creek Bridge, is officially named The Sidney B. Hazelwood Sr. Bridge after a prominent member of the community. This bridge is part of U.S. Route 17 and connects Suffolk, Virginia with Isle of ...
(
U.S. Route 17
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) at
Crittenden and reaches the James River at Batten Bay.
See also
*
List of rivers of Virginia
References
Tributaries of the James River
Rivers of Virginia
Rivers of Suffolk, Virginia
Rivers of Isle of Wight County, Virginia
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