Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: The Chesapeake Bay Bridge crosses the bay in Maryland from Sandy Point ( near Annapolis ) to Kent Island ; the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel in Virginia connects Virginia Beach to Cape Charles .
Simplified: The Chesapeake Bay Bridge crosses the bay in Maryland from Sandy Point ( near Annapolis ) to Kent Island . The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel in Virginia connects Virginia Beach to Cape Charles .