Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (Images Of America)

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At its opening in 1964, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel was named one of the "Five Wonders of the Modern World" by Reader's Digest magazine. It was the culmination of a concerted, decade-long push by a group of men, led by Lucius J. Kellam Jr., an Eastern Shore native and businessman who dreamed of opening up the remote Eastern Shore to the bustling Virginia mainland. This $200-million, 17.6-mile-long series of bridges, tunnels, islands, and trestle in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay--long dismissed as impractical and even impossible--won the attention of the world at its opening. It also brought an abrupt end to the ferry service that was long a cornerstone of the New York-to-Florida "Ocean Highway," shuttling millions of cars between the Eastern Shore and Hampton Roads.

File Size: 29009 KB

Print Length: 128 pages

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (August 31, 2015)

Publication Date: August 31, 2015

Sold by:  Digital Services LLC

Language: English

ASIN: B015X2V7U6

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The book is full of photos about the construction of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. If you have ever been across it, you can imagine what an undertaking this was especially at the time it was built. There is also well written, informative text. I learned so much and found it to be an interesting read.

Great details on the construction of the bridge and the history behind it. Well worth the money for inquiring minds.

Thanks John Warren for an excellent history of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel!

Neat images, fun book. Amazing structure.

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