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Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, 1964

 Item
Identifier: 01-309
Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel

Dates

  • Creation: 1964

Extent

1 Photographic Prints : Silver Gel Process, Black and White, Glossy Paper ; 11x14

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Description

Construction of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. This 17.5 mile bridge-tunnel across the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay connects the Eastern Shore of Maryland with the Virginia mainland near Norfolk. The $200,000,000 facility eliminates the last water barrier on the Ocean Highway between New York and Jacksonville, Florida.

Repository Details

Part of the Baltimore Museum of Industry Archives Repository

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