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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.
Autorius: | John Warren |
Leidėjas: | Arcadia Publishing Library Editions |
Išleidimo metai: | 2015 |
Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 130 |
ISBN-10: | 1531678335 |
ISBN-13: | 9781531678333 |
Formatas: | 250 x 175 x 12 mm. Knyga kietu viršeliu |
Kalba: | Anglų |
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