| Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Contributor(s): Warren, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1467134325 ISBN-13: 9781467134323 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Architecture | Buildings - Public, Commercial & Industrial - Technology & Engineering | Civil - Bridges |
| Dewey: 388.132 |
| LCCN: 2015946010 |
| Series: Images of America |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Warren, John: - John Warren wrote the "Road Warrior" column for the Virginian-Pilot newspaper in Norfolk, Virginia, from 1999 to 2009. His reporting included transportation and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. He has also worked at the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia. Warren lives with his family in Gloucester County, Virginia. |