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Concrete pilings being driven to support the bridge sections during construction of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.
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An engineer watches as barges float a steel bridge span into position between concrete supporting piers. This span is the highest point on the 17.6-mile Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel crossing.
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (1964)
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Viewed from deck of Little Creek ferry boat, Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel presents a sight to behold as it almost soars across the water. The 17.6 mile-long man-made wonder includes trestled roadways, four man-made islands like these, two channels and two bridges. The islands which serve to anchor the tunnels are built in water 35 to 45 feet deep and rise to more than 30 feet above the surface. (1963)
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A toll collector monitor watches for any motorist who tries to evade the toll, which in 1964 was $4 for a car and driver and 85 cents for each additional passenger.
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel under construction. (1963)
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Tugs nose the huge steel shell of a tunnel section into the fitting-out pier at Norfolk. Each section is as long as a football field, with an interior as wide and high as a three-story building. Thirty-seven of them will form the two tunnels. The sections are encased in concrete and sunk end to end in trenches under the channels. Divers join the sections before the end plates are removed to allow passage through the tubes.
![On January 21, 1970 the amphibious cargo ship Yancey sliced...]()
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On January 21, 1970 the amphibious cargo ship Yancey sliced through the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.
![Opening ceremony at Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel April 15, 1964.]()
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Opening ceremony at Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel April 15, 1964.
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel under construction.
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Captain J.S. Pearson of the State Highway Patrol conducts training class for toll collectors and guards in preparation for the opening of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel under construction.
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South Island and bridge of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (1969)
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel construction workers.
![On January 21, 1970 the amphibious cargo ship Yancey sliced...]()
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On January 21, 1970 the amphibious cargo ship Yancey sliced through the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.
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James L. Brookshire, executive director of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission, examines a mold containing rebar before concrete is poured into it as part of work being done in the expansion of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (1984)
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Sign for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (1964)
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The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel offered motorists a top innovation when it opened in April 1964. Overhead grilles were installed in both of the projects tunnels to afford motorists, about to enter the tunnels a gradual change from bright sunlight to artificial tunnel light. Those leaving the tubes had gradual change back to sunlight. (1964)
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This photo of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel was taken from the Eastern Shore of Virginia, northern terminus of the Bridge-Tunnel. The mainland of Virginia is the far horizon with the Atlantic Ocean on the left.
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Steve Smith stands beside the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel's wrecker. (1984)
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (1964)
![Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel opened April 15, 1964.]()
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel opened April 15, 1964.
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel under construction. (1963)
![On January 21, 1970 the amphibious cargo ship Yancey sliced...]()
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On January 21, 1970 the amphibious cargo ship Yancey sliced through the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.
![Opening ceremony at Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel April 15, 1964.]()
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Opening ceremony at Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel April 15, 1964.
![Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel under construction. (1963)]()
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel under construction. (1963)
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel under construction. (1963)
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel under construction.
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The outside seems extra bright after passing below the shipping channel. Overhead shades help motorists as they enter the tunnels heading south into the sun's glare. (1964)
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Toll booths at the Virginia Beach entrance to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel had its first traffic March 1964 as autos and buses carrying newsmen passed through at a preview of the 17.6 mile crossing. The project that replaced the Little Creek ferries opened to the public April 15, 1964.
![On January 21, 1970 the amphibious cargo ship Yancey sliced...]()
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On January 21, 1970 the amphibious cargo ship Yancey sliced through the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.
![Opening ceremony at Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel April 15, 1964.]()
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Opening ceremony at Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel April 15, 1964.
![Opening ceremony at Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel April 15, 1964.]()
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Opening ceremony at Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel April 15, 1964.
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A 10-mile long section of the section of the second span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, from the Eastern Shore of Virginia to the fourth island of the Bridge Tunnel, shown Friday, March 27, 1998, will open for traffic on March. The new span is seen at the right as it leaves Fisherman's Island on the southern tip of the Eastern Shore. From light rail proposals to expansion of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, a number of construction projects are in the works to relieve traffic congestion in Hampton Roads.
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel under construction. (1963)
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (1974)
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A motorist driving south from Cape Charles, Va. on the 17.6 mile-long Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel will see the Atlantic Ocean on his left and the Chesapeake Bay on his right. (1964)
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Crowds gathered to celebrate the dedication of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel on April 15, 1964.
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (1964)
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.
![On January 21, 1970 the amphibious cargo ship Yancey sliced...]()
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On January 21, 1970 the amphibious cargo ship Yancey sliced through the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (1964)
![Opening ceremony at Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel April 15, 1964.]()
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Opening ceremony at Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel April 15, 1964.
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Workmen welding reinforcing rods inside the tunnel sections during construction of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.
![Opening ceremony at Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel April 15, 1964.]()
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Opening ceremony at Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel April 15, 1964.
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A model of the cross section of tunnel of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. (1972)
![Martin McKlusky in the control room of the Chesapeake Bay...]()
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Martin McKlusky in the control room of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel opened April 15, 1964. The bridge-tunnel, which spans more than 17 miles, replaced the ferry service that formerly connected Southeastern Virginia to the Eastern Shore. The crossing was offficially named the Lucius J. Kellam Jr. Bridge-Tunnel in 1987. Although originally two lanes, the crossing opened to four-lane traffic in 1999.
