{"product_id":"chesapeake-bay-bridge-tunnel-hardcover","title":"Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Warren\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJeffrey Holland\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eJeff Holland\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 31, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42740586151999,"sku":"9781531678333","price":41.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7a1186ec671d526d431af4041d70dbcf.webp?v=1765160305","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/chesapeake-bay-bridge-tunnel-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}