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Sarah Taylor & Kevin Horne July 13, 2011

Sarah Taylor & Kevin Horne July 13, 2011. Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. “One of Seven Engineering Wonders of the Modern World".  Built April 15,1964.  Built along Atlantic ocean. History of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Parallel Superhighways Designed by Northbound

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Sarah Taylor & Kevin Horne July 13, 2011

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  1. Sarah Taylor & Kevin Horne July 13, 2011

  2. Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel “One of Seven Engineering Wonders of the Modern World"

  3.  Built April 15,1964. •  Built along Atlantic ocean. History of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge

  4. Parallel Superhighways • Designed by • Northbound •      and Parcel consulting engineers. Style and Design

  5. Building above and below the Chesapeake Bay • Connecting South-Eastern V.A. and Delmarva Peninsula. Construction Marvel

  6. Shore to Shore? • World largest bridge complex • More than 15 miles long • How many Feet? • One Island on the Bay Length? Width? Height!

  7. Communities Review Beautiful Sites Chesapeake Bay-Bridge Walk

  8. How many Commercial and Passenger vehicles have crossed the bridge? Environmental and Social Impact

  9. Negatives • 450 million dollars Positives/ Negatives? • 95 Miles • Tourism • 0 Tax Dollars Positives

  10. Websites • "Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel -- HISTORY." Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Homepage. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 July 2011. <http://www.cbbt.com/history.html>. • Kozel, Scott M.. "Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel." Roads to the Future. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 July 2011. <http://www.roadstothefuture.com • Database Searches • " EBSCOhost: Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel in Virginia Marks 40 Years." EBSCO Publishing Service Selection Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 July 2011. http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=9&hid=11&sid=c3479571-5a83-46bc-9e5c-3105a616ef8e%40sessionmgr14&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=n5h&AN=2W60583934258 • 7-3, a vote of, and the. " EBSCOhost: Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Board Votes for Toll Increase." EBSCO Publishing Service Selection Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 July 2011. <http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=9&hid=11&sid=c3479571-5a83-46bc-9e5c-3105a616ef8e%40sessionmgr14&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=n5h&AN=2W60615046969>. Work Sited Page’

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