On April 15, 1964, the dream of a structure bridging the lower Chesapeake Bay to connect Virginia’s Eastern Shore with the mainland of Virginia became a reality with the opening of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, one of the seven engineering wonders of the modern world.
50-Year-Old CBBT was an “Engineering Wonder”
Editorial: 50th Anniversary for a Local Treasure
Bridge-Tunnel Hosts Its Own 50th Birthday Party
Bridge-Tunnel Celebrated on its 50th Anniversary
Golden Anniversary for Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
Bay Bridge-Tunnel Didn’t Transform Eastern Shore
Lifeline of the Shore Hailed at Anniversary
Photo Gallery: Construction of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
Newspaper: 50 Year Old Edition Spans Time