{"product_id":"chesapeake-bay-bridge-tunnel-john-warren-9781467134323","title":"Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Warren\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1467134325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467134323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 0.50d","brand":"John Warren","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45332071612671,"sku":"9781467134323","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4e65b2ac-e156-4ba5-ae88-294c8d83a5f7.jpg?v=1713971666","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chesapeake-bay-bridge-tunnel-john-warren-9781467134323","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}