Monday, April 15, 2024

It's The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel's 60th birthday.

 




(Shore Daily News)


The CBBT opened to traffic on April 15, 1964. The bridge at the time was considered to be one of the 7 engineering wonders of the modern world. 

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CBBT opened 60 years ago today - Shore Daily News

Anonymous Anonymous said...

The untold story...The Bridge-Tunnel Commission financed this project by issuing about $200 million in tax free bonds. By 1970 they defaulted on about $100 million of the bonds, many of which were held by local residents, including my grandparents.

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Anonymous said...

The untold story...The Bridge-Tunnel Commission financed this project by issuing about $200 million in tax free bonds. By 1970 they defaulted on about $100 million of the bonds, many of which were held by local residents, including my grandparents.