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Chesapeake Bay Bridge - The Tichnor Brothers Postcard Collection

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Linking western and eastern shores of Maryland. Third longest bridge in the world. Composed of 123 spans. 4.35 miles over water. Overall length 7.727 miles. Length of suspension spans 2,922 1.2 ft. Roadway 198 1/2 ft. above Chesapeake Bay at highest point. Cost $45,000,000.

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1930 - 1945
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Boston Public Library
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https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/
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