Chesapeake Bay Bridge

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel connects the sparsely populated Delmarva Eastern Shore with the ......... area of Hampton Roads, Virginia.
neopolitan
cosmopolitan
metropolitan
necropolitan

The bridge is considered one of the seven engineering ......... or wonders of the world.
feet
feats
feats
fetes

Previously, a ferry boat took passengers the 17 miles across the bay. Since the construction of the bridge, all the equipment was sold and ......... to start new ferry services elsewhere.
refurnished
redeployed
revarnished
reconciled

A motorist drivingover the bridge passes through two one-mile tunnels, across four artificial islands, two bridge sections, twelve miles of trestle, and two miles of ..........
causeway
boulevard
macadam
conduit

Surprisingly, the bridge was built at a cost of $200 million without any ......... from taxpayers. It was financed with toll bonds.
reversal
renewal
revenue
revenge

Although there were many construction company bids to build the bridge, the contracts were awarded to a ......... of Tidewater and Merritt-Chapman and Scott Corporations.
concert
community
continuum
consortium

Lucius J. Kellam Jr. was directly involved in the ......... to design and build the Chesapeake Bridge-Tunnel. Some motorists were frightened at the realization they would actually be driving under the ocean through the two tunnels.
negotiations
nominations
machinations
motivations

Kellam respected and addressed the concerns of the U.S. Navy about possible ......... to navigation to and from Norfolk.
histrionics
hazards
happenings
hints

After the completion of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel in 1964, the bay was no longer considered a ......... transportation obstacle.
formidable
fortified
fortunate
foregone

To make sure the bridge and tunnel are structurally sound, they are ......... being constantly checked and serviced.
mostly
momentarily
mandatorily
mainly