New Bridge Tunnel Opened (1964)

Virginia, United States of America (USA). Title reads ’Amazing Water Spanning Highway is Opened’. Aerial views of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel in Virginia. The 18 mile span of water is covered in sections by a bridge and the rest is the tunnel. Several shots of the opening ceremony. Various shots of motor coaches going through bridge tunnel toll gate. GV. From travelling car as it goes on the bridge into the tunnel and goes along the bridge again. (.) Date found in the old record - 16/04/1964. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British