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The Morning News from Wilmington, Delaware • Page 7

Publication:
The Morning Newsi
Location:
Wilmington, Delaware
Issue Date:
Page:
7
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WILMINGTON MORNING NEWS, WILMINGTON. DELAWARE. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 1. 1957 SEVEN Dedication Set Today for Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel Over Historic Rivers Bu Associated Pr vice president of Merritt-Chap-.

Another of Virginia's historic! water gaps will be spanned to-1 day with the dedication and! Bridges whose roadways are 16.5 feet above sea level extend from either shore 6,150 feet from Norfolk and 3,250 feet from who will be mss TUERMO-JAC point is 117.5 feet below mean sea level. Vehicles stalled in the tunnel by engine trouble or tire trouble will be towed out quickly by jtrirks stationed near the en Old Dominion to be conquered That is the 17.6-mile stretch across Chesapeake Bay between the tip of the Eastern Shore and the mainland. And construction, of a bridge-tunnel across the bay is expected to begin next year. Motorists using the Hampton man and Scott Corporation, the major contractor. The ceremonies will end at 1 p.

and the bridge-tunnel will be opened to traffic immediately thereafter. Toll for car and driver is $1 25; for each passenger 20 cents. opening 10 iramc ot me Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel. Ribbon cutting and speech-making are included in ceremonies to be held at the Norfolk and Hamntnn nric nf th. trances.

Tunnel guards will be on duty 24 hours a day to handle emergencies. Today's principal speechmak- of Wilmington with provisions for an east-west bypass of York. The Buchart Engineering Company, York, was hired by the State Highways Department to undertake the survey to be started in the next few weeks. TOOK OVER The Romans began shipping olive oil to Spain more than 2,000 years ago. The Spaniards found it so useful for cooking, food and beauty purposes that they planted their own olive groves and, today, Spain is the world's largest producer of the oil.

$60,000,000. two-lane link tween the heavily populated ing chores will'be handled by 1 Governor Stanley and State Hampton to two islands flanking the Hampton Roads ship channel. The two islands are linked by an tunnel. The tunnel is the longest trench type tube in the world and the sixth longest subaqueous crossing. Ventilation buildings on the islands are equipped with 16 huge fans.

Eight of the fans force fresh air into the tunnel and eight suck out foul air. The tube roadway is 23 feet wide from curb to curb. The bottom of the tube at its lowest 0 IT MAY BE YOU! For full contest details see Arthur's regular adver tisement appearing on page 11. Roads Bridge-Tunnel will be able; to breeze over and under the; water barrier in seven minutes, compared to 30 minutes required on the ferries whicMiave carried the load for many years and which will make their last runs today. Construction of the bridge-! tunnel, financed by revenue Truck tolls range from $1.50 to $3.50, according to the number of axles.

A ride on a tunnel bus costs two bits. SURVEY ORDERED HARRISBURG, Oct. 31 W. Governor Leader today ordered a study on relocation of U. S.

30 between Lancaster and York reas on me soum ana north hores of Hampton Roads. This 3Vj-mile physical crossing, together with others completed across the James, York, Elizabeth and Rappahannock Rivers, leaves one more major water gap the longest in the Highway Commissioner James A. Anderson. The ribbon cutting will be performed by their wives. The dedication ceremonies will begin at Willoughby on the Norfolk side at 11 a.

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