Shot in High Definition, The Chesapeake Bay Bridge captures the
physical majesty of the bridge and its distinct personality.
Soaring 186 feet above the water, and spanning 4.3 miles the
Chesapeake Bay Bridge opened for business in 1952 and opened the
door to a new era in Maryland. The William Preston Lane, Jr.
Memorial Bridge, commonly referred to as the Bay Bridge,
connected Maryland's rural, historically isolated communities on
the Eastern Shore with the fast-growing Baltimore and Washington
metropolitan areas. Using archival photos, aerials and images
taken from boats on the bay, The Chesapeake Bay Bridge traces
the bumpy ride to construction of the Bay Bridge, chronicling
the early setbacks and political tenacity it took to realize an
idea that first percolated in the early 20th century. Interviews
with key participants bring to life the colorful characters
involved, the near disasters and the amazing engineering feats
that created the bridge that was once the world's longest
continuous over-water steel s