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"Four Hour Bridge Dedication Set: McKeldin, Lane To Cut Ribbons; Bands, Parades Will Feature Ceremonies." The Evening Capital, 29 July 1952, front page.

Front page also features:

• "Toll Revenues Big Business On Bay Bridge."
  
• "The Inquiring Reporter: More Sightseeing, More Business As Bay Bridge Opens."

"Bay Bridge Dedication." The Evening Capital, 29 July 1952, Page 2. (continued from front page.)

Also on page 2:

• "Toll Revenue Big Business." (continued from front page.)
  
• Photograph of "First Official Bay Bridge Ceremony"
  
• "The Inquiring Reporter." (continued from front page.)

"Long Years of Dreaming Come To End: Maryland Shores Finally Linked After Long Wait." The Evening Capital, 29 July 1952, Page 7.

Also on Page 7:

• "Ferrymen Shift To Bridge After Years on Water."

"Death, Strikes, Storms, Can't Stop Bridge: Project Frequently Delayed By Severe Spring Squalls." The Evening Capital, 29 July 1952, Page 8.

Also on Page 8:

• "'Big Dipper' Digs Out 48 Thousand Pounds At Once."
  
• "Span Will Sway, You Won't Care."
  
• "Riveters Swing and Sway; Have Best Job Of All."
  
• "Bay Workmen Have Fetish For Bridge Construction Work."
  
• "Engineers Check On Each Other, Correct Errors."

"Much of The Credit Is Due Mr. Lane: Ex-Governor Fought Hard To Link The Two Shores." i>The Evening Capital, 29 July 1952, Page 9.

Also on page 9:

• "Fraction of Inch Could Ruin Span."
  
• "North Curvature Presents Problem."
  
• "Chesapeake Bay Job Is 'Operation Link' Say Span Engineers."
  
• "Work On Span."
  
• Bridge Curve Not There for Beauty."
  
• "Bay Bridge Will Handle 3,000 Autos Each Day.

"Drive To Build Bridge Dates Back To 1907:Trolley Linking Plans Called 'Only A Dreamer's Scheme'." The Evening Capital, 29 July 1952, Page 10.

Also on Page 10:

• "Bridge Can Take Up To 125-Mile Winds."
  
• "Bay Bridge Tolls May Be Reduced Next Year."
  
• "Fear Of Heights Just Imagination Says Bridgeman."
  
• "Took 6.5 Million Man Hours To Build Span."
  
• "Huge Lights To Warn Plans and Ships Of Approach To Span."
  
• "Bridge Piles Stretched End-To-End Would Equal 62 Miles."
  
• "Officials Plan Big Plaza For Bay Span Crossers."
  
• "Bridge To Swing And Sway From One-Three Feet."
  
• "New Bridge Spirals 491 Feet Skyward."
  
• "Russians Won't See Bay Bridge 'Steel Story'."

Page 11 - Add for Bethlehem Steel, with photographs of trusses.

Source: SPECIAL COLLECTIONS (Topic File) Chesapeake Bay Bridge [MSA SC 1456-275, 0/10/7/15]