XD2292z ” Steel Spans the Chesapeake ” 1953 Bethlehem Steel Company Documentary Construction of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge

“American Institute of Steel Construction Inc”, “Bethlehem Steel Company Presents”, “Steel Spans the Chesapeake” 1953

“Bethlehem Steel Corporation, in cooperation with the American Iron and Steel Institute and the American Institute of Steel Construction. Film detailing how the Chesapeake Bay Bridge was designed and constructed.”

“This documentary produced by Baltimore’s Bethlehem Steel Company shows the erection of the four-mile-long Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Animation describes the method of building the deep-water piers, and action scenes describe methods of construction of the various types of spans. (Bethlehem Steel Co., 1953, 37 minutes, color)”

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