Michener, Percy Zell

▪ 1997

      U.S. civil engineer who supervised the construction, completed in 1964, of the 28-km (17 1/2-mi) Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel across the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay in eastern Virginia, considered a marvel of modern engineering and one of the most impressive transportation facilities in the world (b. Jan. 22, 1904—d. Feb. 2, 1996).

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