Maryland Manual On-Line, 2015
July 1, 2015
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BRIDGES
The State Roads Commission was authorized in 1937 to construct bridges financed by tolls to be collected on the completed projects (Chapter 356, Acts of 1937). Now, State bridges are operated and maintained by the Maryland Transportation Authority of the
Department of Transportation.
Chesapeake Bay Bridge westbound span, looking toward Sandy Point State Park, Maryland, May 2001. Photo by Elizabeth W. Newell.
Chesapeake Bay Bridge. The William Preston Lane, Jr., Memorial Bridge (Chesapeake Bay Bridge, US 50/301) spans 4.3 miles across the middle of Chesapeake Bay. Opened in 1952 as a two-lane structure, the Bridge transformed access to Maryland's Eastern Shore. A three-lane parallel bridge opened in 1973. For passenger vehicles traveling east, a $6.00 toll is collected in Anne Arundel County on the Western Shore (higher for vehicles with 3 or more axles). Effective July 1, 2015, the toll will be reduced to $4.00.
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge was named for William Preston Lane, Jr. (1892-1967), who served as governor of Maryland from 1947 to 1951.
Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge. This four-lane bridge crosses the Susquehanna River from a point near Perryville in Cecil County to a point near Havre de Grace in Harford County. Part of U.S. 40, the Hatem Memorial Bridge is 1.5 miles long. Eastbound passenger traffic now pays a $8.00 toll for cars at Perryville (higher for vehicles with 3 or more axles).
The Hatem Memorial Bridge opened in 1940 as the Susquehanna River Toll Bridge. In 1986, it was renamed for Thomas J. Hatem (1925-1985) who represented Harford County in the House of Delegates from 1955 to 1958.
Francis Scott Key Bridge. Opened in 1977, the four-lane Francis Scott Key Bridge extends 1.6 miles across Baltimore Harbor. The Bridge is part of the Baltimore Beltway (I-695).
Tolls are collected for both north and southbound traffic at the Bridge. Electronic toll-collection (known as M-TAG) began for the Key Bridge in 1999. In January 2003, M-TAG became part of the E-Z Pass system. Two-axle vehicles pay $4.00 each way (higher for vehicles with 3 or more axles).
The Key Bridge was named for Francis Scott Key (1780-1843), who wrote "The Star Spangled Banner" following the British attack on Baltimore, September 13, 1814.
Key Bridge over Patapsco River, Baltimore, Maryland, October 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge. The Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge (Potomac River Bridge) opened in December 1940 as the Potomac River Toll Bridge. In 1967, it was renamed for Harry W. Nice (1877-1941) who served as governor of Maryland from 1935 to 1939.
The Nice Memorial Bridge (US 301) crosses the Potomac River from Charles County, Maryland, to King George County, Virginia. It has two lanes and is 1.7 miles long. A $6.00 toll is collected from southbound passenger vehicles (higher for vehicles with 3 or more axles).
Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge over Potomac River, view from Virginia, October 2010. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
ALLEGANY COUNTY
- Blue Bridge (Potomac River)
- Thomas B. Finan Memorial Bridge
- Pinto Bridge (Potomac River)
- Beryl Bridge (Potomac River, north branch)
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY
- Nutwell Memorial Bridge (Rockhold Creek)
- Old Forge Bridge
- Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge (Severn River)
- Riva Bridge (South River)
- Severn River Bridge (Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge)
- T. H. Riley Memorial Bridge (Patapsco River)
- U.S. Naval Academy Bridge (Severn River)
- Veterans Memorial Bridge (South River)
- Welch Bridge
- William Preston Lane, Jr., Memorial Bridge (Chesapeake Bay)
BALTIMORE CITY
Baltimore Harbor Tunnel Bridge
Curtis Creek Bridge
Fort McHenry Tunnel Bridge
Francis Scott Key Memorial Bridge (Patapsco River)
Howard Street Bridge
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge (formerly Hanover Street Bridge) (Patapsco River, middle branch)
Key Bridge over Patapsco River, Baltimore, Maryland, September 2012. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
BALTIMORE COUNTY
Jericho Covered Bridge, Kingsville, Baltimore & Harford Counties, Maryland, August 2014. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.
- Liberty Dam Bridge
- Loch Raven Dam Bridge
- Matthews Bridge (Loch Raven Reservoir)
- Prettyboy Dam Bridge
- Vinegar Hill Road/Franklinville Road Bridge (Gunpowder River)
CALVERT COUNTY
- Benedict Bridge (Patuxent River)
- Patuxent River Bridge
- Governor Thomas Johnson Memorial Bridge (Patuxent River)
CAROLINE COUNTY
- Back Landing Bridge
- Bloomery Bridge
- Campground Bridge
- Chapel Bridge
- Dover Bridge (Choptank River)
- Hunting Creek Bridge
- Mason Bridge
- Tuckahoe Bridge
- Veterans Memorial Bridge (Choptank River)
CARROLL COUNTY
- Liberty Dam Bridge
- Sixes Bridge
- Starners Dam Bridge
CECIL COUNTY
CHARLES COUNTY
- Benedict Bridge (Patuxent River)
- Dyson Bridge
- Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge (Potomac River)
- Patuxent River Bridge
DORCHESTER COUNTY
- Back Landing Bridge
- Blackwater River Bridge
- Buck Ridge Bridge
- DeCoursey Bridge
- Draw Bridge
- Elliot Creek Bridge
- Harrison Ferry Bridge
- Hart Hayward Bridge
- Higgins Millpond Bridge
- Hunting Creek Bridge
- Little Warwick Bridge
- Market Street Bridge
- Nanticoke Memorial Bridge
- Narrows Ferry Bridge
- Pokata Creek Bridge
- Senator Frederick C. Malkus, Jr., Memorial Bridge (Choptank River)
- Smithville Bridge
- Suicide Bridge
- Transquaking Bridge
FREDERICK COUNTY
GARRETT COUNTY
Casselman River Bridge, Grantsville (Garrett County), Maryland, October 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
HARFORD COUNTY
Priestford Bridge
Stafford Bridge
Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge (Susquehanna River)
Vinegar Hill Road/Franklinville Road Bridge (Gunpowder River) (oldest bridge in Harford County)
Wrought iron truss bridge, Vinegar Hill Road & Franklinville Road (Harford & Baltimore Counties), Maryland, April 2015. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.
HOWARD COUNTY
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
- American Legion Memorial Bridge
- Brighton Dam Bridge
- Browns Bridge
- Duke Ellington Memorial Bridge
- East Deer Park Drive Bridge (Humpback Bridge)
- Little Falls Dam Bridge
- Snells Bridge
- Thomas Bridge
- Whites Ferry Bridge
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
- Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge (Potomac River)
QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY
ST. MARY'S COUNTY
St. George Island Bridge
Governor Thomas Johnson Memorial Bridge (Patuxent River)
Governor Thomas Johnson Memorial Bridge over Patuxent River (view from St. Mary's County shore), Maryland, May 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
SOMERSET COUNTY
- McCready Hospital Memorial Bridge (Little Annemessex River)
TALBOT COUNTY
- Dover Bridge (Choptank River)
- Senator Frederick C. Malkus, Jr., Memorial Bridge (Choptank River)
- Tuckahoe Bridge
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Burnside Bridge, Antietam National Battlefield, Washington County, Maryland, October 2012. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.
WICOMICO COUNTY
- Nanticoke Memorial Bridge
- Upper Ferry Bridge
- Whitehaven Ferry Bridge
WORCESTER COUNTY
- Assawoman Bridge
- Harry Kelly Memorial Bridge (Sinepuxent Bay)
- Snow Hill Bridge (Pocomoke River)
- Verrazano Bridge (Sinepuxent Bay)
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