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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 1226669, member: 24633&quot;][h=1]Chesapeake Bay Bridge[/h]</p><p>Not to be confused with <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Chesapeake_Bay_Bridge-Tunnel" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Chesapeake_Bay_Bridge-Tunnel">Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel</a>.</p><p>[TABLE=&quot;class: infobox vcard&quot;]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD=&quot;colspan: 2&quot;]<a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/File:Chesapeake_Bay_Bridge_viewed_from_Sandy_Point_State_Park.jpg" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/File:Chesapeake_Bay_Bridge_viewed_from_Sandy_Point_State_Park.jpg"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Chesapeake_Bay_Bridge_viewed_from_Sandy_Point_State_Park.jpg/250px-Chesapeake_Bay_Bridge_viewed_from_Sandy_Point_State_Park.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p>Chesapeake Bay Bridge as seen from Sandy Point State Park</p><p>[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD=&quot;class: nickname&quot;]<a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/William_Preston_Lane,_Jr." class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/William_Preston_Lane,_Jr.">William Preston Lane, Jr.</a> Memorial Bridge</p><p>[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD=&quot;class: nickname&quot;]Bay Bridge</p><p>[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]5 lanes of <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/U.S._Route_50_in_Maryland" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/U.S._Route_50_in_Maryland">US 50</a>/<a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/U.S._Route_301_in_Maryland" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/U.S._Route_301_in_Maryland">US 301</a></p><p>(2 eastbound, 2 westbound, 1 reversible)</p><p>Automobile traffic only</p><p>[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]<a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Chesapeake_Bay" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Chesapeake_Bay">Chesapeake Bay</a></p><p>[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD=&quot;class: label&quot;]<a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Anne_Arundel_County,_Maryland" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Anne_Arundel_County,_Maryland">Anne Arundel</a> and <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Queen_Anne's_County,_Maryland" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Queen_Anne's_County,_Maryland">Queen Anne&#039;s County</a>, <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Maryland" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Maryland">Maryland</a></p><p>[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]<a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Maryland_Transportation_Authority" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Maryland_Transportation_Authority">Maryland Transportation Authority</a></p><p>[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]</p><ol> <li>AAZ050 [SUP]<a href="http://www.cointalk.com/#cite_note-HLR-AA-0" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/#cite_note-HLR-AA-0">[1]</a>[/SUP][SUP]<a href="http://www.cointalk.com/#cite_note-HLR-QA-1" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/#cite_note-HLR-QA-1">[2]</a>[/SUP]</li> </ol><p>[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD=&quot;class: category&quot;]<a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Twin_bridges" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Twin_bridges">twin</a> <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Cantilever_bridge" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Cantilever_bridge">cantilever bridge</a> (eastbound), <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Arch_bridge" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Arch_bridge">arch bridge</a> (westbound) and <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Suspension_bridge" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Suspension_bridge">suspension bridge</a></p><p>[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD=&quot;class: category&quot;]<a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Steel" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Steel">steel</a>, <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Concrete" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Concrete">concrete</a></p><p>[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]22,790 ft (6,946 m)</p><p>or 4.316 mi (6.946 km)</p><p>[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]28 ft (8.5 m) (eastbound)</p><p>38 ft (11.6 m) (westbound)</p><p>[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]1,600 ft (488 m)</p><p>[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]186 ft (56.7 m)</p><p>[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]July 30, 1952; 58 years ago (July 30, 1952) (eastbound)</p><p>June 28, 1973; 38 years ago (June 28, 1973) (westbound)</p><p>[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]$2.50 (eastbound) (<a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/E-ZPass" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/E-ZPass">E-ZPass</a>)</p><p>[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]61,000</p><p>[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/WMA_button2b.png/17px-WMA_button2b.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><a href="http://toolserver.org/~geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Chesapeake_Bay_Bridge&amp;params=38_59_30_N_76_22_20_W_region:US-MD_type:landmark_scale:50000" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://toolserver.org/~geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Chesapeake_Bay_Bridge&amp;params=38_59_30_N_76_22_20_W_region:US-MD_type:landmark_scale:50000" rel="nofollow">38°59′30″N 76°22′20″W / 38.99167°N 76.37222°W / 38.99167; -76.37222</a><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system">Coordinates</a>: <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/WMA_button2b.png/17px-WMA_button2b.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><a href="http://toolserver.org/~geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Chesapeake_Bay_Bridge&amp;params=38_59_30_N_76_22_20_W_region:US-MD_type:landmark_scale:50000" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://toolserver.org/~geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Chesapeake_Bay_Bridge&amp;params=38_59_30_N_76_22_20_W_region:US-MD_type:landmark_scale:50000" rel="nofollow">38°59′30″N 76°22′20″W / 38.99167°N 76.37222°W / 38.99167; -76.37222</a></p><p>[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD=&quot;colspan: 2&quot;]</p><p><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/File:USA_Maryland_location_map.svg" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/File:USA_Maryland_location_map.svg"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/USA_Maryland_location_map.svg/250px-USA_Maryland_location_map.svg.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[/TABLE]</p><p><br /></p><p>The <b>Chesapeake Bay Bridge</b> (commonly known as the <b>Bay Bridge</b>) is a major <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Twin_bridges" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Twin_bridges">dual-span</a> <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Bridge" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Bridge">bridge</a> in the <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/United_States" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/United_States">U.S.</a> <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/U.S._state" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/U.S._state">state</a> of <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Maryland" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Maryland">Maryland</a>. Spanning the <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Chesapeake_Bay" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Chesapeake_Bay">Chesapeake Bay</a>, it connects the state&#039;s rural <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Eastern_Shore_of_Maryland" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Eastern_Shore_of_Maryland">Eastern Shore</a> region with the more urban <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Western_Shore" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Western_Shore">Western Shore</a>. The original span opened in 1952 and, at the time, with a length of 4.3 miles (6.9 km), it was the world&#039;s longest continuous over-water steel structure. The parallel span was added in 1973. The bridge is officially named the <b>William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial Bridge</b> after <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/William_Preston_Lane,_Jr." class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/William_Preston_Lane,_Jr.">William Preston Lane, Jr.</a> who, as <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Governor_of_Maryland" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Governor_of_Maryland">governor of Maryland</a>, initiated its construction.</p><p>The bridge is part of <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/U.S._Highway_System" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/U.S._Highway_System">U.S. Routes</a> <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/U.S._Route_50_in_Maryland" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/U.S._Route_50_in_Maryland">50</a> and <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/U.S._Route_301_in_Maryland" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/U.S._Route_301_in_Maryland">301</a>, and serves as a vital link in both routes. As part of U.S. Route 50, it connects the <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Baltimore-Washington_Metropolitan_Area" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Baltimore-Washington_Metropolitan_Area">Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area</a> with tourist destinations such as <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Ocean_City,_Maryland" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Ocean_City,_Maryland">Ocean City, Maryland</a>, <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Delaware" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Delaware">Delaware&#039;s</a> <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Delaware_beaches" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Delaware_beaches">ocean resorts</a>, <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Assateague_Island" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Assateague_Island">Assateague Island</a>, and <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Chincoteague,_Virginia" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Chincoteague,_Virginia">Chincoteague, Virginia</a>. As part of U.S. Route 301, it serves as part of an alternate route for <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Interstate_95" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Interstate_95">Interstate 95</a> travelers between northern Delaware and the Washington, D.C. area. Because of this linkage, the bridge is heavily traveled and has become known as a point of <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Traffic_congestion" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Traffic_congestion">traffic congestion</a>, particularly during peak hours and summer months.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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