Highlights
The Bay Bridge carries travelers on Route 50 and Route 301 between the Chesapeake Bay's eastern and western shores. The idea of a bridge to traverse the Chesapeake Bay had long been discussed, but not until 1938 was state funding appropriated to the project. Ground finally broke in January 1949, and the original two-lane span of the 4.3-mile William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge opened to traffic in 1952. It replaced a ferry service that would carry cars across the bay. At the time, it was the world's longest continuous over-water steel structure. As the need for efficient road travel and traffic grew, the original span was repurposed to carry eastbound traffic, and construction on a seco...
The Bay Bridge carries travelers on Route 50 and Route 301 between the Chesapeake Bay's eastern and western shores. The idea of a bridge to traverse the Chesapeake Bay had long been discussed, but not until 1938 was state funding appropriated to the project. Ground finally broke in January 1949, and the original two-lane span of the 4.3-mile William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge opened to traffic in 1952. It replaced a ferry service that would carry cars across the bay. At the time, it was the world's longest continuous over-water steel structure. As the need for efficient road travel and traffic grew, the original span was repurposed to carry eastbound traffic, and construction on a second span carrying westbound traffic over the bay began in 1969 and was completed in 1973. The Maryland Transportation Authority, which maintains the bridge, is in the midst of a preservation and reconstruction project that includes resurfacing a portion of the westbound roadway. That work has forced the cancelation of the annual Bay Bridge Walk until 2009, when work is expected to be completed.
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State is sopping drivers with EZ-Pass fees
It appears that Michael Dresser bought into the Maryland Transportation Authority's EZ-Pass rate increase story hook, line and sinker ("EZ-Pass free ride ends: It's about time," July 6). Of course the MdTA, a government agency, will justify raising...Tags: Drug Trafficking
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All lanes on CBBT reopened after two barges strike bridge
WTKR-TV3All lanes in both directions on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel are now open. Traffic backed up earlier today after two barges struck it this morning. Stay tuned to News Channel 3 for more updates. -
Recession adds to challenges for suburban arts
Associated Press WriterWhen he hired Itzhak Perlman as artistic director of the Westchester Philharmonic in 2007, Joshua Worby thought he'd hit a grand slam. He figured that Perlman, a popular, world-famous violinist, would attract new subscribers, raise the reputation of a...Tags: Oakbrook Terrace, Marriott Theatre, Itzhak Perlman, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Lincolnshire
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7:30 TRAFFIC: Bay Bridge-Tunnel shut down
Daily PressThe Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is shut down in both directions because of high winds and at least one accident. At the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, eastbound traffic to Norfolk on Interstate 64 is backed up two miles to Mallory Street. At the Downtown...Tags: Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
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Recollecting early Maryland's ferryboat era
Travelers confronted today with crossing the Chesapeake Bay and major rivers like the Potomac and Susquehanna or lesser obstacles such as the Patapsco, Bush or Gunpowder usually travel over bridges or through tunnels. But for a long time, crossing...Tags: Patapsco, New Year's Day, Oxford (Talbot, Maryland), Chestertown, Vehicles
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You have questions? Outdoors Girl has answers
We are starting a new feature, "Ask Outdoors Girl," where my alter ego will find answers to your questions: historical, cultural, legal, epistemological. You may call it lazy. I call it a way to responsibly clean out my e-mail account. We'll kick it off...Tags: Wetlands, Virginia Marine Resources Commission, Nature, Aquaculture, Fishing
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Sign to educate travelers about Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay supporters want to educate drivers traveling the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel about the bay's value and its problems. Representatives of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel were to unveil an interactive sign...Tags: Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
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Storm's aftermath snarls Hampton Roads
928-6479 | 247-4765Evening thunderstorms were quick-hitting and only lasted about an hour, but they laid bare the region's increasingly fragile transportation network, sending Hampton Roads into a gridlock nightmare on roadways and the James River. Dominion Virginia...Tags: Hampton Roads, Virginia Marine Resources Commission, Health and Safety at Work, United States, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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'Weak cold front' fueled storm
247-4778++++++++++++++++++++ || || ++++++++++++++++++++ The fast-moving storm that swept through Hampton Roads and caused gridlock on the eve of the Fourth of July weekend began its journey Wednesday night in Isle of Wight County. The storm hit the area about 8:...Tags: Hampton Roads, Weather Reports, Tornadoes, Hampton Roads Weather, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia)
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The food I ate at the beach
Dining@LargeThe time has come to talk about my memories of beach food, which frankly are pretty grim. I'm not referring to the good meals I've had on the Sun when I've been sent across the Bay Bridge for our beach...... -
Three rescued after their boat capsizes near Bay Bridge
The Associated PressThree people were rescued from the Chesapeake Bay after the wake from a passing freighter came over their boat's stern, causing it to capsize, Maryland Natural Resources Police told The Washington Post. An off-duty Natural Resources officer driving on...Tags: Energy Resources, Chesapeake Bay, Natural Resources, Natural Resource Industry
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Panel urges better procedures for inspecting Md. bridges, tunnels
Baltimore Sun reporterA panel of engineering experts convened after a crash last year in which a truck broke through a barrier wall and plunged off the Bay Bridge has recommended that the Maryland Transportation Authority beef up its procedures for inspecting the state's...Tags: Engineering, Martin O'Malley, Transportation Accidents, Transportation, Metal and Mineral
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