Construction of 1952 span Ī 1938 proposal by the Maryland General Assembly was the first to call for a bridge at the Sandy Point–Kent Island location. Two years later, the commission moved the western terminus of the old Annapolis–Matapeake ferry to Sandy Point (later adjacent to Sandy Point State Park), shortening the cross-bay trip. The auto and passenger ferries were taken over by the State Roads Commission in 1941 (reorganized into today's State Highway Administration of the Maryland Department of Transportation in 1973). In July 1930, the Claiborne–Annapolis Ferry Company added a new route, one running from Annapolis to Matapeake, a significantly shorter distance.
In 1919, the Claiborne–Annapolis Ferry Company began running ferries between Annapolis and Claiborne, a community near St. The first service ran from Annapolis to Broad Creek on Kent Island, roughly where the bridge is today. įerries were used as the main mode of transportation across the bay from the colonial period until the completion of the 1952 bridge. Plans for the new bridge were made, but construction was canceled following the Wall Street Crash of 1929 with the collapse of the American economy and resulting Great Depression of the 1930s.
In 1927, local businesspeople were authorized to finance the construction of a Baltimore to Tolchester Beach crossing. However, the first known proposal came about in 1907 and called for a crossing between Baltimore and Tolchester Beach. It is possible that studies may have been conducted as early as the 1880s into the possibility of a bridge across the Chesapeake Bay. Future expansion of the bridge has been discussed since 2004, with a task force being formed to investigate the possibility of building a third span.īecause of similar names, it is often confused with the Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel, a bridge–tunnel linking the Eastern Shore of Virginia with the Hampton Roads region and the rest of Virginia. The bridge's economic impact on the areas it connects has been significant, with both Queen Anne's County and Ocean City expanding significantly since the bridge's construction. An annual 10K run across the bridge has been organized on-and-off since 1975. The bridge's role in transportation was filled by ferries prior to the first span's construction. Because of this linkage, the bridge is busy and has become known as a point of traffic congestion, particularly during peak hours and summer months. As part of US 301, it serves as part of an alternative route for Interstate 95 travelers, between northern Delaware and the Washington, D.C., area. As part of cross-country US 50, it connects the Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan Area with Ocean City, Maryland, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, and other coastal tourist resort destinations. Route 50 (US 50) and US 301, and serves as a vital link in both routes. who, as the 52nd Governor of Maryland, initiated its construction in the late 1940s finally after decades of political indecision and public controversy. Memorial Bridge after William Preston Lane Jr. The original span, opened in 1952 and with a length of 4.3 miles (6.9 km), was the world's longest continuous over-water steel structure.
Spanning the Chesapeake Bay, it connects the state's rural Eastern Shore region with the urban Western Shore, between Stevensville and the capital city of Annapolis. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge (also known locally as the Bay Bridge) is a major dual-span bridge in the U.S. Maryland Transportation Authority, State of MarylandĬantilever bridge (eastbound), Continuous truss bridge (westbound), and Suspension bridges (both spans)
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