William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial (Bay) Bridge
Often called the Bay Bridge, this facility crosses the Chesapeake Bay as part of US 50/301. The bridge's dual spans provide a direct connection between Maryland's Eastern Shore recreational and ocean regions and the metropolitan areas of Baltimore, Annapolis and Washington, D.C. The bridge also forms part of an alternative route from the Delaware Memorial Bridge to the nation's capital and is the location of our MD's Bay Bridge Walk.
With a length of 4.3 miles, the bridges are among the world's longest and most-scenic over-water structures. The original span was built in 1952 and provides a two-lane roadway for eastbound traffic. The parallel structure opened in 1973 and has three lanes for westbound travelers. During the past fiscal year, nearly 25-million vehicles crossed the Bay Bridge.
History:
A Bridge to Cross the Chesapeake. . .
Marylanders originally had to rely on boats to cross the Chesapeake Bay to and from the Eastern Shore. But as the population grew and automobiles became a more popular means of transportation, people began to call for a bridge that would cross the Chesapeake. The first plan for such a bridge was developed in 1927, but was quickly forgotten with the 1929 onset of the Great Depression. In 1938, under mounting pressure, the state legislature authorized a roadway crossing the Bay, but this time World War II postponed the effort. In 1947, under the leadership of Governor William Preston Lane, Jr., the Maryland General Assembly directed the State Roads Commission to build a bridge across the Bay, and the first shovelful of earth was finally turned in January 1949.
The bridge’s two-lane original span (which today carries eastbound traffic) cost $45 million and was, at the time, the world’s longest continuous over-water steel structure—an amazing engineering triumph. It opened to traffic at 6 p.m. on July 30, 1952 – at the same moment that the Kent Island-Sandy Point Bay ferry began its very last run. It was the end – and the beginning – of an era. Construction of the bridge’s $148-million second span, which currently carries westbound traffic across the Bay, began in 1969 and was completed on June 28, 1973. J.E. Greiner Company, Inc. designed both bridge spans, and numerous companies contributed to the bridge’s construction.
***
Đó là chiếc cầu CN đã đi qua trên hành trình đến Maria's Love Point để dự một party với đại gia đình vào chiều ngày 31 tháng 5/2008.
"Maria's Love Point - Bed & Breakfast" là nơi được chọn để tổ chức party là một tòa nhà khá đẹp với khung cảnh chung quanh thật tuyệt vời theo lối kiến trúc chiều lòng người hòa nhập với thiên nhiên vừa núi một bên và biển một bên.
CN sẽ gởi lên mời các bạn xem vài cảnh đẹp chung quanh ngôi nhà này.
Nice Place
