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The Associated Press reported more than 40 vehicles were involved in the massive crash on the Bay Bridge, injuring 13 people and snarling traffic for about six hours, authorities said.
Crashes involving more than 40 vehicles closed all lanes on the heavily-traveled U.S. 50 Bay Bridge in Maryland on Saturday, injuring 13 people and snarling traffic for about six hours ...
SkyTeam 11 reports a multiple-vehicle crash shut down the westbound span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Wednesday evening, backing up traffic to Kent Island.
In 1967, due to increasing traffic volume, the Maryland General Assembly authorized three possible new crossings, all suggested during the 1964 Chesapeake Bay crossing study. [9] These included one further north near Baltimore , one in southern Maryland , and an additional span to be added to the existing bridge from Kent Island to Sandy Point ...
The bridge crossed one of the busiest shipping routes in the United States: the lower Patapsco River, which connects the Port of Baltimore to the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. [9] [11] In 2023, the port handled more than 444,000 passengers and 52.3 million tons of foreign cargo valued at $80 billion. [9]
The bridge, named for the first governor of Maryland, Thomas Johnson, saw construction start in 1972 and opened to traffic on December 17, 1977. The bridge, carrying an average of 33,000 vehicles a day on Maryland Route 4 (MD 4), is one of two crossings of the Patuxent River in Southern Maryland (the other is the Benedict Bridge approximately ...
After a 23-vehicle crash on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge on Saturday morning, investigators are seeking a blue 2018 Honda Civic sedan that they say was driving erratically and at high speeds.
Between September 16, 2023, and October 1, 2023, a pilot project took place in which the westbound entrances at MD 8, Duke Street, and Shopping Center Road on Kent Island were closed from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday in order to keep through traffic approaching the Chesapeake Bay Bridge on US 50 and reduce traffic along MD 18. [15]