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Further expansion of the bridge has been discussed since 2004, with a task force being formed to investigate the possibility of building a third span. The bridge 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. [citation needed]
After crossing the Chesapeake Bay on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, US 50/US 301 head onto Kent Island in Queen Anne's County, entering the Eastern Shore region of the state. The road continues east as the Blue Star Memorial Highway, a six-lane freeway, and passes through an eastbound all-electronic toll gantry before maintenance returns to the ...
Chesapeake Bay Bridge South bridge: 488 m (1,600 ft) ... Road bridge New York City Subway ... California: 57: Carquinez Bridge East bridge: 335 m (1,099 ft)
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge, connecting the eastern and western shores of Maryland was completed in 1952. Length of the suspension span is 2,922 feet and the roadway is about 200 feet above water at ...
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel (CBBT, officially the Lucius J. Kellam Jr. Bridge–Tunnel) is a 17.6-mile (28.3 km) bridge–tunnel that crosses the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay between Delmarva and Hampton Roads in the U.S. state of Virginia. It opened in 1964, replacing ferries that had operated since the 1930s.
San Diego Bay: 1969: California: Tacoma Narrows Bridge (dual spans) Tacoma Narrows: 1950 / 2007: Washington: 196 ft (59.7 m) Astoria–Megler Bridge: Columbia River: 1966: Oregon / Washington: 192 ft (58.5 m) Commodore Barry Bridge: Delaware River: 1974: Pennsylvania / New Jersey: 191 ft (58.2 m) San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge (eastern span ...
U.S. Route 50 or U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching 3,019 miles (4,859 km) from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland Route 528 (MD 528) in Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlantic Ocean.
The main span is the longest span without any ground support. Note : There is no standard way to measure the total length of a bridge. Some bridges are measured from the beginning of the entrance ramp to the end of the exit ramp.