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Traveling eastbound on the original span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge near Annapolis, Maryland.
The original span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge opened in 1952 and carries two of the Bay Bridge's five lanes. Most of the Bridge utilizes girder-and-pier and deck-truss designs, with a through-truss cantilever span and iconic suspension span at the center of the bridge.
Being four miles long, 186 feet high at its tallest point, subject to crosswinds, and having no shoulders, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge is known by some as "America's Scariest Bridge", so much so that Maryland Transportation Authority has contracts with private companies to provide transportation services upon request.
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is not to be confused with the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, which connects the DelMarVa peninsula to mainland Virginia.
New Span / Westbound: • Chesapeake Bay Bridge ...