Driving over the Maryland Bay Bridge with oncoming traffic!

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

I got lost one night and went over it unexpectedly and then had to come back again. Don’t like heights. Was not thrilled. Lol.

[@chickennugget1498]

LostInPA i pass over it a lot and I afraid of heights it’s cool

[@pamelawheeless8090]

OMG! I am so sorry! That could have triggered a panic attack! 😳 Thank God you made it back safely. 😊

[@dme1016]

Not too long ago, a woman was rear-ended by an 18-wheeler, which knocked her car into the water. Like a Superhero, she climbed outta her busted window....into the water, & swam about a hundred yards to the rocks... and safety. Props to her. Self-preservation csn make you do some amazing shit.

[@pamelawheeless8090]

Thank God she was at the low end of the bridge. She would not have survived the suspension part. 🌉 It pays to know how to swim too.🏊

[@dme1016]

@@pamelawheeless8090 Then, she went back & pulled her car outta the water, and saved a dolphin which had gotten tangled in old fishing line. She's a baaaaad lady..👍👍

[@pamelawheeless8090]

​@@dme1016 Yeah! That was a Superwoman for sure! ✊💪🤸🏋 Wow! 😃

[@robtman9199]

I have crossed that bridge 5 days a week since about 2004, about 6,000 to 7, 000 times give or take. Only thing that bothers me is traffic, scared drivers and the accidents. Weather can be fun at times, driving over it in the dark during a thunderstorm is wild.

[@rickforespring4834]

i've never been across that bridge i think. when we left maryland the wm preston memorial bridge was still in use but the new bridge was under contruction still.

[@craso101]

It looks like it started to rain as you were crossing the bridge!

[@pamelawheeless8090]

They used to have annual bay bridge walks on the first weekend of May. I walked it a few times. The bus would take us to the Eastern Shore on the Westbound span, as seen here. We would walk back on the Eastbound span that you see beside this one. Amazingly, it was not as scary walking it was driving it. The Eastbound span is not as scary as the Westbound span. I think it has to do with the railings. On the Eastbound span, it had those tougher barriers and you could not see the water below. Whenever I drove on the Westbound span, I would always stay in the middle lane, as this driver did. One false move, you are through the rail and into the water below! They need higher and more sturdy rails on the Westbound span! I don't think I would have been able to walk across the Westbound span.

[@SteveCarras]

Ah-the upper, shorter Chesapeake Bridge whoe name always get sme confused with its more than four times longer tunnel/bridge combo by Virginia. Glad to see that someone elese gave it a different name, the Maryland bay bridgemwhcih I will use in conversation and here and elsewhere online to differentiate from the bay bridge tunnel.:)

[@ganon8109]

Hey is that big cloud in the video a severe thunderstorm?

[@supremshark8034]

That shit is scary

[@walterfink9782]

I'm not familiar with this bridge. I noticed another bridge on the left. Do they start and end at the same location, or close to it? If so, why isn't one bridge going one way and the other bridge going the other way. That way, traffic on each bridge, all go the same way?

[@railfanaiden9094]

Yes that is the second part of the bay bridge it starts and ends in the samenplance and it is exactly like the bridge in the video but the cars are traveling the opposite way 1 lane heading the same direction as the video and two lanes going the other way. I believe that have one lane going the other way to keep drivers from getting distracted by looking around. Not totally sure

[@hvacguy84]

@@railfanaiden9094 The reason Two-way traffic is used is to reduce traffic congestion the eastbound side. The eastbound bridge only has two lanes while the westbound bridge has 3 lanes. During heavy eastbound traffic congestion the left lane on the westbound bridge is converted to an eastbound lane.

[@railfanaiden9094]

@@hvacguy84 oh ok yeah we had to drive on the other bridge going the same direction as the video. Not able to see as much because we had to focus on not hitting oncoming cars

[@pamelawheeless8090]

One is Eastbound and the other Westbound. Because the Eastern Shore is more rural and less populated, the Eastbound span only has two lanes. The Westbound has three because it's going towards major cities like Annapolis, Baltimore and DC... Sometimes they have to redirect a lane on the bridge due to a high volume of traffic. Factors may include; rush hour traffic, Summer vacation, special events like bay bridge walks, etc.. OK, now I am telling my age, (Thank God I lived this long) I remember as a child, there was only one bridge. That was the now Eastbound span that only had two lanes! Can you imagine a bridge that long with only two lanes with traffic meeting each other? We used to go to Sandy Point Beach, and you had a good view of the bridge from there. Of course it was so long that it faded as it reached the Eastern Shore. As soon as I could see a truck crossing it, I would just keep my eyes on it to see how long it would take to get to the end on this side. I could not watch long enough to the end. 😆

[@zebulinlehman8779]

Has there been any plans to make this bridge any safer?

[@xJohnny_Ax]

No, this for summer traffic traveling eastbound to Ocean City, it eases traffic congestion. Although Gov. Hogan has proposed a plan to build another bay bridge in Southern Maryland to ease traffic on route 50, that includes the bay bridge.

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

Nope.

[@penn-g7x]

I have only been on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, but this looks fun to drive over. The height wouldn’t scare me as much as the oncoming traffic.

[@melodyherzman9447]

Tornado coming?

[@trainman071]

i love these high and long birdges ill drive on them endlessly its so amazing to see the steel structure and the water surrounding the bridge what a beautifull sight best seen in a cab over semi when you are sitting 5 ft above the rd now thats spectacular

[@Abbygailohemgee]

Hey where's that guys helmet? Md has a lid law.

[@whocares8862]

How scary

[@jimmyleon2983]

I wouldn't enjoy having to cross that bridge everyday.

[@annettehudson929]

Busy bridge looking like clouds

[@abrilholgado6171]

I'm confused. Why, at 1:05, did he turn if the ligths were red? Is it allowed? (i' not from the US)

[@missqbird]

Yes

[@abrilholgado6171]

@@missqbird thank youu ☺️

[@pamelawheeless8090]

In the USA, 🇺🇸 drivers are allowed to make a right turn on red unless otherwise noted. I think it also depends on the state. I live in Maryland, but was visiting my cousin in Brooklyn, NY. At 2 AM, my friend made a right turn on a quiet street after stopping at a red light. Then immediately! 🚨🚓👮 My friend did not understand why we were stopped. I said, "Oh! I guess they don't allow right turns on red here!" The Officer let us go without a ticket.

[@jessiescott9313]

How long is this bridge ? How long do it take to cross to the other side and where would you be ( place ) ?

[@janetoler7938]

The bridge is 4.35 miles long.

[@kellyfarmer3267]

You can have it. I have no desire crossing that bridge.

[@donavanjohnson409]

I'm not scared of any bridges encluding that one in this video

[@Tiberius291]

Those dark gray clouds aren't helping. 🌧

[@SaesarSalad]

I'd grab the steering wheel & scream "WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!".

[@johnay9700]

SaesarSalad me 2

[@pamelawheeless8090]

U must b a Comedian! 😂😂😂

[@jaydenyoutuber9904]

It looks like this storm

[@zebulinlehman8779]

Why can't there be storm closing gates for the bridge/

[@davidmotter5140]

A ridiculoius question

[@prettyvacant3605]

Yea I hate when they do 2 way traffic on bridge

[@Piper-Down-EZ]

And in tunnel

[@prettyvacant3605]

@@Piper-Down-EZ thankfully I only experienced that once,that tunnel gives me anxiety on a good day! 😣

[@patkaczmarek7362]

This bridge is barely wide enough to safely handle pedestrian foot traffic and cyclists. Cannot believe there's three lanes of vehicular traffic with oncoming. Extremely outdated and woefully unsafe design.

[@eikh1682]

What’s unsafe about it? It’s literally an everyday bridge.

[@patkaczmarek7362]

@@eikh1682 Everything about it - nowhere to avoid oncoming traffic/loss of control, nowhere for breakdown/utility vehicles and it also doesn't incorporate any safety features for those with a fear of heights. An embarrassment of design in this day and age, which speaks to it's antiquated design and the failed municipality which promotes it.

[@eikh1682]

@@patkaczmarek7362 1. Can’t forget about 2 lanes expressways, But if it’s on a bridge it’s *baddd* 2. oh no no shoulders because shoulders are needed to save lives 🥺 3. Like any other bridge, what safety features do you need?

[@adamkassemtv]

The Bay Bridge is way safer than the Harry Nice bridge in Southern Maryland... it is ancient

[@xJohnny_Ax]

Adam THANK YOU!! This bridge is nothing compared to the Harry Nice bridge.

[@jamesanthonygreen8233]

That is interesting. My family used to travel over BOTH of those bridges en route to and from visiting relatives in North Carolina.

[@meltsnowflakes2893]

I travel the bridge every day traffic is horrible stay away if possible 🙃

[@adamkassemtv]

@@meltsnowflakes2893 I’ve heard construction is coming along. Can you tell me anything?

[@vickyswindoll686]

Absolutely not!

[@chanimuller9360]

Aj