The Gov. William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge is a major dual-span bridge in the U.S. state of Maryland. Spanning the Chesapeake Bay, it connects the state's rural Eastern Shore region with its urban and suburban Western Shore, running between Stevensville and Sandy Point State Park near the capital city of Annapolis. The original span, open…
The Gov. William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge is a major dual-span bridge in the U.S. state of Maryland. Spanning the Chesapeake Bay, it connects the state's rural Eastern Shore region with its urban and suburban Western Shore, running between Stevensville and Sandy Point State Park near the capital city of Annapolis. The original span, opened in 1952 and with a length of 4 miles, was the world's longest continuous over-water steel structure. The parallel span was added in 1973. The bridge is named for William Preston Lane Jr., who as the 52nd Governor of Maryland launched its construction in the late 1940s after decades of political indecision and public controversy.
Carries: 5 lanes of US 50 / US 301
Crosses: Chesapeake Bay
Opened: July 30, 1952 (eastbound) · June 28, 1973 (westbound)
Locale: Anne Arundel and Queen Anne's Counties, Maryland
Official name: Gov. William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge
Other name(s): "Bay Bridge"
Maintained by: Maryland Transportation Authority, State of Maryland
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