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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. The bridge is part of U.S. Route 50 (US 50) and US 301, and serves as a vital link in both routes.
- 1,600 ft (488 m)
- 4.35 mi (7.00 km) (eastbound), 4.33 mi (6.97 km) (westbound)
- July 30, 1952 (eastbound), June 28, 1973 (westbound)
- Chesapeake Bay
William Preston Lane Jr. (* 12. Mai 1892 in Hagerstown, Maryland; † 7. Februar 1967 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker (Demokratische Partei) und von 1947 bis 1951 Gouverneur des Bundesstaates Maryland.
Die Chesapeake Bay Bridge, offiziell Gov. William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge [1], ist ein aus zwei Hängebrücken bestehendes Bauwerk über die Chesapeake Bay im US-amerikanischen Bundesstaat Maryland. Benannt ist sie nach dem ehemaligen Gouverneur Marylands William Preston Lane, in dessen Amtszeit der Bau der Brücke begann.
William Preston Lane Jr. (May 12, 1892 – February 7, 1967) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 52nd Governor of Maryland from 1947 to 1951. [1] Early life and education. Lane was born in Hagerstown, Maryland, on May 12, 1892, to William Preston Lane and Virginia Cartwright Lane. [2] .
- Dorothy Byron
26. Juni 2019 · The bridge spans 4.3 miles and has a capacity for 1,500 vehicles per lane, per hour. Annual traffic on the bridge is estimated to exceed 27 million vehicles. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge was built in 1949-1952 under the leadership of Governor William Preston Lane, Jr.
Die Chesapeake Bay Bridge, offiziell William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial (Bay) Bridge genannt, überquert die Chesapeake Bay und bietet eine Autoverbindung zwischen Annapolis (Sandy Point) und der Maryland Eastern Shore (Stevensville). Die Brücke erstreckt sich über 4,3 Meilen und hat eine Kapazität von 1.500 Fahrzeugen pro Spur und Stunde ...
The world's largest continuous over-water steel structure when it opened in 1952, the William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial (Bay) Bridge provides a structural link that did not exist in the days when colonial Marylanders traveled by boat, with the Chesapeake Bay as their highway.
