Chesapeake Bay Bridge

The Gov. William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge is a major in the U.S. state of . Spanning the , it connects the state's rural region with its urban and suburban Western Shore, running between and near the capital city of .
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  • Type: Bridge
  • Description: major dual-span bridge in the U.S. state of Maryland, spanning the Chesapeake Bay
  • Also known as: “Bay Bridge”, “Chesapeake Bay-bron”, “Gov. William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge”, “Governor William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge”, “William Preston Lane Junior Memorial Bridge”, and “William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial Bridge”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Sandy Point Shoal Lighthouse and Whitehall.

Lighthouse
Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sandy Point Shoal Light is a brick three story… is situated 1½ miles north of Chesapeake Bay Bridge.

Building
Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a colonial home that was built beginning… is situated 2 miles west of Chesapeake Bay Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skidmore and Matapeake.

Neighborhood
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is situated 2 miles northwest of Chesapeake Bay Bridge.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community located south… is situated 3½ miles southeast of Chesapeake Bay Bridge.

Village
, a suburb of Annapolis… is situated 4 miles northwest of Chesapeake Bay Bridge.

Chesapeake Bay Bridge

Latitude
38.99678° or 38° 59′ 48″ north
Longitude
-76.39385° or 76° 23′ 38″ west
Open location code
87C5XJW4+PF
Geo­Names ID
4351179
Wiki­data ID
Q1319988
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Chesapeake Bay Bridge” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جسر خليج تشيسابيك”
  • Bengali: “চেসেপিক উপসাগর সেতু”
  • Central Kurdish: “پردی کەنداوی چێساپیک”
  • Chinese: “切萨皮克湾大桥”
  • Chinese: “切薩皮克灣大橋”
  • Dutch: “Chesapeake Bay Bridge”
  • Finnish: “Chesapeakenlahden silta”
  • French: “pont de la baie de Chesapeake”
  • French: “Pont de la baie de Chesapeake”
  • German: “Chesapeake Bay Bridge”
  • Japanese: “チェサピーク・ベイ・ブリッジ”
  • Korean: “체서피크 베이 브리지”
  • Persian: “پل خلیج چساپیک”
  • Polish: “William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge”
  • Russian: “Мост через Чесапикский залив”
  • Spanish: “Puente de la Bahía de Chesapeake”
  • Swedish: “Chesapeake Bay Bridge”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Meredith Homes and Whitehall Manor.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Shorts Creek and Maryland Transportation Authority Police William Preston Lane Junior Memorial Bay Bridge.

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