Governor’s Bridge

Governor Bridge is a historic single-lane bridge over the Patuxent River near Bowie, Maryland. The river marks the boundary between Prince George's and Anne Arundel counties.

Photo: USGS, Public domain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Prince George’s Stadium and Melford.

Prince George’s Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Baseball Panoramic, CC BY 3.0.

Prince George's Stadium is a multipurpose sports venue located in unincorporated Prince George's County, Maryland, near Bowie, primarily used for baseball. Prince George’s Stadium is situated 1 mile southwest of Governor’s Bridge.

Melford

Historic house

Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.

Melford is a historic plantation house located on the grounds of the Maryland Science and Technology Center, near the intersection of U.S. Route 301 and U.S. Route 50, at Bowie, Prince George's County, Maryland. Melford is situated 1 mile northwest of Governor’s Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crofton and Collington.

Crofton

Town

Photo: MsCrof, CC BY 3.0.

Crofton is a census-designated place and planned community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, located 9.8 miles west of the state capital Annapolis, 24 miles south of Baltimore, and 24 miles east-northeast of Washington, D.C. The community was established in 1964 and as of the 2020 census, it had a population of 29,136. Crofton is situated 3½ miles north of Governor’s Bridge.

Collington

Neighborhood

Collington was a settlement in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, dating from colonial times. Collington has been subsumed by the city of Bowie. Collington is situated 3½ miles west of Governor’s Bridge.

Davidsonville

Hamlet

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Davidsonville is an unincorporated community in central Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. It is a semi-rural community composed mostly of farms and suburban-like developments and is a good example of an "exurb." Davidsonville has relatively little commercial development and no high-density housing. Davidsonville is situated 4 miles southeast of Governor’s Bridge.

Governor’s Bridge

Type: Bridge
Description: bridge in United States of America
Categories: road bridge, Pratt truss bridge, and transportation
Location: Prince George’s County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.95146° or 38° 57′ 5″ north

Longitude

-76.69347° or 76° 41′ 37″ west

Open location code

87C5X824+HJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 710537792

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=bridge

Wikidata ID

Q5589446

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