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Chesapeake Bay Bridge

major dual-span bridge in the U.S. state of Maryland, spanning the Chesapeake Bay
Place Suspension Bridge Q1319988

Facts

19 properties

Identity

Instance of
suspension bridge, toll bridge, twin bridges[5][6]
Inception
July 30, 1952[14]

Location

Country
United States[4]
Location
Stevensville, Kent Island, Sandy Point State Park[11][12][13]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 38.992°, -76.372°[15]
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Anne Arundel County, Queen Anne's County[2][3]

Population and size

Height
379 (186–379, n=3)
Length
4.33 (4.33–6.9k, n=3)
More facts +11
Located in
Anne Arundel County, Queen Anne's County
Carries thoroughfare
U.S. Route 50, U.S. Route 301
Coordinates
🗺️ 38.992°, -76.372°
Crosses
Chesapeake Bay[9]
Different from
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
Longest span
490.0
Made from material
steel[10]
Maintained by
Maryland Transportation Authority[7]
Named after
William Preston Lane (1967–present)[8]
Next crossing downstream
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
Number of lanes
2 (2–5, n=3)
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 19
VIAF cluster ID
315531142
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh2008009419
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-2.jpg ↗
BabelNet ID
03892707n
BridgeReports.com ID
1244427, 1244428
Bridgehunter.com ID
19532
Brueckenweb ID
591
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
place/Chesapeake-Bay-Bridge
FAST ID
1878209
Freebase ID
/m/03xksb
GNIS Feature ID
588915, 596991
GeoNames ID
4351179
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J9U entity ID
987007540273705171
National Bridge Inventory Number
MD300000AAZ050013, MD300000AAZ050014
OpenStreetMap relation ID
1736026
Quora topic ID
Chesapeake-Bay-Bridge
Structurae structure ID
20000562, 20000561
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10047236
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["Bridge", "WilliamPrestonLaneJrMemorialBridge::fn53x"]
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🔗 Connections
Instance of 2
suspension bridge, toll bridge
Located in the administrative territorial entity 2
Anne Arundel County, Queen Anne's County
Location 2
Stevensville, Kent Island
Carries thoroughfare 1
U.S. Route 50
Country 1
United States
Crosses 1
Chesapeake Bay
Different from 1
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
Made from material 1
steel
Named after 1
William Preston Lane
Named after 1
Bay Bridge Airport
Next crossing downstream 1
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
← Different from 1
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
← Filming location 1
The Sentinel
← Next crossing upstream 1
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
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Summary

Chesapeake Bay Bridge is a suspension bridge[1].

Body

Geography

Located in include Anne Arundel County[2], a county of Maryland[16], in United States[17], founded in 1650[18], headquartered in Annapolis[19] and Queen Anne's County[3], a county of Maryland[20], in United States[21], founded in 1706[22], headquartered in Centreville[23].

Physical Characteristics

Lengths include 6946 m[24], 4.35 miles[25], and 4.33 miles[26].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Chesapeake Bay Bridge include Bay Bridge Airport[27], an airport[28], in United States[29].

Why It Matters

Entities named for it include Bay Bridge Airport[27], an airport[28], in United States[29].

Related Entities

United States

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . mdta.maryland.gov. Retrieved . mdta.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . mdta.maryland.gov. Retrieved . mdta.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [2] ↑ . OpenStreetMap. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . OpenStreetMap. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved . msa.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . mdta.maryland.gov. Retrieved . mdta.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . mdta.maryland.gov. Retrieved . mdta.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . data.census.gov. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . OpenStreetMap. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . dnr.maryland.gov. Retrieved . dnr.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . mdta.maryland.gov. Retrieved . mdta.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [25] ↑ . mdta.maryland.gov. Retrieved . mdta.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [26] ↑ . mdta.maryland.gov. Retrieved . mdta.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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