Chesapeake Bay Bridge

Summary

Chesapeake Bay Bridge is a suspension bridge^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of suspension_bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (874 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chesapeake Bay Bridge is located in Anne Arundel County^[3].
• Chesapeake Bay Bridge is located in Queen Anne's County^[4].
• Chesapeake Bay Bridge is in the country of United States^[5].
• Chesapeake Bay Bridge's image is recorded as Chesapeake Bay Bridge-2.jpg^[6].
• Chesapeake Bay Bridge's instance of is recorded as suspension bridge^[7].
• Chesapeake Bay Bridge's instance of is recorded as toll bridge^[8].
• Chesapeake Bay Bridge's instance of is recorded as twin bridges^[9].
• Chesapeake Bay Bridge's maintained by is recorded as Maryland Transportation Authority^[10].
• William Preston Lane is named after Chesapeake Bay Bridge^[11].
• Chesapeake Bay Bridge's crosses is recorded as Chesapeake Bay^[12].
• Chesapeake Bay Bridge's made from material is recorded as steel^[13].
• Chesapeake Bay Bridge's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315531142^[14].
• Chesapeake Bay Bridge's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2008009419^[15].
• Chesapeake Bay Bridge's location is recorded as Stevensville^[16].
• Chesapeake Bay Bridge's location is recorded as Kent Island^[17].
• Chesapeake Bay Bridge's location is recorded as Sandy Point State Park^[18].
• Chesapeake Bay Bridge's Commons category is recorded as Chesapeake Bay Bridge^[19].
• Chesapeake Bay Bridge's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1736026^[20].
• Chesapeake Bay Bridge's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20000562^[21].
• Chesapeake Bay Bridge's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20000561^[22].
• +1952-07-30T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Chesapeake Bay Bridge^[23].
• Chesapeake Bay Bridge's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 588915^[24].
• Chesapeake Bay Bridge's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 596991^[25].
• Chesapeake Bay Bridge's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.991666666667, 'lon': -76.372222222222}^[26].
• Chesapeake Bay Bridge's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03xksb^[27].

Body

Geography

Chesapeake Bay Bridge is in the country of United States^[5]. Located in include Anne Arundel County^[3], a county of Maryland^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1650^[30], headquartered in Annapolis^[31] and Queen Anne's County^[4], a county of Maryland^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1706^[34], headquartered in Centreville^[35].

Physical Characteristics

Lengths include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6946'}^[36], {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+4.35'}^[37], and {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+4.33'}^[38].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include suspension bridge^[7], toll bridge^[8], and twin bridges^[9].

History and Context

+1952-07-30T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Chesapeake Bay Bridge^[23]. William Preston Lane is named after it^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Chesapeake Bay Bridge include Bay Bridge Airport^[39], an airport^[40], in United States^[41].

Why It Matters

Chesapeake Bay Bridge ranks in the top 4% of suspension_bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (874 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for it include Bay Bridge Airport^[39], an airport^[40], in United States^[41].