🇺🇸 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Maryland / The SCARIEST bridge in America / Chesapeake Bay Bridge at Night

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There aren't too many places in Maryland considered dangerous pretty much all the time, but if you ask someone what's the scariest place to drive in Maryland, they will almost always say across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is quite charming from afar...
But is terrifying for some up close.
This dual bridge has no shoulder or emergency pull-off lanes. It's a length of 4.3 miles from tip to tip, and at its highest point is 186 feet above the Bay. That's a long way down and reason enough why it's considered the scariest bridge in Maryland.
Fewer things make Marylanders more nervous than approaching the bridge and seeing lines of cars. With the Bay Bridge making drivers uneasy, stop-and-go traffic only heightens the anxiety.
Occasionally, there's two-way traffic on the bridge, which makes it even worse.
There have been several fatalities throughout the years on the Bay Bridge.
And vehicular accidents. Most of the time, the accidents happen when someone is rear-ended, and can even be pushed over the side into the water below. Weather and storms do have an effect, too, and the low guard rails on the side of the bridge make everyone uneasy in a strong wind.
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is scary!

How many minutes does it take to cross the Chesapeake Bay Bridge?
Direct crossing time is approximately 25 minutes.

Have you driven across Maryland's most dangerous and terrifying bridge? Does it give you feelings of stress, or are you not bothered? Share your experiences and stories about this most interesting and infamous Maryland bridge.

From Wikipedia:
Spanning the Chesapeake Bay, it connects the state's rural Eastern Shore region with the urban Western Shore, between Stevensville and the capital city of Annapolis.
The original span, opened in 1952 and with a length of 4.3 miles (6.9 km), was the world's longest continuous over-water steel structure. The parallel span was added in 1973. The bridge is officially named the Gov. William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge after William Preston Lane Jr. who, as the 52nd Governor of Maryland, initiated its construction in the late 1940s finally 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. As part of cross-country US 50, it connects the Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan Area with Ocean City, Maryland, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, and other coastal tourist resort destinations. As part of US 301, it serves as part of an alternative route for Interstate 95 travelers, between northern Delaware and the Washington, D.C., area. Because of this linkage, the bridge is busy and has become known as a point of traffic congestion, particularly during peak hours and summer months.

The bridge's role in transportation was filled by ferries prior to the first span's construction. An annual 10K run across the bridge has been organized on-and-off since 1975. The bridge's economic impact on the areas it connects has been significant, with both Queen Anne's County and Ocean City expanding significantly since the bridge's construction. Future expansion of the bridge has been discussed since 2004, with a task force being formed to investigate the possibility of building a third span.

Because of similar names, it is often confused with the Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel, a bridge–tunnel linking the Eastern Shore of Virginia with the Hampton Roads region and the rest of Virginia.

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Have you driven across Maryland's most dangerous and terrifying bridge? Does it give you feelings of stress, or are you not bothered? Share your experiences and stories about this most interesting and infamous Maryland bridge.

[Alice-in-USA]

There aren't too many places in Maryland considered dangerous pretty much all the time, but if you ask someone what's the scariest place to drive in Maryland, they will almost always say across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is quite charming from afar...
But is terrifying for some up close.
This dual bridge has no shoulder or emergency pull-off lanes. It's a length of 4.3 miles from tip to tip, and at its highest point is 186 feet above the Bay. That's a long way down and reason enough why it's considered the scariest bridge in Maryland.
Fewer things make Marylanders more nervous than approaching the bridge and seeing lines of cars. With the Bay Bridge making drivers uneasy, stop-and-go traffic only heightens the anxiety.
Occasionally, there's two-way traffic on the bridge, which makes it even worse.
There have been several fatalities throughout the years on the Bay Bridge.
And vehicular accidents. Most of the time, the accidents happen when someone is rear-ended, and can even be pushed over the side into the water below. Weather and storms do have an effect, too, and the low guard rails on the side of the bridge make everyone uneasy in a strong wind.
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is scary!

How many minutes does it take to cross the Chesapeake Bay Bridge?
Direct crossing time is approximately 25 minutes.

[Alice-in-USA]

From Wikipedia: Spanning the Chesapeake Bay, it connects the state's rural Eastern Shore region with the urban Western Shore, between Stevensville and the capital city of Annapolis.The original span, opened in 1952 and with a length of 4.3 miles (6.9 km), was the world's longest continuous over-water steel structure. The parallel span was added in 1973. The bridge is officially named the Gov. William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge after William Preston Lane Jr. who, as the 52nd Governor of Maryland, initiated its construction in the late 1940s finally 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. As part of cross-country US 50, it connects the Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan Area with Ocean City, Maryland, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, and other coastal tourist resort destinations. As part of US 301, it serves as part of an alternative route for Interstate 95 travelers, between northern Delaware and the Washington, D.C., area. Because of this linkage, the bridge is busy and has become known as a point of traffic congestion, particularly during peak hours and summer months.

The bridge's role in transportation was filled by ferries prior to the first span's construction. An annual 10K run across the bridge has been organized on-and-off since 1975. The bridge's economic impact on the areas it connects has been significant, with both Queen Anne's County and Ocean City expanding significantly since the bridge's construction. Future expansion of the bridge has been discussed since 2004, with a task force being formed to investigate the possibility of building a third span.

Because of similar names, it is often confused with the Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel, a bridge–tunnel linking the Eastern Shore of Virginia with the Hampton Roads region and the rest of Virginia.