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PRESERVING THE CABLES OF THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE
Shane R. Beabes, Technical Lead, Complex Bridge Practice, AECOM
Christian Christodoulou, Regional Director, AECOM
Mark Bulmer, Technical Director, AECOM
Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Maryland, USA (Photo Credit: Charles Cocksedge, AECOM)
1. INTRODUCTION
The William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial (Bay) Bridge,
also known as the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, carries
Eastbound and Westbound U.S. Route 50 and 301
over the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, USA. The twin
bridges are located east of Annapolis and serve to
connect the Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
metropolitan regions to the eastern shore of
Maryland. The Bay Bridge is owned and operated by
the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) and is
one of five signature toll bridges in Maryland.
The Bay Bridge is comprised of two parallel bridges,
each spanning approximately 6.4km (Figure 1). The
main features of the bridge are the twin suspended
spans over the navigation channel, which
accommodate the commercial and recreational ships
accessing the Port of Baltimore from the Atlantic
Ocean.
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