Millard E. Tydings Memorial Bridge
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Millard E. Tydings Memorial Bridge | |
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_connecting_Harford_and_Cecil_Counties,_Maryland_from_the_east_bank_of_the_Susquehanna_River.jpg) View of the north side of the bridge from the east bank | |
| Coordinates | 39°34′52″N 76°06′14″W / 39.58111°N 76.10389°W |
| Carries | 6 lanes of  I-95 |
| Crosses | Susquehanna River |
| Locale | Havre de Grace, Maryland and Perryville, Maryland |
| Official name | The Millard E. Tydings Memorial Bridge |
| Other name(s) | Tydings Bridge |
| Maintained by | Maryland Transportation Authority |
| ID number | 300000H-X907010[permanent dead link] |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Steel Truss – Deck |
| Total length | 1,542.6 metres (5,061 ft) |
| Width | 25 metres (82 ft) |
| Clearance below | 27.4 metres (90 ft) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1963 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 74275 (in 2001) |
| Toll | $8.00 (northbound) (Maryland E-ZPass $6.00[1]) |
| Location | |
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The Millard E. Tydings Memorial Bridge carries Interstate 95 (I-95) over the Susquehanna River between Cecil County and Harford County, Maryland. The toll bridge carries 29 million vehicles annually.[2] It is upstream from the Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge, which carries the parallel U.S. Route 40 (US 40).
The bridge is named for Millard Tydings (1890–1961), a longtime political figure in Maryland and a U.S. Senator from 1927–1951. It was built between January 1962 and November 1963 between bluffs high above the river valley, and is posted with warning signs "Subject to Crosswinds." It was dedicated, along with the highway it carries, by U.S. president John F. Kennedy on November 14, eight days before he was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. The next year, the highway was renamed the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway.
It is one of eight toll facilities operated by the Maryland Transportation Authority. The toll, levied on northbound traffic only, is $8.00 for two-axle vehicles as of July 1, 2013; larger vehicles pay another $8 per additional axle.
The bridge was closed during Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012, perhaps the first time it was ever shut down.[3]
See also
References
- ^ ""MdTA Toll Rates: John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway". Maryland Transportation Authority. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ Maryland Transportation Authority
- ^ "Md. governor: Bay Bridge closing to traffic". AP via SFGate. October 29, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
External links
Media related to Millard E. Tydings Memorial Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
Bridges of the Susquehanna River | ||||
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- Bridges completed in 1963
- Bridges over the Susquehanna River
- Buildings and structures in Havre de Grace, Maryland
- Toll bridges in Maryland
- Monuments and memorials in Maryland
- Tolled sections of Interstate Highways
- Road bridges in Maryland
- Interstate 95
- Bridges on the Interstate Highway System
- Bridges in Cecil County, Maryland
- Bridges in Harford County, Maryland
- Steel bridges in the United States