Verrazano Bridge | |
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![]() The Verrazano Bridge | |
Coordinates | 38°14′45″N 75°08′59″W / 38.245734°N 75.149660°W |
Carries | Two lanes of ![]() |
Crosses | Sinepuxent Bay |
Locale | Assateague Island, Maryland |
Maintained by | Maryland State Highway Administration |
ID number | 23018 [1] |
History | |
Opened | 1964 |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 5,302 [1] |
Location | |
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The Verrazano Bridge in Maryland is a bridge on Maryland Route 611 [2] over Sinepuxent Bay that connects Assateague Island to the mainland. [3]
The crossing, built in 1964, [4] contains two spans, one carrying automobiles and the other carrying pedestrians and bicycles. [5] [3] It is owned by Maryland, not by the National Park Service. [6] NPS, however, does own part of Assateague Island. [7]
Like the larger and more famous Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, it is named for Giovanni da Verrazzano. Maryland ferry service ended when the Verrazano Bridge was built in 1964. [4]
There is a visitor center on Route 611, right before the bridge. [8]
The Verrazano bridge .. from mainland Maryland to the island
Verrazano Bridge | |
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![]() The Verrazano Bridge | |
Coordinates | 38°14′45″N 75°08′59″W / 38.245734°N 75.149660°W |
Carries | Two lanes of ![]() |
Crosses | Sinepuxent Bay |
Locale | Assateague Island, Maryland |
Maintained by | Maryland State Highway Administration |
ID number | 23018 [1] |
History | |
Opened | 1964 |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 5,302 [1] |
Location | |
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The Verrazano Bridge in Maryland is a bridge on Maryland Route 611 [2] over Sinepuxent Bay that connects Assateague Island to the mainland. [3]
The crossing, built in 1964, [4] contains two spans, one carrying automobiles and the other carrying pedestrians and bicycles. [5] [3] It is owned by Maryland, not by the National Park Service. [6] NPS, however, does own part of Assateague Island. [7]
Like the larger and more famous Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, it is named for Giovanni da Verrazzano. Maryland ferry service ended when the Verrazano Bridge was built in 1964. [4]
There is a visitor center on Route 611, right before the bridge. [8]
The Verrazano bridge .. from mainland Maryland to the island