Chesapeake City Bridge
Chesapeake City Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 39°31′45″N 75°48′50″W / 39.529053°N 75.813920°W |
| Carries | 2 lanes of MD 213 |
| Crosses | Chesapeake & Delaware Canal |
| Locale | Chesapeake City, Maryland |
| Maintained by | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | tied arch bridge |
| Total length | 3,955 ft |
| Width | 29 ft |
| Longest span | 540 ft |
| Clearance above | 18.5 ft |
| Clearance below | 140 ft |
| History | |
| Opened | 1949 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 14,350 |
| Location | |
The Chesapeake City Bridge carries Maryland Route 213 across the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal in Chesapeake City, Maryland. There are two undivided traffic lanes and one sidewalk on the east side of the bridge. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction on the bridge in 1948 and it was opened to traffic in 1949. An older vertical lift drawbridge was destroyed on July 28, 1942, after being struck by the tanker Franz Klasen. The bridge is identical in appearance to the old St. Georges Bridge in Delaware (they were constructed roughly at the same time) except for the number of lanes.