nually and produce revenue of more than
$45,974,251 which is utilized for debt serv-
ice after deduction of maintenance and
operating costs.
The administrative offices and the mainte-
nance bureaus of these facilities will be
centralized in the Administration Building
which soon will open as part of a sixth
major toll facility, the Baltimore Harbor
Outer Crossing. The Department of Trans-
portation through its Division of Finance
and the State Highway Administration
through its Office of Finance provide for
the accounting and financial reporting.
The William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial
Bridge is one of the largest over-water
structures in the world. It spans 4.35 miles
of the Chesapeake Bay between Sandy Point
on the Western Shore to a point near Ste-
vensville on the Eastern Shore. The traffic
lanes between the suspension towers are
2,9221/2 feet in length and 1981/2 feet above
the Bay to a total height of 354 feet. This
bridge was opened to traffic on July 30,
1952. It is located on two of the principal
motor arteries, U.S 301 and U.S. 50. At
the request of the General Assembly, the
State Roads Commission renamed the Ches-
apeake Bay Toll Bridge the William Preston
Lane, Jr. Memorial Bridge in 1967 (Res.
No. 21, Acts of 1967).
On October 1, 1968, Bridge and Tunnel
Revenue Bonds were issued to provide
funds for the cost of constructing an addi-
tional bridge across the Chesapeake Bay,
the cost of constructing a crossing of the
Patapsco River from Hawkins Point to
Sparrows Point and, the cost of constructing
a connection between U.S. Route 1 and
Interstate Route 95 near Elkridge.
On June 28, 1973, the parallel Bay
Bridge was opened to traffic. In conjunction
with this, the existing toll plaza was widened
from six to ten lanes and the Administration
Building and maintenance facilities were
enlarged.
The Susquehanna River Toll Bridge spans
the Susquehanna River from a point near
Perryville in Cecil County to a point near
Havre de Grace in Harford County. It is |
7,613 feet long and was opened to traffic
on August 28,1940.
The Potomac River Toll Bridge in Charles
County was opened to traffic in 1940. It is
on U.S. 301. The State Roads Commission
redesignated the Potomac River Toll Bridge
as the Gov. Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge
in 1967.
The Harbor Tunnel Thruway, opened to
traffic on November 30, 1957, provides a
north-south by-pass of the City of Baltimore.
The John F. Kennedy Memorial High-
way (formerly the Northeastern Expressway)
was constructed with revenue bond proceeds
authorized by Chapter 1, Act of the Special
Session of 1956 (Code 1957, 1969 Repl.
Vol., Art. 89B, sees. 141-162A). This toll
road which is a part of the Interstate Route
95 was opened to traffic on November 14,
1963. Its 42 miles extends from the Dela-
ware State line to White Marsh, north of
Baltimore. Combined with the New Jersey
Turnpike, the Delaware River Bridge, the
Delaware Turnpike, and the Patapsco (Bal-
timore Harbor Tunnel), this highway is an
integral segment of the major north-south
traffic facility along the East Coast.
The administrative offices of the John F.
Kennedy Memorial Highway are located at
the Perryville Plaza Barrier where tolls for
through traffic are collected.
Staff: 791.
STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
Bernard M. Evans, State Highway
Administrator
Northam B. Friese, Deputy Highway
Administrator
Hugh G. Downs, Jr., Chief Engineer
John A. Agro, Jr., Director, Office of
Finance and Program Management
Nolan H. Rogers, Special Assistant
Attorney General
MARYLAND STATE ROADS
COMMISSION
Chairman: Bernard M. Evans, State
Highway Administrator
Regional Commissioners: Harley P. Brins-
field, 1976; Thomas G. Barton, 1977; |
