Virginia. It is 11,446 feet long and was opened to traffic on December
15, 1940. The income from tolls on this structure for the twelve
months ended September 30, 1962, was $1,549,853.95 for the passage
of 1,503,403 vehicles.

Patuxent River Bridge

Hyman Levin, Superintendent

Barstow

The Patuxent River Bridge, approximately two-thirds of a mile in
length, crosses the Patuxent River from a point near Hallowing Point
in Calvert County, to a point near Benedict in Charles County. It
was opened to traffic December 1, 1951. During its first year's opera-
tion, 47,468 vehicles crossed the structure, producing toll income of
$57,522.25.
Appropriations—1953

Special Fund (exclusive of Federal aid and bond proceeds):
For construction and maintenance of roads on the
State system, for debt service on State Highway
Construction Bonds, etc. $25,905,296
For benefit of counties and municipalities 7,641,119
For maintenance, administrative, and operating ex-
penses of the Susquehanna River, Potomac River,
and Chesapeake Bay Toll Bridges; and for admin-
istrative expenses in connection with the Chesa-
peake Bay Bridge Construction Fund 545,970

Total - $34,092,385

Appropriations available to the Commission during 1953 for the
construction and reconstruction of roads will be supplemented by
earnings from Federal aid appropriations and by proceeds from the
sale of State Highway Construction Bonds. Federal aid appropria-
tions to the State of Maryland for the 1953 fiscal year for primary,
secondary, and urban programs total $5,171,877.00. At the beginning
of the 1953 fiscal year State Highway Construction Bonds totaling
$75,000,000 had been issued; further sales of bonds will be made as
funds are required to meet highway construction expenditures.

Appropriations—1954

Special Fund $36,091,716
Federal Fund 5,964,303

Total $42,056,019
Staff: 3,005.

BUREAU OF CONTROL SURVEYS AND MAPS

Advisory Board

Chairman: S. S. Steinberg, Dean, College of Engineering,

University of Maryland

William F. Childs, Jr., Chief Engineer, State Roads Commission
1. Alvin Pasarew, Director, Maryland State Planning Commission
Nathan L. Smith, Director, Department of Public Improvements
Joseph T. Singewald, Director, Department of Geology, Mines
and Water Resources
George W. Cassell, Engineer-in-charge

312 Tower Building, Baltimore 2 Telephone: Lexington 9-4370