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the bridge, producing together with passenger revenue, a toll income
of $4,490,960.40.
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. The bridge is 7,613 feet long and was
opened to traffic on August 28, 1940. During the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1956, a total of 8,894,603 vehicles crossed this bridge,
producing toll income of $1,750,265.06.
The Potomac River Toll Bridge spans the Potomac River from a
point near Newburg in Charles County to a point near Dahlgren,
Virginia. It is 11,446 feet long and was opened to traffic on December
16, 1940. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 1956, a total
of 1,958,509 vehicles used this bridge, producing toll income of
$2,072,939.95.
Revenue and Expenditure Budget
Fiscal Year 1957
Revenue Budget:
Toll Income .......................................................$ 8,800,000
Investment and Miscellaneous Income......................... 451,000
From Construction Fund for Term Bond Interest.......... 4,293,270
Total ......................................................$13,544,270
Expenditure Budget:
Susquehanna River Toll Bridge...................................$ 312,000
Potomac River Toll Bridge........................................... 204,000
Chesapeake Bay Toll Bridge........................................... 595,000
Administrative and General................................................ 212,000
Patapsco Tunnel Northern Approach Extension.............. 670,000
Bridge and Tunnel Revenue Bond Interest....................... 5,143,450
Total ...............„............................................$ 7,136,450
Remainder available for Sinking Fund Purposes.........$ 6,407,820
The Williamsport Toll Bridge, a 1,478-foot span across the Potomac
River between Williamsport in Maryland and a point opposite in
Berkeley County, West Virginia, was acquired by the State Roads
Commission on January 7, 1954, under an Act of the General As-
sembly of Maryland. During the fiscal year July I to June 30, 1956,
the bridge was used by 1,233,669 vehicles, producing total revenue of
$248,540.00.
Revenues and expenditures of the Williamsport Toll Bridge are
administered under the budget of the State Roads Commission.
BUREAU OF CONTROL SURVEYS AND MAPS
Advisory Board
Prof. George F. Coran, Acting Dean, College of Engineering,
University of Maryland
I. Alvin Pasarew, Director, Department of Public Im-
provements
Norman M. Pritehett, Chief Engineer, State Roads Corn.
mission
Joseph T. Singewald, Jr., Director, Department of Geology,
Mines and Water Resources
George W. Cassell, Engineer.in-charge
307 Tower Building, Baltimore 2 Telephone: Lexington 9-4370
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