safeguarding, and disposition of tolls; control and
movement of traffic; and the physical maintenance
of roads, structures, and facilities of toll bridges and
approaches.
Francis Scott Key Bridge was opened to traffic in
March of 1977 and connects Sollers Point in Balti-
more County with Hawkins Point in Baltimore City.
It also is the final link in the 52-mile Baltimore
Beltway (Interstate 695).
William Preston Lane, Jr., Memorial Bridge is one
of the longest over-water steel structures in the world.
It spans 4.35 miles of the Chesapeake Bay between
Sandy Point on the Western Shore to a point near
Stevensville on the Eastern Shore. Traffic lanes be-
tween the suspension towers are 2,922-1/2 feet in
length and 198-1/2 feet above the Bay The Bridge
rises to a total height of 354 feet. This span was opened
to traffic on July 30, 1952. At the request of the
General Assembly, the State Roads Commission in
1967 renamed the Chesapeake Bay Toll Bridge as the
William Preston Lane, Jr., Memorial Bridge (Joint
Resolution no. 21, Acts of 1967).
In 1968, Bridge and Tunnel Revenue Bonds were
issued to construct a parallel bridge across the
Chesapeake Bay, a crossing of the Patapsco River
(Baltimore Outer Harbor) from Hawkins Point to
Sparrows Point, and a connection on the Harbor
Tunnel Thruway between U.S. Route 1 and Interstate
95 near Elkridge. On June 28,1973, the parallel Bay
Bridge was opened to traffic. Also named the William
Preston Lane, Jr., Memorial Bridge, this parallel
bridge now is referred to as the westbound span, while
the original bridge is the eastbound span.
Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge, formerly the
Susquehanna River Toll Bridge, spans the Susque-
hanna River from a point near Perryville, Cecil
County, to a point near Havre de Grace, Harford
County. Opened to traffic on August 28,1940, the
Bridge is 1.4 miles long.
Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge across
the Potomac River in Charles County was opened
to traffic in December 1940. It links U.S. 301
between Maryland and Virginia. Originally called
the Potomac River Toll Bridge, the 1.7 mile struc-
ture received its present name in 1967 from the
State Roads Commission.

TUNNELS
Thomas J. Fallen, Jr., Tunnels Administrator
(410) 354-8664

The office of Tunnels Administrator was created
in 1970 when the Transportation Authority was
established. The Adminstrator of Tunnels provides
executive direction and manages the collection,
safeguarding and disposition of tolls, control and
movement of traffic, and the physical maintenance
of toll tunnels and approaches under the jurisdic-
tion of the Maryland Transportation Authority.

Baltimore Harbor Tunnel and its eighteen-mile
thruway opened to traffic on November 30, 1957.
Designated Interstate 895, the Tunnel provides a
major north-south bypass of Baltimore City.
Fort McHenry Tunnel is the world's only eight-
lane underwater tunnel for vehicular traffic. It is
located just south of Fort McHenry between Lo-
cust Point and Canton, crossing Baltimore's harbor
under the Patapsco River. As part of Interstate 95,
the Tunnel links the southern and eastern areas of
Baltimore City. The Tunnel opened to traffic on
November 24,1985.

TURNPIKES
John E. (Jack) Krummel, Turnpikes Administrator
(410) 575-6518

Created in 1970, the Turnpikes Administrator is
responsible for the State's only toll road, the John
F. Kennedy Memorial Highway. The Administrator
manages the collection, safeguarding, and disposi-
tion of tolls; and the control and movement of
traffic. The Administrator also oversees the mainte-
nance of roads, structures, and facilities of toll turn-
pikes under the jurisdiction of the Maryland
Transportation Authority, and the operation of
service areas, their restaurants and service stations.
John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway, formerly
Northeastern Expressway, was constructed with reve-
nue bond proceeds authorized in 1956 (Chapter 1,
Acts of the Special Session of 1956). This toll road, a
part of Interstate 95, opened to traffic on November
14, 1963. Its fifty miles extend from Delaware south
to the northern limits of Baltimore City. Administra-
tive offices of the Kennedy Memorial Highway are
located at the Perryville Plaza Barrier, where tolls for
through traffic are collected.

MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
POLICE
Edward Hechmer, Chief
(410) 288-8566

The Maryland Transportation Authority Police
originated as the Toll Facilities Police, established in
1970 as part of the Maryland Transportation
Authority. The Police received their present name in
1993 (Chapter 626, Acts of 1993). The Police
enforce laws and control traffic at turnpike, toll
bridge and tunnel facilities.

DIVISION OF ENGINEERING
John A. (Jack) Moeller, Director
(410) 288-8470

Created in 1970, the Division of Engineering
provides all engineering services required for Trans-
portation Authority facilities.