Potential Routes for New Bridge Across the Chesapeake Winnowed From 14 to 3

"Maryland transportation officials have determined that building a bridge adjacent to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge would relieve traffic backups better than an additional crossing much farther to the north or south," reports Katherine Shaver.

With the announcement, the state narrowed down the number of choices for a new Bay Bridge alignment from 14 to three, but the aforementioned route adjacent to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge has already been identified as the most likely to reduce congestion.

"The Bay Bridge connects U.S. routes 50 and 301 between Crofton in Anne Arundel County on the western shore with the same road in Queenstown in Queen Anne’s County on the east," explains Shaver. The possibility of a new expanse has worried residents on either side of the body of water that the bridge would bring new traffic to local roads.