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The Chesapeake Bay (/ ˈ tʃ ɛ s ə p iː k / CHESS-ə-peek) is the largest estuary in the United States. The bay is located in the Mid-Atlantic region and is primarily separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Delmarva Peninsula, including parts of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, the Eastern Shore of Virginia, and the state of Delaware.
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge opened for cars nearly 75 years ago. Now, bridge updates are one of many Maryland transportation projects in the works.
The hearing featured three witnesses with on-the-ground experience in law enforcement, all of whom highlighted the dangerous results of the border crisis 'Lawless:' Border crisis leading to rise ...
In 1751 a line was surveyed from the Court-designated point on the Atlantic coast (Penn's Cape Henlopen) to the Chesapeake Bay, and in turn was used by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon (of Mason–Dixon line fame) in 1763 when they were engaged to survey the north-south border between Maryland and the three southern counties of Pennsylvania ...
The Gov. William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge (informally called the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and, locally, the Bay Bridge) is a major dual-span bridge in the U.S. state of Maryland. Spanning the Chesapeake Bay, it connects the state's rural Eastern Shore region with its urban and suburban Western Shore, running between Stevensville and Sandy ...
The Associated Press reported more than 40 vehicles were involved in the massive crash on the Bay Bridge, injuring 13 people and snarling traffic for about six hours, authorities said.
Along the Chesapeake Bay, a storm surge of up to 6 ft (1.8 m) inundates coastal communities. [46] This causes tidal flooding which results in one injury and forces several people to evacuate. [ 47 ] The heavy rainfall severely floods the Potomac River , damaging over 500 homes and destroying nearly 450 acres (1.8 km 2 ) of corn and soy crops ...
Two Maryland Democrats have released draft legislation to designate the Chesapeake Bay as a national recreation area, with plans to formally introduce the legislation in the coming year. The ...