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The mainline of the Chesapeake County Scenic Byway follows US 13 and MD 413 to Crisfield, a community on the Chesapeake Bay that is known as the "Crab Capital of the World". In Crisfield is the J. Millard Tawes Historical Museum and the Ward Brothers' House and Shop , and Janes Island State Park .
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Deale is a waterfront fishing village located on the Western Shore of Chesapeake Bay. Five tidal creeks are located in Deale that flow into the bay:Tracey's Creek, Rockhold Creek, Parker Creek, Carrs Creek, and Broadwater Creek. Rockhold Creek is the most commercial of the creeks and is home to several marinas and most of the charter fishing boats.
Kent Island is the largest island in the Chesapeake Bay and a historic place in Maryland.To the east, a narrow channel known as the Kent Narrows barely separates the island from the Delmarva Peninsula, and on the other side, the island is separated from Sandy Point, an area near Annapolis, by roughly four miles (6.4 km) of water.
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, connecting the eastern and western shores of Maryland was completed in 1952. Length of the suspension span is 2,922 feet and the roadway is about 200 feet above water at ...