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Verrazano Bridge (Maryland)

Coordinates: 38°14′45″N 75°08′59″W / 38.245734°N 75.149660°W / 38.245734; -75.149660
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Verrazano Bridge
The Verrazano Bridge
Coordinates38°14′45″N 75°08′59″W / 38.245734°N 75.149660°W / 38.245734; -75.149660
CarriesTwo lanes of MD 611 and pedestrians/bicycles
CrossesSinepuxent Bay
LocaleAssateague Island, Maryland
Maintained byMaryland State Highway Administration
ID number
  1. 23018 [1]
Statistics
Daily traffic5,302[1]
Location
Map

The Verrazano Bridge in Maryland is a bridge on Maryland Route 611 over Sinepuxent Bay that connects Assateague Island to the mainland. Like the larger and more famous Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, it is named for Giovanni da Verrazzano. The crossing contains two spans, one carrying automobiles and the other carrying pedestrians and bicycles.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Maryland State Highway Administration (2009). "Highway Location Reference: Worcester County" (PDF). Retrieved August 22, 2010.
  2. ^ "Verrazano Bridge". National Historical Marker Database. Retrieved August 22, 2010.

38°14′45″N 75°08′59″W / 38.245734°N 75.149660°W / 38.245734; -75.149660