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Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge

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attendance, while the bridge opened to traffic the following day. The approved bridge design has several design alterations which shave more than $ 200 million from the originally projected price of around $ 1 billion, allowing Governor Hogan to shift his support in favor of the bridge. One of the major redesign choices was the removal of the multi-use path for pedestrians and bicycles, citing low projected usage; in its stead, Will Pines, chief engineer of the MDTA, states that the bridge will be open for cyclists to share the lane with motor vehicles, similar to the present arrangement on the
526:, objected to plans to demolish the old bridge following the new one's completion, suggesting an independent study be conducted to explore the possibility that the old bridge itself could be used for recreational and bike traffic, but Transportation Secretary Jim Ports countered by contending that financial and logistical challenges were too great to keep the old bridge in place. However, bicycle advocacy groups, which include Potomac Heritage Trail Association, Dahlgren Railroad Heritage Association and Oxon Hill Bicycle and Trail Club, allege in a complaint filed in the 538:
the National Register of Historic Places. The future of the old bridge fell to U.S. District Judge Deborah L. Boardman, who declined to issue an injunction blocking the demolition Tuesday, October 11, 2022, saying after a three-hour hearing that the groups had not met standards to halt the plans — a pause the state estimated would cost taxpayers $ 21,500 each day. The decision appeared to end a years-long dispute, part of a battle over how to accommodate non-drivers on a major river crossing that was designed to last a century. Demolition began on March 21, 2023.
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and King George County, Virginia, across the Potomac River. The planning phase of the project was completed in fall 2012. The selected alternative consists of a new four-lane bridge built parallel to, and north of, the existing bridge, which would be removed upon completion of the new bridge. Opposition to a new bridge from Governor
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The plaintiffs also allege that the defendants never considered the “cumulative effects” of the construction plan and the potential demolition of the old bridge on human, environmental and historic resources, as well as on publicly or privately owned landmark sites listed or eligible for inclusion in
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announced that the MDTA Board has approved an additional $ 50 million in its final six-year capital program (FY 2014 – FY 2019) to fund initial design and right-of-way acquisition for the project to replace the Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge (US 301), which connects Charles County, Maryland
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However, on November 21, 2016, the Maryland Transportation Authority Board voted unanimously to build a new, 4-lane bridge just north of the current structure. Construction began in July 2020. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new bridge was held on October 12, 2022, with Governor Hogan in
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initiated the Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge Improvement Project in June 2006, which would contemplate improvement of bridge traffic either by widening the bridge or by replacing it altogether. Planning continued for another year, and by the end of 2007,
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reported that six alternatives had been identified. Ultimately, the decision was made to replace the bridge altogether five years later with a wider one with two lanes per direction.
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Toll Bridge, connects Maryland and West Virginia, far upstream. The new Nice Bridge opened to traffic in October 2022. Demolition of the original bridge began on March 21, 2023.
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presided over the ground-breaking ceremony for the bridge in 1938. Known as the Potomac River Bridge when opened in December 1940, the bridge was renamed in 1967 for
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was added to the bridge, making it officially the Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial/Senator Thomas "Mac" Middleton Bridge.
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A photograph of the Harry W. Nice Bridge taken from Virginia. The border with Maryland is at the foreground shoreline.
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MdTA: Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge - Description (in PDF format)
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Since the late 2000s, the bridge was known to experience significant
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Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial/Senator Thomas "Mac" Middleton Bridge
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Bike lane exclusion and old bridge demolition controversies
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that can provide new shelter for marine life in the river.
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due to its design, combined with increasing traffic from
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Early construction on the replacement bridge, April 2021
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and a popular north–south alternative for bypassing the
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The reason given is: it was rebuilt in 2022. 1605:Continuous truss bridges in the United States 1311: 8: 462:, and is proceeding in conjunction with the 460:Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) 1215: 1213: 454:In December 2012, it was reported that the 341:and its frequently congested roads such as 1448: 1318: 1304: 1296: 1146:. Baltimore, MD: WBAL-TV. October 12, 2022 1119:"Home - New Nice Middleton Bridge Project" 63: 1364:Millard E. Tydings Memorial (Susquehanna) 289:, is a 1.7-mile (2.7 km), four-lane 984:. Salisbury, MD: WBOC-TV. August 6, 2020 896:"Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge" 838:Legler, Dixie; Highsmith, Carol (2002). 571:"Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge (US 301)" 61:Bridge in Virginia and Newburg, Maryland 1523: 814:"6 Possible Paths for Cramped Md. Span" 705: 703: 701: 699: 547: 1488:Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge 1347:Thomas J. 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Index

List of crossings of the Potomac River

Coordinates
38°21′42″N 76°59′36″W / 38.3618°N 76.9934°W / 38.3618; -76.9934
US 301
Potomac River
Dahlgren, Virginia
Newburg, Maryland
Maryland Transportation Authority
Continuous truss bridge
Clearance below
J. E. Greiner Company
Daily traffic
E-ZPass
continuous truss bridge
Potomac River
Newburg
Charles County, Maryland
Dahlgren
King George County, Virginia
Maryland Transportation Authority
Low Water
U.S. Route 301
U.S. Route 1
Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area
Interstate 95
Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)
Woodrow Wilson Bridge
Potomac River
traffic congestion

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