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Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge

Index Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge

The Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial/Senator Thomas "Mac" Middleton Bridge, also known as the Potomac River Bridge, is a, four-lane continuous truss bridge that spans the Potomac River between Newburg in Charles County, Maryland and Dahlgren in King George County, Virginia, United States. [1]

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Table of Contents

  1. 45 relations: Artificial reef, Automatic number-plate recognition, Ben Cardin, Capital Beltway, Charles County, Maryland, Chesapeake Bay, Chris Van Hollen, Continuous truss bridge, COVID-19 pandemic, Dahlgren, Virginia, E-ZPass, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Nice, Interstate 95, J. E. Greiner Company, Johns Hopkins University, King George County, Virginia, Larry Hogan, Low-water crossing, Martin O'Malley, Maryland State Archives, Maryland State Highway Administration, Maryland Transportation Authority, Newburg, Maryland, Open road tolling, Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives, Potomac River, Restraining order, Southern Maryland, Steny Hoyer, The Baltimore Sun, The Washington Post, Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge, Thomas M. Middleton, Traffic congestion, U.S. Route 1, U.S. Route 301 in Maryland, U.S. Route 40, United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Video tolling, Virginia Department of Transportation, Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area, WBAL-TV, Woodrow Wilson Bridge, WTOP-FM.

  2. Bridges completed in 1940
  3. Bridges over the Potomac River
  4. Continuous truss bridges in the United States
  5. Monuments and memorials in Maryland
  6. Road bridges in Maryland
  7. Toll bridges in Maryland
  8. Toll bridges in Virginia
  9. U.S. Route 301

Artificial reef

An artificial reef (AR) is a human-created freshwater or marine benthic structure.

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Automatic number-plate recognition

Automatic number-plate recognition (ANPR; see also other names below) is a technology that uses optical character recognition on images to read vehicle registration plates to create vehicle location data.

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Ben Cardin

Benjamin Louis Cardin (born October 5, 1943) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Maryland, a seat he has held since 2007.

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Capital Beltway

The Capital Beltway is a auxiliary Interstate Highway in the Washington metropolitan area that surrounds Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and its inner suburbs in adjacent Maryland and Virginia.

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Charles County, Maryland

Charles County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland.

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Chesapeake Bay

The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States.

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Chris Van Hollen

Christopher Van Hollen Jr. (born January 10, 1959) is an American attorney and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Maryland since 2017.

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Continuous truss bridge

A continuous truss bridge is a truss bridge that extends without hinges or joints across three or more supports.

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COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.

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Dahlgren, Virginia

Dahlgren is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in King George County, Virginia, United States.

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E-ZPass

E-ZPass is an electronic toll collection system used on toll roads, toll bridges, and toll tunnels in the Eastern United States, Midwestern United States, and Southern United States.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.

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Harry Nice

Harry Whinna Nice (December 5, 1877 – February 25, 1941) was an American politician and a member of the Republican Party who served as the 50th Governor of Maryland from 1935 to 1939.

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Interstate 95

Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Florida, north to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between Maine and the Canadian province of New Brunswick.

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J. E. Greiner Company

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Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University (often abbreviated as Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, Johns, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland.

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King George County, Virginia

King George County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Larry Hogan

Lawrence Joseph Hogan Jr. (born May 25, 1956) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 62nd governor of Maryland from 2015 to 2023.

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Low-water crossing

A low-water crossing (also known as an Irish bridge or Irish Crossing, causeway in Australia, low-level crossing or low-water bridge) is a low-elevation roadway traversing over a waterbody that stays dry above the water when the flow is low, but is designed to get submerged under high-flow conditions such as floods.

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Martin O'Malley

Martin Joseph O'Malley (born January 18, 1963) is an American politician serving as the 17th and current commissioner of the Social Security Administration since 2023.

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Maryland State Archives

The Maryland State Archives serves as the central depository for government records of permanent value.

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Maryland State Highway Administration

The Maryland State Highway Administration (MDSHA, MDOT SHA, or simply SHA) is the state mode responsible for maintaining Maryland's numbered highways outside Baltimore.

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Maryland Transportation Authority

The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) is an independent state agency responsible for financing, constructing, operating, and maintaining eight transportation facilities, currently consisting of two toll roads, two tunnels, and four bridges in Maryland.

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Newburg, Maryland

Newburg is an unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland, United States.

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Open road tolling

Open road tolling (ORT), also called all-electronic tolling, cashless tolling, or free-flow tolling, is the collection of tolls on toll roads without the use of toll booths.

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Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives

Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives, also known as floor leaders, are congresspeople who coordinate legislative initiatives and serve as the chief spokespersons for their parties on the House floor.

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Potomac River

The Potomac River is a major river in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States that flows from the Potomac Highlands in West Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.

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Restraining order

A restraining order or protective order, is an order used by a court to protect a person in a situation often involving alleged domestic violence, child abuse, assault, harassment, stalking, or sexual assault.

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Southern Maryland

Southern Maryland, also referred to as SoMD, is a geographical, cultural and historic region, as well as a National Heritage Area, in Maryland composed of the state's southernmost counties on the Western Shore of the Chesapeake Bay.

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Steny Hoyer

Steny Hamilton Hoyer (born June 14, 1939) is an American politician and retired attorney who has served as the U.S. representative for since 1981.

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The Baltimore Sun

The Baltimore Sun is the largest general-circulation daily newspaper based in the U.S. state of Maryland and provides coverage of local, regional, national, and international news.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge

The Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge is a road bridge in northeast Maryland that crosses the Susquehanna River between Havre de Grace and Perryville via Garrett Island. Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge and Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge are bridges completed in 1940, bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System, road bridges in Maryland, Steel bridges in the United States and toll bridges in Maryland.

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Thomas M. Middleton

Thomas McLain "Mac" Middleton (born September 1, 1945) is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party.

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Traffic congestion

Traffic congestion is a condition in transport that is characterized by slower speeds, longer trip times, and increased vehicular queueing.

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U.S. Route 1

U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States.

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U.S. Route 301 in Maryland

U.S. Route 301 (US 301) in the state of Maryland is a major highway that runs from the Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge over the Potomac River into Virginia northeast to Delaware. Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge and U.S. Route 301 in Maryland are U.S. Route 301.

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U.S. Route 40

U.S. Route 40 or U.S. Highway 40 (US 40), also known as the Main Street of America (a nickname shared with U.S. Route 66), is a major east–west United States Highway traveling across the United States from the Mountain States to the Mid-Atlantic States.

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United States District Court for the District of Maryland

The United States District Court for the District of Maryland (in case citations, D. Md.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Maryland.

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Video tolling

Video tolling (sometimes referred to as video billing, toll by plate, pay by mail, or pay by plate) is a form of electronic toll collection that uses video or still images of a vehicle's license plate to identify a vehicle liable to pay a road toll.

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Virginia Department of Transportation

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is the agency of the state government responsible for transportation in the state of Virginia in the United States.

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Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area

The Washington–Baltimore combined metropolitan statistical area is a statistical area, including the overlapping metropolitan areas of Washington, D.C. and Baltimore.

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WBAL-TV

WBAL-TV (channel 11) is a television station in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, affiliated with NBC.

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Woodrow Wilson Bridge

The Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge, also known as the Woodrow Wilson Bridge or the Wilson Bridge, is a bascule bridge that spans the Potomac River between Alexandria, Virginia and Oxon Hill, Maryland in Prince George's County, Maryland. Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge and Woodrow Wilson Bridge are bridges over the Potomac River, road bridges in Maryland and road bridges in Virginia.

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WTOP-FM

WTOP-FM (103.5 FM) – branded "WTOP Radio" and "WTOP News" – is a commercial all-news radio station licensed to serve Washington, D.C. Owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, the station serves the Washington metropolitan area, extending its reach through two repeater stations: WTLP (103.9 FM) in Braddock Heights, Maryland, and WWWT-FM (107.7) in Manassas, Virginia.

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See also

Bridges completed in 1940

Bridges over the Potomac River

Continuous truss bridges in the United States

Monuments and memorials in Maryland

Road bridges in Maryland

Toll bridges in Maryland

Toll bridges in Virginia

U.S. Route 301

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_Harry_W._Nice_Memorial_Bridge

Also known as Harry Nice Memorial Bridge, Harry W. Nice Bridge, Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge, Nice Bridge, Potomac River Bridge.