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Encyclopedia > Maryland Transportation Authority

The Maryland Transportation Authority is the division of the Maryland Department of Transportation that operates the several toll roads, bridges, and tunnels in the State of Maryland. The Authority also finances and constructs capital projects to improve Maryland's transportation system, including terminal facilities at the Port of Baltimore and the Baltimore-Washington International Airport. The Authority provides law enforcement at the port and airport facilities as well as the toll facilities that it manages including their surrounding infrastructure. Maryland Transportation Authority This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... A toll road, turnpike or tollpike is a road on which a toll authority collects a fee for use. ... Paying toll on passing a bridge. ... A toll tunnel is a special road tunnel whose construction and/or maintenance costs are in part being recouped through a toll charged for passing through it. ... State nickname: Old Line State; Free State Other U.S. States Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Official languages English Area 32,160 km² (42nd)  - Land 25,338 km²  - Water 6,968 km² (21%) Population (2000)  - Population 5,296,486 (19th)  - Density 165 /km² (5th) Admittance into... Baltimore/Washington International Airport serves the Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, DC metro-region. ... For the band, see The Police. ...


The MdTA operates the following facilities:

The Thomas J Hatem Memorial Bridge is a bridge carrying the traffic across the Susquehanna River on US 40 between Havre de Grace and Perryville in northeast Maryland. ... Chesapeake Bay Bridge The Chesapeake Bay Bridge, also known as the Bay Bridge and officially known as the William Preston Lane, Jr. ... The Francis Scott Key Bridge, also known as the Outer Harbor Bridge, is a toll bridge spanning the Patapsco River in Maryland. ... Opened in December 1940, the Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge is located on US 301 and extends 1. ... The John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway (also known as JFK Memorial Highway) is a 50-mile section of Interstate 95 traversing northeastern Maryland from the northern Baltimore City line to the Delaware State line where it meets the Delaware Turnpike. ... The Millard E. Tydings Memorial Bridge is located on the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway in Maryland and carrier Interstate 95 across the Susquehanna River. ... The Fort McHenry Tunnel is one of two tunnels that carry traffic underneath Baltimore Harbor. ... The Harbor Tunnel Thruway, signed as Interstate 895, is a 17-mile long expressway that serves as a bypass of Baltimore, Maryland. ...

External link

MdTA Website (http://www.mdta.state.md.us/)




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