Smyrna times., 1927-04-06
'I0|D.ODD BRIDGE TO SPAN
CHESAPEAKE TO BALTIMORE
-0xop RICHIE SIGNS BILL
4 woRK TO BEGIN in JUNE

nm The Opening Of Shorter and
VII Trade Relation With Eastern
N, ssa,e- Delaware Benefits Too
.,no,nor N Ritchie, Thursday night,
" tbe bill granting A charter to
y Sss.s,aneake u Bay Bridge Company
st0OOO.OOO bridge from Bay
rpar Baltimore, to Kent coun-
.s.r colchester, on the Eastern
i Maryland, a few miles from
| 's.+own. Congress approved the
\ nIans at the recent session.
,dads and the bridge will open
.boter and better route between
T,,tem Shore Of Maryland and
i Delaware to Baltimore and
.sngton and in event of a ferry
/ T,oSland Beach, will bring Balti-
,rd Washington miles nearer
Lrey coast resorts. Already
!, an effort being made to es-
Ia ferry line across the bay
1- Woodland Beach to Bayside and
oOod permanent hard surface
( built from Wendall's Corner
TmHand and Delaware and Mary
| hn in bringing to the State line
4 ncompleted road between Mill
In or Massey and the road at
kton's, the new proposed bridge
will be almost direct by way of
sam and Smyrna to the DUPONT
gsrd and Woodland Beach. Pre-
n,T surveys of the site of the
|ryM bridge across the Chesa-
Il Bay will begin at once, declares
Dgoe Bonsal, one Of the hackers
auoiect. Senator Beck and the
| 4 uunty members of the House
i r7e in the passage Of this i'm
NJ hgislation. 1t will be mark
i ssE Of the most constructive
nizent years and bring to Kent
Ill, that publicity which will
Eshe world the door to the
zake Bay county and the city
hdnore. The House of Dele
! Z passed the bill recently without
venting vote. 1t was ratified by
snate last week. The Governor
Ed the measure and now the Ches-
lke Bay Bridge Company has the
to span the bay. The cost will
|lOOOO,OOO, Or more. Mr.. Bonsal
Eained that a mass of detail con
hne construction Of the bridge al
~ hsd been prepared, but that be-
Fe obstruction could be started it
nd Be necessary for engineers to
Eis number Of surveys, both on
and over the water.
H May Be Started Before June
/ aid that he expected actual con
laon to begin before June /. The
Will be pushed forward rapidly
ig the summer and fall months,
z asserted. Mr.. Bonsal estimat-
I the bridge should be complet-
years after the beginning of
obstruction. Mr.. Bonsal, who
! engineer and vice-president of |
AOoad Air Line Railway, will
lhe the engineering work. AL |
he lives in Charleston, S. c., !
opened home in Baltimore in
aaI the may keep in touch with |
OK The bridge will be con- |
81 rom point north of Bay |
on the Western Shore, to a |
Midway between colchester and |
dali, on the Eastern Shore. The |
Aoads Commission has agreed
meg the terminl of the bridge |
IsIlng highways on both sides
@y' Only short stretches Of
w have to be constructed to
plsa this. The plans call for
y ABOUT ten miles long and /
%enty to twenty-seven feet
u, lne bridge will be Of the lat
a.l at intervals in order to al
'aoed vehicles to be parked in
Wy as not to interfere with
ile bridge, also will carry
\, Nlegraph and telephone lines
\ mans. It is understood that
\. NJ VII commence regular
os1ween Baltimore and East
bg.S s towns when the span is
puge Will Have Two Draws
. 'uuge will be Of steel construc-
4 concrete niles ard lii La,,o
"A. ';s une On the western side
y. 10y ! leet wide to permit the
l N sailing vessels and small
|s,,s, il larger draw will be on
IN !. Slae over the channel Of
\ aon., "ill pc 260 feet wide,
s,s w % y permit the passage
s.r,teSS Am liners. The draws will
IN y 6y electricity. In the
|tstio,a' 'ne bridge all plans and
L Nsr,,I N must be approved both
IN mi slahd u State Roads Com
Con~di'a me Maryland Public Ser
sl lIssion. as,n The road commits
II brsn.'k neck costs because at the
%Senty years the State of