Smyrna times., 1928-08-01
DELAWARE To BENEFIT FROM
CHESAPEAKE BRIDGE PROJECT
GOVERNMENT APPROVES PLAN
AND WORK WILL START SOON
New Bridge Connecting Eastern and
Western Shore of Maryland Will
Mean Shorter Route to Baltimore

MEAN NOulC 10
With good improved roads opened
up between Smyrna, Kenton and Sud
lersville and the prospect of an I'M
proved road connecting up the Smyr-
na-Clayton-B -Blackiston's road with
Millington-the opening up of this
section of Delaware with the Eastern
Shore of Maryland roads and coupled
with this the announcement that the
L. S. Government had approved the
Chesapeake Bay Bridge plan for a
more direct auto route to Baltimore,
Md, this vicinity expects to profit con-
siderabIy F. Tdubee Dawson, Acting
Secretary of War has approved the
plans for the Chesapeake Bay bridge.
The action of the War Department
and the Board of Army Engineers in
approving the plans paves the way
for the construction Of the bridge and
at the same time, ends a long series
Of negotiations and conferences which
have lasted from ore than a year. S.
S. Janney, attorney for the Bridge
Company said that work Of actual
construction will probably get under
way by early Fall. The bridge will
extend from a point near ChestertoWn
to q point near Back River and will
link the Eastern Shore directly with
Baltimore. The revised plans provide
for 44O-foot span, 840-foot span,
37O-foot lift span, 84O-foot span and a
440-foot span over the west channel.
Over the east channel they call for a
680-foot span, 37O-foot lift span and
j 37O-foot span. Both the fixed spans,
ard the lift spans will be fifty feet
above the water.
Bridge to be Completed in Three Years
The time limit for construction Of
tile bridge is three years, as provided
for III i bill enacted at tile last ses-
sion Of Congress, and period of one
year IL allowed for the preparation of
plans and the selection Of 4 site Sen
\ ator MiIlard r. Tydings said he be-
lieved that one year from the date of
\ the passage Of the bill would be suf-
\ ficient time To enable the numerous
details To De worked out and that
\ three years from the beginning Of 4
Y construction would Dc sufficient fol
\ the completion Of the project. The
# House passed the bill March >.
Biggest Project Ever for Baltimore
Following the approval Of the plans
IN the acting Secretary Of War, Sen
ator Tydings, who has been working
with those interested in the construc-
tion of the bridge, said: "The final ap-
! proval of the Chesapeake Bay bridge
project by the War Department mark.
the end Of a year and half Of con
troversy arid negotiation during which
those who wish to build the bridg,
and | have had some thirty-odd con
ferences. over various phases of thi!
matter. | look forward now to seeing
the bridge come into existence at nC
distant time. In my judgment, it vii
be one Of the most beneficial thing
which has ever happened to Maryland
Besides the expenditure Of millions Q
dollars in Maryland, it will link tn,
Eastern Shore and Baltimore togethe
and thus productive of closer bushes
and social relations between those twt
sections of our State as well as Balti
more. While we have had many. diff
ficulties to overcome, | am glad tina
at last we have ben successful, an,
am proud to have had small part il
encouraging such a far-reaching un
dertaking in Maryland"