The United States Naval Academy Bridge

A bridge has served this area since 1836, when a timber trestle bridge with a swing span was built across the Severn River. It was replaced with a concrete and steel low-level drawbridge in 1924. After more than 70 years, the drawbridge needed replacement, and in 1989 Governor William Donald Schaefer's Office of Art and Culture and the State Highway Administration held a special competition to design a new bridge for this distinctive site in the state capital near the United States Naval Academy and overlooking the Severn River. The winning design, combining engineering excellence with aesthetics, led to the current high-level fixed-span bridge completed in 1995. The bridge was named the United States Naval Academy Bridge to honor the school's 150-year anniversary.

Naval Academy, Maryland · United States