U.S. Route 301 in Maryland
U.S. Route 301 (US 301) in the state of Maryland is a major highway that runs 122.85 miles (197.71 km) from the Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge over the Potomac River into Virginia northeast to Delaware. It passes through three of Maryland's four main regions: Southern Maryland, the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area, and the Eastern Shore. US 301 serves mainly as a bypass of Baltimore and Washington, D.C. from Virginia to Delaware.
View north along US 301 just after crossing the Nice Bridge
US 301 northbound past MD 382 in Croom
US 50 westbound/US 301 southbound at the MD 665 exit in Parole
US 301 northbound past the MD 299 intersection in Cecil County
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 1.7-mile (2.7 km), 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. It is one of eight toll facilities operated by the Maryland Transportation Authority, and is one of two toll bridges over the Potomac River. The other, the privately owned Oldtown Low Water Toll Bridge, connects Maryland and West Virginia, far upstream. The new Nice Bridge opened to traffic in October 2022. Demolition of the original bridge began on March 21, 2023.
Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge
Wide view of the bridge
A photograph of the Harry W. Nice Bridge taken from Virginia. The border with Maryland is at the foreground shoreline.
Early construction on the replacement bridge, April 2021