Rewrapping and dehumidi?cation of the main cables and anchorages of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge (Gov. William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial Bridge) | Maryland, US Spanning the Chesapeake Bay, the Gov. William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial Bridge — commonly known as the “Chesapeake Bay Bridge” — is a dual-span steel and concrete bridge connecting Maryland’s urban Western shore and its rural Eastern Shore. Part of U.S. Routes 50 and 301, the heavily traveled bridge is a vital link between the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan areas and the Atlantic Coast. Challenge The main suspension cables and anchorages of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge were corroding due to water in?ltration and humidity. The Maryland Transportation Authority, responsible for the bridge’s maintenance, needed a way to haltcorrosion an

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