Chester in Queen Anne's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Crossing the Narrows
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 21, 2017
1. Crossing the Narrows Marker
c. 1672 — Ferry links from Annapolis is to Kent Island and across the Kent Narrows are part of the Great Road system through the colonies.
c. 1826 — Earthen causeway built, closing the straits and joining the island with the mainland.
1876 — Causeway removed to allow boat traffic between the Eastern Bay and the Chester River.
1876 — Drawbridge replaces the causeway.
c. 1900 — Queen Anne's Railroad Company builds railroad bridge across the Narrows.
1952 — The Chesapeake Bay Bridge opens, joining the Eastern and Western Shrores of the Bay for the first time.
1956 — Last train crosses the Narrows and rail bridge is formally dosed.
1990 —65 foot-tall Kent Narrows Bridge completed.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Waterways & Vessels.
Location.
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Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: War Along the Chesapeake (within shouting distance of this marker); Chesapeake Country National Scenic Byway (within shouting distance of this marker); Byway Destinations (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Byway Destinations (within shouting distance of this marker); Enemy Occupation (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); From Marsh to Working Waterway (about 400 feet away); Crossing Point (approx. half a mile away); Working the Waters (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chester.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Maryland's Eastern Shore (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 21, 2017
2. Crossing the Narrows Marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 21, 2017
3. The Great Road system extended from Virginia to Massachusetts
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 21, 2017
4. Kent Narrows bridge, early 20th century postcard.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 21, 2017
5. Locomotive crossing the Kent Narrows, 1922
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 21, 2017
6. The Emma-N-Sarah
passing through Kent Narrows
from the Chester River toward Eastern Bay.
passing through Kent Narrows
from the Chester River toward Eastern Bay.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 11, 2018. It was originally submitted on February 1, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 965 times since then and 64 times this year. Last updated on March 11, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 1, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
