Crisfield in Somerset County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Jersey Island & the Bridge
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1. The Jersey Island Bridge connected Crisfield to Jersey Island, offering access to the Island's seafood houses and facilities for boat building and boat repair. It also created easy access to the railroad for Island seafood packers. Prior to the Bridge, the Island was accessible only by boat. At the right, note the canoe-style boat on the Bridge's southern side.
2. A small boat is shown leaving Somers Cove through the unusual drawbridge. Instead of a more traditional "lift" or "turntable" operation, the Bridge opened by moving along horizontal tracks toward the Jersey Island side.
3. One of the area's buy boats is shown in this photo being caulked and painted at a Jersey Island repair facility, known along the waterfront as a railway.
4. The Jersey Island Bridge crossed this narrow waterway. Once known as "the slip," it is now the entrance to the Somers Cove Marina. In 1962, the Bridge was removed for greater access to the marina, and a road was built through the marsh to Jersey Island. Condos like the one shown here have replaced some of the seafood houses which once lined the shoreline along "the slip."
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1962.
Location. 37° 58.677′ N, 75° 51.692′ W. Marker is in Crisfield, Maryland, in Somerset County. It is on South 10th Street 0.1 miles south of West Main Street (Maryland Route 413), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 204S S 10th St, Crisfield MD 21817, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, in the Tidewater, in the Chesapeake Bay Region, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: Federal Office Building (about 400 feet away,
Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 271 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
