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The Verrazano Bridge

The Verrazano Bridge in Maryland is a bridge on Maryland Route 611 over Sinepuxent Bay that connects Assateague Island to the mainland. Like the larger and more famous Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, it is named after Giovanni da Verrazzano.

MD Route 611

Stephen Decatur Highway
Maintained by MDSHA

8.51 mi [1] (0 km)

end of state maintenance at Assateague State Park

MD 376
MD 707
US 50 in West Ocean City

Highways in Maryland
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Sinepuxent Bay is an inland waterway, which connects the Chincoteague Bay to the Ocean City Inlet. It separates the mainland of Delmarva, from Assateague Island. The Island is accessible via the Verrazano Bridge on Maryland State Highway 611 (not to be confused with a similarly
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Assateague Island is an undeveloped barrier island, comprising the southern portion of Maryland's Atlantic Coast and part of Virginia's Eastern Shore. It is known for the its herds of Chincoteague Ponies and the Assateague Lighthouse.
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Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is a double-decked suspension bridge that connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City at the Narrows, the reach connecting the relatively protected upper bay with the larger lower bay.
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Giovanni da Verrazzano ^[1] (c. 1485 – c. 1528) was an Italian explorer of North America, in the service of the French crown. He is renowned as the first European to explore the Atlantic coast of North America between South Carolina and Newfoundland in 1524,
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