Crash involving multiple vehicles snarls traffic on Chesapeake Bay bridge in Maryland

BALTIMORE– A crash involving multiple vehicles closed all lanes on the heavily traveled US 50 Bay Bridge in Maryland on Saturday. Motorists were advised to expect major delays, authorities said.

The Maryland Transportation Authority said on X, formerly Twitter, that the crash in the westbound lanes closed the bridge. No injuries were immediately reported.

The transportation authority said in a later release that eastbound and westbound traffic was alternating on the eastbound bridge, but the westbound bridge remained closed.

No further details were immediately released.

The span, also known as the William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge, crosses the Chesapeake Bay. It connects Maryland’s Eastern Shore with the Baltimore, Annapolis and Washington metropolitan areas, the transportation authority said on its website.