Severn River Bridge — Attraction in Maryland

Beautiful views, but vehicle traffic only. It's great to cross as passenger though, because you can gawk all you want.

Also, eastbound traffic backs up for about a mile or more most days during rush hour, and for almost the whole afternoon on Fridays during the summer. Plan on leaving in the morning or evening to avoid beach traffic, or just plan to go slowly with everyone else. Even without heavy traffic, the speed of traffic often slows down about 10 mph going up the bridge.

Don't try to walk this bridge or you'll infuriate thousands of commuters, or get killed trying. There's no shoulder and no place to park nearby. If you're looking for a bridge with views to walk and takes some photos, use the Naval Academy Bridge. That's the bridge that's pictured in all the above photographs. There's a park, a World War II memorial, a very nice restaurant, and a public fishing pier. It's located less than a mile to the east of the Severn...

When I was a kid, my dad told me that if I held my breath while going over the entire length of a bridge, then any wish I made while going over said bridge would come true. I would not recommend trying to hold your breath over the Bay Bridge, but the Severn River Bridge is much more manageable.

... looking back, I wonder if my dad was just trying to get me...

Now that it's 4 lanes east bound the 2 right lanes are now being used to take route 2 north and that's reeeeeally backing things up !!!!!! And west bound is reeeeeally tight!!! So all in all...