Frederick C. Malkus Bridge

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The Frederick C. Malkus Bridge, also known as the Choptank River Bridge, is a four-lane none-span beam bridge across the Choptank River in Maryland. Built in 1987 to replace the aging Emerson C. Harrington Bridge, the new bridge was named after Maryland state senator Frederick Malkus.{{cite web |title=Choptank River Bridge |url=https://www.choptankriverheritage.org/RiverGuide/Sites/html/choptank_river_bridge.html |access-date=2020-08-10 |website=Choptank River Heritage}} U.S. Route 50 (US 50) crosses the river over the bridge between the towns of Cambridge and Trappe.{{cite news |first1=Frederick N. |last1=Rasmussen |first2=Jacques |last2=Kelly |title=Frederick Malkus Jr., 86, legislator who served in Assembly for 48 years |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1999-11-11-9911110067-story.html |access-date=2020-08-10 |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |language=en-US |date=November 11, 1999}}{{cite web |date=2018-11-09 |title=PICTURE THIS: The Story Behind the Twin Bridges of Dorchester County |url=https://www.secretsoftheeasternshore.com/picture-this-the-harrington-bridge/ |access-date=2020-08-10 |website=Secrets of the Eastern Shore |language=en-US}} The bridge is made of pre-stressed and pre-cast concrete.