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Revisit a day on the bridge. Browse saved closures, traffic advisories, daily recaps, BaySpan recordings, and camera photos and videos from notable updates. All dates and times are Eastern.
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Night roadwork backs up eastbound Bay Bridge traffic for 2.5 miles
By 8:00 p.m., roadwork had closed the eastbound span, routing one lane each way on the westbound span with its center lane closed as a buffer. Eastbound backups grew from 1 mile at Exit 32 at 8:25 p.m. to 2.5 miles at Exit 30 by 8:55 p.m., holding through 9:30 p.m. Eastbound travel peaked at 23 minutes in the 9 p.m. hour, versus the typical 10 minutes. Backups cleared by 10:00 p.m.; westbound had no reported delays during the evening backup.
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36 updates logged
- 11:50 PMAll clear
No backups or delays on or approaching the Bay Bridge. One lane is open in each direction on the westbound bridge. The eastbound bridge is closed for roadwork, and the westbound center lane is closed as a buffer.
Listen to BaySpan - 10:55 PMAll clear
No backups or delays on or approaching the Bay Bridge. One lane is open in each direction on the westbound bridge. The eastbound bridge is closed for road work, and the westbound bridge’s center lane is closed as a buffer.
Listen to BaySpan - 10:00 PMAll clear
No backups or delays on or approaching the Bay Bridge. One lane is open in each direction on the westbound span. The eastbound span is closed.
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Bay Bridge Westbound, Gantry N19 traffic cameraSaved - 9:45 PMTraffic advisory
Eastbound Bay Bridge delays begin at Exit 31 (Whitehall Road), about 1.5 miles before the bridge. Westbound traffic has no delays.
Listen to BaySpan - 9:30 PMTraffic advisory
Eastbound delays begin at Exit 30 (Whitehall Road), about 2.5 miles before the Bay Bridge. Westbound has no reported delays. The eastbound bridge is closed for roadwork, with one lane in each direction on the westbound bridge and its center lane closed as a buffer.
Listen to BaySpan - 9:20 PMTraffic advisory
Eastbound delays begin at Exit 30 (2.5 miles before the Bay Bridge). Westbound has no reported delays. The eastbound bridge is closed for roadwork, with one lane in each direction on the westbound bridge and its center lane closed as a buffer.
Listen to BaySpan - 9:05 PMTraffic advisory
Eastbound delays begin at Exit 30, about 2.5 miles before the Bay Bridge. Westbound traffic has no delays. The eastbound bridge is closed for roadwork, with one lane in each direction on the westbound bridge and its center lane closed as a buffer.
Listen to BaySpan - 8:55 PMTraffic advisory
Eastbound delays begin at Exit 30, about 2.5 miles before the Bay Bridge. Westbound traffic has no delays. The eastbound span is closed for roadwork, with one lane in each direction on the westbound span. The center lane is closed as a buffer.
Listen to BaySpan - 8:40 PMTraffic advisory
Eastbound delays begin at Exit 31 (Whitehall Road), about 1.5 miles before the Bay Bridge. Westbound traffic has no delays. The eastbound bridge is closed for roadwork, with one lane in each direction on the westbound bridge. Its center lane is closed as a buffer.
Listen to BaySpan - 8:25 PMTraffic advisory
Eastbound delays begin at Exit 32 (Sandy Point), about one mile before the Bay Bridge. Westbound traffic has no delays. One lane is open in each direction on the westbound bridge, with its center lane closed as a buffer. The eastbound bridge is closed for road work.
Listen to BaySpan - 8:00 PMAll clear
No backups or delays on or approaching the Bay Bridge. One lane is open in each direction on the westbound bridge. The eastbound bridge is closed for roadwork, and the westbound bridge’s center lane is closed as a buffer.
Listen to BaySpan - 7:05 PMAll clear
No backups or delays in either direction on the Bay Bridge. The westbound left lane is closed in preparation for two-way traffic.
Listen to BaySpan - 6:05 PMAll clear
No delays in either direction on the Bay Bridge. Three lanes are open eastbound and two lanes westbound.
Listen to BaySpan - 5:10 PMAll clear
No delays in either direction on the Bay Bridge. Three lanes are open eastbound and two lanes westbound.
Listen to BaySpan - 4:55 PMTraffic advisory
Eastbound delays toward the Severn River Bridge begin at Exit 27, about half a mile before the bridge. The Bay Bridge itself has no delays in either direction, with three lanes open eastbound and two westbound.
Listen to BaySpan - 4:43 PMTraffic advisory
No delays on the Bay Bridge in either direction, with three lanes open eastbound and two westbound. Eastbound delays approaching the Severn River Bridge begin at Exit 27, about half a mile before that bridge.
Listen to BaySpan - 4:30 PMTraffic advisory
Eastbound delays toward the Severn River Bridge begin at Exit 27, about half a mile before the bridge. The Bay Bridge itself has no delays in either direction, with three lanes open eastbound and two westbound.
Listen to BaySpan - 4:15 PMTraffic advisory
Eastbound delays toward the Severn River Bridge begin at Exit 27, about half a mile from the bridge. The Bay Bridge has no delays in either direction, with three lanes open eastbound and two westbound.
Listen to BaySpan - 3:15 PMAll clear
No delays in either direction on the Bay Bridge. Three lanes are open eastbound and two lanes westbound.
Listen to BaySpan - 2:20 PMAll clear
No backups or delays in either direction on the Bay Bridge. The westbound left lane is closed for roadwork.
Listen to BaySpan - 1:20 PMAll clear
No backups or delays in either direction on or approaching the Bay Bridge. The westbound left lane is closed.
Listen to BaySpan - 12:25 PMAll clear
No backups or delays in either direction on or approaching the Bay Bridge. The westbound left lane is closed for road work.
Listen to BaySpan - 11:25 AMAll clear
No backups or delays in either direction on the Bay Bridge. The westbound left lane is closed for road work.
Listen to BaySpan - 10:30 AMAll clear
No backups or delays in either direction on the Bay Bridge. The westbound left lane is closed for roadwork.
Listen to BaySpan - 9:30 AMAll clear
Traffic is clear in both directions on the Bay Bridge, with no backups or delays. The westbound left lane is closed for road work.
Listen to BaySpan - 8:30 AMAll clear
Traffic is normal in both directions on the Bay Bridge, with no backups on the bridge or its approaches. Best weekend travel times are Friday before 10 a.m. or after 10 p.m., Saturday before 7 a.m. or after 5 p.m., and Sunday before 10 a.m. or after 10 p.m.
Listen to BaySpan - 8:15 AMTraffic advisory
Westbound delays toward the Severn River Bridge begin at Exit 27, about half a mile from the bridge. The Bay Bridge and its approaches have no backups in either direction.
Listen to BaySpan - 8:00 AMTraffic advisory
Westbound delays toward the Severn River Bridge begin at Exit 27, about half a mile before that bridge. The Bay Bridge and its approaches have no backups in either direction.
Listen to BaySpan - 7:00 AMAll clear
No backups in either direction on or approaching the Bay Bridge. Traffic is moving normally.
Best weekend travel times:
- Friday: Before 10 a.m. or after 10 p.m.
- Saturday: Before 7 a.m. or after 5 p.m.
- Sunday: Before 10 a.m. or after 10 p.m.
Listen to BaySpan - 6:00 AMAll clear
No backups in either direction on the Bay Bridge or its approaches. Traffic is moving normally.
Best weekend travel times:
- Friday: Before 10 a.m. or after 10 p.m.
- Saturday: Before 7 a.m. or after 5 p.m.
- Sunday: Before 10 a.m. or after 10 p.m.
Listen to BaySpan - 5:00 AMAll clear
Traffic is clear in both directions on the Bay Bridge, with no backups on the approaches.
Best weekend travel times:
- Friday: Before 10 a.m. or after 10 p.m.
- Saturday: Before 7 a.m. or after 5 p.m.
- Sunday: Before 10 a.m. or after 10 p.m.
Listen to BaySpan - 4:01 AMAll clear
No backups or delays on or approaching the Bay Bridge. One lane is open in each direction on the westbound bridge. The eastbound bridge is closed for roadwork, and the westbound bridge’s center lane is closed as a buffer.
Listen to BaySpan - 3:01 AMAll clear
No backups or delays on or approaching the Bay Bridge. One lane is open in each direction on the westbound bridge. The eastbound bridge is closed for roadwork, and the westbound bridge’s center lane is closed as a buffer.
Listen to BaySpan - 2:05 AMAll clear
No backups or delays on or approaching the Bay Bridge. One lane is open in each direction on the westbound bridge. The eastbound bridge is closed for roadwork, and the westbound center lane is closed as a buffer.
Listen to BaySpan - 1:10 AMAll clear
No backups or delays on or approaching the Bay Bridge. One lane is open in each direction on the westbound bridge. The eastbound bridge is closed for roadwork, and the westbound center lane is closed as a buffer.
Listen to BaySpan - 12:15 AMAll clear
No backups or delays on or approaching the Bay Bridge. One lane is open in each direction on the westbound span. The eastbound span is closed for roadwork, and the westbound span’s center lane is closed as a buffer.
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