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Onthefly

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3. I drove across the bridge when it opened: December 1977.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sat Aug 3, 2024, 06:16 PM

Aug 2024

Loved getting to Solomon’s Island in 15 minutes from Lexington Park.
The winter of 77-78 was very cold and much of the Patuxent River was frozen under the bridge. Enjoyed the years I was stationed at the Navy airbase. I enjoy your photos.

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Solomons Island from Gov. Thomas Johnson Bridge over Patuxent River, & [View all] elleng Aug 2024 OP

The view from that bridge is incredible! PJMcK Aug 2024 #1

Thanks, PJ. Pics I get are from passenger side, and never moving slowly enough actually to focus, elleng Aug 2024 #2

I drove across the bridge when it opened: December 1977. Onthefly Aug 2024 #3

WOW, you were here the year I moved to DC; left Chicago due to hard weather. elleng Aug 2024 #4

You are lucky! Good times fishing on the Patuxent over many years. Onthefly Aug 2024 #5

We're almost shadowing eachother! Worked in DC 20+ years. elleng Aug 2024 #6