There has been heated discussion of the plans for the rebuilt Nice-Middleton Bridge connecting Maryland and Virginia on U.S. 301 ahead of a vote next month required for the project to move forward.

The bridge will replace the current Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge, which links Newburg, Maryland to Dahlgren, Virginia on U.S. Route 301 across the Potomac River.

DAHLGREN — The new 1.7-mile, dual lane Nice/Middleton bridge over the Potomac River between King George County, Virginia and Maryland is scheduled to open today, but there hasn’t been the first public ...

The steel two-lane bridge was constructed in 1940 and was initially known as the Potomac River Bridge. It was named for the former Maryland governor — Nice served from 1935 to 1939 — in 1967.

Virginia officials are studying traffic crossing the Potomac River, but they are not promising Washington-area commuters a new bridge between the Old Dominion and Maryland. "We're going to take it ...

At the same time, the bridge will also be higher. After the reconstruction, even big ships will be able to pass easily along the Potomac River. There are also plans to grow oysters in the lower ...

This May 2014 photo shows the Harry Nice Bridge, which carries U.S. 301 over the Potomac River between Virginia and Maryland. (Courtesy Maryland Transportation Authority) There is a sharp divide ahead ...

The bridge was shut from 1:55 p.m. to 4 p.m. for inspection and then reopened, according to Leslie Leath, a spokeswoman for the Maryland Department of Transportation.

The House gave preliminary approval Saturday to a measure that would require the Maryland Transportation Authority to rename the Harry W. Nice Bridge over the Potomac River the Harry W. Nice ...