The One-Day Operation Will Also Remove Debris from Bridge The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will work on the MD 4 (Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge) over the Patuxent River at the Calvert – St. Mary’s County line on Sunday, July 26. Traffic will be directed by a flagging operation between 6 […]
Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision on Thomas Johnson Bridge
On July 3, 2020 at approximately 12:10 a.m., members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Team were dispatched to the Thomas Johnson Bridge in Solomons, MD for a head on collision. Preliminary investigation revealed, a 2006 Ford Taurus operated by James Owen Burnett, 62 of Lusby, MD was traveling southbound […]
Bridge Head-on Collision Remains Under Investigation
On September 27, 2019 at approximately 7:50 p.m., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported head-on collision involving 3 vehicles on top of the Thomas Johnson Bridge in Solomons, Calvert County, MD. Preliminary investigation revealed, a 1989 Volvo operated by Raymond Jones Sr., 51 of Lexington Park, MD, was traveling South […]
Routine Nighttime Inspection of TJ Bridge Solomons
Drivers Will Be Directed Using A Flagging Operation Each Evening between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. the following morning On Monday, Aug. 5, the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will begin a week-long routine bridge inspection of the MD 4 (Patuxent Beach Road) Bridge over the Patuxent River (Governor Thomas Johnson […]
Two Attempted Suicides On TJ Bridge Over Weekend
A Nixle alert went out at 3:38 p.m. Saturday, asking people to expect delays on the TJ Bridge Solomons, due to police activity. The bridge was reopened about 45 minutes later. From all reports, a man reportedly was seen jumping off the Gov. Thomas Johnson Bridge on Saturday afternoon in what appeared to be a […]
Incident on the Thomas Johnson Bridge
On July 03, 2018 at approximately 5:33 p.m. deputies were dispatched to the Thomas Johnson Bridge in Solomons Maryland for a report of a man attempting to jump from the bridge. While units were responding, several citizens exited their vehicles and restrained the man from jumping. Deputies arrived at the top of the bridge and […]
Flagging Operations on TJ Bridge Sunday
Flagging Operations on Thomas Johnson Bridge Sunday Morning Routine maintenance requires flagging operation on May 20 On Sunday, May 20, the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will perform routine maintenance to the Governor Thomas Johnson Memorial Bridge at the Calvert/St. Mary’s County border. Crews will be clearing bridge drains between 6 […]
UPDATE: SMCSO Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident
On March 30, 2017, at noon, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a serious motor vehicle collision on Patuxent Beach Road in the area of South Patuxent Beach Road in California, Maryland. When deputies arrived, they found two vehicles engulfed in flames. The investigation revealed, A 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer, operated by Charles Patton […]
Fatal Traffic Collision at Foot of Thomas Johnson Bridge
On November 10, 2016 troopers from the Leonardtown barrack responded to the area of Maryland Route 4, south of Patuxent Beach Road, California, MD (St. Mary’s County) for a report of a serious motor vehicle crash with entrapment. On scene investigation revealed a gray 1992 Toyota Corolla bearing Virginia registration WYN7601, was traveling northbound on […]
Nighttime Flagging on TJ Bridge
Crews will Replace Aviation Lights on the Structure Following Sunday’s daytime work for bridge painting, the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) will close one of the two lanes at night on the Thomas Johnson Bridge (MD 4 over the Patuxent River) between Calvert and St. Mary’s counties on Monday, October 26. Crews […]