It turned out that not only rush-hour traffic, but also torrential rain and a lack of anywhere to park within range, mitigated against a bridge-spotting foray in Charleston this morning. Here instead are some XXX-rated bridges from the sunny end of Maryland:
Chesapeake Bay Bridge, between Annapolis and Kent Island, MD. This is the Kent Island end; the Annapolis end is about five miles away. I tried to get a better view from further south but there doesn't appear to be any access to the waterside except by walking through someone's garden chiz.
Kent Narrows Bridge, carrying US-50 between Kent Island and the Delmarva Peninsula, MD. This is the Delmarva end as seen from the third floor of my hotel.
Waterman's Memorial Bridge, with the lifting section Doing Stuffs. Nothing came through, so maybe they were just testing it. Runs parallel to the Kent Narrows Bridge, part of which is at the top of the picture.
Both of the above together. The white thing at the bottom left is the bonnet of a Ford E-series van which, praise be, is to be replaced next year by the Transit