Huge concrete slabs from the old Woodrow Wilson Bridge are being dumped into the Chesapeake Bay to create a deep water, artificial reef for fish, oysters and underwater grass beds.

In all, more than 1,000 tons of the old bridge will be placed in the waters to create the Ceder Point Fish Haven at the mouth of the Patuxent River.

In all, about half the old Wilson Bridge has been used for reefs, creating more artificial reefs in the Chesapeake than has been done in the past 10 years.

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