Dorsey Road Warehouse

The Dorsey Road Warehouse is a U.S. National Security Agency warehouse located at 1490 Dorsey Road in Hanover, Maryland. Built between 1995 and 1996 at a cost of $10 million, the warehouse is a storage facility for sophisticated signals intelligence and communications security equipment, including spy satellites, as well as office equipment and supplies.[1][2] The warehouse covers 281,000 square feet (26,100 m2) and is 30 feet (9.1 m) tall.[3]

References

  1. Pike, John (April 6, 1998). "NSA - 1472 Dorsey Road". Federation of American Scientists. Archived from the original on August 3, 2001. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  2. McQuaid, Kevin L. (May 26, 1995). "NSA selects Merritt to build warehouse". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  3. "Warehouse for the National Security Agency". Carroll Engineering, Inc. Retrieved 6 July 2014.

Coordinates: 39°09′54″N 76°43′12″W / 39.165°N 76.720°W / 39.165; -76.720

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