 |
Next in line for Interstate 70 eastbound travelers is the Exit 18 diamond interchange with Maryland 68 (Clear Spring Road). Maryland 68 travels east from U.S. 40 (National Pike) within Clear Spring itself to Pinesburg and Williamsport to the southeast. Photo taken 08/07/04. |
| After entering Maryland and passing by the interchange with Interstate 68/U.S. 40, eastbound Interstate 70 next approaches junction Interstate 81 (Exit 26) near Hagerstown. This sign has "North & South" written on it, which is somewhat common in Maryland, but unusual elsewhere. Photo taken 10/12/01.
|
| Eastbound Interstate 70 at Junction Interstate 81 (Exit 26). For its entire north-south journey, Interstate 81 spends the least amount of time in Maryland, covering barely 11 miles between West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Photo taken 10/12/01.
|
| The full cloverleaf interchange between Interstate 70 and 81 features collector/distributor roadways on both freeways. Interstate 81 sees three interchanges for Hagerstown to the north of Interstate 70 on the short drive to the Pennsylvania state line. The freeway continues northeast from Hagerstown to the Pennsylvania capital city of Harrisburg otherwise. Photo taken 07/24/04.
|
| A bit further east of Interstate 81, eastbound Interstate 70 approaches Maryland 632 in Hagerstown (Exit 28). The adjacent mileage sign provides the distance to Maryland 65, U.S. 40, and Maryland 66. Photo taken 10/12/01.
|
| Interstate 70 eastbound at the Exit 28 off-ramp for Maryland 632 (Downsville Pike) southest of Hargerstown. Halfway Boulevard ties into Downsville Pike just north of Interstate 70 from the suburb of Halfway. South of the freeway, Maryland 632 continues eight miles to Maryland 63 at Downsville. Photo taken 07/24/04.
|
| Next in line for Interstate 70 eastbound motorists is the Exit 29A/B six-ramp partial-cloverleaf interchange with Maryland 65 (Sharpsburg Pike). The state highway follows Potomac Street southward from downtown Hagerstown to Interstate 70. Sharpsburg Pike takes over for Maryland 65 from Exit 29 south. Photo taken 10/12/01.
|
| Exit 29A leaves Interstate 70 eastbound for Maryland 65 (Sharpsburg Pike) southbound to Lappans, Tilghmanton, and Sharpsburg. Use the state highway to reach Antietam National Battlefield. Photo taken 07/24/04.
|
| U.S. 40 separated from Interstate 70 at Exit 8 (Indian Springs), but they comingle quite a bit in the vicinity of Hagerstown. Eastbound Interstate 70 meets U.S. 40 in Hagerstown again at Exit 32. U.S. 40 is a multi-lane, divided highway when it crosses Interstate 70 here. Photo taken 10/12/01.
|
| A full cloverleaf interchange provides the movements between U.S. 40 (Dual Highway) and Interstate 70 at Exit 32. U.S. 40 leaves Hagerstown southeast en route to Wagners Crossroads. The federal route crosses paths with Interstate 70 again at the Frederick County line. Photo taken 07/24/04.
|
| Exit 32B loops onto U.S. 40 (Dual Highway) westbound for the return to Hagerstown from Interstate 70 east. Use U.S. 40 west to either Hebb Road or Edgewood Drive west for the suburb of Funkstown. Photo taken 07/24/04.
|
 |
Mileage sign for Interstate 70 eastbound to Frederick, Baltimore, and Washington (via Interstate 270 east). Interstate 70 crosses into Frederick County in seven miles. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
 |
South Mountain rises to claim the landscape of Interstate 70 eastbound as it leaves the great Hagerstown area in eastern Washington County. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
 |
Exit 35 lies on the slopes of South Mountain to join Maryland 66 (Maplesville Road) with Interstate 70 at the community of Beaver Creek. The state highway ends 5.2 miles to the south at U.S. 40 Alternate (National Pike) in Boonsboro. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
 |
The last Washington County exit of Interstate 70 leaves for Maryland 66 (Maplesville Road). Six miles separate Exit 35 with Smithsburg to the northeast via Maplesville Road. Use Maryland 66 north for Mount Aetna, Chewsville, and Cavetown as well. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
 |
Interstate 70 ascends over South Mountain on the seven mile drive between Maryland 66 and Maryland 17. Greenbrier State Park fronts the freeway along the adjacent U.S. 40 (Baltimore National Pike). Photo taken 07/24/04. |
 |
One-half mile guide sign for the Exit 42 diamond interchange with Maryland 17 (Middletown Road) at Myersville. The state highway straddles the western reaches of Frederick County between Brunswick along the Potomac River and the county line near Smithsburg. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
 |
Eastbound at the Exit 42 off-ramp for Maryland 17 (Middletown Road). Myersville lies north of Interstate 70 and south of U.S. 40 (Baltimore National Pike). Maryland 17 loops five miles south to junction U.S. 40 Alternate at Middletown. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
 |
Eastbound reassurance shield on the stretch east of Myersville. Interstate 70 enters the greater Frederick area at the next interchange. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
 |
Button copy overhead for the Exit 48 partial "Y" interchange with U.S. 40 (Patrick Street) at the city of Frederick. Interstate 70 bypasses Frederick to the south as U.S. 40 travels to downtown. The federal highway merges with U.S. 40 Alternate at Braddock nearby. Use Exit 48 for the Fort Detrick Military Reservation. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
 |
A pair of freeways tie into Interstate 70 south of downtown Frederick. The first encompasses the cosigned alignment of U.S. 15 & 340 at Exit 52. The second sees U.S. 40 and Interstate 270 interchange with Interstate 70 at Exit 53. Pictured here is the Exit 52A ramp departure for U.S. 15 south & 340 west to Charlestown, West Virginia and Point of Rocks. U.S. 15 splits from U.S. 340 six miles to the west for Leesburg, Virginia. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
 |
Exit 52B entails a cloverleaf ramp onto U.S. 15 north & 340 east for downtown Frederick. The tandem interchange with U.S. 40 and Jefferson Street just east of Interstate 70. There U.S. 340 ends and U.S. 15 turns northward to bypass downtown. U.S. 15 constitutes a four-lane divided highway from Frederick northward to Thurmont, Emmitsburg, and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
 |
Interstate 270 begins at the Exit 53 directional interchange southeast of the U.S. 15-40-340 junction. U.S. 40 eastbound merges onto Interstate 70 eastbound from downtown as Interstate 270 begins its journey east to Gaithersburg, Rockville, and the Capital Beltway (Intertate 495). Interstate 270 was originally Interstate 70S. Photo taken 07/24/04. |
| Skipping past Frederick (Junction Interstate 270 and the historical split between former Interstate 70S and Interstate 70N), eastbound Interstate 70 reaches Maryland 75 at Exit 62. Maryland 75 leads north to Libertytown and south to Hyattstown. Photo taken 10/12/01.
|
| A few miles east of Maryland 75, eastbound Interstate 70 next approaches Maryland 27 (Exit 68) in Mount Airy. Photo taken 10/12/01.
|
 |
Exit 87B departs Interstate 70 eastbound for U.S. 29 (Columbia Pike) north. A directional cloverleaf interchange joins the U.S. 29 freeway with Interstate 70 just south of the U.S. 29 northern terminus at Maryland 99 (Old Frederick Road / Rogers Avenue). Photo taken 09/25/04. |
 |
Auxiliary guide sign for the upcoming junction with Interstate 695 at Exit 91 directing motorists to the Camden Yards area of downtown via Interstate 695 south to U.S. 40 east. Camden Yards is home to the Baltimore Ravens and Orioles professional sports franchises. Rogers Avenue passes over Interstate 70 beyond the sign. Photo taken 09/25/04. |
 |
Interstate 70 crosses Patapsco Valley State Park as it enters Baltimore County. While in the park Main Park Road passes over the freeway two miles west of the Exit 91 symmetrical stack interchange with the Baltimore Beltway. Pictured here is the over crossing and two-mile guide sign for Interstate 695. Photo taken 09/25/04. |
| According to this sign, Interstate 70 ends at Interstate 695. Installed in 2000, the sign omits the fact that Interstate 70 indeed continues eastward to Security Boulevard (Exit 94) and a Park and Ride. The concrete surface of the freeway was overlaid with asphalt in the early 2000s. Photo taken 06/17/00.
|
 |
This guide sign includes yellow flashers to warn drivers of impending congestion along the Baltimore Beltway in and near the Exit 91 stack interchange. Since there is no alternate at this point, this is a "grin and bare it" type sign. Photo taken 09/25/04. |
 |
One-mile sign bridge for the Exit 91B/A off-ramps to Interstate 695 on Interstate 70 east. The right-hand two lanes default onto the Baltimore Beltway as one only lane continues east to the Security Boulevard Park & Ride Lot at Interstate 70's east end. Photo taken 09/25/04. |
 |
This set of overheads directs motorists to the respective directions of Interstate 95 via Interstate 695 inner or outer. The sign also features the control city of New York for Interstate 95 northbound out of Baltimore. Photo taken 09/25/04. |
 |
Interstate 695 gore point sign posted at the Exit 91 off-ramp of Interstate 70 east. As the moon rises overhead, the two mainline lanes of Interstate 70 east reduce to one as the freeway continues its final three miles to Security Boulevard and the Park & Ride Lot. Photo taken 09/25/04. |
 |
The Exit 91B/A split for Interstate 695 north and south from Interstate 70 eastbound. Interstate 695 encircles the city of Baltimore through such suburbs as Towson, Pikesville, Essex, Glen Burnie, and Dundalk. Photo taken 09/25/04. |
| The interchange between Interstate 70 east and Interstate 695 is a symmetrical stack interchange, and most eastbound traffic exits onto Interstate 695 either northbound or southbound. The mainline continues east on the top level of the stack interchange. This photo shows the depth of the interchange as seen from the transition ramp from eastbound to northbound (inner loop). Photo taken 10/12/01.
|
| After passing the stack interchange with Interstate 695/Baltimore Beltway, Interstate 70 east meets this sign, which advises that the freeway is coming to an end in one and a half miles. Photo taken 06/01/04.
|
| The final exit along eastbound transcontinental Interstate 70 is Exit 94, Security Boulevard/Junction Maryland 122 northwest and Cooks Lane to U.S. 40/Edmondson Avenue. Photo taken 06/01/04.
|
| Another yellow warning sign advises of the final termination of the Interstate 70 freeway. Photo taken 06/01/04.
|
| Eastbound Interstate 70 approaches Exit 94, Security Boulevard/Cooks Lane. Photo taken 06/01/04.
|
| Coming around the bend as Interstate 70 reaches Exit 94, the sad state in which Interstate 70 ends becomes evident. Gwynns Falls Park fronts the abandoned bus loop in the background, and the rest of the freeway after the exit ramp is now a Park and Ride. The eastbound and westbound lanes (concrete) are used for the Park and Ride lot, with the shoulders converted as through lanes. There are two local exits to the west of the park and ride with an abandoned bus loop at the east turnaround. Photo taken 06/17/00.
|
| View of the gore point for Exit 94, Security Boulevard/Maryland 122 and Cooks Lane. Photo taken 06/01/04.
|
| The road comes to a dead halt after the exit ramp. There are no end signs present for the eastern terminus of Interstate 70. The Baltimore city limits rests on the other side of these trees. Photo taken 06/01/04.
|
| Looking from the abandoned bus loop to the west. Visible
are the original lanes of Interstate 70 (now used for parking spaces). If this freeway were built as
planned, six lanes of highway would have continued to the east to Interstate 95 near the Caton Avenue
interchange. Ghost ramps for the planned Interstate 70/95 interchange can be seen on the
Interstate 95 page. Photo taken 06/17/00.
|
| This view looks east from the exit of the park and ride toward the trees of Gwynns Falls Park. Photo taken 06/01/04.
|
| The only indication that Interstate 70 actually exists here. These shields are posted to the right of the above photo as traffic loops back to the west. Photo taken 06/17/00.
|
Page Updated October 25, 2006.
