The first exit for southbound Interstate 95/John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway is Exit 109B-A, Junction Maryland 279 to Elkton and U.S. 40. This non-reflective sign does not have any exit numbers and is located within Delaware in the last mile of the Delaware Turnpike before Interstate 95 enters Maryland. Photo taken 06/01/04.
The Delaware Turnpike (John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway) ends and Maryland's John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway begins as southbound Interstate 95 enters the state of Maryland. Both the Delaware Turnpike and Maryland John F. Kennedy Highway were primarily opened to traffic on November 14, 1963. The highway was dedicated by President John F. Kennedy on that day as the Northeastern Expressway; as fate would have it, his appearance at the dedication ceremony occurred just prior to his assassination in Dallas, Texas. The highway was renamed in his honor in 1964. Photo taken 06/01/04.
Now past the welcome sign to Maryland, the first exit along southbound is Exit 109B-A, Junction Maryland 279 southwest to Elkton and northeast to Newark, Delaware. Maryland 279 north changes into Delaware 2/Elkton Road upon crossing the state line. Photo taken 06/01/04.
Southbound Interstate 95/John F. Kennedy Highway at Exit 109B, Junction Maryland 279 north to Delaware 2/Elkton Road. The highway actually heads in a northeastern direction from this intersection to enter the First State. Photo taken 06/01/04.
The following exit along southbound is Exit 109A, Junction Maryland 279 southwest to Elkton. As Maryland 279 approaches Elkton, it meets Maryland 213 just north of the city, which heads south to meet U.S. 40 in the city. Maryland 279 then culminates at U.S. 40, which continues southwest toward Perryville. As for Maryland 213, that highway continues south of Elkton as a major corridor leading to Maryland's Eastern Shore, heading south through Chesapeake City, Chestertown, and Centreville en route to its southern end at U.S. 50 in Wye Mills. Maryland 213 between U.S. 40 and U.S. 50 is former U.S. 213, which was decommissioned in 1973. Prior to 1948, U.S. 213 was an even longer route, as it continued southeast along current U.S. 50 from Wye Mills to Ocean City. U.S. 213 never extended north of U.S. 40 at Elkton, that route was Maryland 280. With the completion of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in 1952, U.S. 50 was extended east to Ocean City (although some maps show the rerouting between U.S. 50 and U.S. 213 south of Wye Mills occurred circa 1949). Photo taken 06/01/04.
This mileage sign after Exit 109A provides the distance to the next exit (Exit 100A-B, Junction Maryland 272) as well as the town of Perryville (via Exit 93, Junction Maryland 222) and downtown Baltimore (not the city limits, which are about 48 miles southwest of here; the city limits are located close to the Interstate 895 split at Exit 61). Photo taken 06/01/04.
The next exit along Interstate 95/John F. Kennedy Highway is Exits 100A-B, Junction Maryland 272. Maryland 272 heads south to meet U.S. 40 near North East, then continues to Elk Neck State Park. The highway also heads north to meet Maryland 274, which in turn heads northwest to Rising Sun. Maryland 272 north passes by Maryland 273 at Calvert, then enters the state of Pennsylvania (where it becomes Pennsylvania 272). Pennsylvania 272 angles northwest past Nottingham, then meets U.S. 222 at Wakefield, then heads north to Lancaster along the route of former Pennsylvania 72. Photo taken 06/01/04.
Use Maryland 272 south to reach Elk Neck State Park, which is a peninsula located between the northern Chesapeake Bay (near the Susquehanna River outflow into the bay) and the Elk River, which connects to the C&D (Chesapeake and Delaware) Canal that cuts across the First State. An historic lighthouse guards the tip of the peninsula. Photo taken 06/01/04.
Southbound Interstate 95/John F. Kennedy Highway approaches Exits 100B-A, Junction Maryland 272 north to Rising Sun and Calvert and south to North East and Elk Neck. Photo taken 06/01/04.
Another modified cloverleaf interchange along southbound, Exit 100B provides access to northbound Maryland 272, while Exit 100A provides access to southbound Maryland 272. Photo taken 04/30/04.
This view of Exits 100B-A along southbound shows the separation between the main lanes and the collector-distributor lanes for the cloverleaf ramps to and from Maryland 272. The former diamond interchange at Maryland 272 was expanded to include the westbound collector-distributor lanes and loop ramps by 2000. It is possible that a similar upgrade is being considered for the Maryland 22 interchange for northbound Interstate 95. Photo taken 04/30/04.
Southbound Interstate 95/John F. Kennedy Highway at Exit 100A, Junction Maryland 272 south to North East and Junction U.S. 40. Maryland 272 travels 1.5 miles south to U.S. 40 (Pulaski Highway) and 2.1 miles to Maryland 7 (Cecil Avenue) within the town of North East itself. Photo taken 08/20/04.
A service plaza, called the Chesapeake House, is located in the median of Interstate 95/John F. Kennedy Highway near Milepost 98 between Exits 100A-B/Junction Maryland 272 and Exit 93/Junction Maryland 222. This rest area includes full services, including gas, restrooms, fast food, restaurant food, shopping, and information. Like the Delaware Turnpike Service Area, the Chesapeake House is located in the median so it can provide services to both directions of traffic. The Chesapeake House opened in 1975. Photo taken 06/01/04.
View of the Chesapeake House Service Area signage for credit/debit cards accepted at the restaurant as seen from the mainline along southbound. Photo taken 04/30/04.
The next exit along southbound is Exit 93, Junction Maryland 222 north to Port Deposit and Conowingo and south to Perryville, with connections to the U.S. 40/Hatem Bridge. Photo taken 06/01/04.
Maryland 222 is former U.S. 222, which was decommissioned southeast of U.S. 1 in 1995. Maryland 222 heads southeast to meet U.S. 40 in Perryville and northwest to meet U.S. 1 in Conowingo near the Conowingo Dam. Maryland 222 follows a narrow, winding road between Interstate 95 and U.S. 1, and it features some low clearances and curves that make the highway not suitable for trucks (trucks should use the signed truck alternate route via Maryland 222 north, Maryland 275 north, Maryland 276 north, and U.S. 1 south). U.S. 222 begins at its junction with U.S. 1 just northeast of Conowingo near the northern terminus of Maryland 222. Photo taken 06/01/04.
The next exit (Exit 93/Junction Maryland 222) is the last exit along southbound until after the Susquehanna River crossing over the Tydings Bridge. The freeway intersects the following exit (Exit 89/Junction Maryland 155) on the southwest side of the river, near Havre de Grace, approximately five miles south of Exit 93/Junction Maryland 222. Photo taken 06/01/04.
Southbound Interstate 95/John F. Kennedy Highway reaches Exit 93, Junction Maryland 222 north to Conowingo and south to Perryville. The righthand panel of this sign bridge assembly is not reflective and is fairly old. In fact, old U.S. 222 shield was scraped off this panel and replaced with a Maryland 222 shield in 1995. Photo taken 06/01/04.
View of the Maryland 222 signage on the off-ramp from Interstate 95 for southbound Maryland 222 to Perryville and northbound Maryland 222 to Port Deposit, Conowingo, and Rising Sun. Photo taken 06/01/04.
The next exit along southbound is a weigh/inspection station for commercial vehicles. Photo taken 04/30/04.
Between 1963 and 1991, toll collection along the John F. Kennedy Highway was conducted in both directions; this was consolidated to one toll booth in October 1991. The single toll booth is located along northbound Interstate 95 immediately after the Maryland 155 interchange (Exit 89) and is visible in this picture, taken along southbound Interstate 95 at the northern end of the Tydings Bridge over the Susquehanna River. Photo taken 04/30/04.
Interstate 95 crosses the Susquehanna River over the Millard E. Tydings Bridge, which was constructed in 1962-1963. The Tydings Bridge opened as part of the John F. Kennedy Highway (formerly Northeastern Expressway) in November 1963. Most of the bridge's structural support for the bridge originates from a steel substructure that is not visible from the bridge deck (metal girder bridge). Parallel spans include the U.S. 40/Hatem Bridge to the southeast, which connects Perryville and Havre de Grace and U.S. 1/Conowingo Dam to the northwest, which crosses the top of the dam near the town of Conowingo. Photo taken 04/30/04.
The next exit along southbound Interstate 95/John F. Kennedy Highway is Exit 89, Junction Maryland 155 to Churchville and Havre de Grace. Photo taken 04/30/04.
Maryland 155 goes southeast to meet U.S. 40 in Havre de Grace at the southwest end of the Hatem Bridge and northwest to Webster and Churchville. Photo taken 04/30/04.
Southbound Interstate 95/John F. Kennedy Highway reaches Exit 89, Junction Maryland 155. Photo taken 04/30/04.
The next exit along southbound is Exit 85, Junction Maryland 22 east to Aberdeen and west to Bel Air via Churchville. Photo taken 04/30/04.
Use Maryland 22 west to reach the Cal Ripken Museum and east to reach the Aberdeen Proving Grounds. Photo taken 06/01/04.
Maryland 22 begins at Business U.S. 1 in Bel Air, then travels east to Churchville (Junction Maryland 155 and Maryland 136) and onward to its eastern terminus at U.S. 40 in Aberdeen. Photo taken 06/01/04.
The next exit along southbound is the second service area for Interstate 95/John F. Kennedy Highway, the Maryland House. The Maryland House was built at the same time as the freeway in 1962-1963, and it features similar services as the Chesapeake House. Photo taken 06/01/04.
Exit 80, Junction Maryland 543, is the next exit on southbound Interstate 95/John F. Kennedy Highway. Use Maryland 543 north to Fountain Green, Hickory, and ultimately Pylesville (at Junction Maryland 165). Heading south, Maryland 543 interchanges with U.S. 40 near Belcamp. Photo taken 06/01/04.
Southbound Interstate 95 reaches Exit 80, Junction Maryland 543 to Riverside and Churchville (via Maryland 136 north). Note that this overhead sign has a state shield that contains the state name, unlike the prior couple of signs. Photo taken 06/01/04.
This mileage sign provides the distance to the Maryland 24 interchange (Exits 77B-A), Interstate 695 (Exit 64), and downtown Baltimore. Photo taken 04/30/04.
The next exit along southbound is Exits 77B-A, Junction Maryland 24 north to Bel Air and south to Edgewood and Van Bibber. Photo taken 06/01/04.
Maryland 24 is an expressway between Edgewood and Bel Air, and the old alignment is designated in sections as Maryland 924. It is fairly well-developed, with a variety of development along the primary corridor from Interstate 95 to Bel Air. North of Bel Air, Maryland 24 passes through Rocks State Park, then heads north all the way to the Pennsylvania State Line, where it connects with east-west Pennsylvania 851 and north-south Pennsylvania 425. Photo taken 06/01/04.
The interchange between Interstate 95/John F. Kennedy Highway and Maryland 24 (Exits 77B-A) is a modified cloverleaf, with a barrier separating through traffic from exiting traffic (collector/distributor lanes). Photo taken 06/01/04.
This picture shows the first off-ramp from the collector-distributor lanes onto northbound Maryland 24 to Bel Air as seen from the main lanes. The second exit accesses southbound Maryland 24 to Edgewood. Photo taken 06/01/04.
Maryland 24 continues as an expressway southeast of Interstate 95, and the old road continues into downtown. The Maryland 24 expressway culminates upon reaching the Aberdeen Proving Grounds. Photo taken 06/01/04.
Interstate 95/John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway carries six lanes of traffic from the Delaware line (Exit 109B-A) southwest to Exit 74, Maryland 24. From Maryland 24 south to the Interstate 95/Interstate 895 split (Exit 61), Interstate 95/John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway carries eight lanes. The mileage sign immediately after Exit 74 provides the distance to downtown Baltimore. Photo taken 06/01/04.
The next exit along southbound is Exit 74, Junction Maryland 152 north to Mountain, Pleasant Hill, Fallston, and Upper Crossroads. Maryland 152 also meets U.S. 40 to the southeast near Joppatowne. Photo taken 06/01/04.
To reach Joppatowne, use Maryland 152 southeast to U.S. 40, then follow U.S. 40 west into Joppatowne. As for north Maryland 152, after passing through Fallston, Maryland 152 reaches its northern terminus at the intersection with Maryland 146 near the Ladew Topiary Gardens just south of Madonna. Photo taken 06/01/04.
Southbound Interstate 95/John F. Kennedy Highway at Exit 74, Junction Maryland 152 south to Joppatowne and north to Fallston. Photo taken 06/01/04.
This mileage sign provides the distance to the next two exits (Junction Maryland 43/White Marsh Boulevard and Junction Interstate 695/Baltimore Beltway) followed by the distance to downtown Baltimore. Photo taken 04/30/04.
The next exit along southbound Interstate 95 is Exit 67B, Junction Maryland 43/White Marsh Boulevard east to a junction with U.S. 40 near White Marsh and west to U.S. 1 and Interstate 695 west near Parkville. All of Interstate 95 from this point southward to the split with Interstate 895 is under construction between 2007-2011 for the building of the Interstate 95 Express Toll Lanes. Photo taken 06/01/04.
Between Interstate 695 and U.S. 40, Maryland 43/White Marsh Boulevard is an expressway, with a full interchange at its junction with U.S. 1. Several signalized intersections however join the four to six lane route with the White Marsh Town Center mall. Photo taken 06/01/04.
Like other major interchanges along the John F. Kennedy Highway, the interchange between Interstate 95 and Maryland 43/White Marsh Boulevard is a cloverleaf. The first ramp is for Exit 67B, Maryland 43 west to U.S. 1. Construction begins in Spring 2008 on the Maryland 43 interchange to reconfigure it to accommodate the expanded Interstate 95 and Interstate 95 Express Toll Lanes. Work will take three years to complete and entail 1.1 miles of Maryland 43. Upon completion, separate ramps will join both the general purpose and express lanes with the state highway. Photo taken 06/01/04.
The second ramp of the cloverleaf interchange is Exit 67A, Maryland 43 east to U.S. 40 and White Marsh. Maryland 43 was originally conceived as a freeway connecting Interstate 695, Interstate 95, and U.S. 40; ghost ramps for the freeway were located near U.S. 40 at White Marsh, but a 2005-07 project extended Maryland 43 as a four-lane highway to Maryland 150. Photo taken 12/18/07.
The next exit along southbound is Interstate 695, the Baltimore Beltway. For through traffic, the beltway is recommended to bypass downtown, although Interstate 895 may also be used as an alternative to Interstate 95. Although not signed, the interchange between Interstate 95 and Interstate 695 north of downtown is Exit 64. The sign was overlaid with a new face during Summer of 2004. The new facing includes a much larger shield for Interstate 695 and omits the word beltway. Due to Interstate 95 Express Toll Lane construction, the two-mile overhead for Interstate 695 was removed. Photo taken 06/01/04.
To reach the Port of Baltimore and Baltimore-Washington International (BWI) Airport, this sign advises using Interstate 95/Fort McHenry Tunnel as the most direct route; however, Interstate 695 and Interstate 895 may be used instead if traffic conditions are bad. Photo taken 06/01/04.
All hazardous materials vehicles are restricted from the tunnels along Interstate 95 and Interstate 895. They are advised to use Interstate 695/Baltimore Beltway instead. Photo taken 06/01/04.
The right lane along southbound becomes exit only for Interstate 695 westbound (outer loop of beltway); the left lane will feature an exit to eastbound Interstate 695 (inner loop). The carriageways of both Interstate 95 and Interstate 695 reverse orientation through their interchange to allow for shorter connection ramps. Note the sign overlays for the Interstate 695 panels installed during the Summer of 2004. Photos taken 06/01/04 & 08/07/04..
Use Interstate 695 east to cross the Baltimore Harbor/Patapsco River via the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The toll for the bridge is the same as the toll for the tunnel routes ($2 per car). For the Inner Harbor, Camden Yards, the Baltimore Ravens Stadium, and downtown Baltimore, use Interstate 95 south. Photo taken 06/01/04.
The overhead signs begin to feature an Interstate 895 shield alongside the Interstate 95 shield as the freeway approaches the Interstate 695 interchange. Suggestions on whether Interstate 95 or 895 are better for certain destinations are provided in the signage approaching the Exit 61/Interstate 895 split. Again new sign overlays are in place for Interstate 695 that omit the word beltway. Photos taken 06/01/04 & 08/07/04.
Eastern Interstate 95/695/Baltimore Beltway junction sign bridge. Interstate 95 travel lanes actually invert within this interchange, allowing for shorter ramps to Interstate 695. In other words, southbound crosses northbound and the two are opposite of how they normally are orientated when crossing over the Interstate 695 mainline. More new sign overlays are present for Interstate 695. Photos taken 06/01/04 & 12/18/07.
Southbound Interstate 95 at Exit 64B, Junction Interstate 695/Outer Loop of the Baltimore Beltway west to Towson and Junction Interstates 83, 795, and 70. Construction is well evident at this point involving the building of the Interstate 95 Toll Express Lanes. Work associated with the project includes a complete rebuild of the directional interchange between Interstate 95 and the Beltway. Photos taken 04/30/04 & 12/18/07.
A left exit is in place for the transition from southbound Interstate 95 to Interstate 695/Inner Loop of the Baltimore Beltway east to the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Dundalk, and Southeastern Baltimore. The inner loop is also a good route to Interstate 97 south to Annapolis. The final exit sign for Interstate 695 Inner also was overlaid with a new face during summer of 2004. Photos taken 06/01/04 & 08/07/04.
This Interstate 95 reassurance shield lies beyond the Exit 64A off-ramp within the Beltway interchange. Tall columns now rise in place of trees at the Interstate 695 junction as part of the Interstate 95 Toll Express Lane rebuild of the junction. A high-speed symmetrical stack interchange replaces the original interchange that included many left-hand movements. With work beginning on January 22, 2007, the first half of the new interchange is expected to open by 2010, joining the general purposes lanes with Interstate 695. Work follows between May 2008 and June 2011 on the construction of ramps between the new express toll lanes and the Beltway. Photos taken 04/30/04 & 12/18/07.
