| Exit 24 leaves Interstate 95 & 495 south for the Metro/MARC Greenbelt Station. An upcoming exits sign lists the distances to Maryland 201 (Exit 23), Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Exit 22), and Maryland 450 (Exit 20). Photo taken 12/26/06. |
| Cherrywood Lane passes over Interstate 95 & 495 south just ahead of the six-ramp partial-cloverleaf interchange with Maryland 201 (Exit 23). Maryland 201 (Kenilworth Avenue) meanders north-south through Greenbelt, interchanging with Maryland 193 (Greenbelt Road) nearby. Photo taken 12/26/06. |
| Southbound at the Exit 23 ramp departure to Maryland 201 (Kenilworth Avenue). Maryland 201 north follows Edmonston Avenue northwest from Greenbelt to Beltsville and junction U.S. 1 (Baltimore Avenue). Southward, Maryland 201 continues along Kenilworth Avenue to Riverdale Park and Bladensburg, ending at the interchange of U.S. 50 and Baltimore-Washington Parkway. Photo taken 12/26/06. |
| Baltimore-Washington Parkway heads southwest from Fort George G. Meade, the Patuxent National Wildlife Research Refuge, and the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center to cross paths with Interstates 95 & 495 at Greenbelt and Exits 22B/A. The four-lane parkway is not open to trucks and constitutes a limited-access route from Washington northward to Baltimore. Photo taken 12/26/06. |
| Interstate 95 & 495 Inner Loop shield assembly posted midway between Maryland 201 (Exit 23) and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. Baltimore-Washington Parkway transitions into District of Columbia 295 within Washington and is open to trucks there. Northward the highway becomes part of Maryland 295 north of Maryland 175, where trucks are again permitted. Photo taken 12/26/06. |
| A full-cloverleaf interchange joins the Capital Beltway with Baltimore-Washington Parkway at Greenbelt Park. Exit 22B carries drivers onto the B-W Parkway southbound for Bladensburg, Cheverly, and Washington. District of Columbia 295 becomes Interstate 295 south of the 11th Street Bridge that ultimately leads back to Interstate 95 at Exit 2. Photo taken 12/26/06. |
| Exit 22A loops onto Baltimore-Washington Parkway northbound for interest to Laurel, Fort Meade, Baltimore-Washington International Airport, and Baltimore. The B-W Parkway returns to Interstate 95 as the B-W Expressway at Exit 52. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| Interstate 95 & 495 southbound enter the New Carrollton vicinity on the approach to junction Maryland 450 (Exits 20B/A). Maryland 450 (Annapolis Road) represents the historic routing of U.S. 50 between Bladensburg and downtown Annapolis. Also featured in this photograph is the one-mile guide sign for junction U.S. 50 & Interstate 595 (unsigned). Space allocated to the left of the U.S. 50 shield was meant for a Interstate 595 shield. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| Exit 20 carries drivers to Maryland 450 (Annapolis Road) in unison from Interstates 95 & 495 south. Maryland 450 constitutes a busy east-west arterial through Bladensburg and Landover Hills to the west and Lanham, Collington, and Bowie to the east. U.S. 50 better serves interests to Bowie via interchanges with Maryland 197 (Collington Road) and Maryland 3 (Robert Crain Highway). Bowie lies seven miles eastward at the U.S. 50 merge with U.S. 301. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| A ramp from the partial "Y" interchange to the Metro/MARC New Carrollton transition station travel over Interstates 95 & 495 south ahead of the directional interchange with U.S. 50 & Interstate 595. Interstate 595, a hidden designation between the Capital Beltway and Maryland 70 (Exit 24), was commissioned in the mid 1980s after a proposal to add Interstate 68 to the freeway was declined. Interstate 595 is not signed because officials determined it unnecessary due to the area familiarity with U.S. 50. U.S. 50 otherwise comprises a full freeway between eastern Washington and the Eastern Shore of Maryland at Queenstown. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| Capital Beltway drivers travel the lowest levels of the Exit 19 interchange with Interstate 595's west end and U.S. 50. High flyovers carry drivers onto U.S. 50. U.S. 50 east heads six miles to Bowie and 17 miles to the capital city of Annapolis. Westward U.S. 50 continues through Cheverly into the Langdon community of east Washington. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| Exit 19B leaves Interstates 95 & 495 south for U.S. 50 west to Landover Hills, Cheverly, Tuxedo, and Washington. Access is available from Exit 19B to the adjacent Metro/MARC New Carrollton transit station. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| Three quarters of a mile north of Exits 17B/A (Maryland 202) at the Glenarden Parkway over crossing. Maryland 202 (Landover Road) meets the freeway at Brightseat and Glenarden adjacent to the Landover Mall. The state highway follows Landover Road, a multilane-arterial, from Bladensburg east to junction Maryland 214 (Central Avenue). Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| Exit 17B departs in 0.25 miles for Maryland 202 (Landover Road) west to Glenarden and Dodge Park. Maryland 202 interchanges with Maryland 704 (Martin Luther King Jr. Highway) in 1.2 miles. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| Interstates 95 & 495 south at the Maryland 202 (Landover Road) westbound off-ramp. Maryland 202 overtakes Maryland 450 (Annapolis Road) in 4.2 miles at Bladensburg before its end at junction U.S. 1 Alternate in five miles. Maryland 202 east continues southeast ten miles to junction Maryland 4 at Upper Marlboro. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| Exit 17A follows suit, joining Maryland 202 (Landover Road) two miles ahead of junction Maryland 214 (Central Avenue) at Largo. Exit 16 lies one half mile south with Arena Drive, an east-west road between Interstates 95 & 495 and FedEx Field, home of the NFL Washington Redskins. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| A diamond interchange facilitates the movements between the Capital Beltway and Arena Drive at Exit 16. FedEx Field lies 0.7 miles west at Village Green. Arena Drive east meets Maryland 202 (Landover Road) at Lake Arbor Way in one mile. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| Maryland 214 crosses paths with Interstates 95 & 495 at the Exit 15 full-cloverleaf interchange near Largo. The east-west highway continues East Capitol Street from Capitol View in Washington through Capital Heights and Seat Pleasant. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| Drivers bound for Maryland 214 (Central Avenue) west leave Interstates 95 & 495 south. Central Avenue travels through Randolph Village on the 2.5 mile drive to Seat Pleasant. East Capitol Street provides a major arterial into Washington from the eastern suburbs. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| Maryland 214 (Central Avenue) east continues as a multi-lane arterial from Exit 15A through Largo, Kolbes Corner, and south Bowie. Maryland 214 overall continues all the way to Davidsonville, Selby Beach, and Beverly Beach on Chesapeake Bay. Interests to Six Flags America and Watkins Regional Park should use Central Avenue east to Kolbes Corner. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| Interstates 95 & 495 next meet Ritchie-Marlboro Road (Exit 13) on the southwestern alignment to Andrews Air Force Base. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| Interstate 95 & 495 southbound approaching the Exit 13 ramp departure onto Ritchie-Marlboro Road. Ritchie-Marlboro Road links the Capital Beltway with Ritchie Road to the west at Ritchie and White Horse Road to the east. Use Ritchie Road north to Walker Mill Road west for interests to the community of Capitol Heights. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| Interstates junction sign on the Capital Beltway inner loop, similar to those used on the Atlanta Perimeter Highway, for Interstates 295 north, the Interstate 95 southbound split & Interstate 395 north, and Interstate 66 west. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| Exit 13 consists of a diamond interchange featuring roundabouts at the ramp intersections with Ritchie-Marlboro Road. Ritchie Road stems southwest from the area to District Heights and Forestville. Old Ritchie Road stems northward to Randolph Village at Maryland 214. Ritchie Brown Road joins the exit with Brown and Upper Marlboro (via Brown Station Road) five miles to the southeast. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| Drawing to within one mile of junction Maryland 4 (Pennsylvania Avenue) on Interstates 95 & 495 south. Maryland 4 exists partially as a multi-lane arterial and partially as a full freeway, between Washington and the Calvert County line near Bristol. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| A full-cloverleaf interchange joins Interstates 95 & 495 with Maryland 4 (Pennsylvania Avenue) near Forestville. Pennsylvania Avenue carries the state highway west into the Twining section of Washington and east to Dower House Road and the freeway beginning at Meadows. The Maryland 4 freeway serves commuting interests to Upper Marlboro, Drury, and Bristol in Anne Arundel County. The state highway arcs southward through Calvert County to its southern terminus at Leonardtown. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| Interstates 95 & 495 south at the Exit 11B ramp departure to Maryland 4 (Pennsylvania Avenue) west. Pennsylvania Avenue meanders northwest by District Heights, Suitland, and Coral Hills into Washington. In Washington the street represents a major route into downtown via its crossing of the Anacostia River and interchange with Interstate 695. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| Maryland 337 (Exit 9) provides access to Andrews Air Force Base from the Capital Beltway via Allentown Road. Allentown Road straddles the military base between Suitland Parkway and junction Maryland 5 (Branch Avenue). A loop ramp carries drivers to Allentown Road from Forestville Road at Exit 9. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| Southbound Interstates 95 & 495 at the Exit 9 off-ramp to Forestville Road south to Maryland 337 (Allentown Road). Maryland 337 travels 4.3 miles from an interchange with Maryland 5 (Branch Avenue) to junction Maryland 4 via Suitland Parkway. Four gates provide access to Andrews A.F.B. from Allentown Road and Suitland Parkway. Suitland Road (former Maryland 218) stems northwest from Maryland 337 to Morningside and Suitland Parkway, an east-west controlled access route leading into the Garfield Heights section of Washington and Douglass Bridge (South Capitol Street). Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| Exit 7 constitutes a full-cloverleaf interchange between Interstates 95 & 495 and Maryland 5 (Branch Avenue). Maryland 5 extends Branch Avenue southeast from Washington to Silver Hill, Andrews A.F.B. and Ballard. The highway exists as a varying expressway and divided surface highway between the Suitland area and the merge with U.S. 301 north of Waldorf. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| Now traveling west, Interstate 95 & 495 pass under Temple Hill Road one mile east of the Exit 4 full-cloverleaf interchange with Maryland 414 (St. Barnabas Road). Maryland 414 ventures southwest from Maryland 458 (Silver Hill Road) to Maryland 210 at Oxon Hill. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| The first advisory sign given to motorists of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge on Interstates 95 & 495 south. The bridge includes a draw span for the largest vessels on the Potomac River, though lifts are infrequent. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| Exit 4B departs in one half mile for Maryland 414 (St. Barnabas Road) east to Marlow Heights, Temple HIlls, and Silver Hill. Wheeler Road stems northwest from St. Barnabas Road to Hillcrest Heights and the Congress Heights section of south Washington. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| Motorists reach the Exit 4 interchange with Maryland 414 (St. Barnabas Road). Marlow Heights lies 2.5 miles to the north. Maryland 414 west parallels the Capital Beltway from Phelps Corner west to Hunts Corner and junction Maryland 210 (Indian Head Highway). Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| Maryland 414 ends in 1.6 miles at Maryland 210 (Indian Head Road) in the shadow of Exit 3 at Oxon Hill Road. Oxon Hill lies south of Maryland 414 (Oxon Hill Road) via the continuation of St. Barnabas Road. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| Heavy traffic congestion results from the road work associated with the Capital Beltway rebuild from Forest Heights westward to Alexandra, Virginia, including the redesign of the interchange with Interstate 295 and Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge replacement project. Exit 3 (Maryland 210) and 2 (Interstate 295) represent the last Maryland off-ramps. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| A full-cloverleaf interchange joins Interstates 95 & 495 with Maryland 210 (Indian Head Highway) at Forest Heights just south of Washington. Maryland 210 provides a four to six-lane arterial between D.C. and Indian Head. North of the district line and Glassmanor, Maryland 210 becomes South Capitol Street en route to Bolling Air Force Base. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| Interstates 95 & 495 inner at the Exit 3A loop ramp onto Maryland 210 (Indian Head Highway). Maryland 210 ends at the Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center and carries between four and six lanes of traffic through Charles and Prince Georges Counties. The highway provides a commuting route to growing suburbs including Accokeek, Tantallon and Potomac Heights. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| The Capital Beltway swings westward at Forest Heights for the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge across the Potomac River. Construction is underway involving the Woodrow Wilson Bridge replacement project that entails redesign of the Interstate 295 & Maryland 210 connector interchange at Oxon Hill. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| Interstates 95 & 495 meet the southern terminus of Interstate 295 just east of the river at Exit 2. Interstate 295 follows the Anacostia River northward from the Capital Beltway into southeastern Washington. The Interstate follows the 11th Street Bridge to unsigned Interstate 695 with District of Columbia 295 continuing the Anacostia Freeway northeast to Baltimore-Washington Parkway. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| Now renumbered as Exit 2B, the northbound beginning of Interstate 295 departs Interstates 95 & 495 inner for Bolling Air Force Base, the Anacostia Naval Annex, and downtown Washington. Connections with unsigned Interstate 695 lead drivers west to Interstate 395 and the U.S. Capitol. Exit 2A represents a future ramp as part of the interchange rebuild project. Photo taken 06/17/05. |
| Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge (new) |
| Mileage sign highlighting the distances to the first three Alexandria interchanges in Virginia. U.S. 1 (Jefferson Davis Highway) meets Interstate 95 at Exit 177, west of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge. Photo taken 12/26/06. |
| Construction of a new overpass associated with the Interstate 295 interchange project. Visit the official Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project website to see representations of the new bridge over the Potomac River. This bridge project, expected to be completed in 2008, includes the reconstruction of four interchanges: Telegraph Road, U.S. 1, Interstate 295, and Maryland 210/Indian Head Highway. Photo taken 12/26/06. |
| Large pillars lie at both ends of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge commemorating the man for which the bridge is named. Photo taken 12/26/06. |
| The new wider Woodrow Wilson Bridge passes over the Potomac River at a level 20' higher then its predecessor, but not high enough to accommodate the largest of vessels below. Therefore the draw span section remains, although openings should be less frequent, down to 65 from 260 annually. Photo taken 12/26/06. |
| Exits 177B/A, also being rebuilt as part of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge project, join Interstate 95 with U.S. 1 (Jefferson Davis Highway) in southeast Alexandria, Virginia. U.S. 1 follows Patrick and Henry Streets northward through historic downtown Alexandria. Southward the federal highway continues to Groveton and the Fort Belvoir Military Reservation. Photo taken 12/26/06. |
| Draw bridge signals and sign bridge posted along Interstate 95 south & 495 west for the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge. Photo taken 12/26/06. |
Page Updated December 28, 2007.
