Site Navigation Delaware District of Columbia Maryland New Jersey Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia     Interstate 895 Spur Interstate 895 Spur Branch "A" North After Exits 17A-B, through traffic on Interstate 97 is defaulted onto Spur Interstate 895 north. The spur route is not signed with green shields, but signs point to Interstate 895 north and To Interstate 97 south. This spur from the Harbor Tunnel Thruway is not part of Interstate 97; Interstate 97 officially ends at its interchange with Interstate 695. Photo taken 06/02/03. Northbound Spur Interstate 895 at Exit 18A, which is the ramp to westbound Interstate 695 and Maryland 648/Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard in Ferndale. Photo taken 06/02/03. As the spur route approaches its parent, the two main lanes merge into one lane. Interstate 895 Spur and 895 skim Patapsco Valley State Park at this point. Photo taken 06/02/03. Spur Interstate 895 comes to its end when it merges onto northbound Interstate 895 (Harbor Tunnel Thruway). A truss bridge over the CSX Railroad tracks at Brooklyn lie ahead. Fromt here Interstate 895 enters a toll plaza for the Harbor Tunnel that levies a $2.00 fee on all passenger vehicles. Photo taken 06/02/03. Interstate 895 Spur Branch "B" North Interstate 895 Spur northbound departs Maryland 2 (Ritchie Highway) northbound for the Harbor Tunnel Thruway northbound yet sees an off-ramp for Interstate 695 west / inner. A small guide sign with simply "Beltway" is the first indication to northbound travelers of the forthcoming ramp. Photo taken 10/13/04. Hazardous materials and other overweight and wide vehicle restrictions sign for the Interstate 895 Harbor Tunnel across the Patapsco River on the spur northbound. Vehicles not permitted through the twin-tubes can alternatively utilize Interstate 695 and the Francis Scott Key Bridge to cross the river and harbor. Photo taken 10/13/04. The loop ramp onto Interstate 695 westbound carries Maryland 2 (Ritchie Highway) northbound motorists onto the beltway ahead of its interchange with Interstate 97 (Exit 4). Otherwise Interstate 695 is signed with the control city of Towson for junction Interstate 83 north of the city. Photo taken 10/13/04. An older ground-level sign for the Interstate 695 westbound off-ramp of Interstate 895 Spur northbound. Interstate 695 meets Interstate 97 in 0.75 miles, Interstate 95 in five miles, Interstate 70 in 10 miles, and Interstate 795 in 15 miles. Photo taken 10/13/04. Traffic not departing Interstate 895 Spur northbound for Interstate 695 Inner defaults onto Interstate 895 northbound into the Harbor Tunnel. There are no exits between the Spur merge onto Interstate 895 (1.7 miles) or before the toll plaza for the tubes themselves in 4.8 miles. All passenger cars are levied a $2.00 toll to drive through the 1.5-mile tunnel. Photos taken 10/13/04. Interstate 895 Spur South The only Interstate 895 Spur reassurance shield resides along the Interstate 895 southbound ramp for the spur in the city of Baltimore. A partial "Y" interchange composes the north end of the spur as it ties into the Harbor Tunnel Thruway west at Patapsco Valley State Park. Photos taken 10/13/04. Interstate 895 Spur southbound partitions into two branches ("A" and "B") to directly connect both Interstate 97 and Maryland 2 (Richie Highway) in conjunction with the Baltimore Beltway (Interstate 695). Branch "A" links Interstate 895 Spur southbound directly with Interstate 97 en route to Glen Burnie, Annapolis, and Bowie. Maryland 170 (Belle Grove Road) passes under the four-lane freeway here. Photo taken 10/13/04. One-mile guide sign for the Branch "A" split to Interstate 97 southbound. A partial "Y" interchange composes the partition ahead. Interstate 97 otherwise is the shortest two-digit Interstate in the U.S. as it connects Glen Burnie with Interstate 595 & U.S. 50-301 east of Bowie and west of Annapolis. Photo taken 10/13/04. One-half mile north of the Interstate 895 Spur southbound ramp to Interstate 97 southbound. Hammonds Lane passes over the freeway ahead between Maryland 2 (Ritchie Highway) and Maryland 648 (Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard). Use Branch "B" for Maryland 2 southbound. Photo taken 10/13/04. Interstate 895 Spur breaks into its two components for Interstate 97 south and Maryland 2 south at Glen Burnie. Two lanes default southeast to tie into the Ritchie Highway southbound ahead of its intersection with Maryland 710 (Ordance Road). The first exit of Interstate 97 south for Interstate 895 Spur motorists is that of Exit 16 with Maryland 648 (Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard). Photo taken 10/13/04. A U.S. 301 and Maryland 3 trailblazer accompany the Interstate 97 southbound gore point at the ramp split of Interstate 895 Spur south. Interstate 97 superceded most of Maryland 3 between Glen Burnie and Millersville. A business loop portion of the highway remains through Glen Burnie however. Both Maryland 3 and U.S. 301 serve the city of Bowie to the west of Interstate 97's southern terminus otherwise. Photos taken 10/13/04. Meanwhile for Interstate 895 Spur southbound on Branch "B", a one-mile trek southeast to Maryland 2 (Ritchie Highway) carries travelers directly into Glen Burnie. An expressway ends advisory sign is posted one half mile before the partial "Y" interchange with the Ritchie Highway. Photo taken 10/13/04. Maryland 2 North Maryland 2 constitutes six overall lanes on the Ritchie Highway through north Glen Burnie. Pictured here is the traffic light with Orchard Road just south of the Interstate 895 Spur northbound beginning. Orchard Road from the right and Shelly Road from the left intersect Maryland 2 0.3 miles north of junction Maryland 710 (Ordnance Road). Photo taken 10/13/04. Interstate 895 Spur northbound directs motorists from Maryland 2 (Ritchie Highway) northbound onto both Interstate 695 west / inner and Interstate 895 north (Harbor Tunnel Thruway). The spur provides a direct freeway link to the tolled Harbor Tunnel south of downtown Baltimore as well as a connection to Interstate 97 south by way of Interstate 695 west. Photo taken 10/13/04. Maryland 2 South Approaching the western terminus of Maryland 710 (Ordnance Road) on Maryland 2 (Ritchie Highway) southbound at Orchard and Shelly Roads. Interstate 895 Spur traffic merges onto the Ritchie Highway just north of this signal from the Harbor Tunnel near downtown Baltimore. Photo taken 10/13/04. Maryland 710 follows Ordnance Road east from Maryland 2 to junction Interstate 695 and Maryland 173 (Hawkins Point Road). The southeast corner of the junction of Maryland 2 (Ritchie Highway) and Ordance Road is home to the Glen Burnie Mall. Photo taken 10/13/04. Page Updated November 15, 2004.