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| Baltimore-Washington Parkway northbound at the Maryland 32 eastbound off-ramp to Fort George G. Meade and Odenton. The four-lane freeway travels through the military installation as a recently upgraded freeway. A traffic light midway between Maryland 295 and the Maples Road exit was replaced with an interchange in 2004. Photo taken 10/02/04.
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| Maryland 32 westbound migrates northwest to Annapolis Junction, Savage, Columbia, and Sykesville. The Patuxent Freeway sees full interchanges with both Interstate 95 and the U.S. 29 freeway before concluding at Maryland 109 (Clarksville Pike). Photo taken 10/02/04.
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| The next exit along northbound is Junction Maryland 198/Fort Meade Road to Maryland 23 east, followed by Junction Maryland 32 west. Neither of these exits are profiled here. Following those two exits, the next exit is for Maryland 175/Annapolis Road. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| A full cloverleaf interchange also facilitates the movements between the Baltimore-Washington Parkway and Maryland 175 (Annapolis Road). Maryland 175 also serves the Fort Meade and Odenton area from Maryland 295 southeast to Millersville. Photo taken 10/13/04.
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| Upon reaching this National Park Service sign in the median of the parkway, the federally maintained portion ends and Maryland 295 begins. The Parkway is dedicated to Gladys Noon Spellman. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| The next exit (signed by the Maryland State Highway Administration) is for Maryland 175/Annapolis Road west to Jessup. Trucks are allowed on the parkway north of Maryland 175, but they are comparably rare. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| This is the first Maryland 295 shield along northbound. The state highway emerges from obscurity on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway segment between Maryland 175 and Interstate 95 in the city of Baltimore. Segments both north and south of this stretch remain unsigned in their entirety. Photo taken 10/13/04.
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| Approaching the Arundel Mills Boulevard diamond interchange on Maryland 295 (Baltimore-Washington Parkway) northbound. Arundel Mills Boulevard begins here and heads east to the Arundel Mills Mall and junction Maryland 713 (Ridge Road). The surface highway is divided. Photo taken 10/13/04.
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| Arundels Mills Boulevard leaves Maryland 295 northbound for Arundel Mills Mall and its merge with Maryland 713. Maryland 713 continues the boulevard to junction Maryland 100 and Maryland 176 (Dorsey Road). The interchange between Maryland 295 and Arundels Mills Boulevard features roundabouts at the end of the off-ramps. Photo taken 10/13/04.
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| The next exit along northbound Maryland 295/Baltimore-Washington Parkway is the exit for Maryland 100 freeway, which heads east to Glen Burnie and west to Ellicott City (near the interchange with U.S. 29 at its northwestern terminus). Photo taken 10/13/04.
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| For Maryland 100, a new right lane is formed as exit-only to southeastbound Maryland 100 to Glen Burnie and Gibson Island. The Maryland 100 freeway was completed by the late 1990s between Jacobsville and junction U.S. 29. Photo taken 10/13/04.
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| Northbound Maryland 295/Baltimore-Washington Parkway reaches the exit for eastbound Maryland 100. Use the eastbound ramp for Severn, Southgate, Glen Burnie, Pasadena, and Lakeshore. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| Northbound Maryland 295 (Baltimore-Washington Parkway) at Junction Maryland 100 west. Maryland 100 serves the southwest Baltimore suburbs of Harwood Park, Dorsey, Font Hill, Glenmar, and Columbia Hills among others on the jaunt northwest to U.S. 29. Photo taken 10/13/04.
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| Maryland 295 northbound reassurance marker posted near Patapsco Valley State Park after the full cloverleaf interchange with Maryland 100. Photo taken 10/13/04.
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| The next interchange along Maryland 295 (Baltimore-Washington Parkway) northbound is the directional-cloverleaf with Interstate 195. The first sign posted directs motorists onto Interstate 195 westbound for the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Ramps depart Interstate 195 near the western terminus for the college campus at Arbutus. Photo taken 10/13/04.
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| One-mile overhead for junction Interstate 195 on Maryland 295 northbound. Interstate 195 replaced the Maryland 46 freeway when it bridged the gap between the BWI freeway spur from the Parkway and Arbutus freeway spur from Interstate 95. Signed east-west on its banners, the north-south freeway links directly with the Baltimore-Washington International Airport terminal to the south. Photo taken 10/13/04.
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| Catonsville may be reached by taking Interstate 195 northwest past Interstate 95, then north along Maryland 166/Rolling Road. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| Maryland 295 passes under Ridge Road ahead of the interchange with Interstate 195. Departing ahead is the eastbound ramp for Baltimore-Washington International Airport and Maryland 170 (Aviation Boulevard) to Linthicum. Photo taken 10/13/04.
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| Motorists bound for BWI Airport or Maryland 170 (Aviation Boulevard) leave Maryland 295 (Baltimore-Washington Parkway) northbound. Interstate 195 interchanges with Aviation Boulevard before ending at the airport terminal. In the distance is the AMTRAK / MARC under crossing and loop ramp onto Interstate 195 westbound. Photo taken 10/13/04.
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| Now on the transition ramp from northbound Maryland 295/Baltimore-Washington Parkway to eastbound Interstate 195, this sign advises that the final exit along eastbound Interstate 195 is Maryland 170/Aviation Boulevard. All trucks must exit at that interchange. Photo taken 10/13/04.
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| Traffic from the transition ramp prepares to merge onto eastbound Interstate 195. Photo taken 10/13/04.
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| Northbound Maryland 295/Baltimore-Washington Parkway approaches Exit 34, Nursery Road. Nursery Road loops north from Elkridge Landing Road to River Road at the Patapsco Valley State Park. From there the roadway turns east to become Maryland 168 at its intersection with Hammonds Ferry Road. Photo taken 10/02/04.
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| As Maryland 295 enters the Baltimore metropolitan area, motorists are afforded choices. Two of the main routes (Interstate 95 and Interstate 895) require underwater tunnels to pass through the city, while one direction of Interstate 695 uses a bridge to cross the harbor. A tunnel advisory sign, which identifies prohibited vehicles, is just ahead. Photo taken 05/31/04.
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| The next exit along northbound is the interchange with Interstate 695, the Baltimore Beltway. Photo taken 10/02/04.
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| This sign identifies some of the Harbor Tunnel restrictions (Interstate 895 north). Photo taken 05/31/04.
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| A mileage sign identifies the distance to the Harbor Tunnel via Interstate 895 and the Fort McHenry Tunnel via Interstate 95. Photo taken 05/31/04.
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| Interstate 695 east/outer loop uses the Francis Scott Key Bridge to pass over the Inner Harbor and meet Interstate 95 northeast of the city en route to northern Delaware, southeast Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Photo taken 05/31/04.
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| The inner loop, meanwhile, takes Interstate 695 west and then north to meet Interstate 70, then northeast to meet Interstate 83 at Towson. This photo shows the exit from northbound onto the outer loop of Interstate 695. Photo taken 05/31/04.
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| Northbound Maryland 295/Baltimore-Washington Parkway reaches the Interstate 695/Inner Loop exit. The next exit is for Interstate 895/Harbor Tunnel Thruway north. Photo taken 05/31/04.
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| One quarter mile south of the Interstate 895 northbound off-ramp on Maryland 295 northbound. Passing underneath the freeway ahead is Maryland 168 (Nursery Road). Motorists using the forthcoming Interstate 895 (Harbor Tunnel Thruway) exit default into the Harbor Tunnel as there are no northbound off-ramps between Interstate 95 and the Patapsco River crossing. Photo taken 10/02/04.
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| Northbound Maryland 295/baltimore-Washington Parkway reaches the junction with Interstate 895/Harbor Tunnel Thruway north (toll: $2). Interstate 895 provides an alternative to Interstate 95/Fort McHenry Tunnel and avoids downtown Baltimore. Photo taken 05/31/04.
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| Motorists are greeted by this button copy overhead for the Waterview Avenue exit on northbound near the Daisy Avenue overpass. Photo taken 05/31/04.
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| Maryland 295/Baltimore-Washington Parkway enters the city of Baltimore, and this overpass carries West Patapsco Avenue over the parkway. Photo taken 05/31/04.
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| This overpass carries Maryland 648/Annapolis Road over Maryland 295/Baltimore-Washington Parkway. Photo taken 05/31/04.
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| Northbound at the Waterview Avenue interchange. This sign is also button copy. There is no access on southbound for this interchange. Photo taken 05/31/04.
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| The next two exits along northbound Maryland 295 are Exit 39A, Westport and Exit 39B, Junction Interstate 95 north, one-half mile. Photo taken 10/02/04.
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| This exit sign for Westport on northbound features another button copy sign. Photo taken 05/31/04.
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| This is the first in a series of button copy signs that remain for the northbound interchange with Interstate 95 north and Monroe Street for U.S. 1. Photo taken 05/31/04.
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| Northern terminus for the parkway portion of Maryland 295 occurs at the Interstate 95 interchange. The ramp for northbound Interstate 95 begins here. There is no access to southbound Interstate 95 from the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. Photo taken 05/31/04.
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| End of the freeway occurs here with traffic bound for U.S. 1 utilizing the Monroe Street exit (U.S. 1 is routed to the northwest of this location). The parkway transitions to Maryland 295/Russell Street en route to downtown Baltimore and Camden Yards. Photo taken 05/31/04.
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| Maryland 295/Russell Street North
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| After passing through the Interstate 95 interchange, Maryland 295 follows Russell Street, a six-lane boulevard, toward Ravens Stadium and Camden Yards. In addition, Maryland 295 may be used to reach Interstate 83, Interstate 95, and Interstate 395. Note that there is cross-traffic and feeder streets, so Maryland 295 is no longer a freeway. Photo taken 05/31/04.
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| Now passing alongside Ravens Stadium (home to the National Football League Baltimore Ravens), Maryland 295 approaches an offramp to north Interstate 395/Martin Luther King Jr. Spur. Photo taken 05/31/04.
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| In addition to connecting to Interstate 83 and Interstate 95, Interstate 395 also leads to U.S. 40 via Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. Photo taken 05/31/04.
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| Northbound Maryland 295/Russell Street at the gore point for the slip exit to a frontage road that connects to Interstate 395 south to Interstate 95 and Interstate 395 north to Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and U.S. 40. As for Maryland 295, it continues north along Russell Street to Camden Yards, then splits into the Greene Street/Paca Street couplet before reaching U.S. 40 (Franklin Street/Mulberry Street couplet). At U.S. 40, Maryland 295 ends and Maryland 129 begins. Photo taken 05/31/04.
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| Once on the frontage road, the ramp splits in two (after passing the traffic signal for Hamburg Street) - the left lane is for Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard north and the right lane is for Interstate 395 south back to Interstate 95. Photo taken 05/31/04.
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| Maryland 295/Baltimore-Washington Parkway South
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Button copy overheads posted on the Interstate 95 southbound on-ramp to Maryland 295 (Baltimore-Washington Parkway) southbound at the Westport section of Baltimore. Drivers merging onto the parkway quickly encounter the Westport off-ramp onto Manokin Street eastbound. Photo taken 08/20/04. |
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A compact trumpet-like interchange facilitates the movements between Maryland 295 (Baltimore-Washington Parkway) at the Westport exit. The southbound loop ramp descends below the parkway onto Manokin Street east at Tacoma Street one block before its intersection with Maryland 648 (Annapolis Road). Photo taken 08/20/04. |
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Maryland 295 constitutes six lanes throughwest Baltimore. The parkway sees an off-ramp for Maryland 648 (Annapolis Road) one third of mile south of the Westport on-ramp. Visible to the right is Westport Street as it stems south from the Manokin Street ramp onto Maryland 295. The button copy panel displayed here features a hand painted Maryland 648 shield. Photo taken 08/20/04. |
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A badly faded sign in all capital letters is attached to a pedestrian bridge along the path of Maisel Street. The panel reads "Annapolis Washington" with three closely placed down arrows. Maryland 648 is seen crossing Maryland 295 ahead via the Waterview Avenue overpass. Photo taken 08/20/04. |
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Annapolis Road parallels Maryland 295 (Baltimore-Washington Parkway) southbound briefly before again crossing paths with the highway as it turns southward to Baltimore Highlands. A slip ramp carries southbound drivers onto Maryland 648 ahead. The button copy overheads here again include a hand painted Maryland 648 shield. Photo taken 08/20/04. |
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Maryland 295 southbound reassurance shield posted as the Baltimore-Washington Parkway exits the city of Baltimore for Baltimore County and Lansdowne. Photo taken 08/20/04. |
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The Parkway sees a full cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 695 (Baltimore Beltway) near the community of Linthicum. Interstate 695 stays just outside the Baltimore city limits through the south and west suburbs of Ferndale, Lansdowne, Catonsville, Woodlawn, and Randallstown. The northbound / inner off-ramp carries drivers to Interstate 95 nearby and Interstate 70 west of the city. Photo taken 08/20/04. |
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The Interstate 695 east / outer loop ramp departs Maryland 295 for Glen Burnie (junction Interstate 97 and Maryland 10) and the Francis Scott Key Bridge into Dundalk and Essex. Photo taken 08/20/04. |
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A diamond interchange joins W. Nursery Road with Maryland 295 (Baltimore-Washington Parkway) midway between the junctions with Interstate 695 and 195. Nursery Road loops west from Maryland 168 to Patapsco Valley State Park southward to Andover Road and Shipley. Photo taken 08/20/04. |
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Nearing the directional cloverleaf with Interstate 195 on Maryland 295 southbound. Interstate 195 comprises a north-south freeway between the terminal of Baltimore-Washington International Airport and Arbutus near the campus of University of Maryland Baltimore County. Photo taken 08/20/04. |
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Attached to the Winterson Road over crossing are guide signs for the Interstate 195 eastbound ramp to Baltimore-Washington International Airport and Interstate 195 westbound to Catonsville. The left-hand ramp onto Interstate 195 east merges onto the freeway ahead of its interchange with Maryland 170 at Linthicum. Photo taken 08/20/04. |
| A closer look at the Interstate 195 westbound overhead depicted in the above photobox. Interstate 195 ends at Maryland 166 (Rolling Road) just south of its intersection with Maryland 372 (Wilkens Avenue) at Arbutus. Maryland 166 continues north from there a short distance to the Interstate 195 control point of Catonsville. Photo taken 06/97.
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Interstate 195 east gore point sign on Maryland 295 southbound at the left-hand off-ramp. Interstate 195 enters the Baltimore-Washington International Airport terminal in 1.5 miles. Photo taken 08/20/04. |
| Mileage sign for three major exits/destinations along southbound: Junction Maryland 100, three miles; Junction Maryland 175, six miles; and Washington, D.C., 31 miles. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| A table-sized shield for Maryland 295 was placed after the Interstate 195 interchange along southbound. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| The next exit along southbound Maryland 295/Baltimore-Washington Parkway is the interchange with Maryland 100 freeway. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| Southbound Maryland 295/Baltimore-Washington Parkway approaches Maryland 100, one-half mile. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| Maryland 100 is a freeway corridor connecting Ellicott City and U.S. 29 in the northwest with Interstate 97 and Maryland 10 near Glen Burnie in the southeast. It continues as Mountain Road east to Gibson Island. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| Southbound Maryland 295/Baltimore-Washington Parkway reach the exit for Maryland 100 east to Glen Burnie. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| This reassurance shield for Maryland 295 appears after the Maryland 100 interchange along southbound. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| The next exit along southbound Maryland 295/Baltimore-Washington Parkway is for Arundel Mills Boulevard, one-half mile. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| On this foggy morning, southbound Maryland 295/Baltimore-Washington Parkway reaches Arundel Mills Boulevard, which connects to the Arundel Mills shopping center. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| The final exit for Maryland 295 is the exit for Maryland 175. All trucks must exit here, as the Parkway prohibits trucks. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| Maryland 175 west follows Annapolis Road to Jessup and Columbia, while Maryland 175 east enters Fort Meade, then passes through Odenton en route to Millersville. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| Southbound Maryland 295/Baltimore-Washington Parkway reaches the exit for Maryland 175 west to Columbia. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| All trucks must exit onto eastbound Maryland 175/Annapolis Road; Maryland 295 ends and the National Park Service begins maintenance of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Route 295) South
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| This National Park Service sign welcomes visitors to the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. Built in 1954, the parkway is maintained by the National Park Service between Washington, D.C., and just north of Fort Meade. For more information, visit Baltimore-Washington Parkway. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| Signage used along the National Park Service stretch of parkway is the same used in other National Park areas. The font has serifs, and the signs are brown. The first exit along southbound is Junction Maryland 32. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| A dedicated, restricted exit is in place for employees of the NSA (National Security Agency). Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| Southbound Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Route 295) reaches the exit for the NSA; the Maryland 32 cloverleaf interchange is next. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| Trees partially obscure this overhead sign for the exit for Maryland 32 northwest to Savage and Columbia. The next exit is for Maryland 32 southeast to Odenton and Annapolis. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| Southbound Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Route 295) reaches the interchange with Maryland 32 southeast to Fort Meade, Odenton, and Annapolis. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| The next exit along southbound Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Route 295) is the interchange with Maryland 198/Laurel-Fort Meade Road. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| Maryland 198 heads east to Fort Meade and west to Laurel, where it meets U.S. 1. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| Southbound Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Route 295) reaches the Maryland 197 exit. Maryland 197 heads north to Laurel and southeast to Bowie (where it meets U.S. 301 south and U.S. 50/Interstate 595). Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| The next exit along southbound is Powder Mill Road/Beltsville, one-half mile. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| Southbound Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Route 295) reaches the exit for Powder Mill Road, which heads west to Beltsville and east to Maryland 197. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| The next exit along southbound is for Maryland 193/Greenbelt Road, one-half mile. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| Following the Maryland 193 interchange is a cloverleaf interchange with the Capital Beltway, Junction Interstate 95/Interstate 495. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| Use Maryland 193 west to reach Greenbelt Park from southbound Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Route 295). Camping and hiking are among the many activities at Greenbelt Park. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| Interstate 95/495 north follow the Capital Beltway's outer loop toward Silver Spring; Interstate 95 exits the beltway a few miles west of here and heads north toward Baltimore. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| Southbound Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Route 295) reaches the exit for Maryland 193/Greenbelt Road. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| While the outer loop of the Capital Beltway carries Interstate 95/495 north, the inner loop carries Interstate 95/495 south toward Alexandria and Richmond, Virginia. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| Southbound Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Route 295) reaches the exit for Interstate 95/495 south (inner loop/Capital Beltway). Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| The next exit along southbound is the interchange with Maryland 410/East-West Highway, one-half mile. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| Use Maryland 410 east to reach Hyattsville and Maryland 210 west to reach New Carrollton (as well as U.S. 50 east). Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| This picture shows a view of the Maryland 410 shield placed at the bottom of the exit ramp from southbound Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Route 295) as it approaches the traffic signal with Maryland 410. Photo taken 06/07/04.
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| The final exit along southbound Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Route 295) is U.S. 50 (east as freeway to Annapolis and west along New York Avenue to downtown Washington). From here, the Parkway merges with traffic from Kenilworth Avenue (Maryland 201) and enters the District of Columbia. The 295 designation resumes here, as the freeway is referred to as District of Columbia 295. District of Columbia 295 takes drivers into the District and connects to Interstate 295 (Anacostia Freeway) south of the Anacostia River bridges from the Southeast Freeway (Interstate 695). Photo taken 10/14/01.
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Page Updated December 14, 2004.
