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U.S. 40 west at Maryland 213. What once was U.S. 213 became Maryland 213 by 1978. The former U.S. route began in Elkton at U.S. 40 and ended in Ocean City along the Atlantic Coast. The extensions of U.S. 50 and 301 led to the demise of U.S. 213 along with a mandate by AASHTO that all intrastate U.S. routes be decommissioned. Some states such as Maryland adhered to this, others like New Jersey did not and thus U.S. 46, another intrastate U.S. route, remains in place. Nonetheless Maryland 213 remains a vital roadway throughout the Elkton area. Photo taken 07/31/04. |
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West of Maryland 213 (Bridge Street / Augustine Herman Highway) near the Big Elk Creek crossing and Marina Park. Photo taken 07/31/04. |
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Junction Maryland 7 shield posted for the U.S. 40 (Pulaski Highway) westbound intersection with Landing Lane. Landing Lane travels two blocks northward to junction Maryland 7 (Main Street). Maryland 7 concludes officially at the Jeffers Street intersection ahead of the AMTRAK underpass. Photo taken 07/31/04. |
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Westbound U.S. 40 at Landing Lane to Maryland 7 (Main Street). Landing Lane continues south of the Pulaski Highway to Hollinsworth Park and Old Field Point Road. Maryland 7 follows Main Street between Jeffers Street and Delaware Avenue through older residential areas and the central business district of Elkton. Photo taken 07/31/04. |
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Just west of the Jeffers Street terminus of Maryland 7 Segment B is the AMTRAK Northeast Corridor underpass of U.S. 40 (Pulaski Highway). A guide sign resides in the median of the Pulaski Highway for the forthcoming intersection with the west end of Maryland 279 (Elkton Road) and east end of Maryland 7 Segment C (Old Philadelphia Road). Photo taken 07/31/04. |
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Maryland 279 (Elkton Road) is the preferred route to Interstate 95 for all Elkton based traffic interests. The state route exists almost wholly as a four-lane facility between Maryland 213 (Bridge Street) and Interstate 95 (Exit 109). Maryland 7 parallels U.S. 40 along Old Philadelphia Road into the heart of North East to the left. Photo taken 07/31/04. |
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U.S. 40 proceeds west uninterrupted from Maryland 7 and 279 (Elkton Road) to a traffic light at Mechnics Valley Road. Photo taken 08/11/05. |
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Guide sign for junction Maryland 272 (North East Road) on U.S. 40 (Pulaski Highway) near the town of North East. Maryland 272 travels 1.5 miles north from the federal route to the Exit 100 interchange of Interstate 95. A half mile drive brings motorists into the Town of North East itself. Photo taken 07/31/04. |
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Maryland 272 travels northward from the end of Chesapeake Bay at Elk Neck / Turkey Point through North East to U.S. 40 and Interstate 95. From there the state highway continues into the Keystone State via Pennsylvania 272 en route to Nottingham and Lancaster. Photo taken 10/13/04. |
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U.S. 40 transitions from a suburban landscape back into a rural one as it leaves the confluence with Maryland 272, Mechanics Valley Road, and North East. A State Police Troop resides just west of the signal with North East Road. Photo taken 05/01/04. |
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A short distance beyond the west end of Maryland 7 Segment C (Old Philadelphia Road) is the eastern conclusion of Maryland 7 Segment B (Principio Furnace Road). Principio Furnace Road sinks southwesterly to Principio Furnace, junction Maryland 327, and downtown Perryville. Photo taken 05/01/04. |
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U.S. 40 (Pulaski Highway) at the intersection of Maryland 7 (Principio Furnace Road) and Belvidere Road east of Perryville. Belvidere Road links both routes with Theodore Road east of Woodlawn. Perryville itself lies 2.5 miles to the west. Photo taken 05/01/04. |
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More undulation awaits for U.S. 40 (Pulaski Highway) drivers between Maryland 7 (Principio Furnace Road) and the town of Perryville. Photo taken 05/01/04. |
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A new traffic signal renders this Maryland 222 sign somewhat incorrect as the junction with Perryville Road now is two signals away. U.S. 40 intersects the former U.S. 222 in the Susquehanna River town of Perryville near the beginning of the Hatem Bridge. Maryland 222 travels northward from Maryland 7 (Broad Street) via Aiken Road to its crossing of U.S. 40. Photo taken 05/01/04. |
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Maryland 222 northbound shield and companion trailblazer for Interstate 95 on U.S. 40 west at Perryville Road. Maryland 222 intersects Maryland 824 and Interstate 95 just north of Perryville. Both Interstate 95 and U.S. 40 cross the Susquehanna River into Harford County to the west. Maryland 222 otherwise continues alongside the river to Port Deposit and Conowingo. Photo taken 05/01/04. |
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U.S. 40 westbound after Maryland 222 (Aiken Avenue / Perryville Road) at the Hatem Bridge weight station and eastbound toll plaza. All passenger vehicles are levied a $5.00 fee for crossing the span between Havre De Grace and Perryville. Travel across westbound is free. Photo taken 05/01/04. |
| U.S. 40 follows a concrete highway after the southern terminus of Maryland 222 (historic U.S. 222) as it prepares to cross the Susquehanna River on the Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge. Photo taken 06/01/04.
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| Now departing the Hatem Bridge, U.S. 40 enters the town of Havre de Grace and approaches Maryland 155. Photo taken 06/01/04.
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| Maryland 155 heads west to Susquehanna State Park and the Steppingstone Museum as well as Interstate 95 (Exit 89) and Maryland 22 in Churchville. Photo taken 06/01/04.
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| Westbound U.S. 40 at Junction Maryland 155 west to Interstate 95 in Havre de Grace. Note the neutered Maryland 155 shield used in this assembly. Photo taken 06/01/04.
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U.S. 40 (Pulaski Highway) enters the city of Baltimore and quickly encounters interchanges with Interstate 95 and Moravia Road. From there the federal highway presses westward over Interstate 895 to a three-quarter cloverleaf interchange with U.S. 40 Truck & Maryland 151 (Erdman Avenue). Pictured here is advance signage for the Erdman Avenue junction at the Harbor Tunnel Thruway under crossing and Mapleton Avenue traffic light. Note the missing Maryland 151 shield and hand painted U.S. 40 Truck assembly on the overhead. Photo taken 10/13/04. |
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Additional hand painted shields adorn the overheads at the U.S. 40 Truck & Maryland 151 westbound on-ramp to Erdman Avenue. U.S. 40 Truck represents a sparsely signed bypass for U.S. 40 through downtown Baltimore to the north. The truck route follows Maryland 151 along Erdman Avenue west to junction U.S. 1 (Belair Road). Maryland 151 overall comprises 10.80 miles between Belair Road and Sparrows Point. Photo taken 10/13/04. |
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A loop ramp carries U.S. 40 (Pulaski Highway) westbound motorists onto Maryland 151 (Erdman Avenue) eastbound. Maryland 151 crosses over Interstate 895 en route to North Point Boulevard and Edgemere east of the city. U.S. 40 meanwhile continues west into the Orangeville neighborhood of east Baltimore. Photo taken 10/13/04. |
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U.S. 40 travels through central Baltimore via the Pulaski Highway to Orleans Street and a one-way couplet between Franklin Street (westbound) and Mulberry Street (eastbound). The split occurs just west of the intersection with Maryland 2 (St. Paul Street) at the northern reaches of downtown Baltimore. One block west of St. Paul Street is Charles Street, a through street leading south into the central business district. Photo taken 08/27/05. |
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Old architecture dominates the cityscape along Franklin Street westbound in central Baltimore. Pictured here is the signalized intersection of U.S. 40 west at Howard Street. Photo taken 08/27/05. |
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A yellowed U.S. 40 reassurance marker resides at the Franklin Street intersection with Eutaw Street. The Baltimore Metro subway line travels underneath Eutaw Street from Baltimore Street north to Lanvale Street. Photo taken 08/27/05. |
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Westbound at the next block sees U.S. 40 (Franklin Street) intersect Maryland 295 (Paca Street) northbound. Maryland 295, unsigned at this point, follows Paca Street north to McCullon Street and junction Maryland 129 at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Photo taken 08/27/05. |
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U.S. 40 prepares to intersect Maryland 295 (Greene Street) southbound ahead of the merge onto the Interstate 170 freeway. Maryland 295 follows Greene Street southbound to its merge with Paca Street at Russell Street. The state highway travels through the University of Maryland at Baltimore campus between U.S. 40 and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Photo taken 08/27/05. |
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Westbound at Maryland 295 (Pennsylvania Avenue / Greene Street) southbound. Pennsylvania Avenue stems northwest to Upton from Franklin Street. Maryland 295 meanwhile serves the Oriole Park at Camden Yards and M&T Bank Stadium complexes at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Interstate 395. Russell Street continues southwest from there to junction Interstate 95 and the Maryland 295 Baltimore-Washington Expressway. Photo taken 08/27/05. |
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U.S. 40 leaves Franklin Street for the Interstate 170 freeway west of Maryland 295 (Greene Street). Franklin Street sinks toward its intersection with Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard as the freeway begins. Two button copy signs partition traffic between the two roadways. The right-hand panel still references U.S. 40 as traveling along Franklin Street, as the federal highway was supposed to with the signing of Interstate 170. However since Interstate 170 was terminated after the cancellation of the freeway west of Pulaski Street, U.S. 40 overtook the freeway alignment and left Franklin Street to itself. Photo taken 08/27/05. |
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U.S. 40 departs the former Interstate 170 freeway and returns to its one-way street of Franklin & Mulberry Streets at Pulaski Street. The one-way street couplet converges three blocks ahead at Wheeler Avenue. Photo taken 08/27/05. |
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Franklin Street continues west from Wheeler Avenue as a four-lane divided highway to Poplar Grove Street. At Poplar Grove Street, U.S. 40 turns onto Edmondson Avenue for its western push toward the Baltimore County line. Photo taken 10/13/04. |
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Edmondson Avenue widens U.S. 40 to six overall lanes between Poplar Grove Street and the Baltimore city line. The surface arterial crosses over Gwynns Falls Creek ahead of the three-quarter cloverleaf interchange with Hilton Parkway at Gwynns Falls Park. Photo taken 10/13/04. |
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A pair of button copy overheads guide U.S. 40 westbound drivers onto the Hilton Parkway on-ramps from Edmondson Avenue. Hilton Parkway constitutes a four-lane divided highway from Monastery Avenue northward to North Avenue through Gwynns Falls Park. The Parkway replaces much of the Hilton Street alignment through the same corridor. Although unsigned here, U.S. 40 Truck returns to U.S. 40 via the Hilton Parkway southbound. U.S. 1 Truck continues southward to Hilton Street and junction U.S. 1 (Wilkens Avenue) at Caton Avenue. Photo taken 10/13/04. |
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A sharp loop ramp departs U.S. 40 (Edmondson Avenue) westbound for Hilton Parkway (U.S. 1 Truck) southbound. Edmondson Avenue intersects Hilton Street at a signalized intersection next to the southbound off-ramp. Hilton Street provides the connections between Hilton Parkway south and U.S. 40 and U.S. 40 east to Hilton Parkway southbound. Photo taken 10/13/04. |
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Another westbound reassurance marker for U.S. 40 resides at the Edmondson Avenue intersection with Edgewood Street two blocks west of Hilton Street. U.S. 40 continues west from here through Edmondson Village, Rognel Heights, and Hunting Ridge to the Baltimore city line. Photo taken 10/13/04. |
Page Updated October 24, 2007.
