Interstate 83 North - Baltimore-Harrisburg Expressway

Interstate 83 resumes a northward course and next meets Timonium Road at a three quarter cloverleaf interchange (Exits 16A/B).

08/04/13

The one mile guide sign for Timonium Road was originally attached to the MD 131 (Seminary Road) overpass. There is no direct access to the east-west state route otherwise. It connects Lutherville (MD 45) with MD 25 north of Brooklandville.

05/31/04

Sound walls separate Interstate 83 (Baltimore-Harrisburg Expressway) from adjacent residential subdivisions on the half mile approach to Exit 17.

08/04/13

Timonium Road intersects MD 45 (York Road) at Timonium just east of Exit 16A and otherwise continues to MD 146 near Loch Raven Reservoir.

08/04/13

Exit 16A leaves Interstate 83 north for Timonium Road east. Interests to the Maryland State Fairgrounds and Racetrack are advised to use Exit 17.

10/13/04

08/04/13

Exit 16B leads to Timonium Road west en route to Baltimore Country Club/Five Farms and Mays Chapel Road.

08/04/13

Auxiliary guide sign displaying the connections of Exit 17 to Deereco Road and Exit 18 with Beaver Dam Road. Deereco Road parallels Interstate 83 southward from Padonia Road to the MARC Light Rail station. Beaver Dam Road continues north from Deereco Road to Warren Road and the Metropolitan Industrial Park.

10/13/04

The following exit along northbound Interstate 83 is Padonia Road, east into Padonia and west toward Cronhardt.

08/04/13

Northbound at the Exit 17 parclo interchange with Padonia Road. Padonia Road east to MD 45 (York Road) leads motorists south to the Maryland Fairgrounds. Padonia Road continues west from Interstate 83 by several apartment complexes to MD 25 (Falls Road) where it becomes Broadway Road.

06/20/12

Interstate 83 winds northwest from Padonia to Broadmoor. Beyond the tree line and this reassurance shield is a large quarry lining the east side of the six lane freeway.

08/04/13

Exit 18 constitutes a wye interchange between Interstate 83 north and Warren Road (unsigned MD 943). MD 943 was constructed in 1994 as a 0.59 mile connector between the freeway and Beaver Dam Road.

06/20/12

Exit 18 expands into a two lane off-ramp for Warren Road (unsigned MD 943) east to Cockeysville. Warren Road continues from Beaver Dam Road to MD 45 (York Road) and suburbs leading east to Warren and Lock Raven Reservoir. MD 45 is former U.S. 111, and it parallels Interstate 83 from the Baltimore Beltway north to the Maryland-Pennsylvania State Line.

06/20/12

Interstate 83 parts ways with Exit 18 and MD 943 east. The Jones Falls Expressway extension north from Brooklandville would have tied into this junction had it been built.

08/04/13

Northbound reassurance marker posted between Broadmoor and the Hunt Valley Business Community.

06/20/12

Exits 20A/B comprise a cloverleaf interchange between Interstate 83 (Baltimore-Harrisburg Expressway) and Shawan Road at Hunt Valley.

06/20/12

Shawan Road heads west toward Oregon and Shawan and east to meet MD 45 (York Road) at Marble Hill. A connection to the northwestern edge of Loch Raven Reservoir may be made via MD 145 (Paper Mill Road) east.

06/20/12

Interstate 83 north reduces to two overall lanes as the right lane defaults onto a collector distributor roadway for Shawan Road (Exits 20A/B).

06/20/12

Exit 20A leaves the painted c/d roadway for Shawan Road east to Hunt Valley Mall and York Road. Interests to Cockeysville should follow McCormick Road or MD 45 south from Shawn Road.

06/20/12

Exit 20B follows and loops onto Shawan Road west to Oregon Ridge Park and Shawan. Shawan Road becomes Tufton Avenue west of MD 25 (Falls Road) to Worthington Valley.

10/13/04

06/20/12

Distance sign (original and Clearview replacement) on Interstate 83 north ahead of Western Run. Harrisburg joins York on all distance signs from here northward to the state line of Pennsylvania.

10/13/04

06/20/12

The next exit along northbound is Exit 24, Belfast Road east to Sparks and west to Butler. A parclo interchange handles the movements between Interstate 83 and Belfast Road at the community of Priceville.

10/13/04

06/27/10

Northbound Interstate 83 at Exit 24, Belfast Road. Trucks are prohibited on Belfast Road west to MD 25 (Falls Road) at the Butler.

06/20/12

This distance sign provides the distances to Hereford (via Exit 27), York, and Harrisburg.

06/20/12

What was an original button copy sign for Exit 27, MD 137 (Mount Carmel Road), posted one mile south of Hereford.

05/31/04

A Clearview-based sign now advises motorists of the one mile approach to the Exit 27 diamond interchange with MD 137 (Mt. Carmel Road).

06/20/12

Exit 27 departs Interstate 83 north for MD 137 (Mount Carmel Road) at Hereford. The state route totals 8.50 miles of pavement from MD 45 (York Road) nearby to the intersection with Gunpowder Road at Armacost. White House lies five miles to the west at MD 25 (Falls Road).

06/20/12

Shield and distance sign posted after Exit 27 on northbound. Interstate 83 enters Gunpowder Falls State Park on the four mile drive between Hereford and Parkton.

06/20/12

A brief roadway split occurs on Interstate 83 north across Gundpowder Falls one mile ahead of the diamond interchange (Exit 31) with Middletown Road.

10/13/04

06/20/12

Middletown Road branches northwest from MD 45 (York Road) near Wiseburg to Exit 31 and the rural settlements of Rayville and Eklo.

06/20/12

Interstate 83 northbound reaches the Middletown Road off-ramp (Exit 31). Use Middletown Road east to MD 45 (York Road) for the nearby community of Parkton. Continuing northwest, Middletown Road heads four miles to Middletown and nine miles to PA 851 at Steltz.

10/13/04

06/27/10

Sinking toward the crossing of Owl Branch along Interstate 83 north near Parkton. Between the beltway and York, the countryside is rural, with small towns dotting the landscape in between parks and forested areas. Through its entire journey north of the city of Baltimore, Interstate 83 remains in Baltimore County.

06/20/12

Having paralleled one another since the Baltimore Beltway, Interstate 83 and MD 45 (former U.S. 111) finally meet at Exit 33.

06/20/12

One half mile south of Exit 33 on Interstate 83 north. MD 45 follows York Road and old U.S. 111 from the city of Baltimore north to Maryland Line, a community just south of the Pennsylvania state boundary. Locally the route serves Parkton.

06/20/12

Exit 33 connects Interstate 83 north with MD 45 (York Road) opposite Stablers Church Road. Stablersville lies to the east. York Road meanwhile shifts to west of the freeway to Maryland Line.

06/27/10

Taking the Exit 33 off-ramp to MD 45 (York Road) and Stablers Church Road. MD 45 totals 30.02 miles between U.S. 1 (North Avenue) and the Keystone State.

06/20/12

Interstate 83 northbound reassurance shield posted after the MD 45 (York Road) on-ramp. The Baltimore Harrisburg Expressway continues four miles northward to the Pennsylvania state line at Maryland Line.

10/13/04

The final exit in Maryland along north Interstate 83 is Exit 36, MD 439 southeast to Shawsville and northwest to Maryland Line. This distance sign provides the distance to the cities of York and Harrisburg in Pennsylvania.

06/27/10

This older, button copy sign, was located along northbound Interstate 83 on the one mile approach to Exit 36 (MD 439). This sign mentions Bel Air, which can be reached via South MD 439, South/East MD 23, and South MD 24 to U.S. 1.

05/31/04

A Clearview-sign replaced the original one mile sign for Exit 36 by 2010. MD 439 travels 7.19 miles from MD 45 (York Road) to MD 23 in Harford County.

06/27/10

One half mile south of Exit 36. The wide, grassy medians that are found along Interstate 83 north of Baltimore will come to an end upon reaching Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania, the freeway was built to a standard similar to the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and guardrails/jersey barriers separate the two directions of traffic. Even so, Interstate 83 north of Baltimore was one of the earliest freeways built; in fact, several sections of the highway (Baltimore-Harrisburg Expressway) existed as U.S. 111 in the 1950s before it was designated as Interstate 83.

06/27/10

Northbound Interstate 83 reaches the final Maryland exit, Exit 36, MD 439 to Maryland Line and Bel Air. A parclo interchange handles the movements to MD 439 (Old York Road).

10/13/04

06/27/10

MD 439 guide sign posted at the end of the Exit 36 off-ramp with Old York Road. MD 439 ends nearby at MD 45 (York Road) to the right. To the left MD 439 travels seven miles southeast to MD 23 at Shawville. Adjacent York Road continues one mile north to Maryland Line before crossing into Pennsylvania as Susquehanna Trail.

10/13/04

The final Interstate 83 reassurance shield posted on the Baltimore Harrisburg Expressway in the state of Maryland. The Freeland Road (former MD 409) overpass is visible in the distance at the community of Maryland Line. MD 409 traveled Freeland Road west from the Pennsylvania line until 1985.

06/21/12

A final sign thanking motorists for visiting Maryland is placed in the right shoulder just before entering the Keystone State of Pennsylvania.

06/21/12

A partial interchange brings traffic onto Interstate 83 from Freeland Road eastbound. A southbound only off-ramp (Exit 37) serves Maryland Line for travelers entering Maryland from the Keystone State. This configuration was likely due to the fact that Pennsylvania opened their stretch of Interstate 83 (1958) before Maryland.
The Welcome to Pennsylvania sign and pavement change represent the Mason Dixon Line and state boundary.

06/21/12