Interstate 83 South - Baltimore-Harrisburg Expressway

A weigh station lines I-83 south just beyond the entrance ramp from MD 439 (Old York Road).

06/21/12

A reassurance marker stands between the weigh station and Downes Road overpass along Interstate 83 south.

06/21/12

Distance sign posted on Interstate 83 southbound at the Downes Road overpass. Cockeysville is 15 miles away while downtown Baltimore is reached in 30 miles.

06/21/12

A diamond interchange (Exit 33) joins I-83 with MD 45 (York Road) near Parkton. York Road parallels I-83 as the original U.S. 111 alignment between the city of Baltimore and Pennsylvania state line. U.S. 111 shifted onto I-83 in the 1950s before it was decommissioned.

06/21/12

One half mile north of the Exit 33 junction with MD 45 (York Road) on I-83 south. Stablers Church Road ties into the confluence from Walker to the west and Stablersville to the east.

06/21/12

Interstate 83 southbound at the ramp departure for MD 45 (York Road) at Exit 33. York Road passes over the freeway ahead from the west. From Exit 33 southward, MD 45 remains to the east of Interstate 83 through Parkton, Cockeysville, and Lutherville.

06/21/12

Following the Exit 33 off-ramp to MD 45 (York Road) from I-83 south. MD 45 totals 30.02 miles from the Pennsylvania state line south to U.S. 1 (North Avenue) in Baltimore. The route was established as U.S. 111 was decommissioned to 1963.

06/21/12

Interstate 83 passes over Dairy Road one half mile north of the Middletown Road diamond interchange near Parkton. Middletown Road travels northwest from MD 45 (York Road) to Stiltz and PA 851 (Steltz Road).

10/13/04

Original button copy sign for Middletown Road (Exit 31) on Interstate 83 south. Middletown Road ends 0.7 miles to the east at MD 45 near Wiseburg. Falls Road stems southwest from nearby into Gunpowder Falls State Park.

10/13/04

Distance sign for Hereford, Cockeysville, and Baltimore situated on Interstate 83 southbound after the Middletown Road exit. The four lane freeway passes through Gunpowder Falls State Park between here and Exit 27 (MD 137).

10/13/04

Interstate 83 (Baltimore-Harrisburg Expressway) southbound at the Bunker Hill Road under crossing alongside Gunpowder Falls State Park. Although out of view, MD 45 (York Road) closely parallels the northbound roadway of the freeway within the park itself.

10/13/04

Former button copy guide sign for Exit 27 and MD 137 (Mt. Carmel Road) at the community of Hereford. MD 137 travels seven miles west from MD 45 (York Road) to White House in northern Baltimore County.

10/13/04

Interstate 83 southbound at the Exit 27 off-ramp to MD 137 (Mt. Carmel Road). Mt. Carmel Road intersects MD 25 (Falls Road) six miles to the west after passing through the settlements of Evna, Mount Carmel, and Haletown.

10/13/04

Approaching Padonia and Timonium along Interstate 83 southbound. A lane gained from the wye interchangee from Warren Road forms an auxiliary lane to the parclo interchange (Exit 17) with Padonia Road. Interests to the Maryland State Fairgrounds are directed to Exit 17 and Padonia Road east to MD 45 (York Road) south.

08/27/05

The first sign of the Baltimore Beltway (Interstate 695) is posted at the Exit 17 sign bridge for Padonia Road. Padonia Road travels west to MD 25 (Falls Road) and as Broadway Road to Cronhardt and east to Padonia and beyond to various subdivisions.

08/27/05

Continuing south, Interstate 83 next approaches a three quarter cloverleaf interchange with Timonium Road (Exit 16). The merge with Interstate 695 west / outer is now just two miles away.

08/27/05

Timonium Road crosses paths with Interstate 83 between the Fairgrounds and Timonium Business Park area to the east and an assortment of subdivisions and the Baltimore Country Club Five Farms golf course to the west. The east-west connects Mas Chapel Road with MD 146 east of Pot Spring.

08/27/05

Traffic merges onto Interstate 83 south from Timonium Road one mile ahead of the directional interchange with the Baltimore Beltway. Interstate 83 joins Interstate 695 west one mile to the Jones Falls Expressway. Interstate 695 east (inner loop) provides access to Towson, Overlea and the Port of Baltimore.

08/27/05

Interests to Baltimore's Inner Harbor and Pimlico Race Course are directed to follow Interstate 83 south onto the Jones Falls Expressway.

08/27/05

Interstate 695 west (outer loop) leads drivers around Baltimore to Interstate 95 near Arbutus for the drive to Washington, DC.

08/27/05

A pair of two lane ramps carry motorists onto the respective directions of the Baltimore Beltway. Interstate 695 turns south at Pikesville and Randallstown to meet Interstate 70 near Woodlawn. Interstate 695 east connects with Interstate 95 north to Harford County and serves industrial areas south of Essex and at Dundalk.

08/27/05

Interstate 83 south merges onto Interstate 695 west. Drivers taking the Baltimore Beltway eastbound reach Towson in two miles.

08/27/05

Continuing along the ramp to Interstate 695 east, drivers are afforded a connection to adjacent MD 139 (Charles Street).

08/27/05

What was original button copy overheads posted at the ramp split to Interstate 695 (Baltimore Beltway) east and MD 139 (Charles Street). Construction underway between 2008 and Summer 2012¹ expanded the exchange.

08/27/05

Exit 23 partitions into a single lane ramp for Jones Falls Expressway north to Brooklandville and the two lane Interstate 83 southbound mainline to downtown Baltimore. Exit 23B serves interests to the suburban routes of MD 130 (Greenspring Valley Road) west to Garrison and MD 131 (Seminary Road) east to Lutherville.

08/27/05