Interstate 95 North - Havre de Grace to Elkton

Maxa Road passes over Interstate 95 north from Aberdeen beyond this reassurance shield.

12/21/12

The subsequent exit along I-95 north is three miles ahead at Havre de Grace. Perryville via Exit 93 or U.S. 40 follows in eight miles while New York City is 165 miles away.

06/25/10

Installed in 2012, this overhead is the first indication of the forthcoming toll plaza for the Susquehanna River crossing. Toll rates for the six lane span increased to $8.00 per passenger vehicles on July 1, 2013.

12/21/12

Also the last before the tolled Millard J. Tydings Bridge to Perryville, the final Harford County exit along I-95 (John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway) north connects with MD 155 (Level Road) to Churchville and Havre de Grace.

12/21/12

MD 155 (Level Road) goes southeast to Superior and Ohio Streets in Havre De Grace, ending at U.S. 40 (Pulaski Highway) west of the tolled Hatem Bridge. Westward, the state route continues to Webster and Churchville.

12/21/12

Exit 89 leaves Interstate 95 north for MD 155 (Level Road). MD 155 totals 9.06 miles between Churchville and Havre De Grace.

12/21/12

MD 155 shields posted at the Exit 89 ramp end with Level Road.

06/25/10

Interstate 95 drops 200 feet in elevation from MD 155 to the Millard J. Tydings Bridge.

12/21/12

Interstate 95 continues three miles east to MD 222 (Exit 93). North East, a town of over 3,500, is the suceeding exit in ten miles. New York is another 150 miles to the northeast.

12/21/12

Interstate 95 spans the Susquehanna River across a high-level bridge between Havre De Grace and Perryville. Known as the Millard J. Tidings Memorial Bridge, tolls collected in the northbound direction generate funds for the maintenance of the entire John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway.

12/21/12

Looking south from the Millard J. Tydings Bridge at the Susquehanna River and Garrett Island. Three bridges span the river just north of its mouth at Chesapeake Bay: a CSX Railroad bridge, the Thomas J. Hatem Bridge (U.S. 40) and AMTRAK.

12/21/12

I-95 northbound formally enters Cecil County near the midpoint of the Susquehanna River.

12/21/12

Interstate 95 rises 150 feet from the Susquehanna River bridge to the Perryville toll collection point.

12/21/12

Exit 93 provides connections to the northwest Cecil County town of Rising Sun via MD 275 and 276 north. MD 222 intersects MD 275 (Perrylawn Drive) nearby. MD 275 travels 2.2 miles north to MD 276 (Jacob Tome Memorial Highway) and 5.2 miles to the Rising Sun area.

12/21/12

A single toll schedule sign alerts motorists to the rates charged ahead.

12/21/12

A folded diamond interchange (Exit 93) joins Interstate 95 and MD 222 (Perrylawn Drive) north of Perryville and southeast of Port Deposit. MD 222 represents former U.S. 222 between MD 7 in Perryville, and U.S. 1 at Conowingo. Exit 93 also serves interests to the V.A. Medical Center at Perryville and the State Police and JFK Memorial Highway Administration Building nearby.

12/21/12

Prior to the conversion to All Electronic Tolling (AET) in 2020, a conventional toll plaza with a single E-ZPass lane to the left preceded Exit 93. Truckers are required to stay to the right due to the following weigh station.

12/21/12

Tolls at the Susquehanna River were switched to northbound only in 1991 when MdTA expanded the former toll plaza.

12/18/07

MD 222 (Perrylawn Drive) travels 1.6 miles south to U.S. 40 (Pulaski Highway) in Perryville. Northward MD 222 turns west at MD 275 for a descent into the Susquehanna River valley. Port Deposit is a town located in the narrow area between the river and bluffs.

12/21/12

Exit 93 leaves I-95 northbound for MD 222 (former U.S. 222). MD 824 passes underneath the freeway nearby, representing an older alignment of U.S. 222 between Reservoir Road and MD 275 (Perrylawn Drive). MD 222 north is a scenic route along the Susquehanna between Port Deposit and Conowingo Dam.

12/21/12

Interstate 95 (John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway) north passes over MD 824 (Blythedale Road) ahead of this confirming marker.

12/21/12

A six mile exit less stretch leads I-95 east to MD 272. The last Maryland exit is 14.5 miles ahead with MD 279.
A replacement distance sign posted in 2012 increased the mileage to Elkton from 15 to 18.

12/21/12

The upcoming Chesapeake House provides gas, food, and tourist information.

12/21/12

Interstate 95 northbound at the left side ramp for the Chesapeake House service area. Like the Maryland House in Harford County, this facility closed for multi year reconstruction. It reopened on August 5, 2014.²

12/18/07

Taking the Chesapeake House ramp from Interstate 95 north, three turns connect the single lane roadway with a gas station and the 30,000 square foot main building² housing eateries, restrooms and tourist information.

12/21/12

A reassurance marker stands on the left side at the merge of traffic from the Chesapeake House back onto Interstate 95 north.

12/21/12

Exit 100 links I-95 with MD 272 (North East Road) north to Rising Sun (via MD 274) and Calvert and south to North East and Elk Neck. The forthcoming interchange was expanded in the southbound direction in 1998-2000 to incorporate new loop ramps and a c/d roadway.

12/21/12

MD 272 extends south 14 miles to Elk Neck State Park. Home to the historic Turkey Point Lighthouse, the 2,188-acre park spreads across the peninsula between northern Chesapeake Bay and the Elk River, which connects with the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal across the First State.

12/21/12

Northbound I-95 (John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway) at Exit 100. MD 272 travels 1.9 miles south to U.S. 40 (Pulaski Highway) at North East. MD 272 north forms a multi state route with PA 272 to Lancaster.
The pull-through panel for New York was removed by 2012.

12/18/07

This reassurance shield stands along northbound after North East creek and before the Bouchelle Road overpass.

12/21/12

This 2012-installed distance sign revised the mileage to MD 279 to seven miles from eight and replaced Philadelphia (53 miles) with Wilmington (26 miles). New York remains 147 miles to the northeast.

12/21/12

The final Maryland exit from Interstate 95 north joins the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway with MD 279 (Elkton Road) on the outskirts of both Elkton and Newark, Delaware.

12/21/12

MD 279 constitutes a 4.95 mile route from U.S. 40, west of Elkton, to the Delaware state line. Elkton Road (SR 279) continues from the border to SR 896 in the city of Newark and as S Main Street to the University of Delaware campus.

12/21/12

Interstate 95 crosses Big Elk Creek a half mile ahead of Exits 109 A/B for MD 279 (Elkton Road). A pair of truck stops along Elkton Road nearby make this cloverleaf interchange a popular stop for truckers.

12/21/12

Interstate 95 climbs to 100 feet above sea level from Big Elk Creek to the MD 316 (Appleton Road) overpass. The freeway formally leaves the Chesapeake Bay Watershed at this crossing, having traveled through it since Exit 48 at Petersburg, Virginia.

12/21/12

Exit 109 leaves Interstate 95 north beyond the MD 316 over crossing as a c/d roadway. MD 279 (Elkton Road) west initially travels along a four lane divided highway to the crossing of Big Elk Creek between MD 316 (Appleton Road) north and MD 268 (North Street) south to Downtown Elkton.

12/21/12

Exit 109 B loops onto MD 279 (Elkton Road) north. MD 279 transitions to SR 279 in 1.2 miles at MD 277 (Fletchwood Road) west and the state line. Extending northeast one mile to SR 4 (Christina Parkway) and SR 896 in Newark, SR 279 was designated in place of SR 2 in Summer 2013.

12/24/22