Interstate 695 North - Hawkins Point, Baltimore to Woodlawn

The Baltimore Beltway southwest from the exchange with I-95 at Rossville to I-97 in Ferndale is inventoried by the Maryland State Highway Administration MDSHA) as MD 695, but signed as Interstate 695.

01/04/19

Exit numbers for the Baltimore Beltway reset at the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Continuing west from Fort Armistead Park, I-695 advances to a split diamond interchange (Exit 1) with Fort Armistead Road and Quarantine Road.

01/04/19

Quarantine Road links Exit 1 with adjacent MD 173 (Hawkins Point Road) to the Port of Baltimore at Hawkins Point and the U.S. Coast Guard Yard along Curtis Creek.

01/04/19

MD 173 heads south along Fort Smallwood Road to Foremans Corner, Orchard Beach and Riviera Beach. Northward MD 173 curves onto Pennington Avenue to the Curtis Bay Industrial Area and Curtis Bay.

01/04/19

Exit 1 departs from I-695 west for Quarantine Road to MD 173 (Hawkins Point Road). Measuring 13.77 miles in length, MD 173 runs south to Fort Smallwood Park off the Patapsco River and northwest to MD 2 (Potee Street) at Brooklyn in Baltimore.

01/04/19

Interstate 695 (Baltimore Beltway) crosses Curtis Creek on a draw bridge at the Hawkins Point area in south Baltimore.

01/04/19

MD 2 (Gov. Ritchie Highway) and MD 10 (Arundel Expressway) meet Interstate 695 in close proximity from Glen Burnie in northern Anne Arundel County.

01/04/19

I-695 parallels MD 173 (Hawkins Point Road) between Walnut Point and the Anne Arundel County line.

01/04/19

The 0.64 mile long dual-span drawbridge over Curtis Creek was constructed as part of the Key Bridge approach between 1972-77.¹

01/04/19

The drawbridge across Curtis Creek accommodates larger vessels to the Curtis Bay Depot and the U.S. Coast Guard Yard. Other draw bridges along the Interstate Highway System include I-110 at Biloxi, MS, I-280 at Newark, NJ and I-64 at Chesapeake, VA.

01/04/19

Milepost zero for Interstate 695 stands along the bridge spanning Curtis Creek.

01/04/19

12/21/22

Interstate 695 remains elevated west across the Anne Arundel County line and MD 710 (Ordnance Road).

01/04/19

Exit 3A leaves I-695 (Baltimore Beltway) westbound ahead of the exchange (Exit 2) with MD 10. MD 2 (Ritchie Highway) northbound enters Baltimore at the Brooklyn neighborhood.

01/04/19

A collector distributor roadway (Exit 3) separates from I-695 west for MD 2 (Gov. Ritchie Highway) north ahead of the trumpet interchange (Exit 2) with MD 10 south. Paralleling MD 2 around Glen Burnie, MD 10 (Arundel Expressway) is a freeway south to MD 100 at Pasadena.

01/04/19

Traffic to MD 2 south through Glen Burnie is directed onto the Arundel Expressway to the adjacent exchange with MD 710 (Ordnance Road). MD 710 is a 2.16 mile long route west from MD 173 (Pennington Avenue) to MD 2 (Governor Ritchie Highway).

01/04/19

MD 2 comprises a four to six lane arterial between Glen Burnie and the Baltimore city line. MD 2 lines Potee Street through Brooklyn and then Hanover Street northwest to Downtown Baltimore.

08/07/04

I-695 advances one mile west from MD 10 to Exit 4 with the north end of I-97. Located wholly within Anne Arundel County, I-97 travels 17.62 miles south to Glen Burnie and I-595/U.S. 50-301 near Annapolis.

01/04/19

Interstate 97 links with MD 3 south to Bowie and U.S. 301 south to the Governor Nice Bridge across the Potomac River.

01/04/19

MD 2 (Gov. Ritchie Highway) spans Interstate 695 west after this confirming marker.

01/04/19

I-97 commences south from I-895 Spur A (Harbor Tunnel Thruway), a connector from the Harbor Tunnel across the Patapsco River. MD 648 parallels both Interstates the west.

01/04/19

The auxiliary lane gained from MD 10 north drops at Exit 4. I-97 south connects with U.S 50/301 east to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, the Eastern Shore, Salisbury and Ocean City.

12/21/22

Exit 4 loops onto I-97 south from I-895 Spur to Glen Burnie, Southgate and Annapolis.

12/21/22

A heavily traveled commuter route, Interstate 97 meets the freeways along MD 100 in three miles and MD 32 in ten miles.

12/21/22

Angling northwest, Exit 5 follows from I-695 to MD 648 (Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard). MD 648 leads south to Ferndale and Glen Burnie and northward to Pumphrey, Lansdowne and MD 295 at West Port in Baltimore.

12/21/22

Following the entrance ramps from MD 648 and MD 170 (Camp Meade Road), Interstate 695 west proceeds to Exit 7 for MD 295 (Baltimore-Washington Parkway).

12/21/22

Unincorporated Towson is located at the northernmost point on the Baltimore Beltway by the exchange joining I-83/695. The ensuing exit beyond Baltimore-Washington Parkway is for MD 168 (Nursery Road).

12/21/22

Baltimore Washington Parkway is a heavily traveled route joining the largest city in Maryland and the nation's capital. The limited access highway extends northeast to Cherry Hill and Westport in Baltimore and southwest to MD 201 (Kenilworth Avenue) and U.S. 50 by the District of Columbia.

12/21/22

Trucks bound for Port of Baltimore facilities are directed to remain on I-695 west to I-95 north in lieu of Baltimore-Washington Parkway.

12/21/22

A lane drop occurs along I-695 west for Exit 7 B and MD 295 (Baltimore-Washington Parkway) north into Baltimore.

12/21/22

A cloverleaf interchange connects the Baltimore Beltway with MD 295 (Baltimore-Washington Parkway) at Exit 7.

12/21/22

Exit 7 A loop onto MD 295 (Baltimore-Washington Parkway) south to I-195 for Baltimore Washington International/Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) and Fort George G. Meade.

12/21/22

MD 168 lines Nursery Road 1.28 miles west from MD 648 (Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard) to North Linthicum and Hammonds Ferry Road just west of Exit 8.

12/21/22

RIRO ramps link I-695 northbound with Fairview Avenue (MD 969), a 0.11 mile long connector south to MD 168. W Nursery Road (CR 6) continues southwest 1.13 miles to BWI Tech Park and MD 295 (Baltimore Washington Parkway).

12/21/22

Interstate 695 crosses the Patapsco River into Baltimore County ahead of I-895 (Harbor Tunnel Thruway) and Exit 9 for Hollins Ferry Road to Lansdowne.

12/21/22

The parclo B2 interchange (Exit 9) with Hollins Ferry Road lies just beyond the entrance ramp linking I-895 south with I-695 north.

12/21/22

The succeeding exit from the Beltway north is for U.S. 1 ALT (Washington Boulevard) to Halethorpe and Arbutus.

12/21/22

U.S. 1 ALT (Washington Boulevard) south to U.S. 1 connects with Interstate 195 to Thurgood Marshall Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI), but through traffic is advised to remain on I-695 north to I-95 south.

12/21/22

Confirming marker posted northbound between a CSX Railroad overpass and the parclo interchange (Exit 10) with U.S. 1 ALT (Washington Boulevard).

12/21/22

U.S. 1 ALT comprises a 3.90 mile long route along Washington Boulevard southwest through Halethorpe and on Caton Avenue north by the Violetville neighborhood in Baltimore.

12/21/22

I-695 continues northwest to a directional cloverleaf interchange (Exit 11) with Interstate 95.

12/21/22

Interstate 95 leads northeast into Baltimore at Violetville en route to Downtown.

12/21/22

I-695 stays outside the Baltimore city limits northwest to Catonsville and I-70 at Woodlawn.

12/21/22

Exit 11 A joins Interstate 95 north ahead of a weigh station for commercial trucks.

12/21/22

Exit 11 B loops onto Interstate 95 southbound ahead of I-195 to BWI Airport and Howard County near Elkridge. I-95 joins the Capital Beltway (I-495) encircling Washington, DC in 22.5 miles.

12/30/08

I-695 spans U.S. 1 (Southwestern Boulevard) and the AMTRAK Northeast Corridor one mile from parclo interchange (Exit 12) with MD 372 (Wilkens Avenue).

06/27/10

Wilkens Avenue branches west from U.S. 1 along MD 372 at Irvington along a 2.86 mile course to the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) and MD 166 (Rolling Road).

06/20/12

Exit 12B leaves Interstate 695 north for MD 372 (Wilkens Avenue) east to U.S. 1 at the Oaklee and Violetville neighborhoods in Baltimore.

06/20/12

06/27/10

Exit 12C loops onto MD 372 (Wilkens Avenue) west from Kenwood Avenue to Valley Road, a 0.91 mile long major collector linking with Campus Drive to the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) Catonsville. Road work in 2012 added a distributor roadway for Exit 12C.

12/30/08

Interstate 695 progresses northwest from MD 372 to unincorporated Catonsville.

06/20/12

MD 144, an 8.62 mile long route from the Howard County line at Ellicott City to the couplet of U.S. 1 on Monroe and Fulton Streets in Baltimore, meets I-695 at a diamond interchange (Exit 13) next.

06/20/12

MD 144 (Frederick Road) heads east into Baltimore between the Beechfield and Westgate neighborhoods and west to the Catonsville business district. MD 144 represents former alignments of U.S. 40 to western Maryland.

06/20/12

A parclo interchange (Exit 14) links I-695 with Edmondson Avenue just north of MD 144 in Catonsville.

12/30/08

Entering Baltimore at the Westgate neighborhood, Edmondson Avenue east becomes a part of U.S. 40 (National Pike) to Rognel Heights, Edgewood and Franklin Street. National Pike leads U.S. 40 west to I-695 at Exit 15.

06/20/12

U.S. 40 (Baltimore National Pike) constitutes a commercial arterial running between Catonsville and Woodlawn. Originating near Park City, Utah, U.S. 40 travels east to Atlantic City, New Jersey.

06/20/12

The loop ramps from U.S. 40 (Baltimore National Pike) onto Interstate 695 were removed from the cloverleaf interchange at Exit 15.

06/20/12

U.S. 40 (Baltimore National Pike) continues west from Exit 15B through northern reaches of Catonsville to crossing Patapsco Valley State Park and Ellicott City. U.S. 40 eventually combines with I-70 and commingles with the freeway to I-68 near Hancock.

12/30/08

Interstate 695 advances northward between U.S. 40 and Interstate 70 by the Westview Park neighborhood.

06/01/04

A four level interchange joins I-695 with I-70 west and unsigned MD 570 east at Exit 16. Connecting Baltimore with Frederick, Hagerstown and I-68 at Hancock, Interstate 70 travels 91.5 miles in Maryland.

12/30/08

A nearly transcontinental route, I-70 originates from I-15 near Cove Fort, 2,189 miles to the west, and ends at I-695. The 1.91 mile long freeway spur east to the park and ride lot at MD 122 (Security Boulevard) was removed from the Interstate system in May 2014 to accommodate the proposed MTA Red Line.

12/30/08

I-70 serves commuter traffic west to Ellicott City and U.S. 29 south to Columbia en route to Frederick. Previous plans for the MTA Red Line replaced the freeway spur for I-70 east to Cooks Lane with a two lane parkway (Cooks Boulevard).

12/30/08

Interstate 70 was originally intended to continue beyond MD 122 (Security Boulevard) through Leakin and Gwynns Falls Park in west Baltimore to I-95 near the Carroll Park Golf Course at Wilhelm Park. Local opposition killed the proposed route, along with a spur, I-170.

12/30/08