Route 10 - Arundel Expressway
The Arundel Expressway was completed on March 2, 1991, when the $14.4 million, 2.65 mile extension of MD 10 opened between MD 2 north of Pasadena Road and MD 100 south of Mountain Road. Work on this portion commenced in January 1990.1
Planning for the MD 10 freeway commenced in 1956, when engineers envisioned a route from Annapolis north to the Baltimore Beltway. This was never realized and instead Interstate 97 was developed along a corridor following MD 3 and MD 178 as a more direct and less expensive route. MD 10 was built from Interstate 695 south to MD 710 (Ordnance Road) in 19781 and from there to Marleys Creek in the 1980s.
North 
West
MD 100 (Paul T. Pitcher Memorial Highway) westbound joins MD 10 (Arundel Expressway) briefly at the Anne Arundel County suburb of Pasadena. The two routes separate to Southgate and Margate respectively.
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North
MD 10 proceeds north from the MD 177 (Mountain Road) half diamond interchange to MD 648 (Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard). MD 648 parallels MD 10 northward from Lipins Corner and Sun Valley to Marley and Glen Burnie.
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One half mile south of the six-ramp parclo interchange with MD 648 (Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard) on MD 10 (Arundel Expressway) northbound. MD 648 meets the southern terminus of MD 270 (Furnace Branch Road) just east of MD 10 at Marley. Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard continues northwest from Marley to MD 2 (Ritchie Highway) and MD 3 Business (Crain Highway) in the Glen Burnie town center.
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The northbound loop ramp to MD 648 (Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard) departs MD 10 northbound. MD 648 ventures northwest from Glen Burnie to Ferndale, Pumprhey, and Lansdowne before ending in the Cherry Hill section of south Baltimore.
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Northbound distance sign listing the final three interchanges of the Arundel Expressway. MD 270 (Furnace Branch Road) stems north from MD 648 alongside MD 10 northbound to Margate. The state route sees a parclo interchange with MD 10 east of Furnace Branch.
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North Thompson Avenue passes over MD 10 just ahead of its off-ramp for MD 270 (Furnace Branch Road). MD 270 ends at MD 3 Business (Crain Highway) to the west.
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MD 270 (Furnace Branch Road) traffic departs MD 10 northbound. Use MD 270 for the nearby communities of Point Pleasant and Glenmore in addition to Margate and Furnace Branch.
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Continuing northward on the Arundel Expressway toward MD 710 (Ordnance Road). MD 710 links MD 2 (Ritchie Highway) with the Curtis Bay GSA Depot and the industrial areas of south Baltimore.
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MD 10 northbound at the six-ramp parclo interchange with MD 710 (Ordnance Road). MD 710 west travels to MD 2 at the Glen Burnie Mall. Ordnance Road east continues underneath Interstate 695 to its end at MD 173 (Pennington Avenue).
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Northbound MD 10 approaches its terminus at Interstate 695, the Baltimore Beltway. The right lane exits onto eastbound Interstate 695/outer loop, while the left lane exits onto westbound Interstate 695/inner loop.
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The last reassurance shield for MD 10 stands north of MD 710.
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MD 10 northbound ends as the freeway splits into Interstate 695 east/outer loop to Francis Scott Key Bridge and west/inner loop to Interstate 95, Interstate 70, and Interstate 83.
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The westbound ramp to Interstate 695 merges with Exit 3A of the beltway inner loop ahead of the interchange with MD 2 (Ritchie Highway) northbound. MD 10 drivers can either continue onto Interstate 695 inner or depart onto the Ritchie Highway northbound to the Brooklyn section of Baltimore city.
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MD 10 northbound traffic partitions into ramps for Interstate 695 west and MD 2 (Ritchie Highway) north. MD 2 meets Interstate 895 (Harbor Tunnel Thruway) at Brooklyn and continues north from there to Locust Point and Downtown Baltimore. Interstate 695 next meets the northern terminus of Interstate 97 (Exit 4).
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South
The first exit along southbound MD 10 is the exit for MD 710/Ordnance Road east/west. Eastbound MD 710 meets MD 173/Hawkins Point Road to Fort Smallwood Road south and MD 173/Pennington Avenue north.
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A stub end exists at the MD 10 trumpet interchange with Interstate 695. It is unclear as to whether MD 10 was ever proposed to extend northward into Baltimore city or not. The stub exists next to the Interstate 695 westbound merge with the eastbound ramp at MD 10's southbound beginning.
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MD 10 southbound at the Exit 6B ramp departure onto MD 710 (Ordnance Road) westbound. MD 710 ends just west of here at the Ordnance Road intersection with MD 2 (Ritchie Highway) adjacent to Glen Burnie Mall.
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Southbound MD 10 at Exit 6A to MD 710 (Ordnance Road) east. MD 710 comprises a four lane divided highway east to the Curtis Bay GSA Depot and MD 173 (Pennington Avenue).
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References:
- "Route 10's Last Leg Set To Open March 2 - 4-Lane Highway Links Pasadena, Beltway." The Sun (Baltimore), February 5, 1991.
Photo Credits:
- Alex Nitzman: 04/30/04, 08/07/04, 10/10/04
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Page Updated Thursday June 11, 2015.