Interstate 895 (Maryland)
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| Interstate 895 Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System |
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| Length: | 14.87[1] mi (23.93 km) (11.44 mi (18.41 km) as an Interstate[2]) |
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| Formed: | ca. 1983[3] |
| South end: |  I-95 near Elkridge, MD |
| Major junctions: |
 I-695 near Ferndale, MD I-97 near Ferndale |
| North end: | I-95 in Baltimore, MD |
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Interstate 895 (I-895) - the Harbor Tunnel Thruway - is a freeway in the U.S. state of Maryland owned and maintained by the Maryland Transportation Authority. It bypasses downtown Baltimore to the southeast via the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel under the Patapsco River. Most of the road - from U.S. Route 1 (exit 1) to U.S. Route 40 (exit 13) - opened November 29, 1957, allowing traffic to bypass congestion in downtown Baltimore.[4] Short extensions have since been built on both ends to connect it to Interstate 95 - the north end as part of the JFK Memorial Highway.
Traffic passing through the tunnel is charged a toll - $2 for automobiles. Due to the design of the interchanges, traffic using any part of the road south of the tunnel must pass through the toll plaza. This was also true north of the toll plaza - except for the short stretch north of Moravia Road - but ramps were built ca. 2000[citation needed] to provide full access to Bayview Hospital at Lombard Street. The road was designed this way to ensure that it would not be congested by local traffic. On the other hand, the eight-lane Interstate 95 through the Fort McHenry Tunnel, which was opened in 1985 to relieve increasing congestion on I-895,[5] has full local access.
A three-pronged spur - Interstate 895 Spur - splits from I-895 south of the tunnel, and provides access to Maryland Route 2 and Interstate 97.
Only the part of I-895 north of the bridge over (and interchange with) Interstate 695 south of Baltimore is considered part of the Interstate Highway System by the Federal Highway Administration.[6][7] The entire route is, however, signed as an Interstate.
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[edit] Exit list
Exits are numbered from south to north, in accordance with AASHTO guidelines.
| # | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Interstate 95 south - Washington, DC |
southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| 7 | 1 |  U.S. Route 1 south - Washington Boulevard; Elkridge |
southbound exit and northbound entrance |
| 6 | 3 | Interstate 695 north - Baltimore Beltway; Towson |
southbound exit and northbound entrance |
| 5 | 4 |  Maryland Route 295 south - Baltimore/Washington Parkway; BWI Airport |
southbound exit and northbound entrance |
| 4 | 6 | to Interstate 97 south - Annapolis; Bay Bridge (Interstate 895B) | southbound exit and northbound entrance |
| 3 | 7 |  Maryland Route 2 south - Potee Street; Brooklyn |
southbound exit and northbound entrance |
| 2 | 8A | Shell Road - Curtis Bay | southbound exit and northbound entrance |
| 1 | 8B | Hanover Street - Baltimore | southbound exit and northbound entrance |
| Baltimore Harbor Tunnel toll plaza ($2 cars) | |||
| 9 | Childs Street | northbound exit and southbound entrance | |
| Baltimore Harbor Tunnel | |||
| 1 | 10 | Holabird Avenue - Dundalk | northbound exit only |
| 2 | 11A | Boston Street | northbound exit and southbound entrance |
| 3 | 11B | O'Donnell Street | northbound exit and southbound entrance |
| 4 | 12 | Lombard Street | |
| 5 | 13 |  U.S. Route 40 east - Pulaski Highway; Erdman Avenue (Maryland Route 151) |
northbound exit and southbound entrance |
| 14 | Moravia Road to U.S. Route 40 - Pulaski Highway | no northbound exit (use exit 13) | |
| Interstate 95 north - New York, NY |
northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Maryland's Interstate System as of December 31, 2004
- ^ Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002
- ^ MDRoads: I-895
- ^ Maryland Transportation Authority, The Baltimore Harbor TunnelPDF
- ^ Roads to the Future - Baltimore Harbor Crossings
- ^ Highway Location Reference, Baltimore County, December 31, 2004 PDF
- ^ National Highway System: Baltimore MDPDF
| Maryland Transportation Authority facilities | |
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| Bridges | Chesapeake Bay | Hatem (Susquehanna) | Key (Outer Harbor) | Nice (Potomac) | Tydings |
| Tunnels | Baltimore Harbor | Fort McHenry |
| Highways | Harbor Tunnel Thruway | JFK Memorial Highway | I-95 in Baltimore | I-395 |
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Auxiliary routes of Interstate 95 |
| I-195 | Florida - Maine - Maryland - Massachusetts/Rhode Island - New Jersey - Virginia |
| I-295 | Delaware/New Jersey - District of Columbia/Maryland - Florida - Massachusetts/Rhode Island - Maine - New York - North Carolina - Virginia |
| I-395 | Connecticut/Massachusetts - District of Columbia/Virginia - Florida - Maryland - Maine |
| I-495 | Delaware - District of Columbia/Maryland/Virginia - Maine - Massachusetts - New York |
| I-595 | Florida - Maryland |
| I-695 | District of Columbia - Maryland - New York |
| I-795 | Maryland |
| I-895 | Maryland - New York - Massachusetts/Rhode Island |
| past/ future |
I-495: New Jersey I-595: Virginia I-695: Massachusetts - New Jersey - Pennsylvania I-795: Florida - Virginia I-895: Delaware - New Jersey/Pennsylvania - Virginia |
