Roads & Highways

The Baltimore region is well-positioned in the Mid-Atlantic to offer access to the entire stretch of the Atlantic coastline. The east coast's major thoroughfare, I-95, passes directly through Baltimore and Central Maryland. Easily connected to the Baltimore region via the I-695 loop is I-70, which connects the central and western parts of Maryland to other states. In addition, a full network of state-maintained highways and bridges, including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, links all parts of Maryland.

Roadways

  • Well-maintained interstates with easy access to significant markets to the north, south, and west
  • Interstate 95, running directly through Baltimore, is in close proximity to the Port of Baltimore, the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) and many of the region's employment centers
  • U.S. Route 50 links Maryland's Eastern Shore to Annapolis and the rest of the Baltimore-Washington metro area.

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Interstate Linkages

Greater Baltimore Region

  • I-95: Principal metropolitan centers along the U.S. East Coast*
  • I-195: Access to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport from I-95
  • I-395: Access into downtown Baltimore from I-95*
  • I-695: Surrounds Baltimore (Baltimore Beltway)*
  • I-795: Access to Owings Mills and Reisterstown from the Baltimore Beltway
  • I-895: An I-95 alternative bypassing downtown Baltimore (Baltimore Harbor Tunnel Thruway)
  • I-70: Access west to Frederick, Hagerstown, and beyond from the Baltimore Beltway
  • I-83: Originates in downtown Baltimore and extends north to the Baltimore Beltway and on to York and Harrisburg, PA*
  • I-97: Connects Annapolis with the Baltimore Beltway

Central Maryland

  • I-495: Surrounds Washington, D.C. (Capital Beltway)
  • I-270: Rockville and environs northwest to Frederick and I-70 West
  • I-370: Connector route north of Rockville into I-270
  • I-81: Alternative north-south route that intersects I-70 near Hagerstown in Western Maryland connecting New York to the Mississippi River
  • I-68: Connects with I-70 near Hancock, Maryland

 *Offers quick and easy access to the Port of Baltimore

Much of this information was taken from, and can be found at, the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development.