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The earliest reference to a numbered route along this corridor was the unmarked '''State Road No. 1''' in [[1908]] between [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]] and [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]].[http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000377/html/am377--767.html][http://www.mdroads.com/routes/001-006.html#us001] The route was routed along the general path of present-day US 1 between Baltimore and Washington. |
The earliest reference to a numbered route along this corridor was the unmarked '''State Road No. 1''' in [[1908]] between [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]] and [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]].[http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000377/html/am377--767.html][http://www.mdroads.com/routes/001-006.html#us001] The route was routed along the general path of present-day US 1 between Baltimore and Washington. |
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Route 1 in downtown [[College Park, Maryland|College Park]] has been closed because of post-game revelry (dubbed 'riots' by locals) by students at the [[University of Maryland, College Park]]; most notably following the 2002 [[NCAA Final Four]] when the [[Maryland Terrapins]] captured the NCAA National Championship.{{ |
Route 1 in downtown [[College Park, Maryland|College Park]] has been closed because of post-game revelry (dubbed 'riots' by locals) by students at the [[University of Maryland, College Park]]; most notably following the 2002 [[NCAA Final Four]] when the [[Maryland Terrapins]] captured the NCAA National Championship.{{Fact|date=October 2007}} |
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==Miscellanea== |
==Miscellanea== |
Revision as of 21:45, 30 October 2007
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
Length | 84 mi[1] (135 km) | |||
Existed | 1926–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
I-95/I-495 in College Park MD 32 near Savage MD 100 near Elkridge I-895 near Relay I-195 in Relay I-695 near Arbutus US 40 in Baltimore I-83 in Baltimore MD 2 in Baltimore I-695 near White Marsh US 222/MD 222 in Conowingo | ||||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Maryland | |||
Counties | Prince George's, Howard, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Baltimore (again), Harford, Cecil | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 1 in Maryland is an 81-mile segment of the U.S. highway that runs through central Maryland.
Route description
From Washington, D.C., U.S. Route 1 (a.k.a. Rhode Island Avenue) enters Maryland in the community of Mount Rainier. From there, it passes through Hyattsville (where it merges with Baltimore Avenue), College Park (including the University of Maryland campus), Beltsville, Muirkirk, Laurel, Savage, Jessup, Dorsey, and Elkridge, before entering Baltimore, where it follows Southwestern Boulevard, Wilkens Avenue, Monroe Street, Fulton Street, and North Avenue (the old northern boundary of Baltimore). It exits Baltimore to the northeast along Bel Air Road, through the towns of Overlea/Fullerton, Perry Hall, and Kingsville, until just north of Fallston, where Route 1 becomes the Bel Air Bypass. Finally, it becomes Conowingo Road after crossing MD Route 543. From that point north, the highway travels through rural areas to the Pennsylvania border, on a stretch which includes crossing the Susquehanna River atop the Conowingo Dam.
US 1 is paralleled by several major highways as it passes through Maryland, including Interstate 95, the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, U.S. Route 29 and U.S. Route 301. Thus, US 1 has lost its significance as a long distance route through the state. It is often congested, however, because it remains a major route in the individual towns it traverses.
Between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., Route 1 is also known as the Baltimore-Washington Boulevard and (closer to D.C.) Baltimore Avenue and Rhode Island Avenue.
History
The Washington and Baltimore Turnpike was chartered by the state on December 17, 1812, and ran from the intersection of Pratt and Eutaw Streets, then on the Baltimore city line, to the D.C. border.[2]
North of Baltimore City, the Baltimore and Jerusalem Turnpike Company was incorporated by the Maryland General Assembly in 1867. It ran from the eastern city line at the modern-day town of Overlea/Fullerton, through Perry Hall, (running immediately adjacent to the original Perry Hall Mansion) near where most settlement existed at the time, through rural Kingsville, and ended at the Harford County line. In 1909, the State Roads Commission opted to use the right-of-way of this turnpike for the construction of U.S. 1 northeast of the city.[3]
The original Baltimore-Washington Blvd. was first paved by the state of Maryland in 1914, and became part of US 1 when the U.S. highway system was formed in 1926.
The earliest reference to a numbered route along this corridor was the unmarked State Road No. 1 in 1908 between Baltimore and Washington.[1][2] The route was routed along the general path of present-day US 1 between Baltimore and Washington.
Route 1 in downtown College Park has been closed because of post-game revelry (dubbed 'riots' by locals) by students at the University of Maryland, College Park; most notably following the 2002 NCAA Final Four when the Maryland Terrapins captured the NCAA National Championship.[citation needed]
Miscellanea
US 1's alignment between the Baltimore city line and the southern terminus of US 1 Business south of Bel Air, 13.5 miles in length, is one of the few arterial highways in Maryland that has not been bypassed in any way. It has remained in this form due to the presence of I-95 and US 40.
Major intersections
County | Location | Destinations | Notes | |
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continues from Washington D.C. | ||||
Prince George's | Mount Rainier | Maryland Route 208 north / 38th St. - Hyattsville |
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Hyattsville | US 1 Alternate south / Baltimore Ave. - Bladensburg, Washington D.C. |
northern terminus of | ||
Maryland Route 410 / East-West Highway - Bethesda, Glenarden (to US 50) | ||||
College Park | Maryland Route 430 / Greenbelt Rd. - to MD 193 | corner of / intersection | ||
Maryland Route 193 / University Blvd. - Takoma Park, Greenbelt | grade-separated interchange | |||
North College Park | I-95/I-495 / Capital Beltway - Baltimore, Richmond | grade-separated interchange between two routes | ||
Maryland Route 212 / Powder Mill Rd. - Beltsville | ||||
Laurel | Muirkirk Rd. east - to MD 197 | |||
Contee Rd. - Laurel Regional Hospital, Maryland National Memorial Park (to MD 197) | ||||
Cherry Lane - Laurel Mall (to MD 197) | ||||
Maryland Route 198 / Fort Meade Rd. - Spencerville, Fort Meade | ||||
Howard County | Whiskey Bottom Rd. - North Laurel Park (to MD 198) | |||
Savage | Gorman Rd. - Savage Mill (via Bollman Truss Bridge) | |||
Maryland Route 32 / Patuxent Freeway - Clarksville, Fort Meade | grade-separated interchange between two routes | |||
Guilford Rd. - Columbia, Annapolis Junction | ||||
Waterloo | Maryland Route 175 / Waterloo Rd. - Columbia, Jessup | |||
Maryland Route 103 / Meadowridge Rd.-Dorsey Rd. - Ellicott City (to MD 100) | ||||
Elkridge | Maryland Route 100 - Ellicott City, Glen Burnie | grade-separated interchange between two routes | ||
Montgomery Rd. - to MD 103 | ||||
I-895 north / Harbor Tunnel Thruway - Baltimore |
northbound entrance and southbound exit; no exit before toll | |||
Baltimore | Relay | I-195 / Metropolitan Blvd. - BWI Airport | grade-separated interchange between two routes | |
US 1 Alternate north / Washington Blvd. - to I-695 Baltimore Beltway |
northbound entrance and southbound exit; southern terminus of | |||
Arbutus | I-695 / Baltimore Beltway - Towson (to I-70/I-83), Glen Burnie (to I-97) | minimal connections present; use | ||
Baltimore City | Baltimore City | Maryland Route 372 west / Wilkens Ave. - Catonsville |
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US 1 Alternate south / Caton Ave. - to I-95 |
northern terminus of | |||
S. Monroe St. - to I-95/MD 295 | ||||
splits into two one-way streets - Fulton Ave. north, Monroe St. south | ||||
W. Pratt St. - B&O Railroad Museum, National Aquarium (to MD 2) | ||||
W. Lombard St. - University of Maryland Medical Center | ||||
Maryland Route 144 west / Frederick Ave. - Catonsville | ||||
US 40 / W Franklin St.-W Mulberry St. | grade-separated interchange between two routes; follows former freeway | |||
Maryland Route 140 north / Reisterstown Rd. - Reisterstown, Westminster |
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Pennsylvania Ave. - to US 40 | ||||
Maryland Route 129 north / Park Heights Ave. - Worthington | ||||
joins and follows North Ave. | ||||
Interstate 83 / Jones Falls Expwy. - Timonium, York PA | ||||
Maryland Route 139 St. Paul St.-Calvert St. - Towson (to I-695 Baltimore Beltway) | ||||
Maryland Route 2 south / St. Paul St.-Calvert St. - Glen Burnie | ||||
Maryland Route 45 north / Greenmount Ave. - Towson, Timonium |
former route of ; becomes York Rd. at 43rd St. | |||
Maryland Route 147 north / Harford Rd. - Parkville | ||||
Broadway - Johns Hopkins Hospital (to US 40 Orleans St.) | ||||
N. Gay St. | ||||
joins and follows Belair Rd. | ||||
Maryland Route 151 / Erdman Ave. - Sparrows Point | ||||
Moravia Rd. - Bnai Israel Cemetery, Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery (to MD 147), Micheo Kadison Cemetery (to I-95/I-895 Harbor Tunnel Thruway) | ||||
Northern Pkwy. - to MD 41 Perring Pkwy. | ||||
Baltimore | Fullerton | I-695 / Baltimore Beltway - Towson (to I-70/I-83), Essex (to Francis Scott Key Bridge) | grade-separated interchange between two routes | |
Rossville Blvd. - Rossville | ||||
Maryland Route 43 / White Marsh Blvd. - White Marsh, Martin State Airport | ||||
Joppa Rd. - Towson | former route of | |||
Harford County | Pleasant Hills | Maryland Route 152 / Mountain Rd. - Fallston, Aberdeen Proving Ground (to I-95/US 40 | ||
Bel Air | US 1 Business north / Baltimore Pike - Bel Air | |||
diverges from and follows Bel Air Bypass | ||||
Maryland Route 24 south / Vietnam Vets Memorial Highway - Aberdeen Proving Ground, Rocks State Park (to I-95/US 40) |
joins | |||
Maryland Route 24 north / Maryland Route 924 south / Rock Spring Rd. - Bel Air, Rocks State Park |
grade-separated interchange between three routes; diverges from | |||
Hickory | US 1 Business / Conowingo Rd. - Bel Air, Hickory | |||
Bel Air Bypass is now Hickory Bypass | ||||
Maryland Route 23 west / Jarrettsville Rd. - Jarrettsville (to PA 24) | ||||
Maryland Route 543 / N Fountain Green Rd. - to MD 22 | ||||
US 1 Business south / Conowingo Rd. - Hickory, Maryland | ||||
leaves Hickory Bypass and converges with | ||||
Maryland Route 136 / Priestford Rd. - Dublin, Churchville | ||||
Dublin | Maryland Route 440 west / Dublin Rd. - Dublin | |||
/ Maryland Route 161 south / Darlington Rd. / Maryland Route 623 north / Castleton Rd. - Darlington, Castleton | ||||
Susquehanna River (Conowingo Hydroelectric Dam) | ||||
Cecil | Conowingo | Maryland Route 222 south / Susquehanna River Rd. - Port Deposit, Perryville (to I-95) |
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US 222 north / Rock Springs Rd. - Oakwood (to Pennsylvania state line) |
original terminus of | |||
Maryland Route 591 north / Colora Rd. |
southern piece of old alignment | |||
Maryland Route 591 south / Porters Bridge Rd. |
northern piece of old alignment | |||
Rising Sun | Maryland Route 273 east / Rising Sun Rd. - Rising Sun, Newark DE (to MD 213) |
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Maryland Route 276 south / Jacob Tome Memorial Highway - Rising Sun, Port Deposit (to MD 273) | ||||
continues into Pennsylvania |
See also
References
- ^ American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, United States Numbered Highways, 1989 Edition
- ^ Prince George's County Circuit Court, Land Survey, Subdivision, and Condominium Plats, Plat Drawer 11, File 17, Turnpike Road from the District of Columbia to the City of Baltimore
- ^ "Crossroads: The History of Perry Hall, Maryland," by David Marks, pp. 75-77; 89-90. Published by Gateway Press, Inc., 1999.
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