Interstate 795 (Maryland)

Interstate 795
Northwest Expressway
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length	8.99 mi (14.47 km)
NHS	Entire route
Major junctions
South end	I-695 in Pikesville
North end	MD 140 / MD 795 in Reisterstown
Location
Country	United States
State	Maryland
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future Maryland highway system Interstate US State Scenic Byways
← MD 781 → MD 795

Interstate 795 (I-795), also known as the Northwest Expressway, is a nine-mile freeway linking Baltimore's northwestern suburbs of Pikesville, Owings Mills and Reisterstown, Maryland to the Baltimore Beltway (Interstate 695).

Route description

For the first four miles, the Baltimore Metro Subway runs in the median. These four miles of roadway are built in concrete; the remaining five miles is built using asphalt.

History

The Northwest Expressway was one of the first freeways planned for construction in the state of Maryland. The first four mile section was completed in 1985; the remaining five miles were completed in 1987.

The original plan was for the highway to run into the City of Baltimore along a similar route to that of the Metro Subway. Plans to extend the highway beyond its current configuration have not been sought out by highway officials in Maryland. This alignment would most likely have terminated at Wabash Avenue, which parallels the elevated section of the Metro Subway.

Exit list

County	Location	Mile	#	Destinations	Notes
Baltimore		0.0	1	I-695 east / Baltimore Beltway - Towson, New York	I-695 east is also signed as inner loop
		0.0	1	I-695 south (Baltimore Beltway) – Glen Burnie, Washington D.C.	I-695 south is also signed as outer loop
	Owings Mills	3.93	4	MD 940 (Owings Mills Boulevard) - Owings Mills Mall
		6.55	7	Franklin Boulevard. - to MD 140
	Reisterstown	8.99	9A	MD 140 (Westminster Pike) / MD 795 - to MD 30 / MD 128	northbound entrance and southbound exit
		8.99	9B	MD 140 (Westminster Pike) – Finksburg, Westminster	northbound entrance and southbound exit

See also

• I-795 @ MDRoads.com
• Scott M. Kozel's Roads to the Future article on I-795