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{{short description|Highway system in Maryland, United States}}
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The '''Maryland highway system''' is a network of highways owned and maintained by the [[U.S. state]] of [[Maryland]].  In addition to the nationally numbered [[Interstate Highways]] and [[U.S. Highways]], the highway system consists of a network of Maryland state-numbered highways.  All three types of highways together provide access to all [[List of incorporated places in Maryland|incorporated]] and [[List of census-designated places in Maryland|unincorporated]] areas in all [[List of counties in Maryland|23 counties]] of Maryland as well as the [[Independent city (United States)|independent city]] of [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]].

==Highway systems==

===Interstate highways===
{{main article|List of Interstate Highways in Maryland}}
Maryland has 16 Interstate highways, including six primary Interstates and ten auxiliary Interstates.  The longest Interstate in Maryland is [[Interstate 95 in Maryland|Interstate 95]], while the shortest Interstate is [[Interstate 295 (Maryland)|I-295]].  Maryland also contains an [[unsigned highway|unsigned]] Interstate, [[Interstate 595 (Maryland)|I-595]]; a former Interstate, [[Interstate 170 (Maryland)|I-170]]; and an intracounty Interstate, [[Interstate 97|I-97]], which is also the shortest primary highway in the Interstate Highway System.

===U.S. highways===
{{main article|List of U.S. highways in Maryland}}
Maryland has 14 U.S. Highways, including seven primary U.S. Highways and seven auxiliary U.S. highways.  The longest U.S. highway in Maryland is [[U.S. Route 40 in Maryland|U.S. Route 40]], while the shortest U.S. highway is [[U.S. Route 522|US 522]].  Maryland also contains six former U.S. highways.

===Maryland state highways===
{{main article|List of state highways in Maryland}}
Maryland has a unitary system of numbered state highways with numbers between 2 and 999.  The longest Maryland state highway is [[Maryland Route 2]], while several state highways are less than {{convert|0.5|mi|km|abbr=on}} in length.  Most of the shortest highways are [[unsigned highway|unsigned]].  Several state highways have multiple disjoint segments that are denoted internally by suffixes, encompassing either old alignments of a major highway or a collection of service roads related to a particular highway.

===Other systems===
[[File:Maryland.JPG|thumb|right|Welcome sign along [[Interstate 81 in Maryland|Interstate 81]]]]
There are other systems of highways in Maryland that are not marked but are numbered internally.
* County highways: All 23 counties have internal numerical designations for all highways under their jurisdiction.
* Municipal highways: Every city, town, and village maintains an internal system of numerically designated municipal streets.
* Federal government or agency highways: Highways maintained by the federal government or agencies such as the [[Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission]] are designated inventory numbers.  Examples of highways within this category include [[parkway]]s, such as the [[Clara Barton Parkway]] or [[Sligo Creek Parkway]]; streets on federal research campuses, such as those of the [[National Institutes of Health]] or [[Goddard Space Flight Center]]; roads on military bases, such as those on [[Fort Meade]]; and roads within reservations of the [[National Park Service]], such as Bayberry Drive within [[Assateague Island National Seashore]].
* State reservation highways: Highways maintained by non-highways agencies of the state of Maryland.  Examples of highways within this categories include streets on state university campuses, access roads to state parks and state forests, and highways within state-owned airports.

==Highway agencies==

===Maryland State Highway Administration===
{{main article|Maryland State Highway Administration}}
The vast majority of Interstate, U.S., and state highways are constructed by and maintained by the Maryland State Highway Administration (MDSHA).

===Maryland Transportation Authority===
{{main article|Maryland Transportation Authority}}
All toll facilities in the state and limited access highways within Baltimore except [[Interstate 83 in Maryland|I-83]] are constructed and maintained by the Maryland Transportation Authority (MdTA).

===Other agencies===
All U.S. and state highways and I-83 within Baltimore are maintained by the [[Baltimore City Department of Transportation]].  Portions of U.S. and state highways within particular cities and towns are maintained by the respective municipalities.

==Gallery==
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File:2016-09-21 17 08 38 View east along Maryland State Route 80 (Fingerboard Road) between Maryland State Route 75 (Green Valley Road) and Chaucer Court in Fountain Mills, Frederick County, Maryland.jpg|[[Maryland Route 80]]

File:2016-07-20 15 10 27 View east along Maryland State Route 231 (Hallowing Point Road) at J W Williams Road in Barstow, Calvert County, Maryland.jpg|[[Maryland Route 231]]

File:2017-08-28 09 35 38 View south along U.S. Route 113 (Worcester Highway) at Maryland State Route 756 (Old Snow Hill Road) just northeast of Pocomoke City in Worcester County, Maryland.jpg|[[U.S. Route 113]]

File:Casselman River Maryland.jpg|[[U.S. Route 40 Alternate (Keysers Ridge–Cumberland, Maryland)]]

File:2016-09-16 13 55 45 View north along Interstate 95 just north of Exit 35 (Maryland State Route 216, Laurel, Scaggsville) in North Laurel, Howard County, Maryland.jpg|[[Interstate 95 in Maryland|Interstate 95]]

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==See also==
*{{Portal-inline|Maryland roads}}

{{Roads in Maryland}}
{{US numbered highways}}

[[Category:Lists of roads in Maryland]]
[[Category:Maryland transportation-related lists|Highways]]
[[Category:Transportation in Maryland]]
[[Category:State highways in Maryland| ]]