Maryland is literally an east coast crossroads. Traveling or shipping to Maryland, from anywhere, is easy. The east coast's major thoroughfare, I-95, passes directly through Baltimore. I-81 passes through western Maryland, and I-70 connects the central and western parts of the state. A full network of state-maintained highways and bridges, including the famous Chesapeake Bay Bridge, link all parts of Maryland.
Maryland Roadways
- A safe, efficient system of interstate, primary and secondary arteries
- Well maintained interstates with easy access to significant markets to the north, south, and west
- Interstate 95 bisects Maryland in close proximity to the Port of Baltimore, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) and many of the region's commercial centers
- Interstate 81, which intersects Interstate 70 near Hagerstown in Western Maryland, provides an alternative route for north-south travelers
- Interstate 68 extends from Interstate 70, offering an alternative route to the Midwest
- U.S. Route 50, linking Maryland's Eastern Shore to the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area
- U.S. Routes 13 and 113 extending from Philadelphia to Norfolk, through Maryland's Eastern Shore
Interstate Linkages
- 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-495: Surrounds Washington, D.C. (Capital Beltway)
- 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-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-83: Originates in downtown Baltimore north to the Baltimore Beltway and on to York and Harrisburg, PA*
- I-68: Connects with I-70 near Hancock, Maryland
- I-97: Connects Annapolis with the Baltimore Beltway
*Offers excellent access to the Port of Baltimore.
