Re: US 29 Northern Terminus
- From: John R Cambron <*cambronj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx*>
- Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 23:57:40 -0500
"Scott M. Kozel" wrote:
>
> "Elliott Plack" <elliott.plack@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Today I reached the northern end of US 29: http://tinyurl.com/auje2 and
> > was wondering if there are plans to extend it further. Is this where
> > MdDOT wants to build the inter-county connector?
>
> The ICC will be wholly within Montgomery County.
Scott,
The ICC extends east into Prince George's County and terminates at
MD US-1 between Contee Road and Muirkirk Road. It will also have an
interchange at MD I-95 in Prince George's County.
> > I ask because of the
> > way it just goes from 4 lane limited access highway to a 2 lane road
> > just like that...
> >
> > Also, could this have been the route for the proposed Baltimore Outer
> > Beltway? If you zoom out it looks kind of like that.
>
> That interchange between I-70 and US-29 was built around 1968. It looks
> very obvious that the original design included the ultimate plan to
> extend the divided highway further northward.
>
> The 1964 Baltimore Metropolitan Area Transportation Study (BMATS) shows
> the Outer Beltway extending northward from that freeway terminus at
> Frederick Road.
>
> --
> Scott M. Kozel Highway and Transportation History Websites
> Virginia/Maryland/Washington, D.C. http://www.roadstothefuture.com
> Philadelphia and Delaware Valley http://www.pennways.com
.
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