Editing Interstate 695 (Maryland) (section)

===I-95 to Curtis Creek===
[[File:MD 158 and I-695.jpg|thumb|right|MD&nbsp;158 (left) running alongside I-695 (right) in Dundalk]]
Continuing south, soon encounters [[Maryland Route 7|MD&nbsp;7]] (Philadelphia Road).<ref name=MarylandHLR/><ref name="google"/> Between I-95 and MD&nbsp;7, the route's changes from east&ndash;west to north&ndash;south.<ref name=gsv3>{{cite map |title=Sign for I-695 on southbound I-95|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=&ie=UTF8&t=h&layer=c&cbll=39.354664,-76.490507&panoid=wEjZcY3--wkBC76LPR-KeQ&cbp=12,248.23,,0,3.45&ll=39.354708,-76.4904&spn=0,359.986267&z=16 |publisher=[[Google Street View]] |cartography=TeleAtlas |date=2009 |access-date=June 3, 2009}}</ref><ref name=gsv4>{{cite map |title=Sign for I-695 on southbound MD 7|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=&ie=UTF8&t=h&layer=c&cbll=39.337255,-76.490369&panoid=zPOsmCbbQR-dq6E2_vs7pA&cbp=12,202.54,,0,-1.05&ll=39.337185,-76.490293&spn=0,359.986267&z=16|publisher=[[Google Street View]] |cartography=TeleAtlas |date=2009 |access-date=June 3, 2009}}</ref> Immediately after MD&nbsp;7, the route interchanges with US&nbsp;40 (Pulaski Highway) northwest of [[Essex, Maryland|Essex]] near [[The Centre at Golden Ring]].<ref name=MarylandHLR/><ref name="google"/> After US&nbsp;40, I-695 crosses over CSX Transportation's [[Philadelphia Subdivision]] and comes to a partial directional interchange with [[Maryland Route 702|MD&nbsp;702]] (Southeast Boulevard). At this interchange, I-695 turns south onto the '''Windlass Freeway''', crossing over the Northeast Corridor again within the interchange.<ref name=MarylandHLR/><ref name="google"/>

Running south along the Windlass Freeway, parallel to the Northeast Corridor, I-695, now narrowed to four lanes, turns west before making a sharp turn to the south, crossing over the railroad line twice.<ref name="google"/> The road becomes the Patapsco Freeway and continues south to an interchange with [[Maryland Route 150|MD&nbsp;150]] (Eastern Avenue) and [[Maryland Route 157|MD&nbsp;157]] ([[Merritt Boulevard]]) near [[Eastpoint Mall]]. A short distance later, I-695 comes to an interchange with [[Maryland Route 151|MD&nbsp;151]] (North Point Boulevard).<ref name=MarylandHLR/><ref name="google"/> From here, the route continues southeast along the [[Back River (Maryland)|Back River]] into residential and industrial [[Dundalk, Maryland|Dundalk]], interchanging with Cove Road.<ref name="google"/> The route turns south, with the median briefly widening to include trees, before coming to another interchange with MD&nbsp;151. Past MD&nbsp;151, the Baltimore Beltway continues southwest through industrial areas, with maintenance switching to the MDTA at the crossing of a CSX Transportation rail line. It comes to an interchange with MD&nbsp;157 (Peninsula Expressway) and [[Maryland Route 158|MD&nbsp;158]] (Bethlehem Boulevard), where the highway currently terminates due to the [[Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse]]. The route runs past [[Tradepoint Atlantic]] before crossing over Bear Creek and interchanging with unsigned [[Maryland Route 695A|MD&nbsp;695A]] (Broening Highway) south of the [[Dundalk Marine Terminal, Baltimore|Dundalk Marine Terminal]], with an eastbound exit and westbound entrance (both of which have been closed since the bridge collapse).<ref name=MarylandHLR/><ref name="google"/>

[[File:Francis Scott Key Bridge.jpg|thumb|left|The Francis Scott Key Bridge, which carried I-695 over the Patapsco River]]
Beyond this interchange, the route comes to a two-way all-electronic toll gantry with a U-turn ramp from the southbound to the northbound direction intended to provide southbound motorists access to MD&nbsp;695A. This ramp, known as [[Maryland Route 695C|MD&nbsp;695C]], also provides access to northbound I-695 from MD&nbsp;695A through Authority Drive. After this, the route ascended onto the [[Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)|Francis Scott Key Bridge]], which carried I-695 over the lower Baltimore Harbor and [[Patapsco River]]<ref name=MarylandHLR/><ref name="google"/> until its collapse in 2024.<ref name=cnn20240326/> Unlike the [[Fort McHenry Tunnel|Fort McHenry]] or [[Baltimore Harbor Tunnel|Baltimore Harbor]] tunnels, [[Dangerous goods|hazmat]] trucks were allowed to cross the Francis Scott Key Bridge.<ref name=mdta2>{{cite web|url=http://www.mdta.state.md.us/mdta/Documents/keybridge.pdf|title=The Francis Scott Key Bridge|publisher=[[Maryland Transportation Authority]]|access-date=June 3, 2009}}</ref> After crossing the Patapsco River over the bridge, the route touched down within the [[Baltimore]] city limits. It continues west past [[Thoms Cove]] through [[Hawkins Point, Baltimore|Hawkins Point]]'s industrial areas. It comes to an interchange with Quarantine Road (where the route resumes after the collapsed bridge), which provides access to [[Maryland Route 173|MD&nbsp;173]], south of [[Curtis Bay, Baltimore|Curtis Bay]].<ref name="google"/> By this point, the route's signage changes from north&ndash;south to east&ndash;west.<ref name=gsv5>{{cite map |title=Sign for I-695 on northbound MD 157|url=https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=39.23797,-76.47347&spn=0,359.972534&t=h&z=15&layer=c&cbll=39.237885,-76.473469&panoid=VSRdbrLXCwknEScfgQREwg&cbp=12,34.68,,0,3.17 |publisher=[[Google Street View]] |cartography=TeleAtlas |year=2009 |access-date=June 3, 2009}}</ref><ref name=gsv6>{{cite map |title=Sign for I-695 on Fort Armistead Road|url=https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=h&layer=c&cbll=39.201182,-76.551334&panoid=eAj8WHhhJrI-ZPkdUsnWjQ&cbp=12,44.37,,0,-9.48&ll=39.201165,-76.551447&spn=0,359.972534&z=15|publisher=[[Google Street View]] |cartography=TeleAtlas |year=2009 |access-date=June 3, 2009}}</ref> Past this interchange, the Baltimore Beltway continues west and returns to the Curtis Creek drawbridges.<ref name="google"/>