Editing Interstate 695 (Maryland)

{{short description|Highway in Maryland}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox road
| route = 695
| state = MD
| type = I
| alternate_name = Baltimore Beltway<br>McKeldin Beltway
| map = 
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = I-695 highlighted in red
| maint = [[Maryland State Highway Administration|MDSHA]] and [[Maryland Transportation Authority|MDTA]]
| length_mi = 51.46
| length_ref = <ref name=MarylandHLR>{{Maryland HLR|year=2013|county1=Anne Arundel|county2=Baltimore|access-date=March 2, 2012}}</ref><ref name=baltimorecityHLR>{{Maryland HLR|year=2005|county1=Baltimore City|access-date=March 2, 2012}}</ref>
| established = 1958
| beltway_city = [[Baltimore]]
| direction_a = Counterclockwise
| terminus_a = {{Jct|state=MD|MD|173}} in [[Baltimore|Baltimore City]]
| junction = 
*{{Jct|state=MD|I|97}} near [[Glen Burnie, Maryland|Glen Burnie]]
*{{Jct|state=MD|MD|295}} near [[Linthicum, Maryland|Linthicum]]
*{{Jct|state=MD|I|895}} in [[Lansdowne, Maryland|Lansdowne]]
*{{Jct|state=MD|I|95}} near [[Arbutus, Maryland|Arbutus]]
*{{Jct|state=MD|US|40}} near [[Catonsville, Maryland|Catonsville]]
*{{Jct|state=MD|I|70|MD|570|MD|122}} near [[Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland|Woodlawn]]
*{{Jct|state=MD|I|795}} in [[Pikesville, Maryland|Pikesville]]
*{{Jct|state=MD|I|83}} / [[Maryland Route 25|MD 25A]] near [[Timonium, Maryland|Timonium]]
*{{jct|state=MD|US|1}} near [[Bel Air, Maryland|Bel Air]]
*{{Jct|state=MD|I|95}} near [[White Marsh, Maryland|White Marsh]]
*{{Jct|state=MD|US|40}} in [[Rosedale, Maryland|Rosedale]]
| direction_b = Clockwise
| terminus_b = {{Jct|state=MD|MD|157|MD|158}} in [[Dundalk, Maryland|Dundalk]]
| counties = [[Anne Arundel County, Maryland|Anne Arundel]], [[Baltimore County, Maryland|Baltimore]], [[Baltimore|City of Baltimore]]
| previous_type = MD
| previous_route = 694
| next_type = MD
| next_route = 700
| spur_type = I
| spur_of = 95
}}

'''Interstate&nbsp;695''' ('''I-695''') is a {{convert|51.46|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} [[auxiliary Interstate Highway]] that constitutes a [[beltway]] extending around [[Baltimore]], Maryland, United States. I-695 is officially designated the '''McKeldin Beltway''' but is colloquially referred to as either the '''Baltimore Beltway''' or '''695'''. The route is an auxiliary route of [[Interstate 95 in Maryland|I-95]], intersecting that route southwest of Baltimore near [[Arbutus, Maryland|Arbutus]] and northeast of the city near [[White Marsh, Maryland|White Marsh]]. It also intersects other major roads radiating from the Baltimore area, including [[Interstate 97|I-97]] near [[Glen Burnie, Maryland|Glen Burnie]], the [[Baltimore–Washington Parkway]] (B–W Parkway; MD&nbsp;295) near [[Linthicum, Maryland|Linthicum]], [[Interstate 70 in Maryland|I-70]] near [[Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland|Woodlawn]], [[Interstate 795 (Maryland)|I-795]] near [[Pikesville, Maryland|Pikesville]], and [[Interstate 83|I-83]] in the [[Timonium, Maryland|Timonium]] area. Originally, a {{convert|19.37|mi|km|adj=on}} portion of the Baltimore Beltway between I-95 northeast of Baltimore and I-97 south of Baltimore was officially '''Maryland Route&nbsp;695''' ('''MD&nbsp;695''') and was not part of the Interstate Highway System but is signed as I-695. The [[Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)|Francis Scott Key Bridge]] that crossed over the [[Patapsco River]] was included in this section of the route before the bridge's [[Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse|collapse on March 26, 2024]]. The bridge and its approaches were maintained by the [[Maryland Transportation Authority]] (MDTA), while the remainder of the Baltimore Beltway is maintained by the [[Maryland State Highway Administration]] (MDSHA). The [[American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials]] approved the redesignation of MD&nbsp;695 as I-695 on April 29, 2024.

The Baltimore Beltway was first planned in 1949 by [[Baltimore County, Maryland|Baltimore County]]; the state eventually took over the project, becoming part of the Interstate Highway System planned in 1956. The length of the route from [[Maryland Route 2|MD&nbsp;2]] south of Baltimore clockwise to [[U.S. Route 40 in Maryland|U.S. Route&nbsp;40]] (US&nbsp;40) northeast of the city opened in stages from 1955 to 1962, providing an Interstate bypass of Baltimore. It was the first beltway in the US to be built as part of the Interstate Highway System. Plans were made to finish the remainder of the route, with a diversion to the Windlass and Patapsco freeways, opened in 1973, following the cancelation of a more outer route that was to partly follow what is today [[Maryland Route 702|MD&nbsp;702]] (Southeast Boulevard). 

The Outer Harbor Crossing over the Patapsco River, which was dedicated to [[Francis Scott Key]], who wrote "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]", and its approaches were finished in 1977, completing the route around Baltimore. The approaches to the bridge were originally two lanes to accommodate a tunnel that was initially proposed to run under the river; in subsequent years, they were upgraded to a four-lane configuration compliant with [[Interstate Highway standards]], allowing for this portion of the route to be signed as I-695 rather than MD&nbsp;695. There are plans for I-695 that include [[high-occupancy toll]] (HOT) lanes to ease traffic. In addition, the northeastern interchange with I-95 was reconstructed in 2014 to accommodate [[Interstate 95 in Maryland#Express lanes|express toll lanes]] that were added to I-95, and construction took place in 2016 to remove I-695's carriageway crossovers here.

==Route description==
===Curtis Creek to I-95===
[[File:I-695 outer Curtis Creek drawbridge, May 2023.jpg|thumb|left|Curtis Creek Drawbridges as seen from I-695 outer; the center of the bascule bridge marks mile marker 0.0. In the distance at top right is the [[Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)|Francis Scott Key Bridge]] further east along I-695, which collapsed in 2024.]]
Starting at the zero milepost in [[Baltimore]], I-695, which is maintained by the [[Maryland Transportation Authority|MDTA]], is four lanes wide.<ref name=MarylandHLR/> The route passes over [[Curtis Creek]] on a pair of [[Moveable bridge|drawbridge]]s here, which have {{convert|58|ft|m}} of vertical navigational clearance and provide access for tall ships to a [[US Coast Guard]] base further upstream.<ref name="google">{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=I-695+%40+39.2077,+-76.5824&daddr=I-695+W+to:I-695+W+to:I-695+W+to:I-695+N+to:I-695+N+to:I-695+N+to:I-695+E+to:I-695+E+to:39.413916,-76.594276+to:I-695+%40+39.2077,+-76.5825&geocode=FRRDVgIdAHJv-w%3BFYdDVgId33Bv-w%3BFXg0VgIdAsZu-w%3BFfPBVgIdaB9u-w%3BFQAnVwIdiXNt-w%3BFX-yVwIdhf1s-w%3BFQ8-WAIdt_hs-w%3BFZYCWQId5TVt-w%3BFVI7WQIdTf1t-w%3B%3BFRRDVgIdnHFv-w&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=9&sz=13&via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9&sll=39.413783,-76.637707&sspn=0.058619,0.109863&ie=UTF8&ll=39.313582,-76.602173&spn=0.234813,0.439453&t=h&z=11 |title=overview of Interstate 695 |access-date=June 1, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/2842638/Rule-Drawbridge-operations-Virginia-and-Maryland |title=Rule: Drawbridge operations: Virginia and Maryland |journal=[[Federal Register]] |date=August 8, 2005 |volume=70 |issue=151 |access-date=June 2, 2009}}</ref> Continuing west through industrial areas into [[Anne Arundel County, Maryland|Anne Arundel County]], the route encounters the northern terminus of [[Maryland Route 10|MD&nbsp;10]] (Arundel Expressway) at a directional interchange, where maintenance switches to [[Maryland State Highway Administration|MDSHA]]. The interchange includes access to the next interchange, with [[Maryland Route 2|MD&nbsp;2]] (Ritchie Highway), a major north&ndash;south route between Baltimore and the southern suburbs, in [[Glen Burnie, Maryland|Glen Burnie]]. This interchange has access to northbound MD&nbsp;2 in both directions and from northbound MD&nbsp;2 to the westbound direction. Beyond MD&nbsp;2, I-695 encounters [[Interstate 895B|I-895B]], a short connector to [[Interstate 895|I-895]] (Harbor Tunnel Thruway); this interchange provides access to southbound MD&nbsp;2 from both directions and to the eastbound direction from southbound MD&nbsp;2.<ref name=MarylandHLR/><ref name="google"/> Immediately past this interchange, I-695 comes to an interchange with the northern terminus of [[Interstate 97|I-97]], which terminates on the beltway.

[[File:2016-05-11 08 31 21 View northwest along the inner loop of the Baltimore Beltway (Interstate 695) between Exits 9 and 10 in Arbutus, Baltimore County, Maryland.jpg|thumb|right|Inner Loop signage along the beltway between exits&nbsp;9 and 10 in Halethorpe]]
The route continues west as a six-lane freeway, heading west into residential areas of [[Linthicum, Maryland|Linthicum]].<ref name=MarylandHLR/><ref name="google"/>  It interchanges with [[Maryland Route 648|MD&nbsp;648]] (Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard), where 132,330&nbsp;vehicles travel I-695 every day, before turning northwest and intersecting [[Maryland Route 170|MD&nbsp;170]] (Camp Meade Road) and passing over the [[Maryland Transit Administration]] (MTA)'s [[Baltimore Light RailLink]].<ref name="MarylandHLR" /> The route encounters the [[B–W Parkway]] (MD&nbsp;295) at a [[cloverleaf interchange]] where the route's signage changes from east&ndash;west to north&ndash;south at this interchange.<ref name="MarylandHLR" /><ref name="google" /><ref name="gsv">{{cite map |title=Sign for I-695 on northbound MD 295 |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=&ie=UTF8&ll=39.217127,-76.664422&spn=0,359.978113&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=39.217169,-76.664318&panoid=yZCXIuTk-ot2Q6G59ld2cA&cbp=12,71.15,,0,2.09|publisher=[[Google Street View]] |cartography=TeleAtlas |year=2009 |access-date=June 3, 2009}}</ref> It turns more to the north from here and heads into commercial areas, interchanging with [[Maryland Route 168|MD&nbsp;168]] (Nursery Road) and Hammonds Ferry Road.<ref name="MarylandHLR" /><ref name="google" /> Past this interchange, the route crosses the [[Patapsco River]] into [[Baltimore County, Maryland|Baltimore County]] and soon encounters a partial interchange with I-895 (Harbor Tunnel Thruway) with access only from the southbound direction of I-695 to I-895 northbound and from I-895 southbound to the northbound direction of I-695.<ref name="MarylandHLR" /><ref name="google" /> Past this interchange, I-695 heads north, interchanging with [[Hollins Ferry Road]] in [[Lansdowne, Maryland|Lansdowne]] before passing under [[CSX Transportation]]'s [[Baltimore Terminal Subdivision]] and coming to an interchange with [[U.S. Route 1 Alternate (Baltimore, Maryland)|US&nbsp;1 Alternate]] (US&nbsp;1 Alt.; Washington Boulevard) in [[Arbutus, Maryland|Arbutus]].<ref name=MarylandHLR/><ref name="google"/> A short distance later, I-695 comes to a semi-directional interchange with [[Interstate 95 in Maryland|I-95]].<ref name=MarylandHLR/><ref name="google"/>

===I-95 to I-70===
[[File:2019-06-14 16 17 40 View southeast along the Outer Loop of the Baltimore Beltway (Interstate 695) at Exit 11B-A (Interstate 95, Washington, Baltimore) in Arbutus, Baltimore County, Maryland.jpg|thumb|left|I-695 southbound at its southern junction with I-95 in Arbutus]]
I-695 widens to nine lanes past interchange with I-95, with five lanes in the southbound direction and four in the northbound direction. Running northwest, it crosses over [[Amtrak]]'s [[Northeast Corridor]] and comes to a partial interchange with [[U.S. Route 1 in Maryland|US&nbsp;1]] (Southwestern Boulevard), with a southbound exit and northbound entrance. From here, it continues northwest through residential areas of [[Catonsville, Maryland|Catonsville]] to an interchange with [[Maryland Route 372|MD&nbsp;372]] (Wilkens Avenue). Narrowing to eight lanes total, with four lanes in each direction, beyond MD&nbsp;372, the route continues through suburban neighborhoods before coming to an interchange with [[Maryland Route 144|MD&nbsp;144]] (Frederick Road). At this point, I-695 narrows to seven lanes, with three southbound and four northbound lanes. It continues north and interchanges with Edmondson Avenue before turning northwest and intersecting [[U.S. Route 40 in Maryland|US&nbsp;40]] (Baltimore National Pike) near the defunct [[Westview Mall]], now a [[Big-box store|big-box]] complex.<ref name=MarylandHLR/><ref name="google"/> Beyond US&nbsp;40, I-695 continues north through residential areas, narrowing to six lanes, with three lanes in each direction, before coming to a four-level [[stack interchange]] with [[Interstate 70 in Maryland|I-70]]/[[Maryland Route 570|MD 570]] in [[Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland|Woodlawn]].<ref name=MarylandHLR/><ref name="google"/>

===I-70 to I-83===
[[File:2019-06-21 11 40 13 View southwest along the Outer Loop of the Baltimore Beltway (Interstate 83 and Interstate 695) at Exit 23 (Interstate 83 SOUTH, Baltimore, Maryland State Route 25-Falls Road) on the edge of Towson and Mays Chapel in Maryland.jpg|right|thumb|I-695 westbound near split with I-83 southbound northwest of Baltimore]]
The Baltimore Beltway narrows from seven to six lanes within the interchange, which contains braided ramps providing access to the next interchange, [[Maryland Route 122|MD&nbsp;122]] (Security Boulevard), located near [[Security Square Mall]] and the headquarters of the [[Social Security Administration]].<ref name=MarylandHLR/><ref name="google"/> Continuing north, the road widens to eight lanes again and continues through a mix of suburban homes and business parks in [[Lochearn, Maryland|Lochearn]]. I-695 interchanges with [[Maryland Route 26|MD&nbsp;26]] (Liberty Road) east of [[Randallstown, Maryland|Randallstown]] and resumes north, narrowing to six lanes. It intersects the southern terminus of [[Interstate 795 (Maryland)|I-795]] (Northwest Expressway), which serves as a bypass of [[Maryland Route 140|MD&nbsp;140]] in the [[Owings Mills, Maryland|Owings Mills]] area.<ref name=MarylandHLR/><ref name="google"/> The MTA's [[Baltimore Metro SubwayLink]] line to Owings Mills passes under I-695 within the interchange and runs in the median of I-795 as far as that town.<ref name="google"/> At the I-795 interchange, the signage of route changes from north&ndash;south to east&ndash;west.<ref name=MarylandHLR/><ref name=gsv2>{{cite map |title=Sign for I-695 on southbound I-795|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=&ie=UTF8&t=h&layer=c&cbll=39.378937,-76.753457&panoid=GlVbMRXQ0_ypog1RDhH0Yw&cbp=12,164.12,,0,3.03&ll=39.378829,-76.753407&spn=0,359.986267&z=16|publisher=[[Google Street View]] |cartography=TeleAtlas |year=2009 |access-date=June 3, 2009}}</ref>

From here, I-695 heads northeast as an eight-lane road and enters [[Pikesville, Maryland|Pikesville]], where it passes under CSX Transportation's [[Hanover Subdivision]] and intersects MD&nbsp;140 (Reisterstown Road) at a [[single-point urban interchange]].<ref name=MarylandHLR/><ref name="google"/> A short distance later, the road comes to a partial interchange with [[Maryland Route 129|MD&nbsp;129]] (Park Heights Avenue), with an eastbound exit and westbound entrance. I-695 heads east to another partial interchange with Stevenson Road, which has a westbound exit and eastbound entrance.<ref name="google"/> The Baltimore Beltway passes through heavily forested land as it encounters [[Greenspring Avenue]].<ref name=MarylandHLR/><ref name="google"/> Past this interchange, I-695 continues northeast through woodland before coming to an interchange with [[Interstate 83 in Maryland|I-83]] ([[Jones Falls Expressway]]). The interchange includes connections to [[Maryland Route 25|MD&nbsp;25]] (Falls Road), which heads into the open countryside north of Baltimore. Within this interchange, I-83 forms a [[concurrency (road)|concurrency]] with I-695, and the roadway widens to 10&nbsp;lanes, with six for the beltway and four for I-83. In each direction, I-695 runs on the three leftmost lanes, while I-83 uses the two rightmost ones.<ref name="google"/> After running concurrently, I-83 splits from I-695 by heading north on the Harrisburg Expressway at a directional interchange and continues towards [[Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland|Timonium]], [[Cockeysville, Maryland|Cockeysville]] and [[Hunt Valley, Maryland|Hunt Valley]] before reaching [[York, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="google"/>

===I-83 to I-95===
[[File:2008 06 05 - Baltimore - I95 at I695 Interchange Reconstruction 4.JPG|thumb|left|The then-under-construction interchange between I-95 and I-695 northeast of Baltimore]]
Beyond I-83, I-695 passes over the MTA's Baltimore Light RailLink and turns southeast as a six-lane road, heading into the county seat of [[Towson, Maryland|Towson]]. Here, the road comes to an interchange with [[Maryland Route 139|MD&nbsp;139]] (Charles Street).<ref name=MarylandHLR/><ref name="google"/> The Baltimore Beltway heads through residential and commercial areas before coming to interchanges with [[Maryland Route 45|MD&nbsp;45]] (York Road) near [[The Shops at Kenilworth]] and [[Maryland Route 146|MD&nbsp;146]] (Dulaney Valley Road).<ref name="google"/> Continuing east, the Baltimore Beltway passes to the north of [[Goucher College]] and comes to an interchange with [[Providence Road]].<ref name=MarylandHLR/><ref name="google"/> I-695 turns southeast through residential areas past Providence Road and comes to an interchange with [[Maryland Route 542|MD&nbsp;542]] (Loch Raven Boulevard) and [[Cromwell Bridge Road]].<ref name="google"/> The road continues toward [[Parkville, Maryland|Parkville]], where it comes to a cloverleaf interchange with [[Maryland Route 41|MD&nbsp;41]] (Perring Parkway) within commercial areas.<ref name="google"/> The Baltimore Beltway continues through residential areas into [[Carney, Maryland|Carney]], coming to another cloverleaf interchange with [[Maryland Route 147|MD&nbsp;147]] (Harford Road).<ref name=MarylandHLR/><ref name="google"/> Continuing east into [[White Marsh, Maryland|White Marsh]], the route encounters the western terminus of [[Maryland Route 43|MD&nbsp;43]] (White Marsh Boulevard), a limited-access at-grade boulevard that provides access to [[White Marsh Mall]], US&nbsp;1 and I-95.<ref name="google"/>

I-695 turns south past MD&nbsp;43 and interchanges with US&nbsp;1 (Belair Road) south of White Marsh. The road continues southeast to an interchange with I-95 ([[John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway (Maryland)|John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway]]) a short distance after US&nbsp;1 in [[Rossville, Maryland|Rossville]].<ref name=MarylandHLR/><ref name="google"/> This interchange with I-95 (to the east of Baltimore city) is a fully directional interchange where the carriageways of both routes crossed over each other onto the opposite side, then crossed over each other again; at the site of each crossover, left-hand entrance and exit ramps were provided to eliminate the need for directional flyovers.<ref name="google"/> In 2008, interchange reconstruction at the I-95 interchange removed the left-hand entrance from northbound I-95 to westbound I-695 with the remaining left-hand entrances to be removed by August 2009 as part of the construction of the I-95 Express Toll Lane Project; all exits and entrances were now on the right, and I-95's opposing roadways no longer crossed each other (but I-695's still did).<ref name=mdta>{{cite web|url=http://www.i-95expresstolllanes.com/linked_files/newsletters/ETL%20Ramp%20Newsletter%20Handout%20042209P%20Small.pdf|title=I-95 Express Toll Lanes – Traffic Alert – Spring 2009|publisher=[[Maryland Transportation Authority]]|access-date=June 3, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712234324/http://www.i-95expresstolllanes.com/linked_files/newsletters/ETL%20Ramp%20Newsletter%20Handout%20042209P%20Small.pdf|archive-date=July 12, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===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"/>

===Exit numbering===
As opposed to I-495 ([[Capital Beltway]]) around [[Washington, D.C.]], on which exit numbers are generally arranged by mileposts counterclockwise starting at the southern crossing of the Potomac River, the exit numbers for the Baltimore Beltway are arranged consecutively clockwise starting at interchange&nbsp;1 at Quarantine Road, west of the Francis Scott Key Bridge crossing of the Patapsco River.<ref name="google"/>

==History==

=== 20th century ===

==== Initial construction ====
[[File:2019-07-24 14 09 33 View southwest along Interstate 695 (Baltimore Beltway) from the overpass for Maryland State Route 25 (Falls Road) in Pikesville, Baltimore County, Maryland.jpg|thumb|right|View southwest along I-695 from MD&nbsp;25 in Pikesville]]
The Baltimore County Planning Commission first conceived the Baltimore Beltway as a county-level roadway project in 1949; by 1953, the state took over the project due to slow progress at the county level. The project was included as part of the [[Interstate Highway System]] by 1956, increasing the speed of construction due to federal funds available.<ref>{{cite web|last=Power|first=Garrett|url=http://digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1012&context=mlh_pubs|title=The Baltimore City Interstate Highway System|date=Spring 2000|publisher=[[University of Maryland School of Law]]|access-date=June 10, 2009}}</ref>

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The first part of the Baltimore Beltway was completed in December 1955 between MD&nbsp;25 (Falls Road) and the Harrisburg Expressway (present-day I-83). In 1956, the next portion of the road between the Harrisburg Expressway and MD&nbsp;45 (York Road) opened. Several more segments of the Baltimore Beltway would be built in the following years, with the section from MD&nbsp;168 (Nursery Road) to the Glen Burnie Bypass (present-day I-97) opening in 1957; the portions from MD&nbsp;45 to MD&nbsp;542 (Loch Raven Boulevard), MD&nbsp;7 (Old Philadelphia Road) to US&nbsp;40 (Pulaski Highway), and from MD&nbsp;168 to US&nbsp;40 (Baltimore National Pike) opening in 1958; the segment from MD&nbsp;2 (Ritchie Highway) to the Glen Burnie Bypass completed in 1960; the portion from US&nbsp;1 (Belair Road) to MD&nbsp;7 finished in 1961; and the portions from MD&nbsp;542 to US&nbsp;1 and from US&nbsp;40 to MD&nbsp;25 completed in 1962.<ref name="bmetro">{{cite web|url=http://www.baltometro.org/reports/MajorTransMilestones.pdf|title=Major transportation milestones in the Baltimore region since 1940|publisher=Baltimore Metropolitan Council|access-date=April 21, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227234104/http://www.baltometro.org/reports/MajorTransMilestones.pdf|archive-date=December 27, 2010}}</ref> At this time, the original length of the Baltimore Beltway, from MD&nbsp;2 in the south clockwise to US&nbsp;40 in the northeast, was fully completed and opened to traffic, providing the first Interstate-grade bypass of Baltimore and the first beltway in the US built under the Interstate Highway System.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mdhighwaycentennial.com/history.html |title=Maryland Highway Centennial - History |publisher=[[Maryland State Highway Administration]] |access-date=June 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221135300/http://mdhighwaycentennial.com/history.html |archive-date=February 21, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite map|publisher=[[Maryland State Highway Administration]]|title=Baltimore Beltway Opening Map|year=1962|url=http://www.mdhighwaycentennial.com/images/template/gallery/maps/Baltimore-Beltway-opening-i.jpg|access-date=June 5, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100604195614/http://www.mdhighwaycentennial.com/images/template/gallery/maps/Baltimore-Beltway-opening-i.jpg|archive-date=June 4, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> A segment of the road completed in 1973 ran from MD&nbsp;10 to MD&nbsp;2, heading toward the Outer Harbor Crossing.<ref name="bmetro"/>

==== Windlass and Patapsco freeways ====
From the junction with I-95, the Baltimore Beltway was planned to extend southeast along the Back River Neck peninsula, turning south to cross the Back River near the [[Essex Skypark]] airport, then heading towards the present Outer Harbor Crossing. Part of this alignment was completed as I-695 to the south of US&nbsp;40 in 1972, then as MD&nbsp;702 (Southeast Freeway), extending to MD&nbsp;150 by 1975.<ref name="bmetro"/><ref name="exxon1975">{{cite map|publisher=[[Exxon]]|title= Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia |year=1975 |cartography=[[General Drafting]]}}</ref> However, the section of the Baltimore Beltway between south of MD&nbsp;150 to west of the Back River crossing was not built, requiring it be rerouted on portions of two freeways not originally planned to be part of it.

The first was the Windlass Freeway ([[Maryland Route 149|MD&nbsp;149]]), a route planned to run from I-95 at Moravia Road northeast to [[Chase, Maryland|Chase]], paralleling US&nbsp;40 to the south.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://plato.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/stagser/s1500/s1529/cfm/dsp_unit.cfm?county=ba&qualifier=C&series=2140&unit=2560|title=Right of Way 38932, Windlass Freeway, Patapsco Freeway to Southeast Freeway|date=August 15, 1974|publisher=Baltimore County Circuit Court|access-date=June 11, 2009|archive-date=July 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725182212/http://plato.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/stagser/s1500/s1529/cfm/dsp_unit.cfm?county=ba&qualifier=C&series=2140&unit=2560|url-status=dead}}</ref> The only portion of the Windlass Fwy constructed is the section of I-695 that diverges southwest from the [[directional T interchange]] with MD&nbsp;702 to a point less than {{One2a|{{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}}}} to the southwest where I-695 makes a sharp turn from west to south. From here, the Windlass Freeway would have continued to its southerly terminus at I-95. This sharp turn is half of what would have been another directional T interchange (which was to have become exit 37), marking the northern terminus of the Patapsco Freeway, the other freeway incorporated into the Baltimore Beltway. 

The Patapsco Freeway was planned to connect the Windlass Freeway to the originally-planned Baltimore Beltway. Completed in 1973, the planned Patapsco Freeway is now part of I-695. The wide median in I-695 south of exit&nbsp;41 (Cove Road) is where the unbuilt beltway would have intersected the Patapsco Freeway after crossing Back River to the east, making this the southern terminus of the Patapsco Freeway. Continuing southeast, I-695 rejoins the original alignment of the beltway.<ref name="bmetro"/>

[[File:2020-08-09 15 39 58 View east along Interstate 695 (Baltimore Beltway) as it passes over Maryland State Route 710 (East Ordnance Road) on the edge of Brooklyn Park and Glen Burnie in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.jpg|thumb|left|I-695 eastbound as it passes over MD&nbsp;710 in Brooklyn Park]]
[[Ramp stub]]s for the planned Windlass Freeway are present at the proposed west end at I-95 and Moravia Road,<ref>{{Google maps|access-date=January 15, 2023|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Baltimore,+MD/@39.304948,-76.529689,16z/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x89c803aed6f483b7:0x44896a84223e758!8m2!3d39.2903848!4d-76.6121893!16zL20vMDk0anY?hl=en|title=I-95/Moravia Road interchange}}</ref> and, at the present west end at the Southeast Freeway (MD&nbsp;702), the partially built junction with the proposed Windlass Freeway.<ref>{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Baltimore,+MD/@39.324164,-76.480583,17z/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x89c803aed6f483b7:0x44896a84223e758!8m2!3d39.2903848!4d-76.6121893!16zL20vMDk0anY?hl=en|title=I-695/MD 702 interchange|access-date=January 15, 2023}}</ref><ref name="AAA">[[American Automobile Association]], Baltimore Triptik insert, 1976 (shows the proposed extensions at each end)</ref> The planned junction of the Windlass and Patapsco freeways, now the point where I-695 makes a sharp turn from west to south, just to the north of where it crosses the Back River, was originally built with provisions for extending the Windlass Freeway to I-95,<ref name=AAA/> but this has since been reconfigured as a sharp curve on I-695.<ref>{{Google maps|access-date=January 15, 2023|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Baltimore,+MD/@39.312801,-76.501794,16z/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x89c803aed6f483b7:0x44896a84223e758!8m2!3d39.2903848!4d-76.6121893!16zL20vMDk0anY?hl=en|title=Transition between the Windlass Freeway and Patapsco Freeway}}</ref>

==== Outer Harbor Crossing and further upgrades ====
The Outer Harbor Crossing is the name given to the segment of the Baltimore Beltway maintained by the MDTA.<ref name=mdta2/> It consists of the segment of I-695 between exit&nbsp;40 (MD&nbsp;151) and exit&nbsp;2 (MD&nbsp;10), which included the Francis Scott Key Bridge.<ref name=MarylandHLR/><ref name=baltimorecityHLR/> The route was originally planned as a two-lane freeway on a four-lane [[Right-of-way (transportation)|right-of-way]], with a two-lane outer harbor tunnel across the Patapsco River. When the tunnel was advertised for construction in 1970, the bids were so high that the decision was made to construct a four-lane bridge instead.<ref name=mdta2/> The bridge was to feature two-lane approach roads on both sides.<ref name=mytopo>{{cite map|url=http://www.mytopo.com/maps.cfm?mtlat=39.2143&mtlon=-76.53162&z=13 |title=Francis Scott Key Bridge under construction|publisher=MyTopo.com|access-date=June 11, 2009}}</ref>

Construction on the Outer Harbor Crossing, including the bridge, started in 1972 and was opened on March 23, 1977, completing the full Baltimore Beltway.<ref name=mdta2/> The bridge was named the Francis Scott Key Bridge in honor of [[Francis Scott Key]], who wrote "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]", the [[national anthem]] of the US.<ref name=mb>{{cite web|url=http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/html/bridges.html|title=Maryland Bridges|publisher=[[Maryland State Archives]]|access-date=June 11, 2009}}</ref> By the early 1980s, the southern approach to the Francis Scott Key Bridge was dualized, with a second roadway constructed along with a second drawbridge over Curtis Creek.<ref name="statefarm">{{cite map|publisher=[[State Farm Insurance]]|title= State Farm Road Atlas |year=1983|cartography=[[Rand McNally]]}}</ref> The northern approach was left as a two-lane viaduct in the [[Sparrows Point, Maryland|Sparrows Point]] area until a four-lane surface freeway was constructed along this portion, with interchanges reconfigured, following an $89.5-million (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{inflation|US-GDP|89500000|2000}}}} in {{Inflation/year|index=US-GDP}}{{Inflation/fn|index=US-GDP}}) project completed in January 2000.<ref name=mdta3>{{cite web|url=http://www.mdta.state.md.us/mdta/servlet/dispatchServlet?url=/TollFacilities/FrancisScottKeyBridge.jsp |title=MdTA toll facilities: central region: Francis Scott Key Bridge |publisher=[[Maryland Transportation Authority]] |access-date=June 11, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531092310/http://www.mdta.state.md.us/mdta/servlet/dispatchServlet?url=%2FTollFacilities%2FFrancisScottKeyBridge.jsp |archive-date=May 31, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Outer Harbor Crossing, as well as the entire Baltimore Beltway east of I-95, was first signposted as MD&nbsp;695 because portions of it were a two-lane expressway not up to [[Interstate Highway standards]].<ref name="exxon1975"/> Improvements to the road have allowed the entire Baltimore Beltway to be signed as I-695, even though all of I-695 between the junction of I-95 northeast of Baltimore and I-97 is officially considered MD&nbsp;695 by MDSHA.<ref name=MarylandHLR/><ref name=baltimorecityHLR/>

On June 8, 1999, a tractor-trailer carrying a backhoe that exceeded the maximum height requirement struck a pedestrian footbridge over the Baltimore Beltway just northwest of the I-95 junction near Arbutus. The footbridge collapsed onto the inner loop of the beltway. One driver was killed when his SUV struck the collapsed bridge; six others were injured, three critically. The incident occurred during the afternoon [[rush hour]]. The footbridge had been closed to pedestrians since November 1996 due to complaints about vandalism and crime.<ref name="wpcollapse">{{cite news |last=Sipress|first=Alan and Raja Mishra|access-date=June 10, 2009|title=Md. Bridge Collapse Kills Driver|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=June 9, 1999|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/daily/june99/collapse0609.htm}}</ref>

=== 21st century ===
The beltway was dedicated in honor of former Governor [[Theodore McKeldin]] in May 2005. During his term, McKeldin was responsible for constructing the Beltway and other state highways.<ref name=wbaltv>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbaltv.com/news/4548211/detail.html|title=Baltimore Beltway Gets New Formal Name |date=May 31, 2005|publisher=[[WBAL-TV]]|access-date=June 10, 2009}}</ref> Most Marylanders still refer to the highway as the "Baltimore Beltway", "695", or (mainly among Baltimore metro area residents) simply "The Beltway", like its Washington, D.C. counterpart.<ref name=wbaltv/><ref name=dhmh>{{cite web|url=http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/pharmacyboard/contactus/directions.pdf|title=Directions to the Maryland Board of Pharmacy Office|publisher=[[Maryland Department of Health|Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene]]|access-date=June 10, 2009|archive-date=April 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110419164643/http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/pharmacyboard/contactus/directions.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=beachnet>{{cite web|url=http://www.beach-net.com/directions/maryland.html|title=Directions from Baltimore to Delaware and Maryland beaches|publisher=Beach-Net.com|access-date=March 25, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090411150656/http://www.beach-net.com/directions/maryland.html|archive-date=April 11, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In March 2009, construction began on the reconstruction of the bridge that carries MD&nbsp;139 (Charles Street) over I-695.<ref name=wbalam>{{cite web|url=http://wbal.com/apps/news/templates/story.aspx?articleid=23229&zoneid=3|title=Work To Begin On Charles Street Bridge|date=March 15, 2009|publisher=[[WBAL-AM]]|access-date=June 10, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209061245/http://wbal.com/apps/news/templates/story.aspx?articleid=23229&zoneid=3|archive-date=February 9, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The bridge is decorative, featuring ornamental street lights. As part of the MD&nbsp;139 project, the interchange was reconstructed, and the traffic circle at the MD&nbsp;139/I-695 ramps was removed and replaced with a traffic signal.<ref name="mdsha2">{{cite web|url=http://apps.roads.maryland.gov/WebProjectLifeCycle/ProjectInformation.asp?projectno=BA9775A3|title=IS 0695 Baltimore Beltway Rev- Interchange at Charles Street (MD 139) Phase 1 – Project Information|publisher=[[Maryland State Highway Administration]]|access-date=June 10, 2009}}</ref> This project cost $50&nbsp;million (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{inflation|US-GDP|50000000|2009}}}} in {{Inflation/year|index=US-GDP}}{{Inflation/fn|index=US-GDP}}) and was completed in 2012.<ref name=wbalam/>

[[File:Exit33 I-695 MD.jpg|thumb|right|Aerial photo of exit&nbsp;33 on August 16, 2010, showing completed flyover ramps, facing southwest.]]
At exit&nbsp;33 (I-95/John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway), both highways had crossed over themselves so that through traffic was on the left side of the road with left-hand entrance/exit ramps connecting the crossover sections. This interchange was replaced in 2014 by a more conventional flyover ramp interchange as part of the I-95 expansion project under construction since 2007, eliminating the left-turn ramps and I-95's double crossovers. The ramp from northbound I-95 to eastbound I-695 was completed in September 2008, the ramp from westbound I-695 to northbound I-95 was completed in October 2008, the ramp from northbound I-95 to westbound I-695 was completed in November 2008 (eliminating the left-hand exit), and the ramp from eastbound I-695 to southbound I-95 was completed in May 2009.<ref name=mdta/><ref name=mdta4>{{cite web|url=http://www.mdot.state.md.us/News/2009/May%202009/MdTA%20New%20Ramp%20EB%20695%20to%20SB%2095.pdf|title=New ramp from eastbound I-695 to southbound I-95 to open|date=May 13, 2009|publisher=[[Maryland Transportation Authority]]|access-date=June 5, 2009}}</ref> The ramps from southbound I-95 to both westbound and eastbound I-695 were completed in June 2009 and the ramp from westbound I-695 to southbound I-695 was completed in July 2009 and the ramp from eastbound I-695 to northbound I-95 opened in August 2009.<ref name=mdta/> In addition to rebuilding these ramps, the project also adds four ramps to service the [[High-occupancy vehicle lane|HOT]] lanes being added to I-95.<ref name=mdta5>{{cite web|url=http://www.i-95expresstolllanes.com/images/interchange_aerials/segment2_future.jpg|title=Image of completed I-95/I-695 interchange|publisher=[[Maryland Transportation Authority]]|access-date=June 5, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011005352/http://www.i-95expresstolllanes.com/images/interchange_aerials/segment2_future.jpg|archive-date=October 11, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In April 2024, the [[American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials]] approved designating the MD&nbsp;695 section of the beltway as I-695.<ref name=aashto2024s>{{AASHTO minutes |year=2024S |access-date=June 1, 2024 }}</ref>

====Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse====
On March 26, 2024, the [[Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)|Francis Scott Key Bridge]] on I-695 [[Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse|collapsed after a ship collided with the bridge]]. The incident killed six construction workers and forced traffic to be rerouted to [[Interstate 895]].<ref name=cnn20240326>{{Cite web |last=Alonso |first=Melissa |last2=Wolfe |first2=Elizabeth |date=March 26, 2024 |title=Rescuers are searching for at least 7 people in the water after Baltimore bridge collapse, official says |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/26/us/baltimore-key-bridge-collapse-tuesday/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326081517/https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/26/us/baltimore-key-bridge-collapse-tuesday/index.html |archive-date=March 26, 2024 |access-date=March 26, 2024 |website=CNN}}</ref> Following the collapse, the section of I-695 between MD 157 (exit 43) and MD 173 (exit 1), including exit 44, was closed.<ref>{{cite news|title=Key Bridge News|publisher=Maryland Transportation Authority|url=https://mdta.maryland.gov/keybridgenews|access-date=March 27, 2024|archive-date=March 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327022644/https://mdta.maryland.gov/keybridgenews|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Future==
There are long-term plans to add new lanes to I-695 to ease traffic congestion along the northern and western parts of the route between the two interchanges with I-95.<ref name=trn>{{cite web|url=http://www.tollroadsnews.com/node/683|title=Maryland confirms express toll lanes for Wash Beltway, Balt Beltway, I-270, I-95 v2|date=May 6, 2004|publisher=TollRoadsnews|access-date=June 14, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609134249/http://www.tollroadsnews.com/node/683|archive-date=June 9, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> These plans would widen the sections between I-95 and I-70 on the west side and between the [[Jones Falls Expressway]] and I-95 on the north side.<ref name="mdsha3"/> Work on the widening project began in 2020.<ref name="Zawodny 2024 u237">{{cite web | last=Zawodny | first=Daniel | title=Delays coming to I-695 as next phase of shoulder construction set to begin | website=The Baltimore Banner | date=2024-03-14 | url=https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/transportation/traffic-i-695-construction-road-work-H6BDKBQVINEGVGESG66WV33RGE/ | access-date=2024-03-30}}</ref> In addition, there are plans to add a fourth lane between the ramps to I-795, ending the disappearing fourth lanes in this section.<ref name="mdsha3"/> A multiyear project to replace the [[stack interchange]] at I-70/MD 570, under design as of 2022,<ref name="Price 2022 i261">{{cite web | last=Price | first=Lilly | title=Maryland’s transportation department asks for public feedback on I-695/I-70 Interchange project | website=Baltimore Sun | date=2022-10-25 | url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2022/10/25/marylands-transportation-department-asks-for-public-feedback-on-i-695i-70-interchange-project/ | access-date=2024-03-30}}</ref> would allow at least eight lanes to pass under this interchange. All these projects will enable up to 10&nbsp;lanes to be constructed at a future date. Also, [[ramp meters]] will be installed at selected entrances.<ref name="mdsha3">{{cite web|url=http://apps.roads.maryland.gov/WebProjectLifeCycle/ProjectInformation.asp?projectno=BA635213|title=IS 0695 Baltimore Beltway IS 83 to IS 95|publisher=[[Maryland State Highway Administration]]|access-date=June 14, 2009}}</ref> After the Key Bridge collapsed, President [[Joe Biden]] announced that the bridge [[Francis Scott Key Bridge replacement|would be rebuilt]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Biden pledges support for Baltimore in wake of Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-remarks-francis-scott-key-bridge-collapse-baltimore-harbor/story?id=108510121 |access-date=March 26, 2024 |work=ABC News |date=March 26, 2024 }}</ref>

==Exit list==
Exits are numbered [[Sequential exit numbering|sequentially]] (unlike other Interstates in Maryland which use a [[Milepost-based exit numbering|milepost-based system]]) and in a [[clockwise]] (inner loop) direction, in accordance with [[American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials]] (AASHTO) guidelines.{{Clear}}
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|mile=1.67
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|road={{jct|state=MD|MD|2|dir1=north|name1=Ritchie Highway|city1=Brooklyn}}
|notes=Eastbound access via [[Maryland Route 711|MD 711]]
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|mile=2.17
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|road={{jct|state=MD|MD|2|dir1=south|name1=Ritchie Highway|city1=Glen Burnie}}
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{{MDint|exit
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|type=incomplete
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{{MDint|exit
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{{MDint|exit
|mile=4.92
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|road={{jct|state=MD|MD|168|name1=Nursery Road|road|Hammonds Ferry Road}}
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|lspan=2
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{{MDint|exit
|mile=5.84
|exit=9
|road={{jct|state=MD|road|[[Hollins Ferry Road]]|city1=Lansdowne}}
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{{MDint|exit
|mile=6.99
|exit=11
|road={{jct|state=MD|I|95|city1=Baltimore|location2=[[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]}}
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{{MDint|exit
|mile=7.76
|exit=12A
|type=incomplete
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|location=Catonsville
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|exit=12
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{{MDint|exit
|mile=9.96
|exit=13
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{{MDint|exit
|mile=10.44
|exit=14
|road=Edmondson Avenue
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|mile=11.19
|exit=15
|road={{jct|state=MD|US|40|name1=Baltimore National Pike|city1=Baltimore|city2=Ellicott City}}
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|location=Woodlawn
|ctdab=Baltimore
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}}
{{MDint|exit
|mile=none
|exit=17
|road={{jct|state=MD|MD|122|name1=Security Boulevard|location1=[[Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland|Woodlawn]]}}
|notes=
}}
{{MDint|exit
|location=Lochearn
|mile=15.60
|exit=18
|road={{jct|state=MD|MD|26|name1=Liberty Road|city1=Lochearn|city2=Randallstown}}
|notes=Signed as exits 18A (east) and 18B (west)
}}
{{MDint|exit
|location=Pikesville
|lspan=4
|mile=17.40
|exit=19
|road={{jct|state=MD|I|795|dir1=north|name1=Northwest Expressway|city1=Owings Mills|city2=Reisterstown}}
|notes=Southern terminus and exits 0A-B on I-795; [[directional T interchange|tri-stack interchange]]
}}
{{MDint|exit
|mile=18.37
|exit=20
|road={{jct|state=MD|MD|140|name1=Reisterstown Road|city1=Pikesville|city2=Garrison}}
|notes=Access to [[Old Court station]] 
}}
{{MDint|exit
|mile=19.11
|mile2=19.60
|exit=21
|road={{jct|state=MD|MD|129|name1=Park Heights Avenue|road|Stevenson Road}}
|notes=The two halves of this interchange, at MD 129 and Stevenson Road, are connected by [[Maryland Route 129|MD 129A]]
}}
{{MDint|exit
|mile=21.01
|exit=22
|road=[[Greenspring Avenue]]
|notes=No trucks allowed in Baltimore City; access to [[Stevenson University]]
}}
{{MDint|exit
|location=Brooklandville
|mile=22.74
|exit=23
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=MD|I|83|dir1=south|name1=Jones Falls Expressway|MD|25|name2=Falls Road|city1=Baltimore}}
|notes=West end of concurrency with I-83; signed as exits 23A (I-83) and 25B (MD 25); access to MD 25 via [[Maryland Route 25|MD 25A]]
}}
{{MDint|exit
|location=Lutherville
|lspan=2
|mile=24.26
|exit=24
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=MD|I|83|dir1=north|name1=Harrisburg Expressway|city1=Timonium|location2=[[York, Pennsylvania|York, PA]]}}
|notes=East end of concurrency with I-83
}}
{{MDint|exit
|mile=24.88
|exit=25
|road={{jct|state=MD|MD|139|name1=Charles Street}}
|notes=Access to Colleges ([[Towson University]], [[Loyola University Maryland]], [[Notre Dame of Maryland University]], and [[Johns Hopkins University]])
}}
{{MDint|exit
|location=Towson
|lspan=5
|mile=25.90
|exit=26
|road={{jct|state=MD|MD|45|name1=York Road|city1=Towson|city2=Lutherville}}
|notes=Signed as exits 26A (south) and 26B (north) eastbound; eastbound access to MD 45 south via [[Maryland Route 45|MD 45A]]
}}
{{MDint|exit
|mile=26.53
|exit=27
|road={{jct|state=MD|MD|146|name1=Dulaney Valley Road|city1=Towson}}
|notes=Signed as exits 27A (south) and 27B (north)
}}
{{MDint|exit
|mile=27.78
|exit=28
|road=[[Providence Road]]
|notes=
}}
{{MDint|exit
|mile=28.52
|exit=29A
|road=Cromwell Bridge Road
|notes=Former [[Maryland Route 567|MD 567]]
}}
{{MDint|exit
|mile=28.69
|exit=29B
|road={{jct|state=MD|MD|542|dir1=south|name1=Loch Raven Boulevard}}
|notes=Exits 29A and 29B are combined on outer loop
}}
{{MDint|exit
|location=Parkville
|mile=29.75
|exit=30
|road={{jct|state=MD|MD|41|name1=Perring Parkway}}
|notes=Signed as exits 30A (south) and 30B (north)
}}
{{MDint|exit
|location=Carney
|mile=30.89
|exit=31
|road={{jct|state=MD|MD|147|name1=Harford Road|city1=Parkville|city2=Carney}}
|notes=Signed as exits 31A (south) and 31B (north)
}}
{{MDint|exit
|location=Overlea
|lspan=2
|mile=31.35
|exit=31C
|type=incomplete
|road={{jct|state=MD|MD|43|dir1=east|name1=White Marsh Boulevard|city1=White Marsh}}
|notes=Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
}}
{{MDint|exit
|mile=32.52
|exit=32
|road={{jct|state=MD|US|1|name1=Belair Road|city1=Overlea|city2=Bel Air}}
|notes=Signed as exits 32A (south) and 32B (north)
}}
{{MDint|exit
|location=Rossville
|mile=34.07
|exit=33
|road={{jct|state=MD|I|95|name1=John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway|city1=Baltimore|location2=[[New York City|New York]]}}
|notes=Signed as exits 33A (south) and 33B (north); I-95 exits 64A-B
}}
{{MDint|exit
|location=Rosedale
|lspan=2
|mile=35.26
|exit=34
|road={{jct|state=MD|MD|7|name1=Philadelphia Road|city1=Rosedale}}
|notes=
}}
{{MDint|exit
|mile=35.60
|exit=35
|road={{jct|state=MD|US|40|name1=Pulaski Highway|city1=Baltimore|city2=Aberdeen}}
|notes=Signed as exits 35A (west) and 35B (east)
}}
{{MDint|exit
|location=Essex
|mile=35.95
|exit=36
|road={{jct|state=MD|MD|702|dir1=east|name1=Southeast Boulevard|city1=Essex}}
|notes=
}}
{{MDint|exit
|location=Dundalk
|lspan=11
|mile=38.73
|exit=38
|type=incomplete
|road={{jct|state=MD|MD|150|name1=Eastern Boulevard|city1=Baltimore|city2=Essex}}
|notes=Signed as exits 38A (west) and 38B (east) southbound; no northbound access to MD 150 west
}}
{{MDint|exit
|mile=39.09
|exit=39
|type=incomplete
|road={{jct|state=MD|MD|157|dir1=south|name1=[[Merritt Boulevard]]|city1=Dundalk}}
|notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance
}}
{{MDint|exit
|mile=39.35
|exit=40
|type=incomplete
|road={{jct|state=MD|MD|151|dir1=north|name1=North Point Boulevard|to2=to|MD|150|dir2=west|name2=Eastern Boulevard|city1=Baltimore}}
|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance
}}
{{MDint|exit
|mile=40.05
|exit=40
|type=incomplete
|road={{jct|state=MD|MD|151|dir1=south|name1=North Point Boulevard}}
|notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance
}}
{{MDint|exit
|mile=41.08
|exit=41
|road={{jct|state=MD|road|Cove Road|to2=to|MD|151|city1=Dundalk}}
|notes=
}}
{{MDint|exit
|mile=43.56
|exit=42
|type=incomplete
|road={{jct|state=MD|MD|151|name1=North Point Boulevard|city1=Sparrows Point}}
|notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance
}}
{{jctbridge|exit
|mile=43.81
|bridge=Maintenance changes from [[Maryland State Highway Administration|MDSHA]] to [[Maryland Transportation Authority|MDTA]] at the former east end of the bridge over a [[CSX Transportation]] line
}}
{{MDint|exit
|mile=44.74
|exit=43
|road={{jct|state=MD|MD|157|name1=Peninsula Expressway|MD|158|name2=Bethlehem Boulevard}}
|notes=Inner loop (southbound) terminus due to Key Bridge collapse; formerly last southbound exit before toll 
}}
{{MDint|exit
|mile=46.51
|exit=44
|type=closed
|road=Broening Highway ([[Maryland Route 695A|MD 695A]])
|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance; closed due to Key Bridge collapse
}}
{{jctbridge|exit
|mile=46.92
|type=closed
|bridge=[[Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)|Key Bridge]] toll plaza ([[E-ZPass]] or [[Toll-by-plate|Video Tolling]])
}}
{{MDint|exit
|mile=47.36
|type=closed
|road={{jct|state=MD|I|695|dir1=north|nolink1=yes|location1=[[Port of Baltimore|Dundalk Marine Terminal]]|location2=[[Port of Baltimore|Seagirt Marine Terminal]]}}
|notes=U-turn ramp (MD 695C) connecting I-695 south to I-695 north; closed due to Key Bridge collapse
}}
{{jctbridge|exit
|river=[[Patapsco River]]
|type=closed
|mile=48.23
|line=yes
|bridge=[[Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)|Key Bridge]] ([[Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse|collapsed]])
}}
{{jctbtm|col=8|keys=concur,incomplete,closed}}

==Auxiliary routes==
[[File:2020-08-05 15 46 12 View north along Maryland State Route 695 (Broening Highway) at the entrance to the Dundalk Marine Terminal in Dundalk, Baltimore County, Maryland.jpg|thumb|right|MD&nbsp;695A approaching the entrance to the Dundalk Marine Terminal]]
*'''Maryland Route&nbsp;695A''' ('''MD&nbsp;695A''') runs along Broening Highway, a two-lane undivided road that begins at I-695 exit&nbsp;44 and heads northwest through residential and industrial areas in Dundalk, Baltimore County, to the Baltimore city line. The route provides access to the Dundalk Marine Terminal from I-695. MD&nbsp;695A is {{convert|1.93|mi|km}} long.<ref name=MarylandHLR/><ref name="google695A">{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Exit+44&daddr=Broening+Hwy%2FState+Hwy+695&hl=en&ll=39.242757,-76.515226&spn=0.033636,0.084543&sll=39.237904,-76.509476&sspn=0.033904,0.084543&geocode=FbSiVgIdt5pw-w%3BFRD0VgIdvUtw-w&mra=ls&t=h&z=14|title=overview of Maryland Route 695A|access-date=March 3, 2012}}</ref>
*'''Maryland Route&nbsp;695B''' ('''MD&nbsp;695B''') runs along Belclare Road from MD&nbsp;695A north to Dundalk Avenue in Dundalk, Baltimore County. The route is {{convert|0.1|mi|km}} long.<ref name=MarylandHLR/><ref name="google695B">{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Belclare+Rd&daddr=Belclare+Rd&hl=en&sll=39.250633,-76.519775&sspn=0.004204,0.010568&geocode=FbjpVgIdTGFw-w%3BFfrtVgIdnGFw-w&mra=ls&t=h&z=18|title=overview of Maryland Route 695B|access-date=March 3, 2012}}</ref>
*'''Maryland Route&nbsp;695C''' ('''MD&nbsp;695C''') runs along Authority Drive from MD&nbsp;695A southwest to I-695 in Dundalk, Baltimore County, looping under the route at the Francis Scott Key Bridge to merge onto northbound I-695. MD&nbsp;695C serves as part of a U-turn ramp to provide access to MD&nbsp;695A from southbound I-695 and to provide access to northbound I-695 from MD&nbsp;695A. The route is {{convert|1.23|mi|km}} long.<ref name=MarylandHLR/><ref name="google695C">{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Authority+Dr&daddr=Unknown+road&hl=en&sll=39.229693,-76.511192&sspn=0.00841,0.021136&geocode=FbatVgIdmJdw-w%3BFVmRVgIden5w-w&mra=ls&t=h&z=15|title=overview of Maryland Route 695C|access-date=March 3, 2012}}</ref>

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

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Interstate 695 (Maryland)}}
{{AttachedKML|display=title,inline}}
*[http://www.kurumi.com/roads/3di/i695.html#695md I-695 on Kurumi.com]
*[https://www.interstate-guide.com/i-695-md/ Interstate Guide - I-695]
*[http://www.mdroads.com/routes/is695.html I-695 at MDRoads.com]
*[https://www.aaroads.com/guides/i-695-md/ I-695 at AARoads.com]
*[https://www.alpsroads.net/roads/md/i-695/ Maryland Roads - I-695]
*[http://www.dcroads.net/roads/baltimore-beltway/ Baltimore Beltway (I-695) at Steve Anderson's DCroads.net]

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