Maryland Route 151
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Length | 10.80 mi[1][2] (17.38 km) | |||
Existed | 1927–present | |||
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South end | 7th Street in Sparrows Point | |||
North end |
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Maryland | |||
Counties | Baltimore, City of Baltimore | |||
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Maryland Route 151 (MD 151) is a
Route description
MD 151 begins at an intersection with 7th Street within the former Bethlehem Steel complex. Sparrows Point Boulevard continues south to a gate south of F Street. MD 151 heads northeast as a four-lane divided highway. The state highway leaves the former steel complex by crossing over a
MD 151 passes under
MD 151 enters the city of Baltimore just west of its intersection with Rolling Mill Road and Kane Street. The state highway passes under
MD 151 is a part of the National Highway System as an intermodal connector from I-695 in Dundalk to I-95 in Baltimore and as a principal arterial from I-95 to its northern terminus at US 1 in Baltimore.[1][5]
History
MD 151 was originally assigned only to Sparrows Point Road, which was improved as a concrete road from the southern end of the highway at the Bethlehem Steel complex to North Point Road in Edgemere by 1921.[6][7] North Point Road was also built as a concrete road from Edgemere to the North Point are of Dundalk by 1921.[7] That highway, which was designated MD 20 in 1927, was extended south toward Fort Howard and north from North Point to US 40 in Baltimore in 1923.[8][9] By 1934, heavy traffic between Baltimore and Sparrows Point led the Maryland State Roads Commission to recommend MD 151 and MD 20 from Sparrows Point to Baltimore be expanded from 20 to 40 feet (6.1 to 12.2 m) in width.[10]
Modern MD 151 was constructed between 1940 and 1944 as a defense access project to better connect Baltimore with Bethlehem Steel's steel mills and shipyards at Sparrows Point. MD 151 was reconstructed and extended north as a four-lane divided highway from Sparrows Point to Wise Avenue in Dundalk between 1940 and 1942.[11][12] This construction included the highway's bypass of Edgemere; the bypassed portion of Sparrows Point Road from the expanded highway east to MD 20 was designated MD 718 by 1946.[13] In Baltimore, Erdman Avenue was expanded to a divided highway from US 1 to US 40 and extended south to North Point Road by 1942; MD 151's underpasses of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (now CSX) and Pennsylvania Railroad (now Amtrak) and its interchange with US 40 were completed at that time.[12] MD 151 from Wise Avenue to the Baltimore City line was constructed between 1942 and 1944; this work included the cloverleaf interchange with MD 150.[12][14]
With the construction of modern MD 151, MD 20 was split into several disjoint segments of North Point Road: one from near Fort Howard to MD 151 in Edgemere, another along the northbound side of MD 151 from Edgemere to North Point Village, a third on the southbound side of MD 151 from North Point Village to the MD 150–MD 151 interchange, and a fourth between MD 151 and US 40 in Baltimore.[13] The Baltimore City segment was removed from the state highway system in 1956.[15] The portion of MD 20 from near Fort Howard to MD 718 in Edgemere was transferred to county maintenance in 1987.[16] The remaining portions of MD 20 and MD 718 were removed from the state highway system around 1999.[17]
MD 151's interchanges with Wharf Road in Sparrows Point and with MD 20 and Bethlehem Boulevard in Edgemere were built by 1963.[18] The state highway's partial interchange with Merritt Boulevard was constructed in 1969 and the crossover interchange with I-695 was built in 1971.[19][20] I-695 was completed between Merritt Boulevard and MD 151 in Edgemere in 1974.[21] In 1999, as part of the reconstruction of I-695 from the Key Bridge to Edgemere from a two-lane viaduct to a four-lane surface freeway, MD 151's interchange with MD 20 and MD 158 in Edgemere was reduced to a standard intersection and the highway's present partial interchange with I-695 was built.[17][22]
Junction list
County | Location | mi [1][2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Baltimore | Sparrows Point | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7th Street west / Sparrows Point Boulevard south | Southern terminus |
0.53 | 0.85 | Wharf Road | Trumpet interchange; unsigned MD 151B | ||
Edgemere | 1.72 | 2.77 | MD 158 (Bethlehem Boulevard) to I-695 south (Baltimore Beltway) – Dundalk, Glen Burnie | Southbound I-695 is closed due to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse | |
1.89 | 3.04 | I-695 north (Baltimore Beltway) – Essex | I-695 Exit 42; southbound exit from and northbound entrance to I-695 | ||
Dundalk | 5.43 | 8.74 | I-695 north (Baltimore Beltway) – Towson, New York | I-695 Exit 40; northbound entrance and exit | |
5.57 | 8.96 | I-695 south (Baltimore Beltway) – Glen Burnie | I-695 Exit 40; southbound entrance and exit | ||
6.12 | 9.85 | MD 157 south (Merritt Boulevard) – Dundalk | Partial cloverleaf interchange; no exit from northbound MD 151 | ||
6.85 | 11.02 | Baltimore, Essex | Cloverleaf interchange | ||
I-895 south (Harbor Tunnel Thruway) | I-895 Exit 13; ramp to southbound I-895 and ramp from northbound I-895 | ||||
8.85 | 14.24 | US 40 (Pulaski Highway) | Partial cloverleaf interchange; eastern terminus of US 40 Truck | ||
10.80 | 17.38 | US 40 Truck west (Belair Road) / Erdman Avenue north | Northern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Auxiliary routes
- MD 151A is the designation for the 0.07-mile (0.11 km) one-lane ramp from northbound MD 151 to eastbound Sparrows Point Road between Sparrows Point and Edgemere.[1][23]
- MD 151B is the designation for Wharf Road, which runs 0.60 miles (0.97 km) from its interchange with MD 151 north to its intersection with MD 158 in Sparrows Point. Wharf Road's trumpet interchange with MD 151 includes an intersection with county-maintained Wharf Road, which continues south along Jones Creek, and a teardrop median on the north side of the interchange between the road and the southbound MD 151 interchange ramps.[1][24]
See also
- Maryland Roads portal
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
- Baltimore County (PDF).
- ^ a b c Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2005). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
- Baltimore City (PDF).[dead link]
- ^ a b c Google (2011-05-17). "Maryland Route 151" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
- ^ Pfingsten, Bill (2007-08-17). "Battle of North Point Marker". The Historical Marker Database. Springfield, VA: J.J. Prats. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
- ^ National Highway System: Baltimore, MD (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. October 1, 2012. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
- ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1933). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
- ^ a b Maryland Geological Survey (1921). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
- ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1923). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
- ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1927). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
- ^ Byron, William D.; Lacy, Robert (December 28, 1934). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1931–1934 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 20. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
- ^ Whitman, Ezra B.; Webb, P. Watson; Thomas, W. Frank (March 15, 1941). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1939–1940 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 103. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
- ^ a b c Whitman, Ezra B.; Webb, P. Watson; Thomas, W. Frank (March 15, 1943). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1941–1942 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. pp. 3, 45, 89–90. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
- ^ a b Maryland State Roads Commission (1946). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1946–1947 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
- ^ Whitman, Ezra B.; Webb, P. Watson; Thomas, W. Frank (March 1, 1945). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1943–1944 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. pp. 24, 88–89. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1956). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
- ^ Maryland State Highway Administration (1987). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration.
- ^ a b Maryland State Highway Administration (1999). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1999–2000 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1963). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1969). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1971). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
- ^ Maryland State Highway Administration (1974). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration.
- ^ Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 1999). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
- Baltimore County (PDF).
- ^ Google (2011-05-17). "Maryland Route 151A" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
- ^ Google (2011-05-17). "Maryland Route 151B" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
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