Maryland Route 173

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Baltimore DOT
Length13.78 mi[1][2] (22.18 km)
Existed1927–present
Major junctions
South endFort Smallwood Park near Jacobsville
Major intersections
North end
I-895 Toll / MD 2
in Baltimore
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountiesAnne Arundel, City of Baltimore
Highway system
←
MD 172
→ MD 174

Maryland Route 173 (MD 173) is a

divided highway
between Orchard Beach and Curtis Bay in the late 1970s.

Route description

Northeast Senior High School in Riviera Beach before the highway reduces to a two-lane road with center turn lane at its intersection with Duvall Highway.[1][3]

MD 173 continues north into

MD 642 (Greenland Beach Road), then expands to a four-lane road with a center left-turn lane. Passing Cox Creek, the state highway becomes a four-lane divided highway and passes west of the Herbert A. Wagner Generating Station and the adjacent Brandon Shores Generating Station. MD 173 turns north at Solley Road and passes Marley Neck Boulevard before entering the city of Baltimore.[1][3] Upon entering the Hawkins Point area, the state highway meets Fort Armistead Road, which leads to Fort Armistead Park and an entrance ramp to eastbound I-695 (Baltimore Beltway). MD 173 turns west and its name changes to Hawkins Point Road before the highway intersects Quarantine Road, which leads to a three-quarter diamond interchange with I-695.[2][3]

View south along MD 173 at Patapsco Avenue in Baltimore

MD 173 continues west as a four-lane undivided highway through the industrial area of Hawkins Point. The state highway passes

Patapsco Avenue continues as a municipal highway across the Patapsco River toward Southwest Baltimore.[2][3]

MD 173 is part of the National Highway System as an intermodal connector between Quarantine Road in Hawkins Point and Patapsco Avenue in Curtis Bay. The highway is also a National Highway System principal arterial from MD 607 in Jacobsville to Quarantine Road and from Patapsco Avenue to its northern terminus in Baltimore.[1][4]

History

MD 173 northbound crossing Curtis Creek

Patapsco Avenue was under construction as a 16-to-24-foot (4.9 to 7.3 m) wide macadam road by 1911 and completed by 1915.[5][6] Pennington Avenue from Patapsco Avenue south to Birch Street at the south end of the Curtis Bay neighborhood was paved with 16-foot (4.9 m) wide bituminous concrete by 1915.[6] Both streets and Hawkins Point Road were in Anne Arundel County until the Baltimore city limits expanded to their present boundaries in 1919. MD 173 from the city limit south of Fort Armistead Road to Marley Neck Road was paved in concrete in 1924 and 1925. The adjacent city portion of the state highway was paved northwest to Arundel Cove Avenue in 1925 and 1926.[7][8] The pavement was extended from Marley Neck Road to the west side of Stony Creek in Orchard Beach in 1928.[9] MD 173 was paved from the east side of Stony Creek east and south to the southern end of Riviera Beach starting in 1930.[10] That segment and the remainder of the highway to Fort Smallwood were complete in 1932.[11][12] The gap in MD 173 between Arundel Cove Avenue and the south end of the Curtis Bay neighborhood was filled in 1935, completing the 15-to-18-foot (4.6 to 5.5 m) wide concrete highway from Baltimore to Fort Smallwood.[11][13]

MD 173's original bridge over Stony Creek between Riviera Beach and Orchard Beach was replaced with a new structure in 1948, replacing a wooden one-lane structure.[14][15] The approach to the defunct bridge became MD 642. MD 173 was widened to 22 feet (6.7 m) and resurfaced south of Riviera Beach that same year.[14] MD 173 was relocated at its crossing of Curtis Creek contemporaneously with the construction of the Baltimore Beltway through the area. The highway's new four-lane drawbridge over the creek was completed and the highway was expanded to a four-lane divided highway from MD 710 east to the city limit in 1976.[16][17] MD 173 was expanded to a divided highway from the city limit southeast to Orchard Beach in 1978.[18][19] The highway's new dual bridges over Cabin Branch were completed in 1986.[20]

Junction list

CountyLocationmi[1][2]kmDestinationsNotes
Anne Arundel​0.000.00Entrance to Fort Smallwood ParkSouthern terminus
Jacobsville3.004.83
 MD 607 south (Hog Neck Road)		Northern terminus of MD 607
Baltimore City8.9914.47


 Fort Armistead Road east to I-695 Toll east (Baltimore Beltway) – Francis Scott Key Bridge, Essex		Southbound jughandle; ramp to eastbound I-695 is closed due to Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
9.3615.06

 Quarantine Road north to I-695 west (Baltimore Beltway) – Glen Burnie
9.7115.63Arundel Cove Road southUnsigned
MD 172
10.7617.32
 MD 710 west (Ordnance Road) – Glen Burnie		Eastern terminus of MD 710
11.8219.02
 MD 171 west (Church Street) – Brooklyn Park		Eastern terminus of MD 171
13.7822.18
Downtown Baltimore, New York
Northern terminus; I-895 Exit 7; no exit before toll on I-895
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Auxiliary route

MD 173A is the unsigned designation for a bypassed section of MD 173 near the intersection of that highway and Edwin Raynor Boulevard. MD 173A runs 0.14 mi (0.23 km) from MD 173 north to Rock Hill Road near Jacobsville.[1][21] The state highway was assigned in 2001 when the intersection of MD 173 and Edwin Raynor Boulevard was rebuilt so the roads meet at a right angle.[22]

See also

  •  
    Maryland Roads portal

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  2. ^ a b c d Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2005). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  3. ^ a b c d Google (2010-03-21). "Maryland Route 173" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
  4. ^ National Highway System: Baltimore, MD (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. October 1, 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  5. ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1911). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads Completed or Under Construction December 31, 1911 (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  6. ^ a b Weller, O.E.; Parran, Thomas; Miller, W.B.; Perry, John M.; Ramsay, Andrew; Smith, J. Frank (May 1916). Annual Reports of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1912–1915 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 122. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  7. ^ Mackall, John N.; Darnall, R. Bennett; Brown, W.W. (January 1927). Annual Reports of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1924–1926 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. pp. 57, 66, 114. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  8. ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1927). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  9. ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1928). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  10. ^ Uhl, G. Clinton; Bruce, Howard; Shaw, John K. (October 1, 1930). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1927–1930 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 197. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  11. ^ a b Byron, William D.; Lacy, Robert (December 28, 1934). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1931–1934 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. pp. 21, 318. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1935). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  14. ^ a b Reindollar, Robert M.; George, Joseph M.; McCain, Russell H. (February 15, 1949). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1947–1948 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. pp. 19, 65. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  15. ^ Staff. "Beach History - Riviera Beach MD". Riviera Community Improvement Association. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
  16. ^ Federal Highway Administration (2012). "NBI Structure Number: 200000BC5217010". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration.
  17. ^ Maryland State Highway Administration (1977). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration.
  18. ^ Federal Highway Administration (2012). "NBI Structure Number: 100000020125020". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration.
  19. ^ Maryland State Highway Administration (1979). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1979–1980 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration.
  20. ^ Federal Highway Administration (2012). "NBI Structure Number: 200000BC5216011". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration.
  21. ^ Google (2010-03-21). "Maryland Route 173A" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
  22. ^ Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2001). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-03-21.

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