I-695 Inner - Baltimore Beltway - FULL Loop ALL Exits - Baltimore - Maryland - 4K Highway Drive
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- Опубликовано: 17 фев 2023
- The I-695 Baltimore Beltway on the Inner (clockwise) direction.
Filmed: September 2022
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From Wikipedia:
Interstate 695 (I-695) is a 51.46-mile-long (82.82 km) auxiliary Interstate Highway that is a full 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 I-95, intersecting that route southwest of Baltimore near Arbutus and northeast of the city near White Marsh. It also intersects other major roads radiating from the Baltimore area, including I-97 near Glen Burnie, the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (B-W Parkway; Maryland Route 295 [MD 295]) near Linthicum, I-70 near Woodlawn, I-795 near Pikesville, and I-83 in the Timonium area. The 19.37-mile (31.17 km) portion of the Baltimore Beltway between I-95 northeast of Baltimore and I-97 south of Baltimore is officially Maryland Route 695 (MD 695) and is not part of the Interstate Highway System but is signed as I-695. This section of the route includes the Francis Scott Key Bridge that crosses over the Patapsco River. The bridge and its approaches are maintained by the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) while the remainder of the Baltimore Beltway is maintained by the Maryland State Highway Administration (MDSHA).
The Baltimore Beltway was first planned in 1949 by Baltimore County; the state eventually took over the project and it became part of the Interstate Highway System planned in 1956. The length of the route from MD 2 south of Baltimore clockwise to U.S. Route 40 (US 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 MD 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 originally 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 route to be signed as I-695 rather than MD 695. There are future plans for I-695 that include high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes to ease traffic. In addition, the northeastern interchange with I-95 has been reconstructed in 2014 to accommodate express toll lanes that were added to I-95, and construction took place in 2016 to remove I-695's carriageway crossovers here.
The bridge you drove on Between 36:36 and 38:10 collapsed early this morning, and now we can no longer drive on the bridge
Today (March 26, 2024) marks a terrible disaster for Baltimore:
The Francis Scott Key Bridge, which opened in 1977 and carries I-695, collapsed into the bay due to a large container ship colliding with one of its main support pillars.
Woohoo! 01:52 Exit 12C Wilkens Ave - UMBC!! Go Retrievers! And 33:55 exit 43 Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point RIP 😢
The interesting thing about this highway is that you really couldn't tell if I-695 was sequential or mile-based until you drove on the east side. The exits are for the most part a mile apart and line up just about perfectly with the mile markers.
One of my favorite highways (J.R Allen Parkway or U.S 80/GA SR 22) still uses sequential exit numbers, which is interesting.
Nice ride along interstate 695 in Baltimore MD
After my comments over at the Francis Scott Key Bridge Eastbound video it was good to get a wider impression of my fellow Art Deco architecture-loving person's journey to and from the there-mentioned flea market, as I spotted the exits to Ellicott City early on in the video. I know that the swimmer, Michael Phelps comes from Towson, so I thought through that section that this was 'Michael Phelps Country'. I dare say that swimming is the only option through a certain part of the Beltway now!
I don’t know what time of the day this was or what day of the week but it’s amazing how light traffic is on the west side of the beltway.
It looked like the road surface was in need of a thorough renovation.
I drove 695 daily nobody drove 55 ever on there and it was just a constant eye sore everyday seeing the same route day after day accident hear accident there and im so glad I dont have to commute that interstate anymore
42:16 - Nice near accident right in front of you.
I had to go back and replay that bc it looked like they hit each other
You passed my exit at 21:04!
You know, while driving from DC to Philly and vice versa, if you don't want to pay tolls by using the tunnels of I-95 and I-895 or the Francis Scott Key Bridge (I-695 MD) by crossing the wide part of the Patapasco River near Baltimore's harbour, stay on I-695 as you stay in and go around Baltimore County, MD while bypassing north of Baltimore while driving from DC to Philly and vice versa.
I visit my family in Baltimore and i love ❤️ aunts in cousins
Did you hear the sirens in this video?
Yes at 16:10