Interstate 97

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Interstate 97 Main route of the Interstate Highway System
Length:	17.62 mi (28.36 km)
South end:	I-595/US 50/US 301 near Annapolis, MD
North end:	I-695 near Baltimore, MD

Interstate 97 (abbreviated I-97) is an intrastate Interstate highway located entirely within Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. It runs from Annapolis at the US 50/US 301/unsigned I-595 multiplex to Baltimore at I-695. Originally, Maryland Route 3, which runs from Bowie to Maryland Route 32, was going to be Interstate 297, but the proposed route was canceled due to local opposition [1]. I-97 was completed in 1993.

Contents 1 Major cities along the route 2 Notes 3 Exit list 4 Major junctions

[edit] Major cities along the route

• Annapolis, Maryland
• Baltimore, Maryland

[edit] Notes

• This route is the shortest one- or two-digit Interstate highway outside of Hawaii (see Interstate H-2 and H-3).
• I-97 is the only one- or two-digit Interstate highway to exist only in one county (Anne Arundel County, MD)
• Two spur routes of I-97 were planned but never built. I-197 would have been 4 miles (6.4 km) long and I-297 would have been 7.7 miles (12.4 km) long.[2]
• Originally proposed I-97 route included section of US 50/unsigned I-595 between Interstate 95 and the current I-97 designation.
• Originally proposed north-south route was to follow current Maryland Route 10 corridor.
• Section from exit 7 north to I-695 originally Maryland Route 3/Glen Burnie Bypass.

[edit] Exit list

Exits are numbered from south to north, in accordance with AASHTO guidelines.

#	Destinations	Notes
0A*	U.S. Route 50 east; U.S. Route 301 north - Annapolis; Bay Bridge (Interstate 595 east)	southbound exit and northbound entrance
0B*	U.S. Route 50 west; U.S. Route 301 south - Richmond, VA; Washington, DC (Interstate 595 west)	southbound exit and northbound entrance
5	Maryland Route 178 - Crownsville	southbound exit and northbound entrance
7	Maryland Route 32 west; Maryland Route 3 south - Columbia; Bowie; Odenton
10	Veterans Highway; Benfield Boulevard; Severna Park (Maryland Route 3C)	split into 10A (Benfield Boulevard east) and 10B (Benfield Boulevard west) southbound
12	Maryland Route 3 Business - Glen Burnie; New Cut Road
13	Maryland Route 174 - Quarterfield Road
14	Maryland Route 100 - Gibson Island; Ellicott City	split into 14A (east) and 14B (west)
15	Maryland Route 176; Maryland Route 162 - Dorsey Road; Aviation Boulevard; Glen Burnie; BWI Airport (Maryland Route 162A)	split into 15A (MD 176 east) and 15B (MD 176 west) northbound
16	Maryland Route 648 - Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard; Glen Burnie; Ferndale
17A	Interstate 695 west - Baltimore; Towson	northbound exit and southbound entrance
17B	Interstate 695 east - Key Bridge; Dundalk	northbound exit and southbound entrance
18A*	Maryland Route 648 to Interstate 695 west - Ferndale	northbound exit only
18B*	Interstate 895 north - Harbor Tunnel (Interstate 895B)	northbound exit and southbound entrance

[edit] Major junctions

• Interstate 695 in Baltimore, Maryland
• Maryland Route 100 in Glen Burnie, Maryland
• Maryland Route 174 in Glen Burnie, Maryland
• Maryland Route 32 in Millersville, Maryland
• U.S. Route 301 in Greenwood Acres, Maryland
• Maryland Route 2 in Threemile Oak Corner, Maryland

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