Maryland Route 2
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| MD 2 | ||
| Governor Ritchie Highway, Solomons Island Road | ||
| Length: 80.56 mi (129.6 km) | ||
| Direction: North/South | ||
| Runs from Baltimore to Solomons Island | ||
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| Highways in Maryland | ||
| Numbered highways State highways - Minor state highways |
Maryland Route 2 is the longest state highway in Maryland. Much of the northern section consists of Governor Ritchie Highway, the first high-speed roadway connecting Baltimore and Annapolis. Route 2 is the only highway to run the north-south length of Anne Arundel County.
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[edit] Counties traversed
- Baltimore City (5.8 mi)
- Anne Arundel (41.4 mi)
- Calvert (33.4 mi)
[edit] Cities and towns
Route 2 serves:
- Baltimore
- Brooklyn Park
- Glen Burnie
- Pasadena
- Severna Park
- Arnold
- Annapolis
- Mayo
- Lothian
- Dunkirk
- Huntingtown
- Prince Frederick
- Lusby
- Solomons
[edit] Route description
[edit] Within Baltimore
Route 2 begins at U.S. Route 1 as a part of St. Paul Street in Baltimore. It then follows Light Street, and then Hanover Street before meeting with Ritchie Highway. [1]
[edit] Governor Ritchie Highway
Opened in 1934, Ritchie Highway, named for former Maryland Governor Albert C. Ritchie, begins at the Baltimore City line at the intersection of Potee Street, Hanover Street, and Old Camp Meade Road in Brooklyn Park. The highway ends (as Maryland Route 450) at the Severn River, just outside of Annapolis, near the U.S. Naval Academy. This highway was used by metro area travelers to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge while traveling to Ocean City prior to the completion of Interstate 97 in 1993.
[edit] Solomons Island Road
Near Annapolis, Route 2 leaves Ritchie Highway, where Ritchie Highway continues as MD 450, and Route 2 becomes multiplexed with U.S. Route 50, U.S. Route 301 and briefly, unsigned Interstate 595 before exiting onto Solomons Island Road at Exit 23. Solomons Island Road goes south, through southern Anne Arundel County until meeting with Maryland Route 4 in Calvert County. The two are multiplexed as "Route 2/4" for 27.4 miles before Route 2 leaves the highway to enter Solomons Island for its final 1.5 miles, while Route 4 crosses the Patuxent River over the Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge.
[edit] Points of interest
[edit] Notes
- Prior to being multiplexed with US 50 and US 301, Route 2 went through Annapolis proper on the current alignment of Maryland Route 450.
- The total length of Route 2 is over 80 miles.
