Wabash Avenue (Baltimore, Maryland)

Intersection of Patterson and Wabash Avenues (Baltimore Metro Subway is overhead)

Wabash Avenue is a six-lane boulevard in northwest Baltimore, Maryland, that runs from Patterson Avenue to Hilton Street, mostly through the Arlington community, crossing over Northern Parkway and Cold Spring Lane along the way. The road starts near the Reisterstown Plaza Metro Subway Station and continues to just past the West Coldspring Metro Subway Station, where it narrows and becomes a one-way pair with Dorithan Road, which ends several blocks later at Hilton Street.

Wabash Avenue actually begins as a stub near the Reisterstown Road Plaza. The stub exists where a longer road was intended as part of the original plans of Interstate 795. This portion of I-795, which would have run through historic Sudbrook Park before reaching the city, was fought and ultimately cancelled as a result of complaints from Sudbrook Park residents.^[1] This led to the cancellation of all parts of I-795 within the city. Still, the road was constructed as a Boulevard, and the Metro Subway was constructed along an overhead track directly parallel to the road.^[2] Three stations of the Metro system (Reisterstown Plaza, Rogers Avenue and West Coldspring) are located along Wabash Avenue.

A second street, which also carries the Wabash Avenue name, branches north off Liberty Heights Avenue near Mondawmin Mall before coming to a dead end at an apartment complex situated near the Metro tracks south of the West Coldspring Station; it does not connect to the other Wabash Avenue. South of Liberty Heights Avenue, the road continues as Dukeland Street.

Continuations

After Wabash Avenue ends, it leads to the following roads:

Hilton Street

Hilton Street is a mostly two-lane road that runs north-south for 3.8 miles (6.1 km) through West Baltimore, mostly through the neighborhood of Ashburton.

A 1 mile (1.6 km)-long portion of this road that runs through Leakin Park is known as Hilton Parkway. Hilton Parkway is a four-lane road from North Avenue to Edmondson Avenue, where there is an exit ramp. In 1990, a concrete barrier was installed in the median of Hilton Parkway due to a series of fatal accidents that had occurred.

Caton Avenue

Hilton Street, after passing Frederick Road/Frederick Avenue, becomes Caton Avenue, which continues in a north-south direction for 1.6 miles (2.6 km). Caton Avenue is exit 50 off Interstate 95.

The portion of Caton Avenue from Wilkens Avenue to Washington Boulevard is a part of US-1.

St. Agnes Hospital is located at the corner of Caton Avenue and Wilkens Avenue.

Patapsco Avenue

Patapsco Avenue is a 5.2-mile (8.4 km), mostly six-lane road that runs from Washington Boulevard to a dead end in Fairfield shortly after Fairfield Road. The road has few landmarks and is mostly used for through traffic.

One of the stops of the Baltimore Light Rail known as the Patapsco Light Rail Stop is located on Patapsco Avenue. This location is also a hub for several Maryland Transit Administration bus lines.

References

↑ Scott Kozel. "Interstate 795 in Maryland". Roads to the Future. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
↑ "Wabash Avenue (Planned Interstate 795)". AARoads. November 24, 2004. Retrieved 2011-01-28.

External links

Descriptions of Wabash Avenue and other related roads

Streets in Baltimore

North-South Annapolis Road Artmuseum Drive Bellona Avenue Broadway Calvert Street Cathedral Street Caton Avenue Charles Street Druid Hill Avenue Eutaw Street Falls Road Gay Street Greene Street Greenmount Avenue Greene Street Greenspring Avenue Guilford Avenue Greenmount Avenue Hanover Street Harford Road Hilton Street/Hilton Parkway Howard Street Key Highway Liberty Heights Avenue Loch Raven Boulevard Madison Street Maryland Avenue McCulloh Street Paca Street Park Heights Avenue Paca Street Park Avenue Pennsylvania Avenue Reisterstown Road Old Harford Road Roland Avenue Russell Street St. Paul Street The Alameda University Parkway Wabash Avenue Washington Boulevard York Road

East-West Aliceanna Street Baltimore Street Biddle Street Boston Street Broening Highway Centre Street Chase Street Coldspring Lane-Moravia Road Eager Street Eastern Avenue Fayette Street Fleet Street Franklin Street Frederick Avenue Gwynns Falls Parkway Lexington Street Lombard Street Monument Street Mt. Royal Avenue Mulberry Street North Avenue Northern Parkway Patapsco Avenue Pratt Street Preston Street Saratoga Street Wilkens Avenue

Circles & Squares Battle Monument Square Franklin Square Johnston Square Lafayette Square McKeldin Square National Katyń Memorial Circle Park Circle Saint Paul Place Union Square Walbrook Junction Washington Monument Circle War Memorial Plaza Wilkens Avenue Circle

Coordinates: 39°20′34″N 76°41′26″W / 39.34278°N 76.69056°W / 39.34278; -76.69056

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