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US 301:
Summary:
| Segment |
Type of Highway |
Pictures |
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Bridge over Potomac River |
2-lane Bridge |
View Pictures (AARoads) |
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Virginia border to Smallwood Drive in St. Charles |
4-lane Arterial, with a boulevard segment through La Plata. Upgrade to Expressway proposed. The future status of the boulevard in La Plata will be determined in an access management plan. |
View Pictures (AARoads) |
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Through Waldorf/St. Charles area |
6 lane boulevard with a continuous right turning lane with designated left turn lanes at key business locations.
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View Pictures (AARoads) |
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Waldorf / St Charles to US 50 |
4 lane arterial with an occasional wide median with trees and businesses. US 301 shares a multiplex with US 50.
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View Pictures (AARoads) |
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US 50 to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge (William Preston Lane Jr Bridge) |
6 lane freeway |
View Pictures (Expressway Site) |
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Over the bridge |
5 lane Freeway with two bridge spans. Both spans are also reversible for peak travel needs, etc.
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View Pictures (Delmarva Highways) |
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge to Queenstown (US 50/301 split) |
6 lane freeway |
View Pictures (Delmarva Highways) |
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US 50/301 split to the Delaware border
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4-lane Expressway |
View Pictures (AARoads) |
Detailed Description:
Few can disagree that US 301 is a very important main thoroughfare as it travels through the western and eastern shores of Maryland. For its entire length in Maryland, US 301 is at least four lanes, although it is currently a boulevard and arterial highway south of US 50. US 301 is often used as a alternate route for I-95 thru-traffic in order to avoid the inevitable congestion and road construction of the Baltimore-Washington area. This through traffic, as well as commuter traffic into Washington and Baltimore, has led to calls for improvements to US 301 south of US 50. The current plan is to upgrade existing US 301 from the Virginia border to MD 225 in La Plata to expressway standards. This project would allow at-grade intersections and traffic signals to remain on the highway, but would relocate driveways to intersecting roads or possibly to parallel service roads. A multimodal study is planned to determine how to best upgrade US 301 from La Plata to US 50.
Junction Log:
| Junction |
Type of Access |
Type of Highway |
Location |
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Enter Charles County. Leave King George County, Virginia.
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MD 257 |
At grade, blinker |
Arterial |
Newburg |
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MD 234 |
At grade, blinker |
Arterial |
Newport |
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MD 488 / MD 6 |
Signal |
Arterial |
La Plata |
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MD 225 |
Signal |
Arterial
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La Plata |
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MD 227 |
Signal |
Arterial |
Waldorf |
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Through Waldorf/St. Charles, US 301 is a 6 lane boulevard with a
continuous right turn lane.
|
|
MD 925 |
Signal |
Boulevard |
Waldorf
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MD 228 |
Signal
|
Boulevard |
Waldorf |
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MD 5 |
Signal |
Boulevard |
Mattawoman |
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MD 5 multiplexes with US 301
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Enter Prince George County. Leave Charles County.
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MD 5 |
Y-Interchange |
Boulevard |
Brandywine |
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MD 373 / 381 |
Signal |
Boulevard |
Brandywine |
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MD 382 |
Signal |
Boulevard |
Rosaryville |
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MD 4 |
Strange cloverleaf Interchange |
Boulevard |
Upper Marlboro |
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MD 214 |
Strange Cloverleaf Interchange |
Boulevard |
Bowie |
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US 50 / MD 3 / Unsigned I-595 |
Interchange (MD 3 goes straight. US 301 veers right onto US 50) |
Boulevard to Interstate |
Bowie (MD 3 southern terminus)
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US 301 multiplexes with US 50 / Unsigned I-595
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Enter Anne Arundel County. Leave Prince George County.
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MD 424 |
Interchange |
Interstate |
Davidsonville |
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I-97 |
Interchange |
Interstate |
Annapolis (Southern Terminus of I-97 & Eastern Terminus of I-595) |
|
MD 665 |
Interchange |
Freeway |
Annapolis |
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MD 2 |
Interchange |
Freeway |
Annapolis |
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MD 2 multiplexes with US 50 / 301
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MD 436 |
Interchange |
Freeway |
Annapolis |
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MD 2 |
Interchange |
Freeway |
Arnold |
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Bay Dale Drive |
Diamond Interchange |
Freeway |
Arnold |
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MD 179 |
Half Cloverleaf Interchange |
Freeway |
Point State Park |
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Cross Bay Bridge
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Enter Queen Annes County. Leave Anne Arundel County.
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Depart Bay Bridge
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MD 8 |
Diamond Interchange |
Freeway |
Chester |
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MD 552 |
Interchange |
Freeway |
Chester |
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MD 18 |
Interchange |
Freeway |
Chester
|
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US 50 |
Y-Interchange |
Freeway to Expressway |
Queenstown
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MD 304 |
At Grade; Interchange planned |
Expressway |
Centreville |
|
MD 305 |
At Grade |
Expressway |
Centreville |
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MD 405 |
At Grade |
Expressway |
Price |
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MD 19 |
At Grade |
Expressway |
Rober |
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MD 302 |
At grade, Blinker |
Expressway
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Weidmants |
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MD 300 |
At-grade
|
Expressway
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Dudleys Corner |
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MD 290 |
Interchange |
Expressway |
Dudleys Corner |
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MD 544 |
At-grade
|
Expressway |
Unicorn |
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Enter Kent County. Leave Queen Annes County.
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MD 291 |
Interchange |
Expressway |
Millington |
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MD 313 |
At-grade. An interchange is planned. |
Expressway |
Galena |
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MD 290 |
Interchange |
Expressway |
Sassafras |
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MD 299 |
At Grade, Blinker |
Expressway |
Sassafras |
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Enter Cecil County. Leave Kent County.
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Enter New Castle County, Delaware. Leave Cecil County. US 301 downgrades to a 2 lane highway.
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Sources:
Page written by Lou Corsaro. Information sources include Tim Reichard, Brian Polidoro, Mike Pruett, Corey Dukes, Eric Smith, Maryland SHA website, and Maryland State Transportation Map 2004.
Last Updated: 1/24/05
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