Interstate 97

Infobox road
route=97
state=MD
type=I

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length_mi=17.62
length_round=2
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direction_a=South
terminus_a=Jct|state=MD|I|595|US|50|US|301 near Annapolis
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direction_b=North
terminus_b=jct|state=MD|I|695|I|895 near Baltimore
previous_type=MD
previous_route=96
next_type=MD
next_route=97
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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 overlapped section of US 50, US 301, and the unsigned I-595 to Baltimore at the city's beltway. Originally seen as a spur route, to be designated Interstate 297, it was planned to be built along the Maryland Route 3 corridor, but the proposed route was canceled due to local opposition [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20031120115634/nwindianahwys.homestead.com/i68i97_1983.html Interstate 97 in 1983] ] . I-97 was completed in 1993 and, as of 2008, is the shortest two-digit Interstate highway and only intracounty Interstate highway.

Cities and towns

*Baltimore (does not actually enter the city)
*Glen Burnie
*Severna Park
*Millersville
*Annapolis

Route description

Interstate 97 begins at US 50/US 301/unsigned I-595 with a pair of collector distributor roadways feeding directly into I-97, to the south, the same C/D roads become Maryland Route 665. After the road begins, there are no exits along it until Exit 5. At the following exit, Exit 7, the route merges with former Maryland Route 3 and shifts from a rural Interstate with few exits to a more urban one. In Glen Burnie the route intersects Maryland Route 3 Business, a former alignment of MD 3 that now no longer connects directly to its parent route. Interstate 97 ends outside of Baltimore at an interchange with the Baltimore Beltway, while its travel lanes continue as a spur of Interstate 895.

Exit list

Notes

*The originally proposed north-south route was to follow the current Maryland Route 10 corridor.
*The second proposed route included a section of US 50/unsigned I-595 between Interstate 95 and the current I-97 designation.
*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. [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20040208011509/nwindianahwys.homestead.com/i97_1982.html Interstate 97 in 1982] ]

External links

* [http://www.dcroads.net/roads/I-97_MD/ Steve Anderson's DCroads.net: Interstate 97 (Maryland)]

References