Maryland Route 10 2010782 222538804 2008-06-29T21:55:26Z Xnatedawgx 4789380 category addtion {{Infobox Maryland highway |number=10 |name=Arundel Expressway |map=Maryland Route 10 map.png |length_mi=7.17 |length_ref=[http://www.mdroads.com/routes/007-011.html#md010] |length_round=2 |from_direction=South |from=[[Image:MD Route 2.svg|20px]] [[Maryland Route 2|MD 2]] near [[Pasadena, Maryland|Pasadena]] |to_direction=North |to=[[Image:I-695.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 695 (Maryland)|I-695]] near [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]] |routes_junctioned= [[Image:MD Route 100.svg|25px]] [[Maryland Route 100|MD 100]] near [[Pasadena, Maryland|Pasadena]] |previous_type=MD |previous_route=8 |next_type=US |next_route=11 }} {{otheruses4|the Maryland state highway|the Baltimore area bus route|MTA Maryland Route 10}} '''Maryland Route 10''', also known as the '''Arundel Expressway''', is a [[state highway]] and [[freeway]] in [[Anne Arundel County, Maryland]], [[United States]]. ==Cities and towns== *[[Pasadena, Maryland|Pasadena]] *[[Harundale, Maryland|Harundale]] *[[Glen Burnie, Maryland|Glen Burnie]] ==Route description== The highway runs from the [[Baltimore Beltway]] south to an intersection with [[Maryland Route 2]] ([[Ritchie Highway]]) in [[Pasadena, Maryland|Pasadena]] and serves mostly to bypass Ritchie Highway through [[Glen Burnie, Maryland|Glen Burnie]]. MD 10 helped to relieve [[traffic congestion]] in that area prior to the construction of [[Interstate 97]], despite it going no further south than MD 100 and MD 2. Despite its short length and lack of interchanges, the highway is six lanes wide between [[Maryland Route 177|MD 177]] and [[Maryland Route 710|MD 710]], a reminder of the route's planned importance. The highway interchanges with [[Maryland Route 100]] via a flat crossover junction, where each route switches to the other route's through carriageway, forcing traffic from each route to weave across itself to continue on the same route. ==Exit list== Exit numbers are not marked on MD 10. {| class=wikitable !Location !Mile !Destinations !Notes |- |rowspan=4|[[Pasadena, Maryland|Pasadena]] |0.0 |[[Image:MD Route 2.svg|20px]] [[Maryland Route 2]] - [[Severna Park (MD)|Severna Park]]; [[Annapolis (MD)|Annapolis]] |southbound exit and northbound entrance; [[at-grade intersection]] |- |0.8 |[[Image:No image.svg|1px]][[Image:No image.svg|1px]][[Image:East plate.svg|20px]]<br>[[Image:MD Route 100.svg|25px]] [[Maryland Route 100]] east - [[Gibson Island, Maryland|Gibson Island]] |southbound exit and northbound entrance; [[Image:MD Route 100.svg|25px]] joins northbound and leaves southbound |- |1.3 |[[Image:No image.svg|1px]][[Image:No image.svg|1px]][[Image:West plate.svg|20px]]<br>[[Image:MD Route 100.svg|25px]] [[Maryland Route 100]] west - to [[Image:I-97.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 97|I-97]] |northbound exit and southbound entrance; [[Image:MD Route 100.svg|25px]] joins southbound and leaves northbound |- |1.7 |[[Image:MD Route 177.svg|25px]] [[Maryland Route 177]] / Mountain Rd. - [[Jacobsville, Maryland|Jacobsville]] |southbound exit and northbound entrance |- |[[Harundale, Maryland|Harundale]] |3.6 |[[Image:MD Route 648.svg|25px]] [[Maryland Route 648]] / Baltimore-Annapolis Blvd. - [[Sun Valley, Maryland|Sun Valley]]; [[Glen Burnie (MD)|Glen Burnie]] | |- |rowspan=4|[[Glen Burnie, Maryland|Glen Burnie]] |5.0 |[[Image:MD Route 270.svg|25px]] [[Maryland Route 270]] / Furnace Branch Road | |- |6.2 |[[Image:MD Route 710.svg|25px]] [[Maryland Route 710]] / Ordnance Road - [[Glen Burnie (MD)|Glen Burnie]] | |- |7.2 |[[Image:No image.svg|1px]][[Image:No image.svg|1px]][[Image:East plate blue.svg|20px]]<br>[[Image:I-695.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 695 (Maryland)|Interstate 695]] east / Baltimore Beltway - [[Key Bridge (Baltimore)|Key Bridge]]; [[Dundalk (MD)|Dundalk]] |northbound exit and southbound entrance |- |7.2 |[[Image:No image.svg|1px]][[Image:No image.svg|1px]][[Image:West plate blue.svg|20px]]<br>[[Image:I-695.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 695 (Maryland)|Interstate 695]] west / Baltimore Beltway - [[Baltimore (MD)|Baltimore]] (to [[Image:MD Route 2.svg|20px]] [[Maryland Route 2|MD 2]]); [[Towson (MD)|Towson]] |northbound exit and southbound entrance |} ==History== MD 10 was to have continued south of MD 2 to [[Annapolis, Maryland|Annapolis]], to relieve the congestion of Ritchie Highway between [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]] and Annapolis. However, the continuation of the highway was canceled after major protests from the owners of properties within the highway's path. The desire to relieve MD 2, often described as a 25-mile "shopping strip", led to the upgrade of the [[Maryland Route 3|MD 3]]-[[Maryland Route 178|MD 178]] corridor into [[Interstate 97]]. ==See also== *[[List of Maryland state highways]] *[[Maryland Route 100]] *[[Interstate 97]] ==External links== *[http://www.mdroads.com/routes/007-011.html#md010 MD 10 @ MDRoads.com] *[http://www.dcroads.net/roads/MD-10/ Steve Anderson's DCroads.net: Arundel Expressway (MD 10)] *[http://www.mde.state.md.us/assets/document/brownfields/Green_Valley.pdf Illegal dumping on land in Arnold once purchased to make way for the Arundel Expressway.] {{Roads in Baltimore area}} [[Category:State highways in Maryland|010]] [[Category:Highways with full control of access and no cross traffic in the United States]]