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Lower Patuxent Route in the morning - Maryland
Lower Patuxent Route in the morning
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Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI)
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    • b1bob
  • Updated By b1bob on November 23, 2003
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    • BWI Airport gate area - Maryland
    BWI Airport gate area
    by b1bob
    Baltimore Washington International Airport is located, really, in Glen Burnie, just 8.5 miles (14 km.) from Baltimore's Inner Harbour. Aside from domestic airlines such as American, United, Northwest and Southwest, BWI as it is commonly called, also caters to Aer Lingus, British Airways, and Icelandair. If you're coming in from Reykjavík, Baltimore is your choice point of entry. Baltimore has all manner of ground transport including local trains, buses, taxis, and limos. Amtrak even has a station nearby.

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    Governor Harry Nice Memorial Bridge
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    • b1bob
  • Updated By b1bob on November 23, 2003
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    • Gov. Nice bridge spanning the Potomac - Maryland
    Gov. Nice bridge spanning the
    Potomac
    by b1bob
    The Nice bridge crosses the Potomac River between King George County, Virginia and Charles County, Maryland. It is a toll bridge ($3), but only one way. If you live south of Maryland and want to beat the toll, go north into Maryland on Rt. 301, but return on Interstate 95.

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    Water Taxi
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    • b1bob
  • Updated By b1bob on November 23, 2003
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    • Baltimore water taxi - Maryland
    Baltimore water taxi
    by b1bob
    Water taxis are a reasonable way to get around Baltimore. Fares are $5 for adults, $2 for children. Day and month passes can also be bought. The taxis are blue and white and are marked water taxi. Be careful. Not all taxis stop at every landing. You may have to transfer. Tell the pilot where you want to get off upon boarding. When it comes up a bad cloud, water taxis will go to the nearest landing and won't start back until the cloud passes.

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    New Carrollton
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    • b1bob
  • Updated By b1bob on March 18, 2005
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    • New Carrollton station - Maryland
    New Carrollton station
    by b1bob
    Parts of suburban Maryland in Prince George's and Montgomery County are served my metro rail and metro bus goes further into the hinterlands. The pictured metro station is in New Carrollton, Maryland at the eastern terminus of the metro rail's orange line. New Carrollton is the first of many stops northbound on Amtrak's northeast corridor (Washington-Boston). Because the New Carrollton station is both a metro and an Amtrak station, it should be classified as both "train" and "subway/metro".

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    William Preston Lane Memorial Bridge
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    • b1bob
  • Updated By b1bob on November 23, 2003
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    • Bay Bridge - Maryland
    Bay Bridge
    by b1bob
    Popularly known as the Bay Bridge, plans to build a span linking Maryland's Eastern Shore with the rest of the state had been in the making for more than 40 years. The idea was conceived of as early as 1907. Unlike the Delaware Memorial Bridge, nearly everybody wanted it. The site selected was between Sandy Point and Stevensville. Construction was delayed twice, not because of strong and powerful opposition by the shipping industry. It was first delayed in 1929 on account of the Great Depression and the early 1940s for World War 2. Initial dredging began in 1949 and its original span opened in 1952. In 1973, a twin span was constructed. One for eastbound and the other for westbound traffic. Both spans are 4.35 miles (7 km.) long and are 186 feet (57 m.) above the water to allow ships to pass.

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    Not just any rest area
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    • b1bob
  • Updated By b1bob on November 21, 2003
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    • Maryland House - Maryland
    Maryland House
    by b1bob
    Your traditional rest areas along the interstates of the United States is a brick building with loos, vending machines, plenty of parking, and maybe some green space for strolls and picnics. At state lines, the rest area also has a welcome centre. However the state of Maryland offers more along Interstate 95. At exit 82, in Aberdeen northeast of Baltimore, is the Maryland House Service Area. Of course, there are loos, payphones, and vending machines, but there are also places to get travel information, ATM, fax, a post office, and wireless internet. You won't have to just settle for crisps and nabs (Southern for peanut butter crackers). There is a Bob's Big Boy Restaurant and a food court with a Cinnabon, Gourmet Bean, Roy Rogers, Sbarro, and TCBY. You can even get petrol at Exxon and Sunoco stations on site.

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    Baltimore Harbour Tunnel
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  • By b1bob on November 19, 2003
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    • Baltimore Harbor Tunnel - Maryland
    Baltimore Harbor Tunnel
    by b1bob
    The Baltimore Harbour Tunnel was completed late in 1957 as a quick way around all the traffic jams and stoplights in downtown Baltimore. It was designed by the same guy who designed New York's Lincoln and Holland tunnels. The tunnel is now part of Interstate 895 which surrounds Baltimore.

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    Scenic Byways
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    • grandmaR
  • Updated By grandmaR on March 4, 2007
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    • Lower Patuxent Route in the morning - Maryland
    Lower Patuxent Route in the
    morning
    by grandmaR, 4 more photos
    Maryland has designated certain roads as "Scenic Byways". We almost always take the Lower Patuxent River Route when we go to Baltimore and these pictures were taken in the fall of 2005 on our most recent trip. This byway travels through the farmland lying along the Patuxent River. In 1814, the British landed in Benedict and marched north through this same countryside. The section we travel goes from MD 381 where we turn onto MD 382, or Croom Road. At Croom Station, the road crosses the old Pennsylvania Railroad tracks. We end up on US 301. This is not only a nicer road to travel on which usually has less traffic, but also cuts the corner, so it is shorter.

    There are 30 other State Scenic Byways. These are:

    Eastern Shore
    Chincoteague Bay Route
    Beach to Bay Indian Trail
    Old Ocean City Road
    Chesapeake Country
    Old Turkey Point Road
    Underground Railroad Trail

    Capital Region
    Old Main Streets
    Atlantic to Appalachians
    C & O Canal Route
    Historic National Road

    Southern Region
    Western Shore Beaches
    Calvert Maritime Tour
    Religious Freedom Tour

    Central Region
    Susquehanna River Tour
    Gunpowder Crossing
    Steeple Chase Country
    Anne Arundel Colonial Tour
    Patapsco Heritage Tour
    National Historic Seaport
    Charles Street
    Falls Road
    Historic National Road
    Baltimore Washington Parkway
    York Pike

    Western Region
    Catoctin Mountain Loop
    Civil War Battlefields
    National Freeway
    Coal Heritage Tour
    Savage River Road
    Cunningham Swamp
    The Glades
    Historic National Road
    C & O Canal Route

    PDF files with the routes pictured are on the website

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  • Phone: (1-877-632-9929)
  • Website: http://www.sha.state.md.us/exploremd/oed/scenicByways/scenicByways.asp
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    WHITE'S FERRY
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    • mtncorg
  • By mtncorg on November 5, 2006
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    • The Jubal Early is full - Maryland
    The Jubal Early is full
    by mtncorg, 3 more photos
    This is the last ferry across the Potomac River. The car ferry Jubal Early crosses just upriver from Leesburg, Virginia in a area of bucolic rurality. The ferry can get busy on the weekends, so don't think of it as a timesaver then. There are small boats you can rent over on the Maryland side along with picnic grounds, if you want to make a day of it here. The C&O towpath is near at hand, too.

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  • Theme: Ship/Boat
  • Website: http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-li.trips11aug11,0,4099032.story?coll=bal-entertainment-storyutil
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    if you want to travel around...
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  • By skybabe on August 24, 2002
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    • if you want to travel around Baltimore, leave your car at the parking near the light rail. The light rail can take you as far north as Hunt Valley, as far south as Cromwell Station or BWI airport. It's about 3 bucks for a day pass. Busses will take you to the zoo in the summer.

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