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Chesapeake House 
Chesapeake House, viewed at night from southbound car parkingGeneral information Type Rest area Location Interstate 95 in Maryland Coordinates 39°36′41.7″N 76°0′33.1″W / 39.611583°N 76.009194°W Current tenants HMS Host Corporation Completed 1975 Design and construction Owner Maryland Transportation Authority Website Website 
Interior of Chesapeake House
Chesapeake House is a service area located on Interstate 95 in Cecil County, Maryland at mile marker 97. It is located in the median of I-95 and can be accessed by both northbound and southbound traffic.
It is one of the top five busiest rest stops in the United States.[1]
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Overview
Chesapeake House opened in 1975. Today, Chesapeake House is run by the HMSHost Corporation. U.S. Federal law prescribes that rest areas on public (toll-free) interstate highways be maintained by the state, however Maryland was able to obtain an exemption, allowing them to commercialise Chesapeake House and Maryland House.[2] This exemption was granted because the service areas were constructed when the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway was a toll road. Now, Maryland is responsible for the grounds, while the commercial operators absorb the costs of operation. WTOP-FM says that the two commercialized rest-stops bring in $40 million per annum.[3]
Services
Chesapeake House includes several restaurants and a convenience store. Chesapeake House also offers two gas stations, one at each end of the plaza. Tourists to the area used to be able to access a visitor information service; however, the tourist information bureau was closed down, along with 7 others in Maryland, on January 7, 2010.[4]
See also
- Maryland House
- Interstate 95 in Maryland
- John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway
References
- ^ Dresser, Michael (2009-08-14). "Getting There: Toll authority plods ahead with travel plaza project". Baltimore Sun. http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/traffic/2009/08/toll_authority_plodding_ahead.html. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
- ^ Fisher, Marc (2009-03-31). "Need to Cut Costs, Virginia? Cut Loose Control of Rest Stops". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/30/AR2009033002930.html. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
- ^ Tuss, Adam (2009-07-22). "Rest stops: budget drags or moneymakers?". WTOP. http://www.wtop.com/?nid=30&sid=1722904. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
- ^ Heid, Markham (2010-01-24). "Easy come, easy go? Md., Va. shuffle highway rest areas". Washington Examiner. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/Easy-come_-easy-go_-Md__-Va_-shuffle-highway-rest-areas-82443557.html. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
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Coordinates: 39°36′41.7″N 76°0′33.1″W / 39.611583°N 76.009194°W
Categories:- Rest areas
- Buildings and structures in Cecil County, Maryland
- Interstate 95
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