- Interstate 97
Infobox road
route=97
state=MD
type=I
alternate_name=
maint=
length_mi=17.62
length_round=2
length_ref=
year_established=
direction_a=South
terminus_a=Jct|state=MD|I|595|US|50|US|301 near Annapolis
junction=
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
commons=categoryInterstate 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 theMaryland 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 of2008 , 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
*AnnapolisRoute 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 formerMaryland Route 3 and shifts from a rural Interstate with few exits to a more urban one. In Glen Burnie the route intersectsMaryland 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)]
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