- Maryland Route 10
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This article is about the Maryland state highway. For the Baltimore area bus route, see Route 10 (MTA Maryland).
Maryland Route 10
Arundel Expressway 
Route information Maintained by MDSHA Length: 7.17 mi[1] (11.54 km) Major junctions South end: 
MD 2 near Pasadena
MD 100 near PasadenaNorth end: 
I-695 near BaltimoreHighway system Maryland highway system
Interstate • US • State • Minor • Former • Turnpikes← 
MD 8US 11 
→Maryland Route 10, also known as the Arundel Expressway, is a state highway and freeway in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States.
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Route description
The highway runs from the Baltimore Beltway south to an intersection with Maryland Route 2 (Ritchie Highway) in Pasadena and serves mostly to bypass Ritchie Highway through 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 MD 177 and 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.
History
MD 10 was to have continued south of MD 2 to Annapolis, to relieve the congestion of Ritchie Highway between 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 MD 3-MD 178 corridor into Interstate 97.
Exit list
Exit numbers are not marked on MD 10. The entire route is in Anne Arundel County.
Location Mile Destinations Notes Pasadena 0.0 MD 2 – Severna Park, Annapolissouthbound exit and northbound entrance; at-grade intersection 0.8 MD 100 east – Gibson Islandsouthbound exit and northbound entrance; MD 100 joins northbound and leaves southbound 1.3 
MD 100 west to I-97northbound exit and southbound entrance; MD 100 joins southbound and leaves northbound 1.7 
MD 177 (Mountain Road) – Jacobsvillesouthbound exit and northbound entrance Harundale 3.6 
MD 648 (Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard) – Sun Valley, Glen BurnieGlen Burnie 5.0 
MD 270 (Furnace Branch Road)6.2 
MD 710 (Ordnance Road) – Glen Burnie7.2 I-695 east (Baltimore Beltway) – Dundalk, Key Bridgenorthbound exit and southbound entrance I-695 west (Baltimore Beltway) to MD 2 – Towsonnorthbound exit and southbound entrance See also
External links
- MD 10 @ MDRoads.com
- Steve Anderson's DCroads.net: Arundel Expressway (MD 10)
- Illegal dumping on land in Arnold once purchased to make way for the Arundel Expressway.
Categories:- State highways in Maryland
- Freeways in the United States
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