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Interstate 695 outer loop - Hawkins Point to Arbutus
In the area of Brooklyn Park in northern Anne Arundel County, Interstate 695 (Baltimore Beltway) approaches exit 4 with the northern end of Interstate 97, which goes toward Maryland state capital Annapolis and U.S. Route 50's Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Half a mile beyond that, exit 5 leads to Maryland Route 648 (Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard) and Ferndale. Photo taken 06-24-2025.
The Beltway crosses over Interstate 895's B Spur, leading to southbound Maryland Route 2 (Ritchie Highway) before exits 4 and 5. Photo taken 06-24-2025.
The center lane is now marked for MD 648, while another lane will soon begin on the left for outer loop through traffic. Photo taken 06-24-2025.
Located ahead on the right, exit 4 is a cloverleaf ramp that loops around to I-97 south. Photo taken 06-24-2025.
At exit 4, the outer loop begins bending sharply to the right. Photo taken 06-24-2025.
The Beltway then passes over I-97. Photo taken 06-24-2025.
Exit 5 is ahead on the right. Photo taken 06-24-2025.
Just beyond exit 5, traffic coming in from I-97 north enters the outer loop on the left. On the inner loop, the movements at exit 4 are set up so that exiting onto I-97 south amounts to being the through movement. Photo taken 06-24-2025.
At the cloverleaf onramp from MD 648, exit 7 with Maryland Route 295 (Baltimore-Washington Parkway) is a mile away. Photo taken 06-24-2025.
Maryland Route 168 (Nursery Road) is 1½ miles past this overhead sign assembly, Interstate 95 3¼ miles, and Interstate 70 8¾ miles. Meanwhile, the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI) airport can be reached from exit 7A (MD 295 south). Photo taken 06-24-2025.
A lane to the right is now marked specifically for exit 7B. Photo taken 06-24-2025.
The Beltway goes on to cross Maryland Route 170 (Camp Meade Road) and Baltimore's Light RailLink. The outer loop of the Beltway has access to southbound MD 170 at exit 6, while just behind this bridge, a cloverleaf ramp enters the inner loop from MD 170 north. Photo taken 06-24-2025.
A few miles ahead, I-95 north can be used to get to the Locust Point and Dundalk/Seagirt terminals of the Port of Baltimore. Photo taken 06-24-2025.
Up ahead, MD 295 north can be taken to I-895 north. The inner loop of I-695 has no access to the northbound I-895 B Spur, nor a direct ramp to I-895 north. Photo taken 06-24-2025.
Exits 7B and 7A are spaced ¼ mile apart. Photo taken 06-24-2025.
The Beltway then continues straight ahead past MD 295. Photo taken 06-24-2025.
Up ahead, exit 8 leads to Nursery Road and Hammonds Ferry Road. Photo taken 06-24-2025.
One mile after exit 8, exit 9 intersects Hollins Ferry Road and serves the area of Lansdowne. Photo taken 06-24-2025.
Between exits, I-695 crosses the non-tidal Patapsco River into Baltimore County. Photo taken 06-24-2025.
Approaching exit 9, I-695 passes under I-895 (Harbor Tunnel Thruway), which the outer loop accesses at exit 8A. Photo taken 06-24-2025.
Exit 10 at U.S. Route 1 Alternate (Washington Boulevard) is half a mile after exit 9. Photo taken 06-24-2025.
The Beltway passes under CSX right-of-way prior to exit 10. Photo taken 06-24-2025.
Exit 11B (I-95 south) is another exit that can be taken toward BWI. Photo taken 06-24-2025.
There is then an I-695 reassurance shield that only mentions this direction as being the inner loop, with no cardinal direction. Photo taken 06-24-2025.
Exit 11 with I-95 is half a mile after exit 10. Photo taken 06-24-2025.
The exit 10 gore sign. Photo taken 06-24-2025.
The offramp to I-95 north (exit 11A) sits feet past the onramp from US 1 Alt. Photo taken 06-24-2025.
At exit 11A, the distances to the next three interchanges with Interstates - I-70, I-795 and I-83 - are given as 5, 10 and 15 miles. Photo taken 06-24-2025.
The exit 11A gore sign. Photo taken 06-24-2025.
Exit 11B follows shortly thereafter. I-695 will have another interchange with I-95 on the northeast side of Baltimore and exit 33 in Rosedale. Photo taken 06-24-2025.
The exit 11B gore sign. Photo taken 06-24-2025.
The next three exits after I-95 fall within a 2½ mile span. Photo taken 06-24-2025.
