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Interstate 83 north - Baltimore-Harrisburg Expressway
At its northern split with Interstate 695 (Baltimore Beltway) just outside of Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland, Interstate 83 becomes the Baltimore-Harrisburg Expressway. It prepares to pass under Seminary Avenue as overhead advance signage for exit 16 (Timonium Road) appears. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Seminary Avenue (Maryland Route 131) runs just over three miles between Falls Road (MD 25) and York Road (MD 45), the at-grade route paralleling I-83 northward to Pennsylvania. York Road forms part of the defunct U.S. Route 111. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
The first I-83 reassurance post-Beltway-split is seen at right. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
For the time being, I-83's speed limit is 60 miles per hour. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
The Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium can be reached by taking exit 17 (Padonia) and then backtracking south on Deereco Road and Greenspring Drive to property parking. Also located there is the Timonium Fairgrounds station of Baltimore Light RailLink. The fairgrounds are the site of the Maryland State Fair every year in late August and early September, as well as playing regular host to horse racing. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Exit 16A for Timonium Road east is from the far-right northbound lane. A second Timonium light rail station and a park and ride are at exit 16B. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Exit 16A lies just ahead; exit 16B follows in ¼ mile. I-83's northbound control city at this point is York, Pennsylvania. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
The exit 16A gore sign. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
I-83 crosses Timonium Road between exit ramps. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Exit 16B to Timonium Road west via Greenspring Drive south is at right. This exit can also be used for Timonium Road east as left turns are permitted from Greenspring onto Timonium. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Per this overhead variable message sign following exit 16, the Pennsylvania line is 21 miles and 20 minutes away. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Exit 17 for Padonia Road is half a mile away. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
One and a half miles past exit 17, exit 18 commences Warren Road and its eastward jaunt through the south side of Cockeysville. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
I-83 then crosses over Padonia. It runs from Falls Road through the Mays Chapel area to just shy of Pot Spring Road, and from I-83 eastward, is the approximate boundary between Timonium and Cockeysville. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
The onramp from Padonia merges onto I-83 north at right. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
This portion of I-83 is dedicated to American veterans of foreign wars (VFW). Much of I-83 in Pennsylvania also bears military acknowledgements. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
It is then time for more I-83 reassurance. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Exit 18 is half a mile away. It is a northbound exit and southbound entrance, meaning drivers cannot return to I-83 north directly from Warren Road. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
This overhead sign points the way to Warren Road. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
The ramp that becomes Warren Road east contains two lanes. After going through Cockeysville, Warren Road crosses the Loch Raven Reservoir downstream of the confluence of the Big Gunpowder Falls and Western Run, then becomes Merrymans Mill Road which it remains to Maryland Route 146 south of Jacksonville. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
At the flyover ramp from Warren Road west to I-83 south, the Interstate's speed limit increases to 65. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Signs for services at the upcoming exit 20, beginning with hotels, promptly begin appearing. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Exit 20, an eight-ramp cloverleaf interchange, intersects Shawan Road. While nominally serving Cockeysville, it is situated in the Hunt Valley industrial and retail hub. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Food options at the exit are mostly courtesy of the Hunt Valley Towne Centre. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
The Interstate passes under Beaver Dam Road, which runs north through the west side of Cockeysville and then northwest to Shawan. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
In the opposite direction of Hunt Valley, exit 20B leads to the Oregon Ridge Park. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
The right lane of the highway is now reserved for exiting traffic. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Past exit 20, I-83 drops from three to two lanes in each direction. Meanwhile, the exit has collector-distributor lanes in each direction. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Exit 20B is ¼ mile past exit 20A. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Between exit ramps, I-83 passes over Shawan Road. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Exit 20B for Shawan Road west is now reached. From here, it runs to MD 25 where it becomes Tufton Avenue, continuing west toward the Reisterstown area. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
All lanes associated with exit 20 now merge back in with I-83 proper. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
The Interstate reaches a hillcrest, preparing to go downhill rather steeply. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
With Baltimore's northern commuter suburbs behind it, I-83 becomes more rural in character. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
The next exit, Belfast Road, is 3 miles away, York in 33, and Pennsylvania capital Harrisburg in 60. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
In the interim, the highway has a bridge over Western Run. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
As I-83 climbs back uphill, there is billing of a rest area - namely, a Pennsylvania welcome center - being 18 miles away in Shrewsbury Township. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
The Interstate's next crossing is of Thornton Mill Road. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
The next 10-plus miles of I-83 contain meticulously-arranged landscaping at numerous spots in the median. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
The speed limit continues to be 65 miles per hour. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Exit 24, Belfast Road toward Butler (west) and Sparks (east), is a mile away. No trucks are permitted on Belfast west of I-83. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Before the exit, the Interstate crosses Quaker Bottom Road. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Exit 24 sits just ahead. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Exit 24 is a partial cloverleaf or "parclo" interchange where the exit ramps from each direction of I-83 are diamond in style, in contrast to the cloverleaf entrance ramps. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
The bridge over Belfast Road contains a bump. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
The Interstate's speed limit is still 65 miles per hour. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Hereford, York and Harrisburg are 4, 30 and 55 miles away. The state line is 13 miles and 12 minutes ahead. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Cold Bottom Road crosses the highway next. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Service signs now begin appearing for the next exit, 27. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Exit 27 intersects Maryland Route 137 (Mount Carmel Road) with a control city of Hereford, which is technically part of Monkton. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Drivers are faced with a wide curve to the right before the exit. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
The highway then straightens out and the median narrows, with guardrails beside each left shoulder. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Within exit 27 sits a park and ride. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Exit 27 lies just ahead. MD 137 runs west from York Road to just west of Falls Road, then becomes Upper Beckleysville Road continuing under county maintenance to the Hampstead area of Carroll County. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
The gore sign for exit 27. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
The Interstate passes under MD 137, and there is then another curve wide right. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
The onramp from MD 137 enters at right. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
After exit 27, Parkton, York and Harrisburg are 4, 27 and 52 miles away. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
The next 6 miles of I-83 are a designated deer watch area. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Next, the highway crosses over Bunker Hill Road. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Another sharp curve, this one to the left, is impending. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
A descent after the curve is drastic enough for large truck drivers to be urged to use caution. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
As the Interstate goes downhill, the median once again widens and fills with trees and bushes. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Exit 31, intersecting Middletown Road with control city Parkton, is a mile from the green sign at right. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Now at the bottom of the hill, I-83 crosses the Big Gunpowder Falls. Just to the northwest, the Falls come across the Prettyboy Reservoir. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Exit 31 accesses the Greystone Golf Course. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
A park and ride is once again available at exit 31. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Exit 31 is imminent. Middletown Road runs several miles northwest to the Pennsylvania line where it meets Pennsylvania Route 851. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Just past the northbound offramp to Middletown, there is another wide curve right. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
The Middletown Road overpass is seen here. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
The Interstate completes its curve and is accordingly met with I-83 reassurance. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
As the highway again goes downhill, there is one-mile advance signage for exit 33, the second of two exits serving Parkton, intersecting MD 45. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
The highway flattens out, then crosses Dairy Road. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
There is still another righthand curve prior to the exit. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
A disused, blank blue service sign sits at the start of the curve. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Within the curve sits a bridge over the Little Falls. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
The Interstate completes its curve and then reaches exit 33. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
The exit 33 gore sign. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Northbound I-83 will receive the onramp from MD 45 within a leftward curve. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
It is within this interchange that York Road switches to being located to the left of I-83, a position it maintains well into Pennsylvania as Susquehanna Trail. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Past exit 33 there is more I-83 reassurance. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Truckers and slow traffic are advised to keep in the right lane. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
The next exit at MD 439 is in 3 miles, York in 21 and Harrisburg 46. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
The highway now barrels straight, toward a curve. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
It goes on to pass under Downes Road. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
A vineyard, one of several in the area, is located off the impending exit 36. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Exit 36 for Maryland Route 439 (Old York Road) is in one mile. It leads to the nearby community of Maryland Line as well as Bel Air, the seat of neighboring Harford County, via portions of White Hall and Jarrettsville. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
A southbound weigh station for large trucks is seen approaching the exit. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Half a mile from exit 36, the Interstate's median once again widens slightly. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Another park and ride is located at exit 36. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
The final northbound exit on I-83 in Maryland, exit 36 sits just ahead. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
MD 439 crosses over I-83 here. The route has its north end a stone's throw away at MD 45, while several miles to the southeast at Shawsville in Harford County, its other end is at Maryland Route 23, which takes drivers most of the rest of the way to Bel Air. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
The cloverleaf ramp to MD 439 then departs I-83 north. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
The onramp from MD 439 joins I-83 north just ahead. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
Following the exit, the highway dips downward very slightly. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
The final Maryland mile marker (37) is attached to a speed limit sign. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
At right, the northbound lanes receive an onramp from Freeland Road, which crosses I-83 ahead. Freeland is served by southbound exit 37. Photo taken 06-23-2024.
I-83 now departs Maryland for Shrewsbury Township, York County, Pennsylvania. Photo taken 06-23-2024.