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The first [[limited-access highway]] serving Baltimore was the [[Baltimore–Washington Parkway]], which opened in stages between 1950 and 1954. Maintenance of it is split: the half closest to Baltimore is maintained by the state of Maryland, and the half closest to Washington by the [[National Park Service]]. Trucks are only permitted to use the northern part of the parkway. Trucks (tractor-trailers) continued to use [[U.S. Route 1 in Maryland|U.S. Route 1]] (US 1) until [[Interstate 95 in Maryland|Interstate 95]] (I-95) between Baltimore and Washington opened in 1971. The Interstate highways serving Baltimore are [[Interstate 70 in Maryland|I-70]], [[Interstate 83|I-83]] (the Jones Falls Expressway), I-95, [[Interstate 395 (Maryland)|I-395]], [[Interstate 695 (Maryland)|I-695]] (the Baltimore Beltway), [[Interstate 795 (Maryland)|I-795]] (the Northwest Expressway), [[Interstate 895 (Maryland)|I-895]] (the Harbor Tunnel Thruway), and [[Interstate 97|I-97]]. The city's mainline Interstate highways—I-95, I-83, and I-70—do not directly connect to each other, and in the case of I-70 end at a park and ride lot just inside the city limits, because of [[highway revolts|freeway revolts]] in Baltimore. These revolts were led primarily by [[Barbara Mikulski]], a former [[United States senator]] for Maryland, which resulted in the abandonment of the original plan. There are two tunnels traversing Baltimore Harbor within the city limits: the four-bore [[Fort McHenry Tunnel]] (opened in 1985 and serving I-95) and the two-bore [[Baltimore Harbor Tunnel|Harbor Tunnel]] (opened in 1957 and serving I-895). Until [[Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse|its collapse in March 2024]], the Baltimore Beltway crossed south of Baltimore Harbor over the [[Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)|Francis Scott Key Bridge]]. The first interstate highway built in Baltimore was [[Interstate 83|I-83]], called the Jones Falls Expressway (first portion built in the early 1960s). Running from the downtown toward the northwest (NNW), it was built through a natural corridor over the [[Jones Falls|Jones Falls River]], which meant that no residents or housing were directly displaced. A planned section from what is now its southern terminus to I-95 was abandoned. Its route through parkland received criticism. Planning for the Baltimore Beltway antedates the creation of the [[Interstate Highway System]]. The first portion completed was a small strip connecting the two sections of I-83, the Baltimore-Harrisburg Expressway and the Jones Falls Expressway. The only [[United States Numbered Highways|U.S. Highways]] in the city are US 1, which bypasses downtown, and [[U.S. Route 40 in Maryland|US 40]], which crosses downtown from east to west. Both run along major surface streets, US 40 utilizes a small section of a freeway cancelled in the 1970s in the west side of the city, originally intended for [[Interstate 170 (Maryland)|Interstate 170]]. State routes in the city travel along surface streets, with the exception of [[Maryland Route 295]], which carries the Baltimore–Washington Parkway. The Baltimore City Department of Transportation (BCDOT) is responsible for several functions of the road transportation system in Baltimore, including repairing roads, sidewalks, and alleys; road signs; street lights; and managing the flow of transportation systems.<ref name=bcdot>{{cite web |url=http://www.baltimorecity.gov/Government/AgenciesDepartments/Transportation.aspx |title=Home |publisher=[[Baltimore City Department of Transportation]] |access-date=January 21, 2011 }}</ref> In addition, the agency is in charge of vehicle towing and [[traffic camera]]s.<ref name=bcdot2>{{cite web |url=http://www.baltimorecity.gov/Government/AgenciesDepartments/Transportation/VehicleTowing.aspx |title=Vehicle Towing |publisher=[[Baltimore City Department of Transportation]] |access-date=January 21, 2011 }}</ref><ref name=bcdot3>{{cite web |url=http://www.baltimorecity.gov/Government/AgenciesDepartments/Transportation/TrafficCameras.aspx |title=Traffic Cameras |publisher=[[Baltimore City Department of Transportation]] |access-date=January 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110127061625/http://www.baltimorecity.gov/Government/AgenciesDepartments/Transportation/TrafficCameras.aspx |archive-date=January 27, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> BCDOT maintains all streets within the Baltimore. These include all streets that are marked as state and U.S. highways and portions of [[Interstate 83 in Maryland|I-83]] and [[Interstate 70 in Maryland|I-70]] within Baltimore's city limits. The only highways in the city that are not maintained by BCDOT are [[Interstate 95 in Maryland|I-95]], [[Interstate 395 in Maryland|I-395]], [[Interstate 695 in Maryland|I-695]], and [[Interstate 895 in Maryland|I-895]], which are maintained by the [[Maryland Transportation Authority]].<ref name="Baltimore City HLR 2005">{{cite web| title=Highway Location Reference: Baltimore City |publisher=Maryland State Highway Administration |year=2005 |url=http://www.marylandroads.com/Location/2005_BALTIMORECITY.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714044312/http://www.marylandroads.com/Location/2005_BALTIMORECITY.pdf |archive-date=July 14, 2011 |access-date=July 8, 2013}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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