U.S. Route 1 Alternate (Baltimore, Maryland)
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| U.S. Route 1 Alternate |
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| Washington Boulevard, Caton Avenue | |||||||||||||
| Length: | 3.92 mi (6.31 km) | ||||||||||||
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| South end: |  US 1 in Arbutus |
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| Major junctions: |
 I-695 near Halethorpe I-95 in Baltimore |
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| North end: | US 1 in Baltimore |
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| Counties: | Baltimore County Baltimore City |
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| Major cities: | Baltimore | ||||||||||||
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U.S. Route 1 Alternate is a bannered highway forming a loop off of U.S. Route 1 between Arbutus, Maryland, and Baltimore, Maryland.
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[edit] Route description
US 1 Alternate splits from US 1 in Arbutus, continuing along Washington Blvd. while US 1 turns north along Southwestern Ave. US 1 Alternate interchanges with the Baltimore Beltway, and later, with I-95 as Caton Ave. US 1 Alternate terminates at US 1 Wilkens Avenue in Baltimore City.
The southern terminus of US 1 Alternate enjoys a grade-separated wye junction with US 1, with northbound US 1 passing beneath US 1 Alternate.
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[edit] Notes
US 1 Alternate's interchange with I-95 is part of a ghost interchange built to connect I-95 with I-70 in Baltimore. The collector/distributor ramps on I-95 that provide access to Caton Ave. are built to provide access to the flyovers that would connect to I-70.
[edit] Junction list
| County | Location | Mile | Destinations | Notes |
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| Baltimore | Arbutus | 0.0 |  US 1 / Washington Blvd. - Elkridge |
southbound entrance and northbound exit; southern terminus of  |
| 1.7 | I-695 / Baltimore Beltway - Towson (to   I-70/I-83), Glen Burnie (to  I-97) |
grade-separated interchange between two routes | ||
| Halethorpe | 2.2 |  Maryland Route 993 / Old Washington Blvd. - Lansdowne |
curved loop east of |
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| 2.3 | Lansdowne Rd. east - to  MD 648 |
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| Baltimore City | Baltimore City | 2.7 | Washington Blvd. north - Carroll Park | |
| turns north along Caton Ave. |
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| 2.8 | Patapsco Ave. east - to MD 648 |
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| 3.3 | I-95 - Washington D.C., Downtown (via  I-395) |
grade-separated interchange between two routes | ||
| 3.9 | US 1 Wilkens Ave. |
northern terminus of |
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