Northern Parkway (Baltimore)

Westend

Major
junctions

MD 140 in Baltimore
I-83 in Baltimore
MD 25 in Baltimore
MD 139 in Baltimore
MD 45 in Baltimore
MD 542 in Baltimore
MD 147 in Baltimore

Northern Parkway

Maintained by	Baltimore DOT
Location	Baltimore
West end	MD 26 in Baltimore
Major junctions	MD 140 in Baltimore I-83 in Baltimore MD 25 in Baltimore MD 139 in Baltimore MD 45 in Baltimore MD 542 in Baltimore MD 147 in Baltimore
East end	US 1 in Baltimore

Northern Parkway is a major road that runs west–east across the northern part of the city Baltimore. For most of the way, it is at least six lanes wide, and it is used by motorists for crosstown travel. It is designated E. Northern Pkwy and W. Northern Pkwy with Charles Street being the dividing line. It was constructed in the 1950s through several neighborhoods and several homes were razed in the process from right-of-way. The section of E. Northern Pkwy from Harford Road to Fleetwood Ave was originally called German Lane.^[1]

Northern Parkway starts at an at-grade intersection with Liberty Heights Avenue (MD 26) in Northwest Baltimore near the community of Lochearn. The road heads northeast as a six lane divided boulevard, passing through some residential areas before meeting Wabash Avenue. Shortly after, Northern Parkway intersects Reisterstown Road (MD 140) and Park Heights Avenue (MD 129). The road then veers northeast and intersects Pimlico Road. Afterwards, it curves east and meets I-83 (Jones Fall Expressway) at a modified partial cloverleaf interchange and meets Falls Rd (MD 25) immediately after the interchange. After its intersections with Roland Avenue and Charles Street (MD 139), Northern Parkway temporarily reduces to a four-lane undivided road. Afterwards, it meets Bellona Avenue and expands to six lanes after the intersection. Then, it meets York Road (MD 45) and Loch Raven Boulevard (MD 542), which provides access to I-695 (Baltimore Beltway). Northern Parkway veers northeast and crosses over Perring Parkway (MD 41). There is no direct access to MD 41, so missing movements are made via McLean Boulevard. Its lasts major intersections are The Alameda, Harford Road (MD 147), and Walther Avenue before splitting into two one-way streets near its eastern terminus with Bel Air Road (US 1) near Overlea, Maryland. The eastbound section becomes Fleetwood Ave at the intersection while the westbound portion remains E. Northern Parkway; however its former name was Maple Ave.^[2]

History

Parts of E. Northern Parkway used to be Belvedere Avenue (parts of West Belvedere Avenue and East Belvedere Avenue still remain). Between 1950 and 1976, parts of Northern Parkway were expanded to six lanes with a median from Bellona Avenue east. Northern Parkway was built in various stages extending west from Old Harford Road to Hillen Road from the early 1950s to 1965. In 1973-75, work on the new section near York Road resulted in the demolition of businesses along York Road north of Belvedere Avenue, with at least one east west alley also being vacated by the city of Baltimore. The part of Northern Parkway near York Road was opened to traffic in December 1976; the section between The Alameda and Chinquapin Parkway was completed in June 1975. The original plan included for W. Northern Parkway to pass through Powder Mill park and connect to Security Blvd near the unfinished I-70 interchange in Gwynns Falls Park.

In 2011 the Television show Extreme Home Makeover built a home on a vacant corner lot in the 3800 block of Fleetwood Ave. Several production trucks were housed on E. Northern Pkwy.^[3]

Junction list

The entire route is in Baltimore.

mi	km	Destinations	Notes
0.00	0.00	MD 26 (Liberty Heights Avenue) – Eldersburg	Western terminus
1.07	1.72	Wabash Avenue
1.42	2.29	MD 140 (Reisterstown Road) – Baltimore, Owings Mills
1.88	3.03	MD 129 (Park Heights Avenue) – Pikesville, Glyndon
2.71	4.36	Pimlico Road
3.18	5.12	Belvedere Avenue to Hospital
3.88	6.24	I-83 (Jones Falls Expressway) – Baltimore, Brooklandville	I-83 Exit 10
4.18	6.73	MD 25 (Falls Road) – Baltimore, Brooklandville
4.80	7.72	Roland Avenue
5.33	8.58	MD 139 (Charles Street) – Towson, Timonium
5.86	9.43	(Bellona Avenue) to MD 134 north – Brooklandville
6.17	9.93	MD 45 (York Rd) – Baltimore, Towson
7.08	11.39	The Alameda
7.50	12.07	MD 542 (Loch Raven Boulevard) to I-695 – Towson
8.19	13.18	MD 41 south (Perring Pkwy) – Carney	Westbound entrance only
8.53	13.73	(McLean Boulevard) to MD 41 (Perring Pkwy) – Carney
9.04	14.55	Old Harford Road
9.41	15.14	MD 147 (Harford Road) – Baltimore, Carney
10.22	16.45	Walther Avenue	end of eastbound
10.70	17.22	US 1 (Belair Rd) – Elkridge, Perry Hall	eastern terminus; no direct access to Northern Parkway eastbound from US 1.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Incomplete access

v t e Streets in Baltimore
North–south	Annapolis Road Art Museum Drive Bellona Avenue Broadway Calvert Street Carey Street Cathedral Street Caton Avenue Central Avenue Charles Street Cooks Lane Druid Hill Avenue Eutaw Street Falls Road Fallsway Fulton Avenue Garrison Boulevard Gay Street Greene Street Greenmount Avenue Greene Street Greenspring Avenue Guilford Avenue Greenmount Avenue Hanover Street Harford Road Hawkins Point Road Hillen Road Hilton Street/Hilton Parkway Highland Avenue Howard Street Key Highway Liberty Heights Avenue Light Street Loch Raven Boulevard Madison Street Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Maryland Avenue McCulloh Street Old Harford Road Paca Street Park Heights Avenue Paca Street Park Avenue Pennington Avenue Pennsylvania Avenue Perring Parkway Reisterstown Road Roland Avenue Russell Street St. Paul Street South Street The Alameda University Parkway Wabash Avenue Washington Street Washington Boulevard York Road
East–west	25th Street 28th Street 33rd Street 36th Street 41st Street Aliceanna Street Baltimore Street Biddle Street Boston Street Broening Highway Centre Street Chase Street Church Street Coldspring Lane–Moravia Road Conway Street Cross Country Boulevard Eager Street Eastern Avenue Erdman Avenue Fayette Street Fleet Street Forest Park Avenue Fort Avenue Franklin Street Frederick Avenue Gwynns Falls Parkway Lexington Street Lombard Street Monument Street Mt. Royal Avenue Mulberry Street North Avenue Northern Parkway Orleans Street Patapsco Avenue Pratt Street Preston Street Saratoga Street Sinclair Lane Smith Avenue Swann Drive Waterview Avenue Wilkens Avenue
Circles & squares	Battle Monument Square Franklin Square Johnston Square Lafayette Square McKeldin Square Mount Vernon Place National Katyń Memorial Circle Park Circle Saint Paul Place Union Square Walbrook Junction Washington Monument Circle War Memorial Plaza Wilkens Avenue Circle
Expressways	Baltimore Beltway (I-695) Baltimore–Washington Parkway Cal Ripken Way (I-395) Harbor Tunnel Thruway (I-895) Interstate 95 Jones Falls Expressway (I-83)

Northern Parkway (Baltimore)

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