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| Total Mileage in State: | 42 miles | |
| Counterclockwise End: | At Virgina state line | |
| Clockwise End: | At District of Columbia line | |
| Mileage covered in Photos: | 42 miles | |
| Counties covered in Photos: | Prince George's Montgomery | |
| Major Junctions in Photos: | I-295 North, in Oxon Hill US 50/Unsigned I-595, near Landover I-95 North, in College Park I-270, in Bethesda |
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| Control Cities in Photos: | Largo, Landover, Greenbelt, College Park, Silver Spring, Bethesda | |
Outer Loop
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (East) / Interstate 95 North as they enter Maryland after crossing the District of Columbia and Virginia borders via the Potomac River. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (East) / Interstate 95 North at Exits 2A-B: Interstate 295 North - Washington / National Harbor. To access these exits, you would've needed to enter the local lanes back in Virginia. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (East) / Interstate 95 North at Exit 3: MD 210 - Forest Heights / Indian Head (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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View on Interstate 495 Outer Loop (East) / Interstate 95 North at mile marker 1.6. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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View of the ramp for Exit 3B on Interstate 495 Outer Loop (East) / Interstate 95 North. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 East / Interstate 95 North reassurance shields. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (East) / Interstate 95 North at Exit 4A: MD 414 West (St. Barnabas Rd) - Oxon Hill (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (East) / Interstate 95 North at Exit 4B: MD 414 East (St. Barnabas Road) - Marlow Heights (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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View on Interstate 495 Outer Loop (East) / Interstate 95 North at mile marker 5. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Take Exit 22A (Baltimore-Washington Parkway North) to BWI Marshall Airport. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Take Exit 7B to the Branch Ave Metro Station, which provides access to Nationals Park. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Take Exit 7A to Potomac Corridor Colonial and Civil War Sites and Nature Areas. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (East) / Interstate 95 North at Exit 7A: MD 5 South (Branch Avenue) - Waldorf (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (East) / Interstate 95 North at Exit 7B: MD 5 North (Branch Avenue) - Silver Hill (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Take Exit 9 to the Main Gate of Andrews AFB. Deliveries to the base should use Exit 11A. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (East) / Interstate 95 North at Exit 9: MD 337 (Allentown Road) - Andrews AFB / Morningside (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Take Exit 11A to Western Chesapeake Shore, Patuxent Corridor and River Park. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (North) / Interstate 95 North at Exit 11A: MD 4 South/East (Penn Ave) - Upper Marlboro (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (North) / Interstate 95 North at Exit 11B: MD 4 North/West (Penn Ave) - Washington (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (North) / Interstate 95 North at Exit 13: Ritchie-Marlboro Rd / Upper Marlboro / Capitol Heights (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Take Exit 15 to Nationals Park via the Metro and Six Flags. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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This sign lists the distances to the three upcoming exits which can be used to access FedEx Field. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (North) / Interstate 95 North at Exit 15: MD 214 (Central Ave) - Largo / Seat Pleasant (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Take Exit 16 to Bishop Peebles Dr. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (North) / Interstate 95 North at Exit 16: Arena Dr (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Ahead, Interstate 495 Outer Loop (North) / Interstate 95 North will once again divide into local and thru lanes. All lanes eventually go thru, but traffic to MD 202 via Exit 17 should keep right onto the local lanes. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (North) / Interstate 95 North at Exit 17: MD 202 (Landover Rd) - Upper Marlboro / Bladensburg (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (North) / Interstate 95 North approaching Exits 19A-B - 1 mile. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Take Exit 19A (US 50 East) to Bowie. Take Exit 19B (US 50 East) to New Carrollton Station. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Take Exit 19B to Nationals Park via the Metro Station. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (North) / Interstate 95 North at Exit 19A: Unsigned Interstate 595 East / US 50 East - Annapolis (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (North) / Interstate 95 North at Exit 19B: US 50 West - Washington (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (North) / Interstate 95 North at Exit 20A: MD 450 East (Annapolis Rd) - Lanham (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (North) / Interstate 95 North at Exit 20B: MD 450 West (Annapolis Road) - Bladensburg (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Mileage sign listing the distances to the next three major interchanges on Interstate 495 Outer Loop. It's 2 miles to the junction of the Baltimore/Washington Parkway, 6 miles until Interstate 95 departs to the northeast, and 15 miles to the junction of Interstate 270 in Bethesda. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Traffic headed to Baltimore from this point can get there in three different ways. You can use the Baltimore-Washington Pkwy via Exit 22A, US 1 North via Exit 25A, or Interstate 95 North via Exit 27. The distances to each of these interchanges are also shown here. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Take Exit 22A to MD 193 (Greenbelt Road) toward NASA. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (North) / Interstate 95 North at Exit 22A: Baltimore-Washington Parkway North - Baltimore (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (North) / Interstate 95 North at Exit 22B: Baltimore-Washington Parkway South - Washington (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Take Exit 23 to the University of Maryland, Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium, and Xfinity Center. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (North) / Interstate 95 North at Exit 23: MD 201 (Kenilworth Avenue) - Bladensburg / Greenbelt (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Take Exit 25 to Beltsville and the University of Maryland. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (North) / Interstate 95 North at Exit 25: US 1 (Baltimore Ave) - Laurel / College Park (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (North) / Interstate 95 North approaching Exit 27 - 1 mile. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (North) thru traffic will need to keep left in the 4 leftmost lanes approaching Exit 27, at which point the 2 rightmost lanes will be Exit Only lanes onto Interstate 95 North as it branches off from I-495 to head toward Laurel and Baltimore. The third lane from the right can be used for either I-95 North or I-495 Outer Loop (North). (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (North) / Interstate 95 North at Exit 27: Interstate 95 North - Baltimore (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (West) at mile marker 27. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (West) at Exit 28A: MD 650 North (New Hampshire Ave) - White Oak (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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At mile marker 28, Interstate 495 Outer Loop (West) enters Montgomery County. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (West) at Exit 28B: MD 650 South (New Hampshire Ave) - Takoma Park (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Take Exit 29 and follow MD 193 West to US 29 North. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (West) at Exit 29: MD 193 (University Blvd) - Wheaton / Langley Park (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 West reassurance shield. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (West) at Exit 30: US 29 South (Colesville Road) - Silver Spring (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Overhead mileage sign listing the distances to the three upcoming interchanges on Interstate 495 Outer Loop (West). (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Take Exit 31 to Montgomery College. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (West) at Exit 31: MD 97 (Georgia Ave) - Silver Spring / Wheaton (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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View on Interstate 495 Outer Loop (West). (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Take Exit 34 to Strathmore Music Center and Bethesda North Conference Center, 3 miles ahead. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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View on Interstate 495 Outer Loop (West) at mile marker 33.1. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (West) at Exit 33: MD 185 (Connecticut Ave) - Kensington / Chevy Chase (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (West) approaching Exit 35 - 1 mile. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Take Exit 34 to Rockville Pike, NIH, and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (West) at Exit 34: MD 355 (Wisconsin Ave) - Bethesda / Rockville (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (West) approaching Exit 35. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (West) at Exit 35: Interstate 270 North - Frederick (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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View on Interstate 495 Outer Loop (West) just beyond Exit 35. The speed limit remains 55 mph. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (West) at Exit 36: MD 187 (Old Georgetown Road) - Rockville / Bethesda (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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At the northwestern corner of Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway), it prepares to make a sharp curve to the left at which point it will pass under traffic from Interstate 270 Spur South, which will then soon after join up with I-495 Outer Loop by merging into it on the left. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Overhead mileage sign listing the distances to the next three exits on Interstate 495 Outer Loop as traffic from Interstate 270 Spur South merges into I-495 on the left. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Take Exit 40 to the Clara Barton Parkway Eastbound. Take Exit 41 to the Westbound lanes of the Clara Barton Parkway. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (South) at Exit 39: MD 190 (River Rd) - Washington / Potomac (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (South) at Exit 40: Cabin John Pkwy - Glen Echo (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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The speed limit remains 55 mph on Interstate 495 Outer Loop (South). (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (South) at Exit 41: Carderock / Great Falls, MD (Photo taken 11/9/15). |
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Interstate 495 Outer Loop (South) as it prepares to cross the American Legion Memorial Bridge, which will carry traffic over the Potomac River into Virginia. (Photo taken 11/9/15). |