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Maryland Manual, 1973-74
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MARYLAND MANUAL 45
Our national capital has been linked to nearby Maryland
cities by dual highways which lead to Baltimore via the
Baltimore-Washington Expressway, to Annapolis via the
John Hanson Highway and to Frederick via the Washington
National Pike, one of the most beautiful highways in the
country. The Capital Beltway was opened on August 16,
1964.
Maryland's only toll road, the John F. Kennedy Highway,
(Route 95), runs from Baltimore to the Delaware line and
connects with the Delaware Memorial Bridge and the New
Jersey Turnpike. Originally dedicated as the Northeastern
Expressway by the late President on November 14, 1963,
only a few days before his tragic death, it was subsequently
renamed by joint action of both Maryland and Delaware.
The Blue Star Highway (Route 301), extending from the
Eastern Shore end of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to the
Delaware State line, makes similar connections. The next to
the last segment of Route 95, that between the Baltimore
and the Capital Beltways and parallel to the Baltimore-
Washington Expressway was opened to traffic in July, 1971.
In Western Maryland, the State has continued a massive
highway construction program to speed traffic to the west.
Interstate Route 70 has been completed between Baltimore
and Washington to Hancock, where the road swings north-
ward into Pennsylvania. Route 40, the National Road, has
been dualized and in many instances, relocated. The State
is constructing a new road which runs parallel to Route 40
to be called the National Freeway. Segments have already
been completed between Cumberland and La Vale in Alle-
gany County.
Friendship International Airport renamed the Baltimore-
Washington International Airport in 1973, constructed to
connect Baltimore with all parts of the globe, began oper-
ating on June 24, 1950. A 3,200-acre field, it was designed to
accommodate the largest planes of the jet age and is still
one of the largest airports in the country. The volume of
traffic has grown steadily, but at a rate considerably below
expectations, due largely to the presence of Dulles Inter-
national Airport near Washington.
The Maryland Port Authority, now called the Maryland
Port Administration, was established in 1956 to promote
and develop the ports of Maryland. It endeavors to per-
suade private operators of port facilities to make needed
improvements, but if necesaary, the Administration may
construct and operate supplementary facilities.

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