The Gunpowder Copper Works on the northbound side of MD 147, in the woods north of the Beltway. Harford Road (147's "real" name) predates the parallel Belair Road (US 1) by a century or more, but 1 never followed this path.


Beltway button copy, northbound.


Now facing into the afternoon sun, southbound.


Two of the many Baltimore mini-shields, bookending the ones atop this page. All were taken southbound, ending at Walther Ave. in the last photo.


The Alameda, MD 542, begins to the left in this northbound photo. US 40 is reached via Erdman Ave., which becomes MD 151 at US 1 and carries the Truck US 40 designation from there back to 40. There is a Harbor Tunnel onramp at that location, and plenty of old signs on the US 40 page, linked below.


The Alameda SB, with a unique lane designation sign. Instead of the usual ONLY for dedicated lanes or a blank for lanes with more than one choice, OK makes you feel warm and sunny as you go straight through the red light. Maybe that's not OK, and maybe that's why this type of sign hasn't been used in 30 or more years.

Onto I-695
To US 40
To the Harbor Tunnel (I-895)
Back to Maryland Roads
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