DELAWARE TRIP
U.S. 50/U.S. 301 Maryland

U.S. 50 and U.S. 301 share a freeway between Bowie and Queenstown, Maryland. I drove this freeway, also known as the John Hanson Highway, during Day Four, Day Five, and Day Eight of the Delaware Trip.

For pictures from U.S. 50 on Maryland's Eastern Shore, and pictures from Day Eight of the Delaware Trip, please see the U.S. 50 Maryland page. For pictures from Day Five on U.S. 50 East and U.S. 50 West between Washington, DC and Ocean City, MD, please head to the U.S. 50 Maryland Highway Guide.

Interstate 97 to MD 404
Pictures taken March 16, 2003

	U.S. 50 East/U.S. 301 North approaching Exit 22 - MD 665. This is actually on the ramp from Interstate 97 South to U.S. 50 East/U.S. 301 North. The Interstate 97 and MD 665 interchanges share several ramps.
	Still on the ramp from Interstate 97 South, Exit 22 for MD 665 departs. U.S. 50 East/U.S. 301 North traffic accesses Exit 22 by exiting off before Interstate 97, then the ramp joins the interstate's ramp.
	U.S. 50 East/U.S. 301 North at Exit 23 - MD 450 TO MD 178 - Parole.
	U.S. 50 East/U.S. 301 North at Exit 24 - MD 70 - Rowe Blvd./Bestgate Rd./Annapolis. This is also the eastern terminus of hidden Interstate 595.
	U.S. 50 East/U.S. 301 North at Exit 27 - MD 2 North/MD 450 South - Baltimore/Naval Academy.
	U.S. 50 East/U.S. 301 North at Exit 28 - Bay Dale Drive.
	U.S. 50 East/U.S. 301 North at Exit 29A - MD 79 - St. Margaret's Rd./Busch's Frontage Rd.
	U.S. 50 East/U.S 301 North at Exit 29B - Cape St. Claire Rd./East College Pkwy.
	U.S. 50 East/U.S. 301 North at Exit 30 - Whitehall Road.
	U.S. 50 East/U.S. 301 North at Exit 31 - Whitehall Road. The exits are now becoming substandard as the right-of-way is very narrow. Most exits between here and the split of U.S. 50 and U.S. 301 have posted speeds of 15 mph because the off-ramp is basically a 90-degree turn with the road right there to greet you.
	U.S. 50 East/U.S. 301 North at Exit 32 - Sandy Point State Park. This is the final exit before the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
	U.S. 50 East/U.S. 301 North approaching the Bay Bridge toll plaza. Cars pay $2.50 to cross the five-mile long bridge. Westbound travelers, however, do not pay toll.
	U.S. 50 East/U.S. 301 North at the bridge toll plaza. There are over ten lanes available, with two set aside for EZ-Pass members.
	The beginning of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge on U.S. 50 East/U.S. 301 North. This was the first of four times I would cross the bridge on this trip. This was also the clearest weather I encountered on any of those trips.
	Approaching the first arch of the Bay Bridge. The lanes can be modified easily to a two-way format if traffic amounts are high.
	Now we are beginning the descent onto the Eastern Shore. No stopping is allowed on the bridge, and rightfully so, considering that there is no shoulder!
	And down the stretch we come! The Eastern Shore is definitely in view. Now just about 70 more miles of driving remain before I make it to Delmar!
	"Welcome to Maryland's Eastern Shore" sign just after making it back to land. The first Eastern Shore exit is just ahead at Exit 37 for MD 8.
	U.S. 50 East/U.S. 301 North at Exit 37 - MD 8 - Stevensville/Romancoke.
	U.S. 50 East/U.S. 301 North at Exit 38A - Thompson Creek Road.
	U.S. 50 East/U.S. 301 North at Exit 39A - Cox Neck Rd.
	U.S. 50 East/U.S. 301 North at Exit 39B - MD 552 - Dominion Road.
	U.S. 50 East/U.S. 301 North at Exit 40A - South Piney Road.
	U.S. 50 East/U.S. 301 North at Exit 40B - Dundee Ave.
	U.S. 50 East/U.S. 301 North at Exit 41 - MD 18 - Main St./Kent Narrows West.
	U.S. 50 East/U.S. 301 North at Exit 42 - MD 18 - Main St./Kent Narrows East.
	U.S. 50 East/U.S. 301 North at Exit 43A - MD 18 - Main St./Grasonville.
	U.S. 50 East/U.S. 301 North at Exit 43B - Chester River Beach Road.
	U.S. 50 East/U.S. 301 North at Exit 44A - Station Lane.
	U.S. 50 East/U.S. 301 North at Exit 44B - Evans Ave.
	U.S. 50 East/U.S. 301 North at Exit 45A - Hess Road.
	U.S. 50 East/U.S. 301 North at Exit 45B - Nesbit Road. U.S. 50 and U.S. 301 split in 1 1/2 miles.
	U.S. 50 East/U.S. 301 North approaching their split - 1/2 mile.
	U.S. 50 East and U.S. 301 North split at this Y-interchange. The freeway also comes to an end here, but both highways do continue as four-lane divided highways.
	Right after exiting the freeway, motorists are immediately informed that they are no longer on an access-controlled highway. U.S. 50 East is seen here at MD 18 West.
	Mileage sign on U.S. 50 East. Salisbury, just six miles south of my destination, is 64 miles away! The eastern end of U.S. 50 is in 94 miles at Ocean City.
	U.S. 50 East at MD 456 North.
	U.S. 50 East at MD 662 South. MD 662 parallels U.S. 50 between this point and Easton, 12 miles to the south.
	U.S. 50 East approaching MD 404. MD 404 is a major two-lane highway from U.S. 50 to the beaches of southeastern Delaware.
	U.S. 50 East at MD 404 East - Denton/ Rehoboth.
	Per Maryland and Delaware standard, there is a separate sign on the right side of the road for the other direction, in this case, this is U.S. 50 East at MD 404 West.

Roadtrip pages:

Oklahoma City to Delaware:
Oklahoma: Interstate 35 | Interstate 44
Missouri: Interstate 44 | Interstate 55
Illinois: Interstate 70
Indiana: Interstate 70
Ohio: Interstate 70
West Virginia: Interstate 70
Pennsylvania: Interstate 70
Maryland: Interstate 70 | Interstate 695 | Interstate 97 | U.S. 50/301 | MD 404
Delaware: DE 404 | U.S. 13

Side trip pages:
Washington, DC Interstates
Maryland Highway Guides
Delaware Highway Guides
Delaware State Highway Terminus Gallery & Guides
Philadelphia Interstates

Delaware to Oklahoma City:
Maryland: DE/MD 54 | U.S. 50 | Interstate 495
Virginia: Interstate 495 | Interstate 66 | Interstate 81
Tennessee: Interstate 81 | Interstate 40
Arkansas: Interstate 40
Oklahoma: Interstate 40 | Interstate 240

Miscellaneous Pictures

Trip Summary Pages:
Days 1-4 (Oklahoma City to Delaware)
Days 5-7 (Side Trips while in Delaware)
Days 8-10 (Delaware to Oklahoma City)

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