US 50 / US 301
Queenstown to the Bay Bridge

US 50 meets up with US 301 in Queenstown, and enters a multiplex with it for the remainder of its time on the Delmarva Peninsula.  Also, US 50/US 301 becomes full fledged freeway... taking on an extra lane in both directions.  This is known as the land of the 10 MPH exit ramps... as a tight right of way made for some creative engineering along this route.

This area was completely reconstructed in the late 80s/early 90s... and used to be a 4-lane thoroughfare complete with traffic signals and a drawbridge across the Kent Narrows.  The drawbridge was bypassed when the new bridge and freeway were completed.

The beginning of the US 50/US 301 freeway outside of Queenstown.

Interchange with Nesbit Road.

Interchange with Hissey Road.  Notice the 10 MPH exit ramp signage.

Interchange with Winchester Creek Road.

Interchange with VFW Avenue.

Interchange with Jackson Creek Road.

Reassurance markers showing the US 50/US 301 multiplex.

Interchange with MD 18/Main Street.  MD 18 utilizes US 50/301's original drawbridge to cross the Kent Narrows.

Crossing Kent Narrows on the newer bridge.  This bridge opened in the early '90s.

Second interchange with MD 18.

Advance signage for BWI travelers... directing them to use I-97 to go to the airport.

Interchange with Piney Creek Road.

Continuing west toward the Bay Bridge in Stevensville.

VMS sign approaching the Bay Bridge.  It warns of the continuing redecking of the westbound span of the Bay Bridge... scheduled to continue for the next couple of years.

Interchange with MD 8... and is the last exit before the Bay Bridge.  This was also the first interchange to be constructed for the US 50/301 freeway through this area.

Approaching the Bay Bridge.

All Photos Taken April 5, 2004 by Corey Dukes