Interstate 83 is an interstate highway in the eastern United States. Its southern terminus is in Baltimore, Maryland at the Fayette Street exit; its northern terminus is in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania at Interstate 81.

Length

Major cities

• Baltimore, Maryland
• York, Pennsylvania
• Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Intersections with other Interstates

• Interstate 76 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
• Interstate 81 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Spur routes

• Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - I-283

Notes

• In Baltimore, I-83 is called the Jones Falls Expressway (JFX), from its origin at Pleasant Street to its connection with the Baltimore Beltway. From the Beltway north to the Pennsylvania state line, I-83 is called the Harrisburg Expressway .

• Southbound I-83 has an exit for I-83 north (and I-695 east) just after splitting from Interstate 695.

• The possibility of extending I-83 north to Rochester, New York instead of I-99 was discussed at the October 2002 I-99 Task Force meeting. However, part of the proposed route on US 11/US 15 has been recently rebuilt as a four lane surface road, which does not meet Interstate standards.[1] Expensive additional reconstruction, including new interchanges, service roads and realignments, would be necessary. The farthest north that I-83 could be extended currently would be Benvenue, Pennsylvania on a bridge over the Susquehanna River, where a recently-built freeway section of US 22/US 322 (the Dauphin Bypass) downgrades to an undivided four-lane road.

• At one point, I-83 was intended to intersect I-95 in Baltimore. This project, like the I-70 project, has been canceled.

Exit list

See Jones Falls Expressway for exits south of I-695. List is from south to north.

See also

• Jones Falls Expressway

External links

• Interstate 83 Greensboro-to-Baltimore Corridor, promoting a southward extension of I-83 into Virginia and North Carolina
• Unusual Interchanges - I-83/I-283/US 322

Photos

• AARoads - I-83 Maryland
• AARoads - I-83 Pennsylvania
• Interstate Guide - I-83
• Maryland Multiplexes - I-83/I-695 Duplex
• Pennsylvania Multiplexes - I-83/US 322 Duplex

References

• 2005 Rand McNally "The Road Atlas 2005"