The
Baltimore–Washington Parkway (also referred to as the
B–W Parkway) is a
highway in the
U.S. state of
Maryland, running southwest from
Baltimore to
Washington, D.C. The road begins at an interchange with
U.S. Route 50 (US 50) and
Maryland Route 201 (MD 201) near
Cheverly in
Prince George's County at the D.C. border, and continues northeast as a
parkway maintained by the
National Park Service (NPS) to
MD 175 near
Fort Meade, serving many federal institutions. This portion of the parkway is dedicated to
Gladys Noon Spellman, a representative of
Maryland's 5th congressional district, and has the
unsigned Maryland Route 295 (
MD 295) designation.
Commercial vehicles, including trucks, are prohibited within this stretch. This section is administered by the NPS'
Greenbelt Park unit. After leaving park service boundaries the highway is maintained by the state and signed with the MD 295 designation. This section of the parkway passes near
Baltimore–Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Upon entering Baltimore, the
Baltimore Department of Transportation takes over maintenance of the road and it continues north to an interchange with
Interstate 95 (I-95). Here, the Baltimore–Washington Parkway ends and MD 295 continues north unsigned on
Russell Street, which carries the route north into
downtown Baltimore. In downtown Baltimore, MD 295 follows
Paca Street northbound and
Greene Street southbound before ending at
US 40.