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'''Governor Ritchie Highway''' was the name of the first high-speed roadway connecting [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]] and [[Annapolis, Maryland|Annapolis]]. Opened in [[1934]], the highway began at the Baltimore City line at the intersection of Potee Street, Hanover Street, and Old Camp Meade Road in [[Brooklyn Park, Maryland|Brooklyn Park]]. The highway ends at the [[Severn River]] just outside of Annapolis, near the [[U.S. Naval Academy]]. |
'''Governor Ritchie Highway''' was the name of the first high-speed roadway connecting [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]] and [[Annapolis, Maryland|Annapolis]]. Opened in [[1934]], the highway began at the Baltimore City line at the intersection of Potee Street, Hanover Street, and Old Camp Meade Road in [[Brooklyn Park, Maryland|Brooklyn Park]]. The highway ends at the [[Severn River(Maryland)|Severn River]] just outside of Annapolis, near the [[U.S. Naval Academy]]. |
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Ritchie Highway was used by metro area travelers to the [[Chesapeake Bay Bridge]] while traveling to [[Ocean City, Maryland|Ocean City]] prior to the completion of [[Interstate 97]] in [[1993]]. |
Ritchie Highway was used by metro area travelers to the [[Chesapeake Bay Bridge]] while traveling to [[Ocean City, Maryland|Ocean City]] prior to the completion of [[Interstate 97]] in [[1993]]. |
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Governor Ritchie Highway was the name of the first high-speed roadway connecting Baltimore and Annapolis. Opened in 1934, the highway began at the Baltimore City line at the intersection of Potee Street, Hanover Street, and Old Camp Meade Road in Brooklyn Park. The highway ends at the Severn River just outside of Annapolis, near the U.S. Naval Academy.
Ritchie Highway was used by metro area travelers to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge while traveling to Ocean City prior to the completion of Interstate 97in1993.
The highway is named for former Maryland Governor Albert C. Ritchie.
For much of its length, Ritchie Highway is designated as Route 2. South of U.S. Highway 50 it carries the Route 450 deisgnation.
