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22 Street as the connection to the Baltimore-Washington Parkway brought the highway into the City without crossing the harbor; however, the connection did not mitigate traffic congestion in Baltimore’s Central Business District (CBD). 30 Russell Street became a connecting road but still retained its city street attributes of sidewalks and stoplights that characterize the area, much like US 40 on Franklin and Mulberry streets. Before reaching the City’s CBD, portions of the Parkway were also placed on overpasses since the highway crossed the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks and roads that could not be elevated in an interchange. Construction of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway also provided an opportunity for the BPR to work with the SRC and Baltimore City. The southern portion of the route of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway passed through federal lands at Greenbelt, the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, and Fort Meade but the government still required some additional right-of-way. Since these lands were east of US 1, the federal section of the highway would align with the recommended alignment in Baltimore City. However, the BPR assigned the highway to the National Park Service to manage the highway and that dictated the design of the eighteen-mile section of highway as a parkway, rather than an expressway. Ownership of highways would remain in debate by the federal and state governments for the next twelve years. Although the SRC anticipated starting $45,000,000 in construction projects once the war ended, until the peace treaties were signed, materials and manpower remained dedicated to the war effort through 1945. 30 Nathan L. Smith, Analysis of Traffic Conditions and Present and Post-War Highway Requirements, Chief Engineer, Department of Public Works, to Theodore R. McKeldin, Mayor of Baltimore (May 21, 1945), Maryland Department, Enoch Pratt Free Library.
23 William Preston Lane, Jr. and the Five Year Plan, 1947-1952 William Preston Lane, Jr., a lawyer and businessman from Hagerstown, was elected governor in 1946 and began his term in January 1947. During the 1946 campaign, he frequently highlighted the need for improved highways throughout the state. 31 In his January 1947 inauguration speech, Lane talked about the necessity for new highways and bridges for Maryland’s success in the post-War period. On March 6, 1947, the Governor again raised the issue to the General Assembly. His program, which he called “The Five Year Program,” proposed that the financing of necessary bridges and highways would be created by the State selling $100,000,000 in bonds, which in turn would be repaid through tolls on certain highways and bridges. The governor also requested a one-cent increase in the state’s sales and gas taxes, and an increase in automobile and truck registration fees. All of these monies were specifically designated for the SRC’s use for highway and bridge construction. Lane’s Five Year Program called for construction of a “modern” highway system. It would be based on a “master plan for an integrated arterial state highway system.” In his speech, the Governor also called for a “tollfree expressway system” for the intra-state traffic. 32 The General Assembly agreed with his proposals and Article 89B of the Annotated Code of Maryland, “Express Highways Act,” was amended and passed in 1947. 33 Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Baltimore-Washington Expressway Figure 4: Improved US 40 after 1949 (left) and unimproved highway before 1949 (right) 34 (Source SHA Photo Archive) 31 “Highway Fund Diversion Hit,” The Washington Post, June 5, 1946, p. 8. 32 Governor William Preston Lane, “A Message to the General Assembly by Governor William Preston Lane, Jr. on the State Highway System.” March 6, 1947 33 William Preston Lane, “A Message to the General Assembly by Governor William Preston Lane, Jr. on the State Highway System,” March 6, 1947, Maryland Department, Enoch Pratt Free Library. See also, Expressway Act of 1947, Vol. 411, Page 1383 of the On-line Archives at www.msa.md.gov/megafile/msa/speccol. 34 Source SHA Photo Archive.
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Page 5 and 6: 5 Table of Figures Figure 1: US 40
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Page 15 and 16: 15 Figure 1: US 40 over the Patapsc
Page 17 and 18: 17 State Struggles The SRC also pro
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Page 33 and 34: 33 Figure 12: Atomic Energy Commiss
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Page 37 and 38: 37 Maryland continued to apply for
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Page 43 and 44: 43 Figure 17: Governor Elbert N. Ca
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Page 47 and 48: 47 Bibliography American Associatio
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Page 51 and 52: 51 ____________, Report of the Stat
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