Maryland Route 710

Maryland Route 710
Maryland Route 710
Ordnance Road
Route information
	Maintained by MDSHA
Length	2.16 mi (3.48 km)
Existed	1942–present
Major junctions
West end	MD 2 in Glen Burnie
	MD 10 in Glen Burnie
East end	MD 173 in Brooklyn Park
Location
Counties	Anne Arundel
Highway system
	Maryland highway system; Interstate; US; State; Scenic Byways;

Maryland Route 710 (MD 710) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Ordnance Road, the state highway runs 2.16 miles (3.48 km) from MD 2 in Glen Burnie east to MD 173 in Brooklyn Park at the city limits of Baltimore. MD 710 provides access to the Defense Logistics Agency Curtis Bay Depot, a unit of the General Services Administration. The state highway is named for the federal site's prior use as a U.S. Army Depot. MD 710 was constructed in the early 1940s and relocated for most of its length concurrent with the construction of MD 10 in the early 1970s.

Route description[]

View east along MD 710 east of MD 10 in Glen Burnie

MD 710 begins at an intersection with MD 2 (Governor Ritchie Highway) surrounded by four shopping centers in Glen Burnie. The roadway continues west as county-maintained West Ordnance Road. MD 710 heads east as a four-lane divided highway and meets MD 10 (Arundel Expressway) at a partial cloverleaf interchange. Beyond MD 10, the state highway curves to the northeast, crosses a branch of Furnace Creek, and reduces to a two-lane undivided road. MD 710 passes the Anne Arundel County Correctional Center, a U.S. Army Reserve Center, and the Defense Logistics Agency Curtis Bay Depot. The state highway curves east and has a grade crossing of CSX's Curtis Bay Branch underneath Interstate 695 (Baltimore Beltway). MD 710's eastern terminus is at an intersection with MD 173 (Pennington Avenue/Hawkins Point Road) in Brooklyn Park at the city limits of Baltimore.^[1]^[2]

View east along MD 710 from I-695

History[]

MD 710 was constructed as a 24-foot-wide (7.3 m) concrete road in 1942 to connect the with MD 173 and MD 2.^[3]^[4] The highway originally followed what is now MD 711 east from MD 2. Beyond MD 711, the highway headed east through the site of MD 10's interchange with I-695 to what is now the U.S. Army Reserve Center, then followed its present alignment to MD 173.^[5] MD 710 was relocated to its present course, including the divided highway segment, in 1972 in conjunction with the construction of MD 10.^[6]^[7]

Junction list[]

The entire route is in Anne Arundel County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Glen Burnie	0.00	0.00	MD 2 (Governor Ritchie Highway) to I-895 north / Ordnance Road west – Pasadena, Brooklyn Park, Ferndale	Western terminus
Glen Burnie	0.56	0.90	MD 10 (Arundel Expressway) to I-695 – Annapolis, Baltimore	Partial cloverleaf interchange
Brooklyn Park	2.16	3.48	MD 173 (Pennington Avenue/Hawkins Point Road) – Baltimore, Riviera Beach	Eastern terminus; Baltimore city limit
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c
Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
- Anne Arundel County (PDF).
^ Google (2010-08-02). "Maryland Route 710" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
^ Whitman, Ezra B.; Webb, P. Watson; Thomas, W. Frank (March 15, 1943). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1941–1942 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. pp. 53–54. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1946). Maryland: Official Highway Map (Map) (1946–1947 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
^ Curtis Bay, MD quadrangle (Map) (1946 ed.). 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). United States Geological Survey. {{cite map}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ Maryland State Highway Administration (1972). Maryland: Official Highway Map (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration.
^ Federal Highway Administration (2012). "NBI Structure Number: 100000020112010". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration.

External links[]

Route map:

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[Maryland_HLR-1] Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
Anne Arundel County (PDF).

[2] Anne Arundel County (PDF).

[Google_Maps_MD_710-2] Google (2010-08-02). "Maryland Route 710" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-08-02.

[1942_src_report-3] Whitman, Ezra B.; Webb, P. Watson; Thomas, W. Frank (March 15, 1943). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1941–1942 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. pp. 53–54. Retrieved 2013-02-09.

[1946_map-4] Maryland State Roads Commission (1946). Maryland: Official Highway Map (Map) (1946–1947 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.

[USGS_Curtis_Bay_1946-5] Curtis Bay, MD quadrangle (Map) (1946 ed.). 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). United States Geological Survey. {{cite map}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[1972_map-6] Maryland State Highway Administration (1972). Maryland: Official Highway Map (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration.

[NBI_MD_10-7] Federal Highway Administration (2012). "NBI Structure Number: 100000020112010". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration.

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