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Intercounty Connector

Toll
Maryland Route 200 marker

Maryland Route 200 Toll
Intercounty Connector
Route information
Maintained by MdTA
Length: 17.468 mi (28.112 km)
Existed: February 23, 2011 – present
Major junctions
West end: I-370 in Gaithersburg
 
East end: US 1 in Laurel
Location
Counties: Montgomery, Prince George's
Highway system
MD 198 MD 201

Toll
Maryland Route 200 marker

Maryland Route 200 (MD 200), more commonly known as the Intercounty Connector or ICC, is a tolled freeway in Maryland which connects Gaithersburg in Montgomery County and Laurel in Prince George's County. The highway was originally proposed in the 1960s as part of the Washington Outer Beltway. While other parts of the Outer Beltway were canceled, the ICC and the Fairfax County Parkway remained on master plans. The road's long history as an unbuilt proposed road stems from the controversy that has surrounded it over the years, including the cost which exceeded $2.56 billion.

Proponents of the highway claimed that it would improve the flow of interregional traffic, relieve traffic congestion on local roads, spur economic development, and enhance access to Baltimore-Washington International Airport. Opponents of the highway claimed that the road would instead harm significant traffic flow characteristics, negatively harm the environment, and disrupt established communities through which it passes.


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