Maryland Route 665
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| Aris T. Allen Boulevard | ||||
Maryland Route 665 highlighted in red
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| Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
| Length: | 2.68 mi (4.31 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1991 – present | |||
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  US 50 / US 301 in Parole
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 MD 2 in Parole |
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| East end: | Bywater Road in Annapolis | |||
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| Counties: | Anne Arundel | |||
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Maryland Route 665 (MD 665) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Aris T. Allen Boulevard, the state highway runs 2.68 miles (4.31 km) from U.S. Route 50 and US 301 in Parole east to Bywater Road and Forest Drive in Annapolis. MD 665 is a four-lane divided highway that connects US 50, US 301, and Interstate 97 (I-97) with MD 2 and the southern part of Annapolis and adjacent unincorporated communities on the Annapolis Neck in central Anne Arundel County. MD 665 was assigned to Forest Drive from MD 2 east to Bay Ridge Avenue circa 1950. The highway was relocated at its intersections with MD 387 and Bay Ridge Road in the 1960s. The Forest Drive iteration of MD 665 was removed from the state highway system in the late 1980s immediately before construction began on modern MD 665, which opened in 1992.
MD 665 begins at a directional interchange with unsigned US 50 and US 301 (John Hanson Highway) in Parole. The ramps from MD 665 to westbound US 50 and from eastbound US 50 to MD 665 tie into the ramps for I-97. The ramp from westbound US 50 to MD 665 forms a sweeping hairpin. MD 665 heads southeast as a four-lane freeway through a single-point urban interchange with Riva Road. The highway turns east and meets MD 2 (Solomons Island Road) at a partial cloverleaf interchange. There is also an exit ramp from westbound MD 665 to Annapolis Harbor Center Drive, which accesses the eponymous shopping center in the northwest quadrant of the interchange. Beyond MD 2, the state highway crosses Church Creek, enters the city of Annapolis, and becomes a four-lane divided highway with partial access control. After an intersection with Chinquapin Round Road, which is unsigned MD 655C, MD 665 reaches its eastern terminus at Bywater Road. The roadway continues southeast as Forest Drive, a four-lane road with a center turn lane. Forest Drive intersects MD 387 (Spa Road) and Bay Ridge Avenue on its course along the southern fringe of the city of Annapolis.
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