Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...
and its northwestern
suburbs
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Greenspring Avenue is currently divided into three sections, as follows:
*In Baltimore city: From
Druid Hill Park
Druid Hill Park is a urban park in northwest Baltimore, Maryland. Its boundaries are marked by Druid Park Drive (north), Swann Drive and Reisterstown Road (west and south), and the Jones Falls Expressway / Interstate 83 (east).Northern Parkway
*In Baltimore city: From Northern Parkway to
Cross Country Boulevard
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Pimlico Road
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*In Baltimore city/county: From Cross Country Boulevard to Tufton Avenue.
Greenspring Avenue begins inside of Druid Hill Park, near the
Maryland Zoo
The Maryland Zoo — also known as The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore and formerly known as The Baltimore City Zoo or the Baltimore Zoo — is a 135-acre park located in historic Druid Hill Park in the northwestern area of the City of Baltimore, Mary ...
. The first section, which is approximately long, is mostly lined with high-rise and
garden apartment
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s. This section ends at Northern Parkway, at Sinai Hospital, and across from Cylburn Park. From here, a left and then a right two blocks later is required to continue along Greenspring.
The next section of Greenspring Avenue starts off of Northern Parkway about one block west of Sinai Hospital, and continues for about 3/4 of a mile to a five-way intersection consisting of Cross Country Boulevard and Pimlico Road, in an area known as
Cheswolde Cheswolde is residential community in northwest Baltimore, Maryland. It is located along the Western Run. The main roads running through the area are Greenspring Avenue, Cross Country Boulevard, and Taney Road.
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. A right turn is required here to continue along Greenspring.
The third and longest section of Greenspring Avenue continues from this intersection for about until the end of the name Greenspring Avenue for the road. However, the road physically continues beyond this point and is known as Worthington Avenue for the next mile and a half. It finally continues into Butler Road (
Maryland Route 128
Maryland Route 128 (MD 128) is a state highway located in Baltimore County in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Butler Road, the state highway runs from MD 30 in Reisterstown east to MD 25 at Butler. MD 128 was constructed in the early 1930 ...
) before it reaches
Hanover Pike
Maryland Route 30 (MD 30) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Hanover Pike, the highway runs from MD 140 in Reisterstown north to the Pennsylvania state line near Melrose, where the highway contin ...
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Maryland Route 30
Maryland Route 30 (MD 30) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Hanover Pike, the highway runs from MD 140 in Reisterstown north to the Pennsylvania state line near Melrose, where the highway cont ...
), at which point going straight will lead to I-795. This section of the road can be accessed from the
Baltimore Beltway
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at exit 22.
History
The
Green Spring Avenue Company
Greenspring Avenue is a road in Baltimore, Maryland and its northwestern suburbs. At one time, Greenspring Avenue was Maryland Route 519 from Worthington Road to Dover Road, but the road has since been decommissioned and no longer has any numer ...
was chartered in 1858 to build the portion south of
Maryland Route 130
Maryland Route 130 (MD 130) is a state highway located in Baltimore County, Maryland, Baltimore County in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Greenspring Valley Road, the state highway runs from Maryland Route 140, MD 140 in Garrison, Maryland, ...
as a
turnpike
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Cylburn Arboretum __NOTOC__
Cylburn Arboretum ronounced sil·brn aar·br·ee·tm is a city park with arboretum and gardens, located at 4915 Greenspring Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland. It is open daily excluding Mondays without charge.
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Kennedy Krieger Institute
The Kennedy Krieger Institute () is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, Johns Hopkins affiliate located in Baltimore, Maryland, that provides in-patient and out-patient medical care, community services, and school based programs for children and ...
campus
Quarry Lake at Greenspring development
Throughout the 2000s, construction has been underway for a new development now known as Quarry Lake at Greenspring, which is located between
Old Court Road
Old Court Road is a state- and county-maintained highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Including the adjacent road in Howard County known as Woodstock Road, the highway runs from Maryland Route 99 (MD 99) near Woodstock east to Joppa Road near ...
and Smith Avenue.
In 2005, a rock-breaking ceremony was held.
In 2006 and 2007, some commercial properties on the premises opened, including medical office space of
Lifebridge Health
LifeBridge Health is a nonprofit healthcare corporation that was formed in 1998 and currently operates several medical institutions in and around Baltimore, Maryland. These institutions include Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Grace Medical Center (Ba ...
,
Walgreens
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, and
The Fresh Market
The Fresh Market is an American chain of supermarkets based in Greensboro, North Carolina.
History
The Fresh Market was founded by Ray and Beverly Berry on March 5, 1982, in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Berrys' idea was to develop a better gr ...
.
The development also features 83 single-family homes and 500 condos.
The center of the development features is lake, which is deep, one of the deepest lakes in the state of Maryland.
Public transportation
Public transportation, provided by the
Maryland Transit Administration
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, is available on or near parts of Greenspring Avenue.
* Route 1 operates between
Druid Park Drive
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Route 27
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crosses Greenspring Avenue at Ken Oak Road, and operates one block east of Greenspring Avenue along the parallel Cross Country Boulevard.
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Route 58
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(formerly Route M-10) operates between Cross Country Boulevard and Willowglen Drive.
* Route 60 crosses Greenspring Avenue along Greenspring Valley Road (
Maryland Route 130
Maryland Route 130 (MD 130) is a state highway located in Baltimore County, Maryland, Baltimore County in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Greenspring Valley Road, the state highway runs from Maryland Route 140, MD 140 in Garrison, Maryland, ...
).
*In the past, service was provided on Greenspring Avenue between Ken Oak and Cross Country by Route 44 and between Greenspring Valley Road and Greenwood by Route M-12. But these services have been discontinued.
David Simon
David Judah Simon (born February 9, 1960) is an American author, journalist, screenwriter, and producer best known for his work on ''The Wire'' (2002–08).
He worked for ''The Baltimore Sun'' City Desk for twelve years (1982–95), wrote '' Hom ...
Janet Sternburg Janet Sternburg (born January 18, 1943 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American writer of essays, poetry and memoir, as well as a fine art photographer. Sternburg is the editor of ''The Writer On Her Work'', the first book of commissioned essays on ...
, the narrator has a near accident while driving on Greenspring Avenue.