Patapsco Regional Greenway | Guinness to Southwest Area Park

A bridge would be required to cross Herbert Run and continue the alignment along the BGE maintenance road.

This alignment includes a proposed connection from the BGE maintenance path to Halethorpe Farms Road which could provide an access point for the trail users.

The trail alignment would continue east along the BGE maintenance path, crossing Transway Road at the entrance of Cockey’s Enterprises, and providing another trail access point. High visibility pedestrian crossing features, such as rectangular rapid flashing beacons, will be considered at the Transway Road crossing location to ensure adequate safety.

The proposed alignment would continue east around the Cockey’s Enterprises property and beneath the I-695 overpass.

The trail alignment would turn northeast along the BGE maintenance path running adjacent to an unnamed tributary of the Patapsco River and then would cross this tributary within the utility corridor using a proposed pedestrian bridge structure.

The trail then extends out to Hammonds Ferry Road where a pedestrian crossing will be needed. High visibility crossing features and user refuge island treatments will be considered to ensure adequate trail crossing safety at Hammonds Ferry Road, which is a two-lane roadway with a 30 MPH speed limit.

The trail would continue east of Hammonds Ferry Road along the existing BGE maintenance path and transition south below the MD-295 overpass.

The trail would continue along the south edge of the utility corridor past National Tank & Equipment avoiding conflict with the heavy truck traffic along the business entrance road, before connecting to Annapolis Road.

At this point, the trail would continue north along the west side of Annapolis Road towards Baltimore Highlands Elementary School using a 10-foot-wide shared-use path with a 5-foot-wide grass buffer. The shared-use path would likely be an asphalt material. The existing wide travel lane widths along Annapolis Road will be reduced to standard widths to accommodate the shared-use path and buffer space. The speed limit along Annapolis Road is 30 miles per hour.

The alignment would then use Georgia Avenue to connect the path with the MTA Baltimore Highlands Light Rail Station and the Southwest Area Park. Georgia Avenue is a residential roadway with on-street parking on both sides and no marked speed limit. A five-foot-wide sidewalk would be used to accommodate pedestrians on the south side and shared-lane pavement markings would allow bicycles to share the travel lanes with vehicles without impacting existing on-street parking.

The alignment would rejoin the BGE utility corridor to travel north and would transition back to a ten-foot-wide greenway. The path would travel along the western edge of Southwest Area Park from the Baltimore Highlands Light Rail Station to the MTA Patapsco Light Rail Station. Along this corridor, several connections to the Southwest Area Park entrances and existing parking lots could provide access points to the park amenities.

A pedestrian bridge would be required to cross Herbert Run and continue the alignment along the river.

The trail alignment would continue east alongside the Patapsco River within DNR property. The path would then cross two unnamed tributaries of the Patapsco River which will require proposed pedestrian bridge structures, one to the south of Halethorpe Farms Road and one to the southwest of Cockey’s Enterprises.

The proposed alignment would continue along the Patapsco River and use the BGE maintenance path to cross beneath the I-695 overpass.

The alignment travels southeast toward the Patapsco River and immediately crosses another unnamed tributary of the river with a proposed pedestrian bridge structure. The path would follow the Patapsco River through a wooded area and cross Hammonds Ferry Road. High visibility crossing features and user refuge island treatments will be considered to ensure adequate trail crossing safety at Hammonds Ferry Road, which is a two-lane roadway with a 30 MPH speed limit.

Between Hammonds Ferry Road and Annapolis Road, the trail would parallel the river traveling within DNR and Baltimore County properties. The trail would travel beneath the MD-295 overpass.

The trail would continue east along the Patapsco River until the path intersects with Annapolis Road approximately 80 feet north of the bridge over the Patapsco River.

At this point, the trail would continue north along the west side of Annapolis Road towards Baltimore Highlands Elementary School using a 10-foot-wide shared-use path with a 5-foot-wide grass buffer. The shared-use path would likely be an asphalt material. The existing wide travel lane widths along Annapolis Road will be reduced to standard widths to accommodate the shared-use path and buffer space. The speed limit along Annapolis Road is 30 miles per hour.

From this location to the Patapsco Light Rail Station, this alternative would follow the same route as the other three alignments. The Patapsco River Alternative alignment would use Georgia Avenue to connect the path with the MTA Baltimore Highlands Light Rail Station and Southwest Area Park. Georgia Avenue is a residential roadway with on-street parking on both sides and no marked speed limit. A five-foot-wide sidewalk would be used to accommodate pedestrians on the south side and shared-lane pavement markings would allow bicycles to share the travel lanes with vehicles without impacting existing on-street parking.

The alignment would join the BGE utility corridor to travel north and would transition back to a ten-foot-wide greenway. The corridor travels along Southwest Area Park from the Baltimore Highlands Light Rail Station to the MTA Patapsco Light Rail Station. Along this corridor, several connections to the Southwest Area Park entrances and existing parking lots could provide access points the park amenities.

A bridge would be required to cross Herbert Run and continue the alignment along the BGE maintenance road.

This alignment includes a proposed connection from the BGE maintenance path to Halethorpe Farms Road which could provide an access point for the trail users.

The trail alignment would continue east along the BGE maintenance path, crossing Transway Road at the entrance of Cockey’s Enterprises, and providing another trail access point. High visibility pedestrian crossing features, such as rectangular rapid flashing beacons, will be considered at the Transway Road crossing location to ensure adequate safety.

The proposed alignment would continue east around the Cockey’s Enterprises property and beneath the I-695 overpass.

East of I-695, this alignment would follow the Patapsco River Alternative alignment immediately crossing another unnamed tributary of the Patapsco River using a proposed pedestrian bridge structure.

The path would follow the Patapsco River through a wooded area and cross Hammonds Ferry Road. High visibility crossing features and user refuge island treatments will be considered to ensure adequate trail crossing safety at Hammonds Ferry Road, which is a two-lane roadway with a 30 MPH speed limit.

Between Hammonds Ferry Road and Annapolis Road, the trail would parallel the river traveling within DNR and Baltimore County properties. The trail would travel beneath the MD-295 overpass.

The trail would continue east along the Patapsco River until the path intersects with Annapolis Road approximately 80 feet north of the bridge over the Patapsco River.

At this point, the trail would continue north along the west side of Annapolis Road towards Baltimore Highlands Elementary School using a 10-foot-wide shared-use path with a 5-foot-wide grass buffer. The shared-use path would likely be an asphalt material. The existing wide travel lane widths along Annapolis Road will be reduced to standard widths to accommodate the shared-use path and buffer space. The speed limit along Annapolis Road is 30 miles per hour.

Like the other alternatives, the alignment would use Georgia Avenue to connect the path with the MTA Baltimore Highlands Light Rail Station and the Southwest Area Park. Georgia Avenue is a residential roadway with on-street parking on both sides and no marked speed limit. A five-foot-wide sidewalk would be used to accommodate pedestrians on the south side and shared-lane pavement markings would allow bicycles to share the travel lanes with vehicles without impacting existing on-street parking.

The alignment would rejoin the BGE utility corridor to travel north and would transition back to a ten-foot-wide greenway. The path would travel along the western edge of Southwest Area Park from the Baltimore Highlands Light Rail Station to the MTA Patapsco Light Rail Station. Along this corridor, several connections to the Southwest Area Park entrances and existing parking lots could provide access points the park amenities.

A bridge would be required to cross Herbert Run and continue the alignment along the river.

The main path of this alignment would continue east alongside the Patapsco River within DNR property. The path would then cross two unnamed tributaries of the Patapsco River which will require proposed pedestrian bridge structures, one to the south of Halethorpe Farms Road and one to the southwest of Cockey’s Enterprises.

The proposed alignment would continue along the Patapsco River and use the BGE maintenance path to cross beneath the I-695 overpass.

The trail alignment would then turn northeast along the BGE maintenance path running adjacent to an unnamed tributary of the Patapsco River and then would cross this tributary within the utility corridor using a proposed pedestrian bridge structure.

The trail then extends out to Hammonds Ferry Road where a pedestrian crossing will be needed. High visibility crossing features and user refuge island treatments will be considered to ensure adequate trail crossing safety at Hammonds Ferry Road, which is a two-lane roadway with a 30 MPH speed limit.

The trail would continue east of Hammonds Ferry Road along the existing BGE maintenance path and transition south below the MD-295 overpass.

The trail would continue along the south edge of the utility corridor past National Tank & Equipment avoiding conflict with the heavy truck traffic along the business entrance road, before connecting to Annapolis Road.

At this point, the trail would continue north along the west side of Annapolis Road towards Baltimore Highlands Elementary School using a 10-foot-wide shared-use path with a 5-foot-wide grass buffer. The shared-use path would likely be an asphalt material. The existing wide travel lane widths along Annapolis Road will be reduced to standard widths to accommodate the shared-use path and buffer space. The speed limit along Annapolis Road is 30 miles per hour.

There, like the preceding alternatives, the alignment would use Georgia Avenue to connect the path with the MTA Baltimore Highlands Light Rail Station and the Southwest Area Park. Georgia Avenue is a residential roadway with on-street parking on both sides and no marked speed limit. A five-foot-wide sidewalk would be used to accommodate pedestrians on the south side and shared-lane pavement markings would allow bicycles to share the travel lanes with vehicles without impacting existing on-street parking.

The alignment would rejoin the BGE utility corridor to travel north and would transition back to a ten-foot-wide greenway. The path would travel along the western edge of Southwest Area Park from the Baltimore Highlands Light Rail Station to the MTA Patapsco Light Rail Station. Along this corridor, several connections to the Southwest Area Park entrances and existing parking lots could provide access points the park amenities.