Why Baltimore's "Freeway To Nowhere" Exists

Why Baltimore's "Freeway To Nowhere" Exists Throughout American history, urban freeways have been an extremely controversial topic. These massive highways were built through major cities during the 1960s and 70s, cutting through poor and often predominantly African-American and minority neighborhoods simply for the sake of land value. This is a rough spot for the US’s interstate system, which is normally seen as an impressive engineering feat and development for the country. With that, we can move to Baltimore, Maryland, the topic of todays video. This is a very historic city within the northeast megalopolis, with an especially controversial freeway history. This is most visible on the I-70 corridor, where a major interstate just abruptly ends directly after an interchange, with a small park and ride and a turnaround. It looks like it was obviously meant to continue into the city. But it’s also seen on the Franklin-Mulberry Expressway just west of the downtown, a very short 1.4-mile freeway that seems to disappear as fast as it got there. It has an extremely interesting and controversial history, so today we are going to talk about the short portion of US40 thats been deemed by Baltimore residents as the “Highway to Nowhere.” Help Out The Channel And Become A Member With Awesome Perks! https://www.youtube.com/c/BeaverGeography/join Socials: Discord Server: https://discord.gg/8B5ES5Mbws Twitter: https://twitter.com/BeaverGeography Shorts Channels: https://www.youtube.com/@BeaverGeographyShorts Minecraft Channel: https://www.youtube.com/Beaverman1 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@beavergeography Contact Me! [email protected] Thumbnail Maker: https://www.youtube.com/@bwgolf https://www.tiktok.com/@bradwhitegolf