Maryland Route 3

This article is about the Maryland state highway. For the Baltimore area bus route, see Route 3 (MTA Maryland).
Maryland Route 3 marker
Maryland Route 3
Robert Crain Highway
Map
Maryland Route 3 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length9.56 mi[1] (15.39 km)
Existed1927–present
Major junctions
South end US 50 / US 301 in Bowie
Major intersections
North end I-97 / MD 32 near Millersville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountiesPrince George's, Anne Arundel
Highway system
← MD 2→ MD 4

Maryland Route 3 (MD 3), part of the Robert Crain Highway, is the designation given to the former alignment of U.S. Route 301 (US 301) from Bowie, Maryland, United States, to Baltimore. It is named for Robert Crain of Baltimore. It is unique in Maryland in that it has a business route and a truck route which do not connect to their parent; however, the business route is also a part of the Robert Crain Highway. MD 3's current orientation is vestigial from the construction of Maryland's freeway system.

  1. ^ Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved November 11, 2012.