Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway
Getting to the Byway

Nearby Airports

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Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI), MD (35 miles / 56.0 km, 41 minutes)
Start: Airport Marker I-195 westbound, Baltimore, MD
N 39.180° W 76.667° [?]
Directions:
  • Take exit 1 to Aviation Blvd/MD-170.
  • Turn left at Cromwell Park Dr.
  • Merge onto I-97 southbound.
  • Take the exit onto US-301 N/US-50 E
  • Turn left at the end of the exit ramp onto Route 8 to Stevensville.
  • Turn left onto Route 18, the beginning of the byway.
Junction with byway: End Marker Route 18, Stevensville, MD
N 38.982° W 76.335° [?]
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Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), VA (46.4 miles / 74.2 km, 55 minutes)
Start: Airport Marker George Washinton Memorial Parkway northbound, Arlington, VA
N 38.852° W 77.039° [?]
Directions:
  • From George Washington Parkway, take exit onto I-395 northbound to Washington.
  • Turn right at New York Ave/US-1/US-50.
  • Take exit 37 and merge onto MD-8 to Stevensville.
  • Turn left onto Route 18, the beginning of the byway.
Junction with byway: End Marker Route 18, Stevensville, MD
N 38.982° W 76.335° [?]
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Washington-Dulles International Airport (IAD), VA (72.4 miles / 115.8 km, 2 hours 10 minutes)
Start: Airport Marker Hirst Brault Expy, eastbound, Chantilly, VA
N 38.953° W 77.448° [?]
Directions:
  • Take the exit to VA-267 eastbound.
  • Take the exit to I-495 northbound.
  • Take exit 19A and merge onto US-50 northbound.
  • Turn left at the end of the exit ramp onto Route 8 to Stevensville.
  • Turn left onto Route 18, the beginning of the byway.

In good driving conditions, you can get to the byway in 1 hour and 20 minutes. However plan for 2 hours and 10 minutes in traffic.
Junction with byway: End Marker Route 18, Stevensville, MD
N 38.982° W 76.335° [?]

Nearby Cities

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Philadelphia, PA (55 miles / 88.0 km, 1 hour 10 minutes)
Start: City Marker I-95 southbound, Philadelphia, PA
N 39.953° W 75.141° [?]
Directions:
  • Take I-95 to MD-279 via Exit 109A toward MD-213.
  • Continue south on MD-213 to Chesapeake City where the byway begins.
Junction with byway: End Marker MD-213, Chesapeake City, MD
N 39.533° W 75.812° [?]
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Washington, DC (40 miles / 64.0 km, 45 minutes)
Start: City Marker Route 30/301, Washington, D.C.
N 38.908° W 77.006° [?]
Directions:
  • Take the first exit off of Route 50/301.
  • Turn left at the end of the exit ramp onto Route 8 to Stevensville.
  • Turn left onto Route 18, the beginning of the byway.
Junction with byway: End Marker Route 18, Stevensville, MD
N 38.982° W 76.335° [?]