Route One Reimagined: Ribbon cutting Ceremony

Join Maryland Department of Transportation, The University of Maryland, and the City of College Park on Saturday, November 9, 2024 to celebrate the completion of Phase 1 of the US 1 (Baltimore Avenue) College Park Improvement Project! The 1.5-mile project enhances safety and traffic flow for all road users, including pedestrians and bicyclists, while supporting revitalization efforts along the busy US 1 corridor.

EVENT DETAILS

Saturday November 9, 2024 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Fraternity Row Field College Park, MD 20740

Visitor parking on weekends is available in Lot L off of Regents Drive. Parking is also available behind The Hotel at the University of Maryland. The Hotel’s management will not enforce payment to park during the day of this event.

Route One’s Transformation Through Time

The Route One Corridor has been a major access point to the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Region for generations – we’ve got the photos to prove it. Take a look at how Route One has transformed over the years! 

Two men pull an oxcart southbound on Route One near Rossborough Inn, 1900.

Courtesy of the University of Maryland Archives

The Hotel at the University of Maryland and the Irbe Center, 2019.

Photo Courtesy of the City of College Park, Maryland.

Photo of downtown College Park, facing northbound, circa 1935-1948.

Photo Courtesy of the University of Maryland Archives.

Photo of Landmark along US Route 1 facing northbound, 2017.

Downtown College Park, circa 1950.

Photo Courtesy of the City of College Park.

College Park City Hall, after recent completion in 2022.

Photo Courtesy of the City of College Park