Interstate 170 (I-170) was the designation for a 1.39-mile (2.24 km) freeway in Baltimore, Maryland, that currently carries U.S. Route 40 (US 40). The highway was originally envisioned as the eastern terminus of the Maryland portion of I-70, a major transcontinental route, and was later envisioned as a direct link between the Interstate and the western edge of Downtown Baltimore. However, with the loss of I-70 in Baltimore, the route was deleted as an Interstate. Disapproval of the remaining depressed highway by Baltimore citizens, as well as environmental groups, has earned it the common nicknames of "The Highway to Nowhere" and "The Ditch"; in addition, other names include the "Westside Freeway" and the "Franklin–Mulberry Expressway", both referring to its location in the city.