The main hold up is at the intersection of 95 & 495. As the bottleneck is at Georgia Ave. Sometimes jumping off of 95 onto 29 and taking it into Silver Spring is less difficult, but still no prize. I was born/raised in outer Silver Spring (New Hamp corridor) . Driving was tough in the 70s. All due to suburban sprawl and the idea that the DC area is a gold mine.

Living in Old Catonsville, Arbutus, St Denis, Haelthorpe would put yo at 95, though its not in the city, it is old suburbs.