St. Jane Frances de Chantal Church
8499 Virginia Avenue
Riviera Beach, MD 21122-3097
From downtown Baltimore:
- Take Franklin Street west to Martin Luther King Boulevard and turn left.
- Pick up I-95 South to the Beltway South to Glen Burnie.
- From the Beltway take Exit 1 (Ft. Smallwood Rd.), at the top of the ramp turn right.
- At the traffic light, turn left onto Hawkins Point Road which becomes Ft. Smallwood Rd.
- Follow this road to Riviera Drive—turn left (at the intersection with McDonalds, CVS, and Geresbeck’s).
- Proceed three blocks to Virginia Avenue–turn right.
- You will see the church on the Left side of the road.
From the Beltway (I-695):
- Take I-695 to Exit 1 and follow directions as stated above. OR If you are coming from the northeast, take I-695 to the Key Bridge (toll).
- After you cross the bridge, take the first exit.
- Go to the traffic light at the top of the exit ramp–turn left.
- Go to next traffic light–turn left onto Hawkins Point Rd. Hawkins Point Rd. which becomes Ft. Smallwood Rd.
- Follow Ft. Smallwood Road to Riviera Drive–turn left (at the intersection with McDonalds, CVS, and Geresbeck’s).
- Proceed three blocks to Virginia Avenue—turn right.
- You will see the church on the Left side of the road.
From points South and West (Annapolis, Arnold, Severna Park):
- Take Ritchie Hwy (Rte.2) north to Earleigh Heights Road–turn right (at fire house).
- Follow through a stoplight (road becomes Magothy Bridge). Continue until making a left turn onto Edwin Raynor Blvd.
- Continue on Edwin Raynor Blvd. through the third traffic light when it becomes Ft. Smallwood Rd (Rte. 173). Follow Ft. Smallwood (through the light) until it bends left and Riviera Drive goes straight at the light (McDonald’s on left).
- Go straight through the light onto Riviera Drive, and proceed three blocks to Virginia Avenue—turn right.
- You will see the church on the Left side of the road.
From I-95 or the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (I-295):
- Take Rte 100 East toward Glen Burnie.
- Follow Rte. 100 several miles, until the Edwin Raynor Blvd. exit 20—turn right, and bear right at the top of the ramp.
- Follow Edwin Raynor Blvd. through the third light when it becomes Ft. Smallwood Rd (Rte. 173).
- Continue through the light on Ft. Smallwood until it bends left and Riviera Drive goes straight at the light (McDonald’s on left).
- Go straight through the light onto Riviera Drive and proceed three blocks to Virginia Avenue—turn right.
- You will see the church on the Left side of the road.
Where to Park
The front entrance to our church is located on Virginia Avenue. We have a large parking lot that is accessible via St. Jane Drive, the next right turn after Virginia. There is also street parking along Virginia Avenue as well as on neighboring streets.