Josiah Henson Memorial Parkway
107-762: Josiah Henson Memorial Parkway (1.3 mi (2.1 km)) Randolph Road (9.0 mi (14.5 km)) [REDACTED] MD 355 in North Bethesda [REDACTED] MD 586 in Wheaton [REDACTED] MD 185 in Wheaton [REDACTED] MD 97 in Glenmont [REDACTED] MD 650 in Colesville [REDACTED] US 29 in Fairland Randolph Road is a county highway in
214-822: A 0.376-mile (0.605 km) portion between a point south of Urbana Church Road and Sprigg Street was turned over to county maintenance. The remainder of MD 355C was turned over to county maintenance in an agreement dated December 8, 2017. Junction list The entire route was in Urbana , Frederick County . Maryland Route 927 The following is a list of state highways in Maryland shorter than one mile (1.6 km) in length with route numbers between 900 and 999. Most of these highways act as service roads , old alignments of more prominent highways, or connectors between one or more highways. Many of these highways are unsigned and have multiple segments with
321-604: A bypass west of the city. In 1960, I-70S/US 240 was extended south to the Capital Beltway, and MD 355 was extended south along former US 240 between Montrose Road and the Capital Beltway. In 1972, the American Association of State Highway Officials approved for the US ;240 designation to be removed. As a result, MD 355 was extended south along the former US 240 alignment to
428-573: A cul-de-sac in Waterloo , Howard County . The route is 0.21 mi (0.34 km) long. Maryland Route 963 is the unsigned designation for Deputy Lane, a stub that intersects Hill Road and ends approximately 50 feet (15 m) east of the intersection, therefore providing a length of about 0.01 miles (0.016 km). It is located near Seat Pleasant in Prince George's County and is aligned in an east–west direction. Maryland Route 964
535-404: A dense suburban residential area. The highway expands to three lanes eastbound at Gaynor Road, gains a median, and gains a third lane westbound immediately after crossing Rock Creek . Randolph Road heads northeast as a six-lane divided highway into Wheaton, where the highway intersects MD 586 (Veirs Mill Road) and MD 185 (Connecticut Avenue) a short distance apart. The highway continues east through
642-425: A densely populated suburban area, passing by Wheaton High School and through Denley Park before meeting MD 97 (Georgia Avenue) in Glenmont . Randolph Road continues east, passing John F. Kennedy High School and Glenallan Elementary School before reaching Kemp Mill Road. Kemp Mill Road heads south toward Brookside Gardens and Wheaton Regional Park . Randolph Road continues east across Northwest Branch and past
749-466: A divided highway just west of its intersection with Old Columbia Pike, then reaches its eastern terminus at a single-point urban interchange with US 29 (Columbia Pike) in Fairland. The highway is state-maintained and designated MD 929A for 0.31 miles (0.50 km) from west of Old Columbia Pike—which is itself designated MD 929C for a short distance on either side of the intersection—east to
856-469: A four-lane undivided highway as it curves to the southeast through Calverton, where the highway is lined with commercial properties to the south and apartment complexes to the north. The highway passes along the eastern edge of the White Oak Food and Drug Administration campus, then enters Prince George's County shortly before reaching an intersection with MD 212 (Powder Mill Road). Cherry Hill Road
963-931: A junction with Interstate 270 (I-270) before the main course continues as Josiah Henson Memorial Parkway in North Bethesda . Josiah Henson Memorial Parkway continues through a junction with MD 355 , east of which the highway becomes Randolph Road. Randolph Road intersects MD 586 and MD 185 in Wheaton , MD 97 in Glenmont , and MD 650 in Colesville . The highway continues southeast toward Fairland , where it meets U.S. Route 29 (US 29). The highway continues from US 29 as Cherry Hill Road through an intersection with MD 212 in Calverton before reaching its eastern end at US 1 in College Park . A significant portion of Montrose Road, Randolph Road, and Cherry Hill Road existed along or near their present alignments by
1070-572: A large gap from west of Rock Creek to Glenmont, the highway resumed along the present course of Randolph Road except for a deviation at Northwest Branch. From Colesville, the highway headed east along the Beltsville Road. Near the Montgomery–;Prince George's county line, the highway split southeast along Cherry Hill Road to US 1. The only major deviations were near their junction, Beltsville Road and Cherry Hill Road followed what
1177-705: A principal arterial from Shady Grove Road to MD 27 in Germantown. MD 355 begins in the Bethesda CDP , at the intersection with Western Avenue NW / Western Avenue ( Maryland ), the northwestern border between Washington, D.C., and the state of Maryland. The road is the northern extension of Wisconsin Avenue NW , which begins in Georgetown at an intersection with K Street NW underneath US 29 (Whitehurst Freeway NW), just north of
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#17327810525121284-685: A two-lane controlled-access highway through a forested corridor between two residential subdivisions. Those neighborhoods are accessed via the only intersection through the corridor with Whites Ford Way. The corridor ends at Seven Locks Road, where Montrose Road expands to a four-lane divided highway. The highway has a partial interchange with the access road to a residential subdivision to the north before its cloverleaf interchange with I-270 (Eisenhower Memorial Highway). At Tower Oaks Boulevard, Montrose Road expands to six lanes, crosses Cabin John Creek , and passes between residential subdivisions between
1391-630: Is 0.09 mi (0.14 km) long. Maryland Route 918 is the unsigned designation for Dr William P. Hytche Boulevard (renamed from East Broad Street) in Princess Anne , Somerset County , which runs from MD 675 east to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore campus. The route is 0.22 miles (0.35 km) long. MD 918 heads east from MD 675 as a two-lane undivided road through residential areas. The route crosses Manokin Branch and passes to
1498-476: Is 0.45 mi (0.72 km) long. Maryland Route 928 is the unsigned designation for an unnamed road running from Clara Downey Avenue south to MD 28 in Norbeck , Montgomery County , serving a park and ride lot. The southernmost section is one-way southbound. The route is 0.15 mi (0.24 km) long. In 2015, the northern terminus of MD 928 was cut back from MD 28 to its current location because of
1605-734: Is a 36.75-mile (59.14 km) north–south road in western central Maryland in the United States . The southern terminus of the route is in Bethesda in Montgomery County , where Wisconsin Avenue meets the county's border with Washington, D.C. The northern terminus is just north of a bridge over Interstate 70 (I-70)/ U.S. Route 40 (US 40) in the city of Frederick in Frederick County , where
1712-657: Is a collection of 16 unsigned state highways that are service roads, state-maintained portions of county highways, and connectors in the vicinity of I-68 in Garrett County and Allegany County . MD 948BA, 948D, 948H, and 948K are located in Garrett County. The remaining 12 sections of MD 948 are in Allegany County between Cumberland and the Washington County line. Maryland Route 949
1819-424: Is a suburban four- to six-lane divided highway lined with many businesses. North of Germantown, the route is predominantly a two-lane rural road until it reaches Frederick, where it passes through commercial areas in the southern part of the city. The road changes names along its route: from south to north, it is called Wisconsin Avenue, Rockville Pike, Hungerford Drive, Frederick Road, and Urbana Pike. MD 355
1926-495: Is aligned in a north–south direction. Maryland Route 969 is the unsigned designation for Eleanor Drive, which runs from MD 168 north to a dead end in Linthicum , Anne Arundel County . The route is 0.08 mi (0.13 km) long. Maryland Route 972A (Old Silver Hill Road) connects Maryland Route 458 with county-maintained Marlboro Pike in Prince George's County . It is approximately 0.43 miles (0.69 km) long and
2033-483: Is aligned in an east–west direction. Maryland Route 973 (officially MD 973B) is the unsigned designation for Tuxedo Road, a 0.06 mi (0.097 km) spur that runs west from MD 459 (Tuxedo Road) just east of the crossing of the Alexandria Extension of CSX 's Capital Subdivision . Maryland Route 974 is the unsigned designation for an unnamed road for the first 0.08 miles (0.13 km) and
2140-446: Is bypassed by Josiah Henson Memorial Parkway, which has a length of 1.3 miles (2.1 km) to its eastern end beyond MD 355. Randolph Road spans 9 miles (14 km) through Wheaton, Glenmont, Colesville, and Fairland to US 29. The highway continues as Cherry Hill Road for 4.1 miles (6.6 km) through Calverton to College Park. The vast majority of the highway is maintained by the respective counties, but short segments are maintained by
2247-512: Is four lanes with a center turn lane from the county line to just east of its bridge across I-95, then reduces to two lanes. The highway briefly passes through the United States Department of Agriculture 's Beltsville Agricultural Research Center before crossing over the Capital Beltway, which carries both I-95 and I-495, just east of the junction of the two Interstates. Cherry Hill Road crosses Little Paint Branch and passes by
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#17327810525122354-617: Is located in Prince George's County and is aligned in a north–south direction. There are other separate segments of MD 967: Maryland Route 968 is the unsigned designation for the Entrance to the National Guard Armory . It intersects Maryland Route 193 and ends approximately 200 feet (61 m) north of Convalescent Road in Greenbelt , Prince George's County . It is approximately 0.06 miles (0.097 km) long and
2461-662: Is named Sondberg Lane for the last 0.02 miles (0.032 km). It intersects Maryland Route 193 and ends approximately 200 feet (61 m) south of the Belvidere Avenue spur in Prince George's County . It is approximately 0.10 miles (0.16 km) long and is aligned in a north–south direction. Maryland Route 975 (officially MD 975A) is the unsigned designation for John Hanson Lane, which runs 0.06 miles (0.097 km) from St. Barnabas Road north to MD 414 in Oxon Hill . MD 975 provides full access between MD 414 and
2568-474: Is now Gracefield Road, and Cherry Hill Road met MD 212 at staggered intersections. Between 1916 and 1919, the highway between Glenmont and Colesville was improved as a macadam road by Montgomery County with state aid; this road later became known as Glenmont Road and was designated MD 183. The road east from Colesville and part of the Beltsville road were reconstructed as gravel roads in 1934. Montrose Road
2675-481: Is provided by following Hoya Street north to the interchange ramps, where the eastern end of Montrose Road can be accessed. Josiah Henson Memorial Parkway passes under MD 355 before intersecting ramps to and from northbound MD 355 adjacent to the Montrose Schoolhouse , which is accessed from the adjacent shopping center via Chapman Avenue at the eastern end of Josiah Henson Memorial Parkway. Montrose Road
2782-453: Is state-maintained and designated MD 927A for its easternmost 0.29 miles (0.47 km) from Hoya Street to Chapman Avenue. Randolph Road begins at Chapman Avenue and heads east as a five-lane road with center turn lane. The highway has an at-grade crossing of CSX 's Metropolitan Subdivision , which carries MARC 's Brunswick Line , as the highway passes through a commercial area. Randolph Road intersects Parklawn Drive before passing through
2889-557: Is the designation for Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard, which runs from MD 648 north to MD 915H in Pasadena , Anne Arundel County . The route is 0.80 mi (1.29 km) long and is only signed on a street sign. The route has two auxiliary routes: Maryland Route 917 is the unsigned designation for Max Blobs Park Road, which runs from MD 175AA north to county-maintained Max Blob Park Road in Jessup , Anne Arundel County . The route
2996-518: Is the designation for a pair of highways in Washington County . Maryland Route 911 is the designation for First Street, a 0.21-mile (0.34 km) connector between the intersection of MD 355 (Rockville Pike) and Wootton Parkway and the intersection of MD 28 (Veirs Mill Road/First Street) and MD 586 (Veirs Mill Road) within Rockville . Along the way, the route passes under CSX 's Metropolitan Subdivision railroad line. Maryland Route 915
3103-552: Is the original route of US 240 , which was planned in 1926 to run from Washington, D.C., north to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania ; instead, the route was designated a part of US 15 north of Frederick. This route served as the primary connector linking Frederick and points west to Washington, D.C. During the 1950s, US 240 was moved in stages to the Washington National Pike, a freeway between Bethesda and Frederick shared with I-70S (now I-270). MD 355
3210-648: Is the unsigned designation for Old Cresaptown Road, an old alignment of MD 53 that runs 0.23 miles (0.37 km) north–south between two intersections with MD 53 in Cresaptown . The state highway got bypassed when MD 53 was rebuilt between 1953 and 1956. Maryland Route 952 is the unsigned designation for Hillcrest Drive, a 0.31-mile (0.50 km) C-shaped highway that connects a pair of right-in/right-out interchanges with each other on opposite sides of Exit 45 of I-68 in Cumberland . Maryland Route 954
3317-502: Is the unsigned designation for Truman Road, which intersects Red Top Road and county-maintained Truman Road, ending the state-maintained segment approximately 500 feet (150 m) south of the intersection. It is located in Chillum in Prince George's County , is approximately 0.10 miles (0.16 km) long, and is aligned in a north–south direction. Maryland Route 965 is the unsigned designation for Kenilworth Avenue, which intersects
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3424-471: Is the unsigned designation for a segment of MD 49 that remains from that state highway being truncated following the construction of I-68 through La Vale in the 1970s. The spur, named West Braddock Road, runs 0.56 mi (0.90 km) from MD 658 northwest to a dead end adjacent to the entrance ramp from MD 53 to I-68 east. Maryland Route 950 is the unsigned designation for Garden City Drive, which connects county-maintained Garden City Drive with
3531-612: Is the unsigned designation for an unnamed 0.01-mile (0.016 km) spur on the southbound side of MD 36 just south of Barton . Maryland Route 942 is the unsigned designation for the 0.06-mile (0.097 km) section of Bridge Street comprising the Blue Bridge, a steel through arch bridge across the North Branch Potomac River in Cumberland . The 1953 bridge connects Greene Street in Cumberland with
3638-584: Is the unsigned designation for several service roads in Carroll County and portions of the old alignment of MD 140 in Emmitsburg in northern Frederick County . Maryland Route 909 is the unsigned designation for MD 424 Service Road, which runs from MD 424 north to a dead end in Davidsonville , Anne Arundel County . The route is 0.80 mi (1.29 km) long. Maryland Route 910
3745-529: Is the unsigned designation for the westernmost portion of Churchville Road and a small section of Hays Street in Bel Air , Harford County , which runs from Maryland Route 924 to U.S. Route 1 Business for a distance of 0.24 miles (0.39 km). The road is one-way westbound. Maryland Route 927 is the unsigned designation for the portion of Montrose Road at the interchange with I-270 in North Bethesda and Potomac in central Montgomery County . The route
3852-573: Is the unsigned designation for three roads in southern Talbot County at the northern end of the U.S. Route 50 bridge over the Choptank River : Maryland Route 956 is a 0.53-mile (0.85 km) state highway in Pinto in central Allegany County . Known as Patriot Parkway, the two-lane highway begins at US 220 , crosses CSX 's Mountain Subdivision , and reaches its eastern terminus at
3959-501: The Grosvenor–Strathmore station before returning to running under the road. Farther north, the route comes to the intersection with MD 547 (Strathmore Avenue) east of Georgetown Preparatory School . The route heads through some residential neighborhoods before entering a commercial area with strip malls and some high-rise buildings where White Flint Mall , once one of the D.C. metropolitan area's largest shopping malls,
4066-790: The Maryland State Highway Administration (MDSHA) as unsigned MD 927 and MD 927A in North Bethesda and MD 929 in Fairland. The entire length of the Randolph Road portion of the highway and MD 927A, the portion of Josiah Henson Memorial Parkway through the MD 355 interchange, are part of the National Highway System as a principal arterial. Montrose Road begins at an intersection with MD 189 (Falls Road) in Potomac. The highway heads east as
4173-716: The Potomac River . From the D.C. border, MD 355 heads north as Wisconsin Avenue, a six-lane divided highway. Washington Metro 's Red Line runs in a tunnel underneath the road. It runs past retail and high-rise buildings in Friendship Heights and the Village of Friendship Heights , including The Shops at Wisconsin Place and the Friendship Heights station along the Red Line. North of Friendship Heights,
4280-688: The Warren Road station of MTA Maryland 's Baltimore Light RailLink . Maryland Route 945 is the unsigned designation for Old MD 235, a 0.10-mile (0.16 km) section of old alignment of MD 235 immediately north of MD 235's northern intersection with MD 944 in Hollywood . Maryland Route 946 is the designation for the old alignment of MD 546 . Also known as Finzel Road, the state highway runs 0.61 mi (0.98 km) from US 40 Alternate north to MD 546 in Finzel . Maryland Route 948
4387-474: The Washington, D.C. Line and ends approximately 50 feet (15 m) north of its intersection with S Street. It is located in Prince George's County , is approximately 0.24 miles (0.39 km) long, and is aligned in a north–south direction. Maryland Route 965A (Kenilworth Avenue) the southern end joins a ramp from the interchange of Maryland State Route 210 , Interstate 295 , and U.S. Route 50 ; and
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4494-545: The West Virginia state line at the North Branch Potomac River , where the highway continues as West Virginia Route 956 (WV 956) through Rocket Center . After passing the entrance to the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory , WV 956 crosses Knobly Mountain and meets WV 28 at Short Gap . MD 956 is the highest numbered signed route in the Maryland state highway system. The Winchester Road
4601-547: The Beltsville–;Cherry Hill split, from which Cherry Hill Road continued to US 1 as a gravel road. Cherry Hill Road was moved to its present alignment, replacing Gracefield Road, in 1985. The staggered intersections at MD 212 were unified by 1999. The first segments of four-lane divided Randolph Road were in place by 1951. These segments formed the main streets of their respective subdivisions from Dewey Road just east of Rock Creek to MD 586 and from Lindell Street to
4708-668: The Cherry Hill Park Campground, then passes a shopping center before reaching its eastern terminus at US 1 (Baltimore Avenue) in College Park. Most of the county highways along the Montrose–;Randolph–Cherry Hill corridor already existed by the early 20th century. Their courses remained mostly unchanged through the mid-1940s. Montrose Road began at Seven Locks Road and, after a tight curve south and back north to cross Cabin John Creek, followed
4815-531: The District of Columbia was renamed Wisconsin Avenue in 1891, as was the part in Bethesda by 1913. In 1911, a small portion of state highway leading northwest out of Rockville was completed, with the remainder between Rockville and Gaithersburg under contract. A state highway was proposed between Gaithersburg and Germantown. The state road between Gaithersburg and Germantown was finished by 1915. By 1921,
4922-607: The I-70 overpass was transferred to the city of Frederick, with the MD ;355 designation officially being removed from this stretch. In 2010, an interchange was completed at Montrose Parkway. In Frederick County, the two bridges that carry portions of MD 355 receive annual inspections, as part of the Federal Highway Administration 's National Bridge Inventory (NBI). The Monocacy River crossing
5029-403: The MD 97–MD 183 intersection. Randolph Road's original two-lane bridge across Rock Creek was built in 1953. By 1956, Randolph Road was built between Rockville and Glenmont except for a gap between Connecticut Avenue and Bushey Drive to the west halfway to MD 586. The gap in Randolph Road was filled by 1965. That same year, the bridge across Rock Creek was expanded to allow four lanes. By 1968,
5136-438: The Randolph Road name was applied from MD 355 to US 29. MD 183 was expanded to a divided highway and Randolph Road was placed on its present course at Northwest Branch in 1976. Randolph Road between Glenmont and Colesville was transferred from state to county maintenance in 1981. Randolph Road and Cherry Hill Road's interchange with US 29 was constructed in 2004 and 2005. MDSHA plans to construction an urban diamond interchange at
5243-552: The Rockville Campus of Montgomery College before intersecting Gude Drive. Past this intersection, MD 355 becomes Frederick Road and heads northwest into a mix of commercial and residential areas in Derwood , drawing further away from the railroad tracks. The route leaves Rockville and intersects Shady Grove Road. Past Shady Grove Road, MD 355 has an interchange with I-370 and crosses into Gaithersburg . Here,
5350-609: The Sacred Heart , intersects Cedar Lane, and heads north into wooded areas, passing near residences as well as the Bethesda Meeting House , an 1850 wood-frame church. MD 355 continues north through more suburban residential areas before coming to an interchange that provides access to I-495 (Capital Beltway) and the southern terminus of I-270 , where the Metro Red Line comes above the surface in
5457-556: The U.S. state of Maryland . The highway is the major component of a mostly four- to six-lane 16.8-mile (27.0 km) highway spanning southern Montgomery County and northwestern Prince George's County that also includes Montrose Road , Josiah Henson Memorial Parkway (née Montrose Parkway), and Cherry Hill Road , and forms an important link between eastern Montgomery County and Rockville . Montrose Road begins at Maryland Route 189 (MD 189) in Potomac . The highway heads east through
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#17327810525125564-607: The Villages of Urbana subdivision, encountering two roundabouts . Upon leaving Urbana, the route intersects Lew Wallace Street and returns to its alignment along two-lane undivided Urbana Pike as it continues north through areas of woods and farms with some rural residences. The road passes Monocacy National Battlefield , the site of the Battle of Monocacy Junction in the American Civil War fought on July 9, 1864. Past
5671-409: The Washington, D.C. border. MD 355 was widened into a divided highway between Rockville and Gaithersburg in 1977. The divided highway was extended north from Gaithersburg to Germantown by 1997. In 2006, the northern terminus of MD 355 at the interchange with US 15 in Frederick was truncated to a dead end a short distance south of that route. In 2009, the portion of MD 355 north of
5778-432: The Washington, D.C. border. In 2006, the interchange with US 15 at the route's northern terminus was removed, resulting in MD 355 ending just short of US 15 at a dead end. By 2009, a four-lane divided bypass of Urbana for MD 355, funded by private developers, was completed. The former alignment of MD 355 through Urbana was designated as MD 355 Business (MD 355 Bus.) before being removed from
5885-497: The battlefield, the road crosses the Monocacy River and CSX's Old Main Line Subdivision railroad line. In a short distance, MD 355 heads from rural areas into a commercial district on the outskirts of Frederick . The road widens to four lanes as it passes by the Francis Scott Key Mall and several other businesses. It intersects MD 85 (Buckeystown Pike), which provides access to and from I-70 / US 40 . MD 355 passes over I-70/US 40 and ends just north of
5992-400: The bridge over US 29. Cherry Hill Road begins where Randolph Road ends at the US 29 interchange in Fairland. The highway is state-maintained and designated MD 929B for 0.25 miles (0.40 km) from the bridge over US 29 to east of Prosperity Drive, which is itself designated MD 929D for a short distance south of Cherry Hill Road. Cherry Hill Road transitions from a four-lane divided highway to
6099-665: The city of Rockville to the north and North Bethesda to the south. Montrose Road is state-maintained and designated MD 927 for 0.45 miles (0.72 km) from the ramp from southbound I-270 to westbound Montrose Road east to the intersection with Tower Oaks Boulevard. Just west of Old Farm Creek, Montrose Road turns off east as a four-lane road with center turn lane while the through highway's name becomes Josiah Henson Memorial Parkway. Josiah Henson Memorial Parkway continues east with four lanes, crossing over Old Farm Creek. The highway intersects Jefferson Street before reaching an interchange with MD 355 (Rockville Pike). Access to southbound MD 355
6206-483: The construction of Clara Downey Avenue and the southernmost portion became one-way. Maryland Route 929 is the unsigned designation for six stretches of road near US 29 in Montgomery County : Maryland Route 931 is the unsigned designation for five stretches of road near US 50 / US 301 in Annapolis , Anne Arundel County : Maryland Route 932 is the unsigned designation for six stretches of road near MD 32 near Glenelg , Howard County : Maryland Route 939
6313-414: The county seat of Montgomery County. In Rockville, the road passes more commercial development with the Metro Red Line and CSX 's Metropolitan Subdivision railroad line paralleling the road a short distance to the east. The route intersects MD 911 (First Street) and Wootton Parkway. MD 355 intersects MD 660 (Dodge Street), which is a short connector to MD 28 (Veirs Mill Road) that
6420-487: The county-maintained portion of St. Barnabas Road. The highway also connects MD 414 with Brinkley Road, a county highway that provides access to Rosecroft Raceway . Maryland Route 976 (Columbian Way) connects Maryland Route 3 at county-maintained Forest Drive with Maryland Route 3 in Prince George's County . It is approximately 0.31 miles (0.50 km) long and is aligned in a north–south direction. There are several separate segments of MD 976: Maryland Route 977
6527-413: The creation of Josiah Henson Memorial Parkway included the reconstruction of Montrose Road from Tower Oaks Boulevard to west of Old Farm Creek and construction of Josiah Henson Memorial Parkway from the creek area to the MD 355 interchange. The Montrose Road reconstruction and Montrose Parkway (since renamed Josiah Henson Memorial Parkway) east to Jefferson Street were started in 2005 and finished in 2008. As
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#17327810525126634-402: The early 20th century. The major exceptions were Montrose Road west of I-270 and Randolph Road from North Bethesda to Glenmont. Much of the county highways were improved as modern roads by the mid-1940s. Randolph Road from Glenmont to Colesville was originally known as Glenmont Road and constructed as Maryland Route 183 in the late 1910s. The North Bethesda–Glenmont stretch of Randolph Road
6741-422: The first segment opened, Montgomery County began to work on linking Josiah Henson Memorial Parkway and Randolph Road and MDSHA began constructing the highways' interchange at MD 355. The parkway segment between Jefferson Street and Hoya Street (now Towne Road) opened in 2009 and the MD 355 interchange opened in 2010. For the next phase of the project, MDSHA will construct Josiah Henson Memorial Parkway's bridge across
6848-411: The former Lakeforest Mall before intersecting MD 124 (Montgomery Village Avenue). MD 355 passes more strip malls past this intersection before crossing over Great Seneca Creek and leaving Gaithersburg. The route continues northwest into Germantown through residential areas before passing businesses again and intersecting Middlebrook Road. It passes through residential developments, with
6955-437: The highway. Maryland Route 903 is the unsigned designation for a 0.91-mile (1.46 km) section of Mountain Road on the western slope of Sideling Hill in far western Washington County from the Exit 74 exit ramp from eastbound I-68 north to the Exit 74 entrance ramp to westbound I-68. MD 903 is not signed as such; rather, the northbound direction is signed as part of westbound US 40 Scenic . Maryland Route 904
7062-425: The historic home Milimar . The highway intersects MD 650 (New Hampshire Avenue) in Colesville. After intersecting Fairland Road, Randolph Road curves to the southeast and becomes a five-lane road with center turn lane. The highway becomes four lanes with alternating median and undivided sections as it passes through a series of curves and crosses Paint Branch , then regains a center turn lane. Randolph Road expands to
7169-505: The intersection of Randolph Road and MD 97. Four lanes of Randolph Road will pass under MD 97 while flanking two-lane roadways intersect the state highway and several streets on either side of the interchange. Construction began in 2014 and concluded in 2019. Montrose Road was straightened out at Cabin John Creek when its bridge across the new Washington National Pike (now I-270) was built in 1956. The county highway temporarily served as US 240 between 1958 and 1960 while Washington National Pike
7276-409: The median of the route and passes over I-495. Past this interchange, the road skirts the edge of Rock Creek Park , coming to an intersection with Grosvenor Lane that features a northbound jughandle . The route passes to the west of the Linden Oak at the Grosvenor Lane intersection. MD 355 continues into residential areas of North Bethesda , where the Red Line parallels the route to the east to
7383-435: The north end intersects with the Washington, D.C. Line. It is located in Prince George's County , is approximately 0.09 miles (0.14 km) long, and is aligned in a north–south direction. Maryland Route 967 is the unsigned designation for Service Road, which intersects Colebrooke Drive and ends approximately 150 feet (46 m) south of the intersection, therefore providing about 0.03 miles (0.048 km) of length. It
7490-400: The northern terminus of West Virginia Route 28 Alternate in Ridgeley . Maryland Route 943 is the unsigned designation for a 0.59-mile (0.95 km) section of Warren Road between I-83 Exit 18 and Beaver Dam Road in Cockeysville . The state highway, whose western terminus consists of ramps to and from I-83 in the direction of Baltimore, provides access to a park and ride facility for
7597-468: The overpass, with the road continuing north into Frederick as locally maintained Market Street. The Rockville Pike portion of MD 355 dates back to what was a Native American trail that led from the mouth of Rock Creek to the great Conestoga Trail. In later times it was used as an escape route from Washington during the War of 1812 as well as a route for settlers to travel from Montgomery County to developing areas north and west. The stretch in
7704-486: The portions of state highway between the Washington, D.C., border and Rockville, to the northwest of Germantown, and between northwest of Urbana and Frederick were completed. At this time, a state highway was proposed between northwest of Germantown and northwest of Urbana. The state road was completed between Germantown and Clarksburg and through Urbana to a point southeast of the community by 1923. The entire length of
7811-459: The present course of Montrose Road to the junction of the old and new Rockville– Georgetown roads at Montrose. In 1910, Montrose Road ended at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (now CSX) crossing at Randolph. By 1945, the highway was extended along the Randolph Road alignment to just west of Rock Creek, where the road turned north along Gaynor Road to cross Rock Creek and end at MD 586. After
7918-504: The railroad and a single-point urban interchange at Parklawn Drive north of Randolph Road. From there, Montgomery County will extend the highway across Rock Creek to MD 586. It has not yet been decided whether the Randolph Road grade crossing will be closed or retained. In 2022, Montrose Parkway was renamed Josiah Henson Parkway, to honor a once-enslaved Methodist preacher whose autobiography inspired “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”. Maryland Route 355 Maryland Route 355 ( MD 355 )
8025-573: The ramps to and from US 50 (the John Hanson Highway ) in New Carrollton , Prince George's County . This road fronts the New Carrollton station , which serves Amtrak 's Northeast Corridor , MARC 's Penn Line , and Washington Metro 's Orange Line . MD 950 is approximately 0.22 miles (0.35 km) long, and is aligned in a north–south direction. There are other separate segments of Maryland Route 950: Maryland Route 951
8132-431: The road continues into a more rural setting consisting of farmland, woods, and some residential areas and businesses. The route reaches Urbana , where it heads onto a four-lane divided bypass called Worthington Boulevard to the east of the community, while the former alignment of MD 355 continues through Urbana as Urbana Pike. MD 355 intersects MD 80 (Fingerboard Road) and passes through residential areas in
8239-401: The road continues north as Market Street through Frederick toward MD 26 . MD 355 serves as a major thoroughfare through Frederick and Montgomery counties, passing through Bethesda, Rockville , Gaithersburg , Germantown , Clarksburg , Hyattstown , Urbana , and Frederick, roughly parallel to I-270 . The southern portion of the route from the Washington, D.C., border to Germantown
8346-419: The road heads through more commercial areas before heading into residential neighborhoods. It heads into business areas again and passes northeast of Gaithersburg High School as it approaches downtown Gaithersburg, where the route has an interchange with MD 117 (Diamond Avenue) and passes over CSX's Metropolitan Subdivision before continuing northwest past more businesses. MD 355 passes southwest of
8453-644: The road narrowing to four lanes before it reaches an intersection with MD 118 (Germantown Road). From here, the road passes more homes and a shopping center prior to crossing MD 27 (Ridge Road). Past MD 27, the road passes more suburban developments before narrowing to a two-lane undivided road and heading through some woodland. It continues northwest through a mix of rural woodland and suburban development in Clarksburg , where MD 355 passes northeast of Clarksburg High School and intersects MD 121 (Clarksburg Road). Past this intersection,
8560-421: The road opened in late 2005 from MD 355 south to a roundabout at Sugarloaf Parkway. On October 30, 2008, construction began to build the connection of the bypass to MD 355 south of MD 80. The bypass was completed by January 2009, at which point MD 355 was realigned onto it and the former alignment became MD 355 Bus. In 2013, maintenance of the bypass of MD 355 around Urbana
8667-791: The road passes west of Naval Support Activity Bethesda , which is home to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center , one of the United States' most prominent military hospitals, and east of the National Institutes of Health , which is home to the United States National Library of Medicine , the world's largest medical library. The Medical Center station along the Red Line is located in this area. The road then passes west of Stone Ridge School of
8774-617: The route continues into the wooded residential area of Somerset , before passing the Chevy Chase Country Club on the east side of the road, and the residential areas of the town of Chevy Chase , and its associated villages , to the west. It then forms an intersection with MD 191 (Bradley Boulevard) and Bradley Lane. Past this intersection, MD 355 enters downtown Bethesda, where it heads back into commercial areas with high-rise buildings. The road intersects MD 410 (Montgomery Avenue) one-way eastbound,
8881-506: The route intersects a short distance later. Past this intersection, MD 355 continues into downtown Rockville, where it becomes Hungerford Drive. The road passes by the Rockville station , which is used by the Metro's Red Line, MARC 's Brunswick Line , and Amtrak 's Capitol Limited (MARC and Amtrak trains run along the CSX line). MD 355 heads into more commercial areas and passes
8988-576: The route passes Little Bennett Regional Park on the east and businesses on the west, running closely parallel to I-270 located to the west. The route eventually draws farther east of I-270 and heads through residential neighborhoods and woodland before reaching Hyattstown . In Hyattstown, MD 355 intersects MD 109 (Old Hundred Road). After passing through Hyattstown, MD 355 crosses into Frederick County , where it becomes Urbana Pike. Here, it passes some businesses before intersecting MD 75 (Green Valley Road). Past this intersection,
9095-413: The same number. Several of these highways have their own articles; those highways are summarized here and a link is provided to the main article. This list does not include highways where at least one highway of that number is at least one mile in length. All highways at least one mile in length have their own article. The highways shorter than one mile with the same number are covered in the main article for
9202-512: The south of a university residential complex. MD 918 crosses the Delmarva Central Railroad 's Delmarva Subdivision railroad line at-grade before it reaches its eastern terminus at an intersection with College Backbone Road on the university campus grounds. Maryland Route 920 is a collection of 19 unsigned state highways that are service roads constructed to restore access to private property or county highways whose access
9309-564: The state highway system. The same year, the portion of MD 355 north of I-70 was transferred to the city of Frederick and is no longer considered part of the route. MD 355 is a part of the main National Highway System from the District of Columbia line to I-495 , in Bethesda. The highway is also a part of the National Highway System as an intermodal connector from I-495 to Shady Grove Road in Rockville, and as
9416-502: The state road connecting Washington, D.C. and Frederick was completed by 1927. In the approved plan for the U.S. Highway System in 1926, US 240 was planned to run from Washington, D.C. to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania via Frederick. In 1927, US 240 was designated along the proposed 1926 route south of US 15 /US 40 in Frederick with the US 15 designation given to the road north of Frederick. In 1950, US 240
9523-409: The westbound direction of MD 410 (East West Highway), and MD 187 (Old Georgetown Road), a short distance north, near the Red Line's Bethesda station . The road continues through the community, passing Bethesda Theatre , a 1938 Art Deco cinema. It leaves the downtown area of Bethesda and becomes Rockville Pike at the intersection with Glenbrook Parkway / Woodmont Avenue. From here,
9630-664: Was a highway first blazed in the Colonial era to connect Cumberland with Winchester, Virginia . The old road, whose northernmost part is now MD 53 , crossed the North Branch Potomac River at Pinto. A bridge over the river connecting Pinto with the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory remained as late as 1950. The road crossed the military installation and ascended Knobly Mountain, meeting present-day WV 956 just west of WV 28. The bridge
9737-452: Was built as a four-lane divided highway in the 1950s and early 1960s. MD 183 was expanded to a divided highway in the mid-1970s then transferred to county control in the early 1980s. Montrose Road was reconstructed as a temporary connecting route associated with the construction of I-270 in the late 1950s; the highway was extended to Potomac in the late 1980s. The first phase of Josiah Henson Memorial Parkway (prior to 2022 named Montrose Parkway)
9844-684: Was built in 1930, and reconstructed in 1980. Its June 2016 NBI report noted that this bridge is possibly eligible to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The CSX crossing was built in 1931, but never reconstructed. This bridge's NBI report, from September 2016, determined that its deck was in poor condition, with advanced section loss or deterioration. The 2016 inspection reports for both bridges concluded that both of these MD 355 carriers' deck geometries were "[b]asically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement." A four-lane divided bypass of Urbana
9951-552: Was compromised by the expansion of US 13 to a partially controlled-access divided highway in the 1960s between West Pocomoke and Princess Anne in Somerset County . US 13 was expanded to a divided highway from the southern end of the Princess Anne bypass south past Kings Creek in 1962, south through Westover in 1963, and south to about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of MD 667 in 1964. The Princess Anne bypass
10058-513: Was conceived as an expansion of MDSHA's plans to construct an interchange between MD 355 and Montrose Road and Randolph Road. In the original plans, which were to be implemented by MDSHA, the west side of the interchange would connect directly with Montrose Road at Hoya Street (now Towne Road). Randolph Road would head east from the interchange, cross Nebel Street and the railroad north of Randolph Road's existing grade crossing, and merge back into Randolph Road west of Parklawn Drive. The first phase of
10165-428: Was constructed for MD 355 in the 2000s. The primary reason for constructing the bypass was to relieve traffic heading through the community brought on by the construction of numerous shopping centers in the area, and the costs for constructing the bypass were entirely paid for by the developers of an area shopping center. The proposal for the bypass called for two roundabouts to control traffic. The first portion of
10272-462: Was constructed in the late 2000s; the parkway will be extended east to MD 586 in the future. The continuous highway comprising Montrose Road, Josiah Henson Memorial Parkway, Randolph Road, and Cherry Hill Road has a total length of 16.8 miles (27.0 km) from MD 189 in Potomac to US 1 in College Park. Montrose Road runs 2.4 miles (3.9 km) from Potomac to Josiah Henson Memorial Parkway in North Bethesda. Montrose Road continues east from there, but
10379-444: Was designated as US 240 Alt. A year later, the freeway was extended down to MD 118 in Germantown. At this time, the original alignment between Germantown and Frederick was designated MD 355, replacing what was US 240 between Germantown and Clarksburg and the entire length of US 240 Alt. between Clarksburg and Frederick. The US 240 freeway was extended south to MD 28 in Rockville in 1956, and MD 355
10486-455: Was designated onto the US 240 freeway in 1959. In addition, MD 355 was extended north to US 15 north of Frederick, passing through the city on Market Street, the one-way pair of Market Street northbound and Bentz Street southbound in the downtown area, and Market Street to the north of downtown. The route replaced US 15/US 240 south of downtown Frederick and US 15 north of downtown Frederick, with US 15 shifted to
10593-403: Was designated onto the former alignment of US 240 between Bethesda and Frederick as each stage of freeway was built. MD 355 was also designated through Frederick along Market Street, which was the former alignment of US 15 through the city before it was moved to a bypass in 1959. US 240 was decommissioned in 1972, and MD 355 was extended south along the former US 240 to
10700-564: Was expanded to a divided highway in 1965. US 13's expansion to a four-lane highway in Maryland was completed in 1966 when the federal highway was expanded to a divided highway from north of MD 667 south past West Pocomoke to the southern end of the Pocomoke City bypass. Maryland Route 921 is the unsigned designation given to a collection of service roads off U.S. Route 113 in Worcester County . Maryland Route 922E
10807-495: Was located on the east side of the road. MD 355 passes to the west of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission headquarters and heads past the North Bethesda station along the Red Line. The road comes to an intersection with Old Georgetown Road as well as a grade-separated interchange at Montrose Parkway . The Metro Red Line tunnel draws farther east from MD 355 before it crosses into Rockville ,
10914-422: Was paved from US 240 (now MD 355) west to near Cabin John Creek by 1944. By that time, the road had been extended as a gravel road from the railroad to just west of Rock Creek, where the highway became dirt for its old crossing of Rock Creek on Gaynor Road. The highway was paved from US 29 (now MD 650) at Colesville to east of Fairland Road, then gravel to MD 196 (Old Columbia Pike). The pavement resumed there until
11021-434: Was removed at a later date. In 1967, a new highway featuring a crossing of a North Branch Potomac River was completed between US 220 and WV 28 to provide better access from Maryland to the government reservation and to WV 28. By 1985, the highway was signed as MD 956 and WV 956. MD 956 was designated Patriot Parkway in 2004. Maryland Route 958P is the unsigned designation for Crestmount Road, running from US 1 north to
11128-441: Was subsequently extended south along the former alignment to the MD 28 intersection in Rockville. Also, the US 240 freeway was completed from US 15 north to US 40. In 1957, US 240 was upgraded to a divided highway between Bethesda and Rockville. The US 240 freeway was extended south to Montrose Road in 1958, resulting in MD 355 being extended south along the former alignment to Montrose Road. I-70S
11235-695: Was transferred from the developers to the state. Maryland Route 355 Business ( MD 355 Bus. ) was the designation of a 1.06-mile (1.71 km) business route of MD 355 in Urbana that ran along Urbana Pike. The route began at MD 355 south of Urbana, heading west as a two-lane undivided road and coming to an intersection with MD 80. Past this intersection, the road continued northwest through residential areas. The business route reached its terminus at another intersection with MD 355. The entire length of MD 355 Bus. originally followed MD 355C. In 2014, all of MD 355C except for
11342-477: Was under construction from Montrose Road south to Rockville Pike. Montrose Road's interchange with the freeway was originally a six-ramp partial cloverleaf . Between 1988 and 1991, in conjunction with the expansion of I-270 to 12 lanes, the junction was reconstructed as a full cloverleaf interchange plus ramps with Tower Oaks Boulevard. Montrose Road was extended west from Seven Locks Road to MD 189 in 1989. Montrose Parkway, since renamed Josiah Henson Memorial Parkway,
11449-463: Was widened into a divided highway between the Washington, D.C. border and Bethesda. In 1947, plans were made to construct a freeway , the Washington National Pike (now I-270), parallel to US 240. In 1953, the US 240 freeway was completed between MD 121 in Clarksburg and US 15 (now MD 85) in Frederick. The former alignment of US 240 between Clarksburg and Frederick
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