Maryland Route 144
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Country | United States | |||
State | Maryland | |||
Counties | Allegany, Washington, Frederick, Carroll, Howard, Baltimore, Baltimore City | |||
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Maryland Route 144 (MD 144) is a collection of state highways in the U.S. state of Maryland. These highways are sections of old alignment of U.S. Route 40 (US 40) between Cumberland and Baltimore. Along with US 40 Scenic, US 40 Alternate, and a few sections of county-maintained highway, MD 144 is assigned to what was once the main highway between the two cities, connecting those endpoints with Hancock, Hagerstown, Frederick, New Market, Mount Airy, Ellicott City, and Catonsville. MD 144 has seven disjoint sections of mainline highway that pass through the Appalachian Mountains in Allegany and Washington counties and the rolling Piedmont of Frederick, Carroll, Howard, and Baltimore counties.
Route description
There are seven mainline sections of MD 144:
- MD 144 in Allegany County runs 17.55 miles (28.24 km) from MD 807 in Cumberland east to US 40 Scenic east of Flintstone. The state highway generally parallels I-68 and crosses over the freeway multiple times as both highways pass through mountainous creek valleys and over Martin Mountain and Polish Mountain.[1]
- MD 144WB runs 5.91 miles (9.51 km) from I-68 west of Hancock to I-70 east of Hancock. The state highway was assigned in the mid-1960s following the completion of I-70 and the new alignment of US 40 on either side of Hancock.[1]
- MD 144WA runs 1.47 miles (2.37 km) from US 40 west of Hagerstown to Western Maryland Parkway just west of the city limits of Hagerstown.[1]
- MD 144FA runs 5.57 miles (8.96 km) from the intersection of Patrick Street and Jefferson Street in Frederick east to I-70 near Bartonsville.[1]
- MD 144FB runs 1.41 miles (2.27 km) from the west town limit of New Market east to MD 75. This state-maintained segment of old US 40 lies between two county-maintained segments of the road in eastern Frederick County.[1]
- MD 144A runs 17.20 miles (27.68 km) from MD 27 in Mount Airy east to US 40 in Ellicott City. The state highway briefly passes through Frederick and Carroll counties before serving as the main east–west surface highway of northern Howard County.[1]
- MD 144 runs 8.62 miles (13.87 km) from the Howard–Baltimore county line at the Patapsco River east to
MD 144 is a part of the
Cumberland–Flintstone
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MD 144 begins at an intersection with MD 807 (Bedford Road) a short distance north of the Cumberland city limits. The state highway heads east as two-lane undivided Naves Cross Road, passing through a pair of ridges before meeting a pair of ramps to and from westbound I-68 (National Freeway) and heading north of a park and ride lot. Naves Cross Road continues east as MD 807A, while MD 144 turns south onto Christie Road to pass under I-68. Christie Road continues south while MD 144 turns east onto Ali Ghan Road, passing to the south of a park and ride lot. The state highway crosses Evitts Creek before receiving an exit ramp from eastbound I-68 and joins US 220 in a short concurrency. US 220 turns north onto its bypass of Bedford Road while MD 144 continues east, meeting I-68 at Exit 47, a diamond interchange.[1][5]
Within the interchange, MD 144 becomes
MD 144 curves around the quarry and rejoins the side of I-68 as the highway passes West Wilson Road and crosses a tributary of Flintstone Creek. The state highway leaves the freeway and passes through the unincorporated village of Flintstone, where the state highway intersects the Exit 56 ramps to and from eastbound I-68 and Black Valley Road, which leads to ramps for westbound I-68. MD 144 joins I-68 and Flintstone Creek in passing through a gap in Warrior Mountain. Gilpin Road, an older alignment of US 40 that is designated MD 144AE, begins to parallel the eastbound side of the state highway at Town Creek Road. The two surface highways cross Town Creek and begin to climb Polish Mountain, with MD 144 following a gentle curve while Gilpin Road follows a winding alignment. MD 144 intersects Gilpin Road as the highway begins the descent from the mountain. MD 144 and I-68 follow Pratt Hollow east between several ridges. The state highway crosses the freeway and over Pine Lick Hollow and closely parallels the westbound direction of I-68 before reaching its eastern terminus at US 40 Scenic (Old National Pike) just north of I-68 Exit 62, just west of Fifteen Mile Creek, and on the edge of Green Ridge State Forest.[1][5]
Hancock
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MD 144 begins at Exit 77 of I-68 (National Freeway) north of Woodmont and west of Hancock. The state highway heads south through the diamond interchange to an intersection with US 40 Scenic (National Pike), at which MD 144 turns east as two-lane undivided Western Pike. The state highway intersects Woodmont Road and crosses Little Tonoloway Creek before ascending Tonoloway Ridge. East of the ridge, MD 144 passes through multiple curves through a mixture of farms and forest, intersecting Locher Road, which leads south to
MD 144 continues east as Main Street through downtown Hancock. Access to northbound US 522 as well as both I-70 and I-68 is provided by Virginia Avenue. MD 144 parallels both the Western Maryland Rail Trail and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park one block to the north through the downtown area. The state highway leaves the town limits and passes the C&O Canal's Hancock visitor center and a park and ride lot before crossing Tonoloway Creek. MD 144 reaches its eastern terminus at a partial interchange with I-70 (Eisenhower Memorial Highway). There is no direct access from MD 144 to westbound I-70 at Exit 3; that movement can be completed by turning around at Exit 5.[1][6]
Hagerstown
Location | Hagerstown |
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Length | 1.47 mi[1] (2.37 km) |
MD 144 begins at an intersection with US 40 (National Pike) between Huyett and Hagerstown. The state highway heads east as two-lane undivided Washington Street past farmland, residential subdivisions, and a cemetery. After crossing over
Frederick–Bartonsville
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The old alignment of US 40 through Frederick begins at a partial cloverleaf interchange with the Frederick Freeway, which heads north from the interchange as
MD 144 heads east from downtown Frederick on two-lane undivided Patrick Street. The state highway crosses Carroll Creek and passes between a residential area to the south and the Frederick Fairgrounds to the north. MD 144 expands to a four-lane undivided street and continues east through an industrial area where the highway intersects Monocacy Boulevard, which is used to access westbound I-70 and
MD 144 continues east as Old National Pike, a two-lane undivided road that is paralleled by an unused carriageway immediately to the north that serves as a park and ride and the original alignment further north, which is lined with scattered residences. The two southern carriageways cross the Monocacy River on bridges while the northernmost road dead ends at the site of the removed Jug Bridge. East of Bartonsville Road, MD 144 expands to a four-lane divided highway, with the westbound direction making use of what to the west was an unused carriageway. The original alignment, Baltimore Road, now parallels the highway to the south, while Long Branch parallels the highway to the north. MD 144 crosses Long Branch before approaching its eastern terminus. Westbound MD 144 receives a loop ramp from Exit 59 of westbound I-70. The old alignment, Old National Pike, heads north from the divided highway, passes under I-70, and turns east toward New Market as a county highway. MD 144 continues east to its terminus at Ijamsville Road, where the divided highway ends, with the eastbound direction becoming an entrance ramp to eastbound I-70.[1][8]
New Market
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Old National Pike parallels I-70 as a county highway for about 3 miles (4.8 km) to the western town limits of New Market. The road heads east through New Market as Main Street, which is a municipal street that passes through the
Mount Airy – Ellicott City
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MD 144 begins at an intersection with MD 27 (Ridge Road) just south of MD 27's interchange with I-70 south of Mount Airy. The state highway, known as Frederick Road, immediately turns north and after 0.07 miles (0.11 km) crosses the Frederick–Carroll County line.
Ellicott City – Baltimore
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Frederick Road splits off from US 40 as a county highway about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the eastern end of the Mount Airy – Ellicott City portion of MD 144. This county highway parallels US 40 to the south as it passes through residential subdivisions, crossing the
MD 144 begins at the county line as two-lane undivided Frederick Road, where the state highway passes through the
Shortly after the interchange with I-695, MD 144 enters the city of Baltimore, where it continues as Frederick Avenue. The state highway passes
History
The section of MD 144FB within New Market was transferred to the town in an agreement dated December 14, 2011.[12] In 2014, the group Preservation Howard County placed the road on its top 10 most endangered list, followed by Preservation Maryland in 2015.[13] In 2015, a roundabout was constructed at the eastern terminus of the Hagerstown section of MD 144 at MD 910C.[14]
MD 144WB
MD 144 follows what was constructed as the Baltimore and Cumberland Turnpike through Hancock in the 19th century.[15] This highway was reconstructed as one of the original state roads by the Maryland State Roads Commission. The highway was paved from Little Tonoloway Creek to the western edge of Hancock in 1913, and from there east through the town to east of Tonoloway Creek in 1915.[16] The highway through Hancock followed the same alignment as modern MD 144 except for a circuitous alignment on both sides of Tonoloway Creek that followed what is now Old Route 40, Tollgate Ridge Road, and Ford Drive. The present bridge and alignment were constructed in 1940.[17] Construction on I-70 from the Pennsylvania state line to east of Tonoloway Creek began in 1963.[18] By 1964, a US 40 bypass of Hancock, following what is now I-68 from Exit 77 to I-70, was under construction.[19] I-70 and the US 40 bypass were completed in 1966.[20] MD 144 was marked along the old alignment of US 40 through Hancock by 1967.[21]
Junction lists
MD 144 Allegany
The entire route is in Allegany County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Cumberland | 0.00 | 0.00 | MD 807 (Bedford Road) | Western terminus; MD 807 is unsigned | |
0.46 | 0.74 | I-68 west / US 40 west / US 220 south (National Freeway) – Cumberland | I-68 Exit 46 (westbound) | ||
0.57 | 0.92 | Naves Cross Road east | MD 144 turns south onto Christie Road; Naves Cross Road is unsigned MD 807A | ||
0.69 | 1.11 | Christie Road south | MD 144 turns east onto Ali Ghan Road | ||
1.26 | 2.03 | US 220 north – Bedford | |||
1.42 | 2.29 | I-68 west / US 40 west (National Freeway) / US 220 south – Hancock, Cumberland | I-68 Exit 47 (westbound) | ||
| 4.30 | 6.92 | Rocky Gap Road north | Unsigned MD 948AE | |
| 5.59 | 9.00 | Pleasant Valley Road north – MD 948AD | ||
| 6.97 | 11.22 | Sunset Orchard Road north to MD 948C | ||
| 9.14 | 14.71 | West Wilson Road west | Unsigned MD 948M | |
Flintstone | 10.77 | 17.33 | I-68 east / US 40 east (National Freeway) – Hancock | I-68 Exit 56 | |
10.97 | 17.65 | Black Valley Road north to MD 948AO | |||
| 11.56 | 18.60 | Town Creek Road south – Green Ridge State Forest | ||
| 13.72 | 22.08 | Gilpin Road west | Unsigned MD 144AE | |
| 17.55 | 28.24 | Eastern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
MD 144WB
The entire route is in Washington County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Woodmont | 0.00 | 0.00 | I-68 / US 40 (National Freeway) – Cumberland, Hancock | Western terminus; I-68 Exit 77 | |
0.12 | 0.19 | National Pike ) | US 40 Scenic is county-maintained but signed | ||
0.25 | 0.40 | Woodmont Road south | Former MD 453 | ||
US 522 south – Berkeley Springs, WV | Ramp is unsigned US 522B | ||||
3.67 | 5.91 | Limestone Road north | Unsigned MD 894 ; old alignment of US 522 | ||
3.75 | 6.04 | Virginia Avenue to | Unsigned US 522C | ||
5.91 | 9.51 | I-70 east / US 40 east (Eisenhower Memorial Highway) – Hagerstown, Frederick | Eastern terminus; I-70 Exit 3; no direct access from MD 144 to I-70 west; use Exit 5 to access I-70 and I-68 west | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
MD 144WA
The entire route is in Washington County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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National Pike) – Clear Spring | Western terminus | ||||
MD 910C | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
MD 144FA
The entire route is in Frederick County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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US 340 | |||||
0.56 | 0.90 | Market Street | Former MD 355 | ||
0.86 | 1.38 | East Street | Patrick Street becomes two-way | ||
1.91 | 3.07 | Monocacy Boulevard to I-70 west / US 40 west | |||
1.91 | 3.07 | To Bowmans Farm Road | Unsigned MD 870G | ||
2.23 | 3.59 | Baltimore | I-70 Exit 56; no direct access from MD 144 to I-70 west | ||
Bartonsville | 5.45 | 8.77 | Old National Pike east – New Market | ||
5.57 | 8.96 | Baltimore | Eastern terminus; I-70 Exit 59; no entrance from eastbound I-70[22] | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
MD 144FB
The entire route is in New Market, Frederick County.
mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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0.00 | 0.00 | Main Street west – New Market | Western terminus; New Market town limit | ||
0.31 | 0.50 | MD 75 (Green Valley Road) to I-70 / US 40 – Libertytown, Hyattstown Old National Pike east – Mount Airy | Eastern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
MD 144A
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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Frederick | Mount Airy | 0.00 | 0.00 | MD 27 (Ridge Road) to I-70 / US 40 – Damascus, Westminster | Western terminus | |||
Carroll |
No major junctions | |||||||
Howard | | 2.44 | 3.93 | Long Corner Road south / Twin Arch Road north | Twin Arch Road is unsigned MD 144HC | |||
| 4.44 | 7.15 | Watersville Road north | Former MD 532 | ||||
Lisbon | 5.74 | 9.24 | MD 94 (Woodbine Road) – Woodbine, Florence | Roundabout | ||||
| 6.52 | 10.49 | Daisy Road south | Former MD 96 | ||||
| 7.10 | 11.43 | Morgan Station Road south | Former MD 476 | ||||
Cooksville | 8.88 | 14.29 | MD 97 (Roxbury Mills Road) – Olney, Westminster | |||||
West Friendship | 12.69 | 20.42 | MD 32 (Sykesville Road) – Sykesville, Clarksville | |||||
| 15.52 | 24.98 | Marriottsville Road north to I-70 / US 40 – Marriottsville | |||||
| 16.05 | 25.83 | Folly Quarter Road south | Former MD 98 | ||||
Ellicott City | 17.20 | 27.68 | US 40 (Baltimore National Pike) – Catonsville, Frederick | Eastern terminus | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
MD 144 Baltimore
County | Location | mi[1][2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Howard | Ellicott City | 0.00 | 0.00 | Main Street west – Ellicott City Historic District | Western terminus; Howard–Baltimore county line at Patapsco River |
BWI Airport | |||||
4.07 | 6.55 | I-695 (Baltimore Beltway) – Glen Burnie, Towson | I-695 Exit 13 | ||
Baltimore City | 7.01 | 11.28 | Hilton Street north / Caton Avenue south | ||
7.69 | 12.38 | Pratt Street east | MD 144 splits into one way pair following Pratt Street (eastbound) and Lombard Street/Frederick Avenue (westbound) | ||
8.52 | 13.71 | US 1 north (Monroe Street) | |||
8.62 | 13.87 | Baltimore Inner Harbor | Eastern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Auxiliary routes
MD 144 has four auxiliary routes, two in Allegany County and two in Howard County.
- MD 144AE is the unsigned designation for Gilpin Road, a 2.53-mile (4.07 km) section of original alignment of US 40 that runs from Town Creek Road east to MD 144 east of Flintstone.[1][23]
- MD 144AL is the unsigned designation for an unnamed 0.08-mile (0.13 km) spur south from US 40 Scenic near Town Hill.[1][24]
- MD 144HB is the designation for Twin Arch Road, a 0.12-mile (0.19 km) service road that runs from the Patapsco River east to an intersection with county-maintained Twin Arch Road between I-70 to the south and the namesake double-arch bridge that carries CSX's Old Main Line Subdivision.[1][25]
- MD 144HC is the designation for Twin Arch Road, a 0.04-mile (0.064 km) service road that runs from the intersection of MD 144A and Long Corner Road north to a dead end.[1]
See also
- Baltimore and Elkton.
- Maryland Roads portal
References
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- ^ a b c d Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2005). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
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- ^ Federal Highway Administration (October 1, 2012). National Highway System: Frederick, MD (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
- ^ Federal Highway Administration (October 1, 2012). National Highway System: Baltimore, MD (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
- ^ a b c Google (November 9, 2010). "Maryland Route 144: Allegany County" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
- ^ a b Google (November 9, 2010). "Maryland Route 144WB" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
- ^ Google (November 9, 2010). "Maryland Route 144WA" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
- ^ a b c Google (November 9, 2010). "Maryland Route 144FA" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
- ^ Google (November 9, 2010). "Maryland Route 144FB" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
- ^ Google (November 9, 2010). "Maryland Route 144A" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
- ^ a b c Google (November 9, 2010). "Maryland Route 144: Baltimore County and City" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
- ^ Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2018). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
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- ^ Yeager, Amanda (May 26, 2015). "Former School Tops Howard County's Endangered Sites List". The Baltimore Sun.
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- ^ United States Geological Survey (1901). Hancock, WV quadrangle (Topographic map). 1:48,000. 15 Minute Series. Reston, Virginia: United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (May 1915). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1912–1915 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 114. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (March 15, 1941). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1939–1940 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 25. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
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- ^ Google (November 9, 2010). "Maryland Route 144AL" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
- ^ Google (November 9, 2010). "Maryland Route 144HB" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-11-09.