Maryland Route 178
Generals Highway | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
Length | 8.06 mi[1] (12.97 km) | |||
Existed | 1927–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | MD 450 in Parole | |||
I-97 near Crownsville | ||||
North end | Veterans Highway near Millersville | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Maryland | |||
Counties | Anne Arundel | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Maryland Route 178 (MD 178) is a
Route description
MD 178 begins at a four-way intersection featuring MD 450 in Parole. MD 450 heads west as Defense Highway and southeast as West Street toward an interchange with
At the north end of Crownsville, MD 178 intersects Herald Harbor Road, which leads to the community of
History
Generals Highway follows the path of an Annapolis–
The first portion of MD 178 to be constructed was a small segment of concrete road south from the southern end of Old Generals Highway at Iglehart by 1923.[7] This section was connected to US 50 by another section of concrete road in 1928.[8] The portion of MD 178 from Dorrs Corner to Crownsville was placed under construction in 1930.[9] The state highway was complete as a concrete road from MD 3 to Sherwood Forest Road just north of Iglehart (on what is now MD 798) in 1933.[10] MD 178 was marked as such in 1935, despite a gap in the state highway remaining at Iglehart.[11] Within a year of the highway's completion, the Maryland State Roads Commission recommended the highway be widened from 15 to 16 feet (4.6 to 4.9 m) to 20 feet (6.1 m) along its entire length.[12] The state highway was widened from Dorrs Corner to Sherwood Forest Road in 1940.[13] The gap in the state highway at Iglehart remained until the old road was bypassed in 1956, leaving behind MD 798.[14] MD 178's interchange ramps with I-97 opened as the easternmost portion of MD 32 in 1972, bypassing the portion of the highway from Dorrs Corner to Crownsville.[15] The rest of the route from Crownsville to Parole remained part of the primary highway on the western Baltimore–Annapolis highway until I-97 opened from US 50 and US 301 to Dorrs Corner in April 1989.[16][17]
Junction list
The entire route is in Anne Arundel County.
Location | mi [1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parole | 0.00 | 0.00 | MD 450 (Defense Highway/West Street) to US 50 / US 301 – Annapolis, Crofton | Southern terminus | |
Baltimore | I-97 Exit 5; southbound exit from and northbound entrance to I-97 | ||||
Millersville | 8.06 | 12.97 | Veterans Highway to MD 3 south / MD 32 west | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Auxiliary route
MD 178A is the designation for a 0.28-mile (0.45 km) old section of Generals Highway next to the state highway's northern terminus near Millersville. The highway forms a curve east of the junction of MD 178 and Veterans Highway that intersects both highways on a tangent. MD 178A is two lanes and lined with houses except for a pair of one-way northbound segments on both ends.[1][18] MD 178A follows what was originally the northernmost portion of MD 178 to meet what is now Veterans Highway at an acute intersection at Dorrs Corner.[19] MD 178 was relocated to its present perpendicular intersection with Veterans Highway by 1978.[20]
See also
- Maryland Roads portal
References
- ^ a b c d e Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- Anne Arundel County (PDF).
- ^ a b Google (2012-12-17). "Maryland Route 178" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
- ^ a b A History of Road Building in Maryland. Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. December 15, 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ a b Robby, F. (October 9, 2007). "The General's Highway Marker". The Historical Marker Database. Springfield, VA: J.J. Prats. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1910). Map of Maryland (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
- ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1930). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
- ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1923). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
- ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1928). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
- ^ Uhl, G. Clinton; Bruce, Howard; Shaw, John K. (October 1, 1930). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1927–1930 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 197. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1933). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
- ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1935). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
- ^ Byron, William D.; Lacy, Robert (December 28, 1934). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1931–1934 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 21. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ Whitman, Ezra B.; Webb, P. Watson; Thomas, W. Frank (March 15, 1941). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1939–1940 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 73. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1956). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
- ^ Maryland State Highway Administration (1972). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration.
- ^ Maryland State Highway Administration (1989). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration.
- ^ "Major Transportation Milestones in the Baltimore Region Since 1940" (PDF). Baltimore Metropolitan Council. December 1, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ Google (2012-12-17). "Maryland Route 178A" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1939). General Highway Map: State of Maryland (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
- ^ Maryland State Highway Administration (1978). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration.