Maryland Route 144

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Maryland Route 144 consists of six former sections of U.S. Route 40 existing in Allegany, Washington, Frederick, Carroll, Howard, and Baltimore counties and in Baltimore City. These individual sections are completely separate from one another. Other abandoned portions of U.S. 40 in the state of Maryland are signed as either Alternate U.S. 40 or Scenic U.S. 40.

1 Route description
2 Related routes
3 External links
4 Additional Sources
5 See also

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1. (Allegany County) Starts as Ali Ghan Road near the Cumberland city limit -- becomes Baltimore National Pike after crossing I-68. It ends at Fifteen Mile Creek Rd. near the Washington County line.

2. (Washington County) Exits off I-68 near Hancock (Washington County). It is Western Pike at first and then becomes Main Street in Hancock.

3. (also in Washington County) Branches off U.S. 40 as Washington Street near Cedar Lawn, retains this name as it crosses the Hagerstown city limit.

4. (Frederick County) Starts out as Patrick Street in Frederick. After crossing Interstate 70 at Exit 56 it runs alongside an abandoned alignment of U.S. 40 and crosses the Monocacy River. Beyond the river the route divides into a four-lane expressway reminisicent of U.S. 40 before its upgrade into I-70, and ends at a partial junction with I-70 at Exit 59.

A connection is available to the original route, now county-maintained, which continues as Old National Pike until it reaches the town limits of New Market, where it becomes Main Street and resumes state maintenance inside town limits. Beyond the intersection with Maryland Route 75, state maintenance disappears again, while the route becomes Old National Pike and then Ridgeville Boulevard, where it ends near Mount Airy.

5. (Carroll County - Howard County) Begins at MD 27 near Mount Airy (as Frederick Road). Generally parallels Interstate 70 to the south, crossing every major route that also junctions with I-70. It enters Howard County and continues until it ends at U.S. 40 in West Friendship. This segment is the longest intact state-maintained segment of the original route of U.S. 40.

6. (Howard County - Baltimore County) Frederick Road begins less than a mile from where the previous section ends and parallels U.S. 40 through western Ellicott City. After crossing under U.S. Highway 29, Frederick Road travels through historic downtown Ellicott City (where it's known as Main Street) and eventually reaches the county line (at the Patapsco River). This segment, like some segments in Frederick County, is not state-maintained, but it does form part of the continuous route and is contiguous with the segment below.

7. (Baltimore County - Baltimore City) The route continues through Oella and Catonsville in Baltimore County (crossing the Baltimore Beltway, I-695) before going into Baltimore City, where it becomes Frederick Avenue and ends at Baltimore Street in downtown Baltimore.