Maryland Route 27

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MD 27
Ridge Road, Liberty Street, Railroad Avenue, Manchester Road
Length: 39.17 mi (63.04 km)
Decomd.: N/A
From: Germantown
Major
junctions:		 * MD 355
To: Manchester
Highways in Maryland
State highways - Minor - Decommissioned


Maryland Route 27 is a 39.17 mile-long highway that runs through central Maryland.

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MD 27, also known as Ridge Road and Manchester Road (at Northern Point), begins in Germantown at MD 355. Despite signage at I-270 Exit 16, the route does not actually reach the Interstate.

The route runs north through Germantown and Damascus, crossing Frederick, Howard and Carroll counties into Mt. Airy. Remaining in Carroll County, the route runs north, intersecting MD 26 in Taylorsville and eventually reaches Westminster. After running through downtown Westminster and crossing both the secret MD 32 and MD 140, the route continues north and ends in Manchester at MD 30.

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County Location Destinations Notes
Montgomery Germantown Maryland Route 355 / Frederick Rd. - Clarksburg, Gaithersburg southern terminus of ; road continues as Father Hurley Blvd. to
Brink Brink Rd. - to MD 355
Cedar Grove Davis Mill Rd. east - to Watkins Rd. Watkins Rd. eastern terminus is on
Damascus Bethesda Church Rd. west - to Clarksburg Rd.
Maryland Route 108 east / Damascus Rd. - Olney, Ashton
Friendship Gue Rd. east - to Long Corner Rd.
Claggettsville Maryland Route 80 west / Kemptown Rd. - Kemptown
Frederick Mt. Airy Penn Shop Rd. east - to Long Corner Rd.
Penn Shop Rd. west - to MD 80
Maryland Route 144 east / Old National Pike - Lisbon former route of
Carroll I-70/US 40 / Baltimore National Pike - Frederick, Baltimore
Twin Arch Rd. east - to Old Frederick Rd.
W. Watersville Rd. east - to Watersville Rd.
Maryland Route 808 south / N. Main St. - Mt. Airy former route of through Mt. Airy
Harrisville Rd. west/Gillis Falls Rd. east
Gillis Rd. east - to Woodbine Rd. Woodbine Rd. south reaches northern terminus of
Taylorsville Maryland Route 26 / Liberty Rd. - Libertytown, Eldersburg
Maryland Route 407 west / Marston Rd.-Baker Rd. east - Marston western terminus of is on
Nicodemus Rd. - Bailes Mill (to Bowersox Rd.) to MD 31 / MD 97
Warfieldsburg Warfieldsburg Rd. - to Old Westminster Rd./Old Washington Rd. eastern terminus is on
Chapel Rd. west/Kate Wagner Rd. east - Medford to MD 31 / MD 32
Westminster Bond St. north - to MD 32
Maryland Route 32 / Main St. - McDaniel College is unsigned in both directions
Maryland Route 140/Maryland Route 97 / Baltimore Blvd. - Taneytown, Finksburg grade-separated interchange between three routes
Mexico Maryland Route 482 east / Hampstead-Mexico Rd. - Hampstead (to MD 30) first 0.4 miles of originally part of
Cranberry Sullivan Rd. west - to MD 140/MD 97
Old Fort Schoolhouse Rd. east - to Harvey Gummel Rd.
Manchester Westminster St. north - to MD 30 former route of ; portion of connecting York St. once part of
Maryland Route 30 / Hanover Pike - Hanover PA, Hampstead northern terminus of

[edit] History

The route was originally designated Maryland Route 29 in 1933, with the original route of U.S. Route 29 via Ashton being designated Maryland Route 27. After US 29's arrival in 1934, the two routes swapped numbers, with MD 29 becoming MD 27, and MD 27 becoming MD 29 (and thus being promoted to US 29 without conflict).

At one time, all of MD 27 north of Westminster, as well as a small piece of the former route northeast of Manchester, was part of MD 31.

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