Maryland Route 7
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MD 7 |
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Philadelphia Road, Old Post Road, Principio Furnace Road, Philadelphia Road, Main Street, Delaware Avenue | |||||||||
Length: | 41.33 mi (66.51 km) | ||||||||
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Decomd.: | N/A | ||||||||
West end: | Baltimore | ||||||||
Major junctions: |
US 40 near Rosedale I-695 near Essex |
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East end: | Elkton | ||||||||
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Maryland Route 7 is the former alignment of U.S. Route 40 from Baltimore to the state line with Delaware. The route was part of US 40 until Pulaski Highway was built and became the new U.S. 40 in 1935. As a result of it being the older alignment of a newer route, MD 7 crosses back and forth across U.S. 40, and exists in separate sections. The majority of the route is named Philadelphia Road.
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[edit] Counties traversed
[edit] Cities and towns
MD 7 directly serves the following cities and towns:
- Rosedale
- Rossville
- White Marsh
- Bradshaw
- Joppa
- Van Bibber
- Abingdon
- Aberdeen
- Havre de Grace
- Perryville
- Principio Furnace
- Charlestown
- North East
- Elkton
[edit] Route description
MD 7 exists in several segments, five of which are known to be signed as MD 7. Each segment is listed by county with a separate junction list.
[edit] Baltimore-Harford
Three segments of MD 7 exist in Baltimore County; the first segment runs into Harford County and is the longest of the group, at 22.83 miles. It runs from U.S. 40 at the Baltimore City line to U.S. 40 in Aberdeen. The second segment, designated MD 7BA, is a short connector that links MD 7 to US 40 at the Baltimore city line, while the third segment, designated MD 7J, serves as a short connector within MD 7's interchange with MD 43.
County | Location | Mile | Destinations | Notes |
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begins at 66th St. | ||||
Baltimore | Rosedale | 0.0 | Maryland Route 7BA / Old Philadephia Rd.-66th St. - Rosedale Industrial Park | 66th St. connects to ; (7BA) meets at skewed intersection near city line |
0.66 | Rosedale Ave. south-Hamilton Ave. north - Petachtikvah Cemetery, Shaarei Zion Cemetery | |||
2.25 | Maryland Route 588 / Golden Ring Rd. - Gardens of Faith Cemetery | |||
2.52 | Interstate 695 / Baltimore Beltway - Towson (to I-95), Essex | grade-separated interchange between routes | ||
Rossville | 2.93 | Rossville Blvd. - CCBC Essex, Franklin Square Hospital Center | ||
4.72 | Middle River Rd. south - to US 40 | |||
5.71 | Campbell Blvd. north - to Honeygo Blvd. (White Marsh Mall) | |||
6.43 | Maryland Route 7J / Industrial Park Blvd. | connector within interchange | ||
6.62 | Maryland Route 43 / White Marsh Blvd. - White Marsh Mall (to I-95), Martin State Airport | grade-separated interchange between routes | ||
White Marsh | 7.21 | Cowenton Ave. north - Perry Hall | ||
7.87 | Joppa Rd. north - Perry Hall | |||
9.16 | New Forge Rd. north | |||
9.37 | Allender Rd. south - to US 40 | |||
Old Bolt Mill Rd. - Gunpowder Falls State Park | ||||
10.04 | Raphel Rd. north - Gunpowder Falls Golf Course | |||
Bradshaw | 11.32 | Bradshaw Rd. north - Upper Falls | ||
Harford County | Joppa | 11.57 | Joppa Farm Rd. south - to US 40 | |
12.57 | Old Joppa Rd. - Stockton | |||
12.79 | Joppa Rd. south - to US 40 | |||
13.56 | Maryland Route 152 / Mountain Rd. - Fallston (to I-95) | |||
Edgewood | 15.54 | Edgewood Rd. - Aberdeen Proving Ground (to MD 24) | ||
16.03 | Maryland Route 24 / Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway - Aberdeen Proving Ground (to US 40), Bel Air (to I-95) | |||
Abingdon | 17.67 | Abingdon Rd. - Leight Park (to MD 24) | ||
18.79 | Maryland Route 136 north / Calvary Rd. - Churchville | |||
19.76 | Maryland Route 543 / Creswell Rd. - Belcamp (to I-95) | |||
21.7 | Holly Oak Circle north | intersection between routes is a traffic circle | ||
21.97 | Stepney Rd. - Beechtree Golf Club | |||
Aberdeen | 22.83 | US 40 / Philadelphia Blvd. / Maryland Route 159 east / Old Philadelphia Rd. | Old Philadelphia Rd. continues as | |
ends at and |
[edit] Harford
The fourth segment, designated MD 7A, begins west of Havre de Grace in Harford County. It runs for 2.66 miles south of U.S. 40, through Havre de Grace, as Old Post Rd. It later turns and becomes Revolution Street, and later Union Ave., before rejoining U.S. 40 to cross the Susquehanna River via the Thomas J. Hatem Bridge.
Location | Mile | Destinations | Notes |
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(7A) begins at | |||
Havre de Grace | 1.46 | S Union Ave. - Harford Memorial Hospital, Millard E. Tydings Memorial Park | (7A) turns onto Union Ave. |
2.12 | Water St. north - McIhenny Park | (7A) turns onto Otsego St. | |
2.66 | US 40 / Pulaski Highway / Maryland Route 155 north / Otsego St. - Churchville (to I-95) | Otsego St. continues as ; is part of I-95 toll shunpike | |
(7A) ends at and |
[edit] Cecil
- Segment B: 3.56 miles. Runs south of U.S. 40. It starts in Perryville as Broad Street, on the east side of the Susquehanna River, near a railroad bridge. The route terminates at U.S. 40 near Principio Furnace. One end of segment B is 1 mile from one end of segment C.
- Segment C: 9.73 miles. Runs south of U.S. 40 via Charlestown and North East and terminates at U.S. 40 near Elkton.
- Segment D: 2.55 miles. Runs north of U.S. 40 through Elkton. This segment ends 2 miles before the Delaware border.
[edit] Notes
- All segments of MD 7 are signed with the standard Maryland highway trailblazer. The letters are used to differentiate the unconnected segments from one another; the mainline segment has no letter due to its length.
- Segment D ends two miles from the Delaware border; Maryland Route 281 is a leftover alignment of U.S. 40 that continues as Old Baltimore Pike in Delaware.
[edit] See also
- Maryland Route 144, a similar route
- List of Maryland state highways
[edit] External links
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