Maryland Route 129
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| MD Route 129 |
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| Park Heights Avenue Maintained by MDSHA, Baltimore DOT |
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| Length: | 15.43 mi[1] (24.83 km) | ||||||||||||
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| South end: |   US 40/MD 295 in downtown Baltimore |
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| Major junctions: |
 MD 140 near Mondawmin I-695 near Pikesville |
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| North end: | Garrison Forest Rd. near Reisterstown | ||||||||||||
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Maryland Route 129 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland, running north-northwesterly from downtown Baltimore into Baltimore County, ending east of Reisterstown. The route leaves downtown on the one-way pair of McCulloh Street and Druid Hill Avenue, and then uses the entire length of Park Heights Avenue to the end.
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[edit] In Baltimore City
Maryland Route 129, in Baltimore City, passes through or near many historic neighborhoods. These include Upton, Bolton Hill, Reservoir Hill, Pimlico, and Park Heights. The route is mostly lined with rowhouses until it reaches Upper Park Heights, an area known for its single-family homes, duplexes, and luxury apartments and condos.
Park Heights Avenue is also one of the boundaries of the famous Pimlico Race Course, home of the Preakness Stakes.
The entire route throughout Baltimore City has at least two travel lanes in each direction and parallel parking in most locations. For a short distance while passing Druid Hill Park, route 129 overlaps with Maryland Route 140, also known as Reisterstown Road.
[edit] In Baltimore County
When Maryland Route 129 reaches the city/county line at Slade Avenue, the road narrows into one travel lane in each direction, plus occasional turn lanes. From this point until its terminus at Garrison Forest Road in Owings Mills, the road is lined with upscale communities and undeveloped land.
The route intersects with the Interstate 695, also known as the Baltimore Beltway, about one mile north of the city line.
[edit] Major landmarks
The following well-known landmarks can be found along Maryland Route 129:
- Druid Hill Park and the Maryland Zoo
- Pimlico Race Track
- Baltimore Hebrew College
- Suburban Country Club
- Druid Ridge Cemetery
- "Synagogue Row": A number of synagogues and a Jewish Community Center are clustered near each other near the start of Route 129
Streets near Pimlico Race Course
- Glen Avenue
- Cross Country Boulevard
- Pimlico Road and Greenspring Avenue
[edit] Public transportation
In Baltimore City, there is plenty of public transportation along Maryland Route 129. Along Druid Hill Avenue/McCulloh Street, bus service is provided by Route 5. Route M-3 operates along Park Heights Avenue up to Slade Avenue. Route M-10 also overlaps with Route M-3 between Glen Avenue and Clarks Lane, and Route 97 (Mondawmin Shuttle Bug) also operates in a southbound direction only between Coldspring Lane and Park Circle.
Since the elimination of Route M-12 in October 2005, there has been no public transportation on any part of Maryland Route 129 in Baltimore County.
[edit] Junction list
| County | Location | Mile[1] | Intersection | Notes |
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| Baltimore City (7.44 mi) |
0.00 | US 40 (Franklin Street); MD 295 south (Paca Street; Greene Street) |
US 40 east (Mulberry Street) is one block south on MD 295. | |
| 0.32 | Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard | |||
| 1.40 |    US 1/US 40 Truck (North Avenue) |
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| 2.44 | Liberty Heights Avenue (to MD 26 west); Greenspring Avenue | |||
| 2.72 | MD 140 south (Reisterstown Road) |
MD 140 overlap begins | ||
| 2.93 | MD 140 north (Reisterstown Road) |
MD 140 overlap ends | ||
| 5.44 | Northern Parkway | |||
| Baltimore (7.99 mi) |
8.11 |  MD 133 east (Old Court Road) |
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| 8.81 |  MD 129A east (Brooks Robinson Drive) to I-695 inner |
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| 8.85 | I-695 outer |
Exit 21 of I-695 | ||
| 10.42 |  MD 130 (Greenspring Valley Road) |
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| 15.43 | Garrison Forest Road | |||
