Maryland Route 177

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MD Route 177

Mountain Road
Maintained by MDSHA

Length:

10.92 mi [1] (17.57 km)

West end:

MD 2 in Pasadena

Major
junctions:

MD 10

MD 648E
MD 648H
MD 607
MD 100

East end:

end of state maintenance in Gibson Island

Highways in Maryland
< MD 176		MD 178 >
State highways - Minor - Former - Turnpikes

Maryland Route 177 is a state route in Anne Arundel County, beginning at MD 2 in Pasadena and ending at Gibson Island. It is named 'Mountain Road' for its entire length.

[edit] Route description

The route is a busy suburban road, running through many large neighborhoods and communities. After branching off from MD 2 it runs east, crossing MD 10 and intersecting with MD 648. After overlapping one another for a short distance, MD 648 turns south at Lake Waterford Road while MD 177 continues east, crossing Edwin Raynor Blvd. and Hog Neck Rd. before reaching MD 100. After MD 100 the route continues to the east, heading for the Chesapeake Bay; its far eastern end, denuded of most of its traffic, eventually reaches Gibson Island, where the route terminates in a rudimentary turning circle.

Beyond the Lake Shore Athletic Complex, MD 177 is the only through road to the various communities on the peninsula formed by the Magothy River, including Lake Shore and Mt. Carmel.

The route is heavily congested between the intersection with MD 100 and the eastern terminus at Gibson Island. A lane control system was installed in the late 1990s to convert the center turn lane into a reversible lane; in peak hours, the lane controls switch the lane flow to the peak direction; in off-peak hours, the lane reverts to a center turn lane. Despite this, traffic levels remain uncomfortably high.

Eastern terminus of Maryland Route 177

[edit] Notes

At one time it was planned to construct a second through road into the peninsula served by MD 177, but the state cancelled the project.

[edit] See also

MD 177 @ MDRoads

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