Old Court Road
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| West end: |  MD 99 in Woodstock |
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| East end: |  MD 25 near Ruxton |
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Old Court Road is a major cross-county road in Baltimore County, Maryland. The road begins as Woodstock Road at Maryland Route 99 in Woodstock, Maryland, and then assumes the name Old Court Road at the line between Howard and Baltimore Counties. The road countinues for approximately the following 13 miles under the name Old Court through the towns of Granite, Randallstown, and Pikesville, until it reaches Maryland Route 25, also known as Falls Road. Though the name here officially changes to Ruxton Road, there is another section of Road known as Old Court Road off Ruxton Road that continues onto Joppa Road.
Two portions of Old Court Road are designated as Maryland State Highways number 125 and 133.
The road was an Indian trail repurposed by rangers to keep Indians back from a local fort. It was later used as part of a main road to the courthouse at Joppa (hence the name), once a major settlement. A historical marker has been posted by the State Roads Commission on Maryland Route 140 near the Old Court Road intersection.[1]
Part of the road follows the route of the long-gone Baltimore Northern Railroad.[2]
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[edit] Landmarks
- Northwest Hospital Center
- Baltimore County Public Library Randallstown branch
- Old Court Middle School
- Talmudical Academy of Baltimore
- Old Court Metro Subway Station
- Beth Tfiloh Congregation and day school
- The Park School
[edit] Public transportation
Old Court Road is served by several modes of public transportation operated by the Maryland Transit Administration.
Between Liberty Road and the Old Court Metro Station, service is provided by Route 77.
From Old Court Metro Subway Station to Reisterstown Road, service is provided by Route M-2.
Where these two lines meet, the Baltimore Metro Subway operates to Owings Mills and Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Route M-10 currently operates on Falls Road past Old Court Road. Up until 1998, this line had a branch that operated twice daily on Old Court between Greenspring Avenue and Park Heights Avenue. This portion is not presently served by any public transportation.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Historical marker posted by the State Roads Commission of Maryland on Route 140
- ^ Ghosts of the Baltimore & Northern - B-More Ghosts
