Maryland Route 39

Maryland Route 39 marker

Maryland Route 39

A map of far western Maryland showing major roads. Maryland Route 39 connects Oakland with West Virginia Route 7.

Maryland Route 39 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length: 6.22 mi[1] (10.01 km)
Existed: 1927 – present
Major junctions
West end: WV 7 in Hutton
East end: US 219 in Oakland
Location
Counties: Garrett
Highway system
← MD 38US 40 →

Maryland Route 39 (MD 39) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for much of its length as Hutton Road, the state highway begins at the West Virginia state line in Hutton, where the highway continues west as West Virginia Route 7 (WV 7). MD 39, which is the westernmost state-numbered highway in Maryland, runs 6.22 miles (10.01 km) from Hutton east through Crellin to U.S. Route 219 (US 219) in Oakland. The state highway was constructed in the early 1920s.

Route description

MD 39 westbound in Oakland

MD 39 begins at the West Virginia state line in Hutton adjacent to CSX's Mountain Subdivision. WV 7 continues west from the state line toward Terra Alta. MD 39 heads southeast as two-lane Hutton Road through the village of Hutton. The state highway skirts the hamlet of Crellin before crossing the Youghiogheny River and turning northeast. At Old Crellin Road, MD 39 veers north and enters the town limits of Oakland, where the highway becomes Oak Street. MD 39 curves to the east, then crosses the Little Youghiogheny River into downtown Oakland. After crossing over the Mountain Subdivision tracks, the state highway meets its eastern terminus at US 219. US 219 heads north from the intersection as Third Street and east as a continuation of Oak Street.[1][2]

History

MD 39 was under construction by 1919 between Oakland and Crellin.[3] The highway was completed to just east of the Youghiogheny River in 1921.[4][5] MD 39 was extended across the river through Hutton to the West Virginia state line in 1923.[6][7]

Junction list

The entire route is in Garrett County.

Locationmi
[1]		kmDestinationsNotes
Hutton0.000.00 WV 7 west – Terra Alta, MorgantownWestern terminus; West Virginia state line
Oakland6.2210.01 US 219 (Third Street/Oak Street) – Deep Creek Lake, Mountain Lake Park, Red HouseEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Auxiliary route

MD 39A is an unnamed 0.01-mile (0.016 km) connector between MD 39 and MD 827C in Crellin.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  2. ↑ Google (2010-02-26). "Maryland Route 39" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
  3. ↑ Zouck, Frank H.; Uhl, G. Clinton; Mudd, John F. (January 1920). "Annual Reports of the State Roads Commission of Maryland" (1916–1919 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission: 16–17. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
  4. ↑ Maryland Geological Survey (1921). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  5. ↑ "NBI Structure Number: 100000110003010". National Bridge Inventory. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  6. ↑ Maryland Geological Survey (1923). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  7. ↑ "NBI Structure Number: 100000110002010". National Bridge Inventory. Retrieved 2010-10-28.

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