List of former Maryland state highways

The following is a list of former state highways in Maryland numbered 700 or above. They may have been renumbered or turned back to local authorities.

For former Maryland state highways numbered between 2 and 199, see List of former Maryland state highways (2–199).

For former Maryland state highways numbered between 200 and 399, see List of former Maryland state highways (200–399).

For former Maryland state highways numbered between 400 and 499, see List of former Maryland state highways (400–499).

For former Maryland state highways numbered between 500 and 599, see List of former Maryland state highways (500–599).

For former Maryland state highways numbered between 600 and 699, see List of former Maryland state highways (600–699).

MD 787

Maryland Route 787
Location: Takoma Park
Length: 0.99 mi[1] (1.59 km)
Existed: 1956–2012
Main article: Maryland Route 787

Maryland Route 787 was the designation for Flower Avenue, which ran 0.99 miles (1.59 km) from MD 195 north to MD 320 within Takoma Park in southeastern Montgomery County.[1] The highway was constructed as the original MD 194 in Takoma Park in 1923 and extended north to former MD 516 (Franklin Avenue) in 1933.[2][3][4] MD 194 was redesignated MD 787 in 1956 following a three route number swap also involving modern MD 194 and MD 71, which became part of US 301.[5][6] MD 787's northern end was truncated to MD 320 in 1999.[7] The highway was removed from the state highway system when the street was transferred to the city of Takoma Park in 2012.[8]

MD 809

Maryland Route 809
Location: Calvert, Fair Hill
Existed: 1958–1979

Maryland Route 809 was the designation for a pair of sections of old alignment of MD 273 at Calvert and near Fair Hill in northern Cecil County.

MD 811

Maryland Route 811
Location: Rising Sun
Length: 0.19 mi[12] (0.31 km)
Existed: 1958–1979

Maryland Route 811 was the designation for Wilson Avenue, which ran 0.19 miles (0.31 km) from the south town limit of Rising Sun north to MD 273 within Rising Sun in northern Cecil County.[12] The highway was created after the portion of MD 276 between Woodlawn and the town limit of Rising Sun was transferred to county maintenance and MD 276 was placed in its present corridor through a road transfer agreement on May 8, 1958.[13] MD 811 was transferred from state to town maintenance in a road transfer agreement on January 5, 1979.[12]

MD 813

Maryland Route 813
Location: Woodlawn–Harrisville
Existed: 1963–1979
For the current highway, see Maryland Route 813.

Maryland Route 813 was the designation for a pair of sections of old alignments of MD 276 between Woodlawn and Harrisville in western Cecil County.[14] Both routes were created after MD 276 was relocated between Woodlawn and MD 269 (Liberty Grove Road) south of Harrisville in 1962 and 1963.[15] Both segments of MD 813 were transferred from state to county maintenance in a road transfer agreement on December 27, 1979.[14]

MD 987

Maryland Route 987
Location: Ellicott City
Existed: 1950–1993

Maryland Route 987 was the designation for Old Columbia Pike, which ran from US 29 just south of MD 103 north to Main Street in Ellicott City in northeastern Howard County.[16] The highway was originally built as the northern end of the Ellicott and Clarksville Turnpike in the 19th century.[17] The old turnpike was reconstructed as a 14-foot-wide (4.3 m) macadam road in 1918.[18] In 1927, the highway became part of the original MD 27, which was replaced by US 29 in 1934.[19][20] MD 987 was assigned to old Columbia Pike after US 29 was moved to its current course from south of MD 103 to US 40 in 1951.[21] The portion of the highway north of MD 103 was removed from the state highway system in 1987.[22] The very short piece south of MD 103 remained until the construction of the US 29–MD 100 interchange in 1993.[22][23]

MD 999

Maryland Route 999
Location: Glen Burnie
Length: 0.24 mi[24] (0.39 km)
Existed: 2001–2002

Maryland Route 999 (officially MD 999D) was the designation for Old Hammonds Ferry Road, which ran 0.24 miles (0.39 km) from Stewart Avenue north to a cul-de-sac adjacent to MD 176 between that route's junctions with MD 162 and I-97 near Glen Burnie. MD 999D was created in a road transfer from Anne Arundel County to the state in 2001.[24] The highway was transferred back to county maintenance in 2002.[25]

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References

  1. 1 2 Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2011). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  2. ↑ Maryland State Roads Commission (1939). General Highway Map: State of Maryland (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
  3. ↑ Maryland Geological Survey (1923). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  4. ↑ Maryland Geological Survey (1933). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  5. ↑ Maryland State Roads Commission (1956). Maryland: Official Highway Map (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
  6. ↑ Maryland State Roads Commission (1955). Maryland: Official Highway Map (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
  7. ↑ Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 1999). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  8. ↑ Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2012). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  9. 1 2 "Memorandum of Action of Director Robert J. Hajzyk" (PDF). S.R.C. Minutes District No. 2 Cecil County. Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration. February 25, 1976. Retrieved March 22, 2016 – via Maryland State Archives.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Memorandum of Action of Director Hal Kassoff" (PDF). S.R.C. Minutes District No. 2 Cecil County. Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration. December 27, 1979. Retrieved March 22, 2016 – via Maryland State Archives.
  11. 1 2 Maryland Road Construction Progress Log (PDF). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration. Contract Numbers: CE-396-2-220 (September 26, 1956), CE-396-4-220 (September 30, 1963). Retrieved March 22, 2016 – via Maryland State Archives.
  12. 1 2 3 "Memorandum of Action of Director Hal Kassoff" (PDF). S.R.C. Minutes District No. 2 Cecil County. Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration. January 8, 1979. Retrieved March 17, 2016 – via Maryland State Archives.
  13. ↑ "Excerpt from Minutes of Meeting of the State Roads Commission" (PDF). S.R.C. Minutes District No. 2 Cecil County. Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. May 8, 1958. Retrieved March 17, 2016 – via Maryland State Archives.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "Memorandum of Action of Director Hal Kassoff" (PDF). S.R.C. Minutes District No. 2 Cecil County. Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration. December 27, 1979. Retrieved March 17, 2016 – via Maryland State Archives.
  15. 1 2 Maryland Road Construction Progress Log (PDF). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration. Contract Numbers: CE-404-2-220 (August 16, 1962), CE-404-5-220 (August 8, 1963). Retrieved March 17, 2016 – via Maryland State Archives.
  16. ↑ Maryland State Highway Administration (1985). Maryland: Official Highway Map (Map) (1985–86 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration.
  17. ↑ Clark, William Bullock (1899). Report on the Highways of Maryland. Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey. p. 239. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  18. ↑ 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: 20, 22, 24, 44, 48, 52. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
  19. ↑ Maryland Geological Survey (1927). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  20. ↑ Maryland State Roads Commission (1934). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
  21. ↑ Maryland State Roads Commission (1951). Maryland: Official Highway Map (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
  22. 1 2 Maryland State Highway Administration (1987). Maryland: Official Highway Map (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration.
  23. ↑ Maryland State Highway Administration (1993). Maryland: Official Highway Map (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration.
  24. 1 2 Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2001). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  25. ↑ Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2002). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2014-03-02.

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