Maryland Route 140

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MD Route 140
Reisterstown Rd., Westminster Pike, Taneytown Pike
Maintained by MDSHA, Baltimore DOT
Length: 49.72 mi[1] (80.02 km)
From: US 1 in Baltimore
Major
junctions:		 MD 26
I-695
MD 30
I-795
MD 27
MD 97
MD 31
MD 32
US 15
West end: PA 16 in Liberty Twp, PA
Highways in Maryland
< US 140 MD 142 >
State highways - Minor - Former - Turnpikes

Maryland Route 140 is a local 49 mile long route in northern Maryland, United States.

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[edit] Route description

MD 140 is known by various names depending on location; south of Reisterstown it is known as Reisterstown Road. Though Reisterstown itself is named after John Reister, the road is named after Jacob Reister[1]. Between north of Reisterstown and the Carroll/Baltimore County line it is known as Westminster Pike. Between the Carroll/Baltimore County line and Westminster it is known as Baltimore Boulevard. Between northwest of Westminster and Emmitsburg it is known as Taneytown Pike. Finally, between Emmitsburg and the Maryland/Pennsylvania state line, it is known as Waynesboro Road.

The route begins as an undivided suburban arterial, starting at U.S. Route 40 in downtown Baltimore. At this point, it is known as Pennsylvania Avenue, though this section is not officially a part of MD-140. Pennsylvania Avenue is known to many as historic "African-American Main Street" of Baltimore [2][3].

The MD-140 designation, and the name change to Reisterstown Road occurs after passing U.S. Route 1 (North Avenue). After intersecting the eastern terminus of MD 26, it runs northwest out of Baltimore when passing Fallstaff Road through Pikesville and Owings Mills into Reisterstown. Paralleled by Interstate 795, it junctions MD 30 in historic Reisterstown and then turns west, meeting the northern terminus of I-795 and upgrading into a four-lane undivided highway. After intersecting MD 91 in Finksburg it divides into the Westminster Bypass, a four-lane divided expressway replacing the original two-lane rural road. The expressway runs northwest through Westminster, where MD 97 joins it. The two routes run together through Westminster as a heavily congested six-lane arterial; the route was originally constructed as a bypass of the heavily congested Main Street (now unsigned MD 32 for most of its length); the lack of access controls has resulted in overdevelopment.

After junctioning MD 27 the two routes split northwest of the central business district; MD 140 continues on to intersect the northern terminus of both MD 31 and MD 32. Finally, it continues northwest all the way to Taneytown and Emmitsburg before ending at the state line, where it becomes Pennsylvania Route 16.

Between Reisterstown and the Baltimore Beltway, Route 140 is paralleled by Interstate 795.

[edit] Junction list

County Location Mile Destinations Notes
Baltimore City Baltimore City 0.0 US 1 / W North Ave. southern terminus of and
0.0 N Fulton Ave. switches from Pennsylvania Ave. to Reisterstown Rd.
Gwynns Falls Pkwy. - Druid Hill Park
0.7 Maryland Route 26 north / Liberty Heights Ave. - Randallstown, Eldersburg
Mcculloh St.-Auchentoroly St.
1.0 Maryland Route 129 north / Druid Park Dr.-Park Heights Ave. - Worthington runs north of along Park Heights Ave.
2.4 W. Cold Spring Lane - to Wabash Ave.
W. Belvedere Ave. - to Pimlico Race Course
3.8 W. Rogers Ave. - to Pimlico Race Course
3.9 Northern Pkwy. - to Wabash Ave.
Patterson Ave. - to Wabash Ave. road intersects truncated northern terminus of Wabash Ave.
Baltimore Pikesville Milford Mill Rd.-Slade Ln. - Suburban Club of Baltimore County
6.7 Old Court Rd. - to MD 125/MD 133
7.3 Interstate 695 / Baltimore Beltway - Glen Burnie, Maryland (to I-70/I-95 south); Towson (to I-83/I-95 north) interchange is one of Maryland's few SPUIs
8.5 McDonough Rd.-Craddocks Ln. - to MD 130 McDonough Rd. overbridge at I-795 once designated
9.1 Maryland Route 130 east / Greenspring Valley Rd. - Greenspring Valley (to MD 25)
Owings Mills 10.6 Maryland Route 940 / Owings Mills Blvd. - Owings Mills Mall (to I-795) grade-separated interchange between routes
Reisterstown 13.4 Franklin Blvd. - to I-795 Reisterstown Rd. becomes Main St. north of this intersection
15.3 Maryland Route 30 north / Hanover Pike - Hampstead, Manchester turns off from itself
15.7 Interstate 795 south / Northwest Expressway - Owings Mills (to I-695) connects to and
Carroll Finksburg 19.0 Maryland Route 879d / Old Gamber Rd.-Cedarhurst Rd. former route of
19.1 Maryland Route 91 / Gamber Rd.-Emory Rd. - Gamber, Fowblesburg
Old Westminster Pike west former route of
Green Mill Rd.-Suffolk Rd. - to Old Westminster Pike
21.8 Sandymount Rd. - to Old Westminster Pike
23.3 Reese Rd. - to Old Westminster Pike
Westminster Old Baltimore Rd.-Market St. - to MD 97) Market St. is an alternate route around Westminster
25.8 Maryland Route 97 south / Malcolm Dr. - Olney (to MD 32) joins
26.7 Center St. - to Main St. ( MD 32)
27.1 Maryland Route 27 / Railroad Ave. - Manchester grade-separated interchange between three routes
28.1 Maryland Route 97 north / Littlestown Pike-Pennsylvania Ave. - Littlestown PA former route of ; runs north of and separates from latter; now follows former route of
28.5 Maryland Route 31 south / New Windsor Rd. - New Windsor
29.1 Maryland Route 32 south / WMC Dr. - McDaniel College northern terminus of
30.1 Maryland Route 832 west / Old Taneytown Rd. southern terminus of former original route of
Tyrone Rd. - to MD 832
Taneytown 37.9 Maryland Route 832 south / Old Taneytown Rd.-Sells Mill Rd.-Antrim Blvd. - to MD 84 traffic circle connects all roads; northern terminus of former original route of
Trevanion Rd. south - to MD 84
39.3 Maryland Route 194 / Frederick St.-York St. - Frederick, Keymar (to PA 194)
Frederick Emmitsburg 47.3 US 15 / Catoctin Mountain Highway - Gettysburg PA, Thurmont grade-separated interchange between routes
US 15 Business / Seton Ave. former route of through Emmitsburg
Frailey Rd. - to Annandale Rd. (Mount St. Mary's University) turns off from itself
49.7 PA 16 / Waynesboro Pike - Liberty Twp., PA northern terminus of

[edit] History

Until 1979, MD Route 140 was U.S. Route 140. Before U.S. Route 140 was deleted, it was where MD 140 is today. At the divergence of MD 140 and MD 97 northwest of Westminster, the two routes were swapped after the deletion of the U.S. route; MD 97 now follows US 140's old route to Pennsylvania, while MD 140 follows MD 97's original route to Taneytown and US 15. As a result, MD 140 follows the bypass of the original MD 32 between Westminster and Taneytown that was first designated as part of MD 97.

[edit] Public transportation

In Baltimore City and County, there is plenty of public transportation available on Reisterstown Road and Pennsylvania Avenue opererated by the Maryland Transit Administration.

Along Pennsylvania Avenue in Baltimore, service is provided by Route 7. This line operates between Mondawmin and Canton. It also passes the Penn-North and Upton Metro Subway Stations, located on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Between Mondawmin and Old Court Road, service is provided by Route M-2. This line operates every 10-33 minutes, and it overlaps with Route M-9 between Patterson Avenue and Old Court.

From Patterson Avenue to the end of Reisterstown Road in Glyndon, Maryland, service is provided by the Route M-9, which has a deviation to the Owings Mills Metro Subway Station and Town Center along Painters Mill Road. Route M-9 ultimately loops along Maryland Route 30, also known as Hanover Pike. Service on this line is provided every 20-45 minutes at most times.

The route of the Baltimore Metro Subway also operates near Reisterstown Road, with seven stations located directly on or within less than a mile of the route. In addition, several other bus lines either operate on small segments of or streets that cross Reisterstown Road.

[edit] Landmarks

Reisterstown Road is also marked by its unique landmarks. Besides the famous 7 Mile Lane, which is 7 miles from the center of the city, there were once 5 mile, 10 mile, and 15 mile houses that dotted the road respectively. Although each of these houses has been transformed into into something else, all were thriving parts of Baltimore culture during the 40's through 80's. The Fuddruckers near Cherry Hill Plaza is where the old 15 mile house stood.

[edit] Related routes

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Baltimore Jewish Times
  2. ^ Pennsylvania Avenue, Mayor’s Race 2007 by Alvin Brunson « The Glover Report
  3. ^ Pennsylvania Avenue
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