Maryland Route 27

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MD Route 27
Ridge Road Maintained by MDSHA
Length:	39.17 mi[1] (63.04 km)
South end:	MD 355 near Germantown
Major junctions:	MD 108 at Damascus MD 80 in Clagettsville MD 144 in Mt. Airy I-70/US 40 in Mt. Airy MD 26 near Taylorsville MD 32 in Westminster MD 140/MD 97 in Westminster
North end:	MD 30 in Manchester
Highways in Maryland < MD 26 MD 28 > State highways - Minor - Former - Turnpikes

Maryland Route 27 is a state highway in the central part of the U.S. state of Maryland.

[edit] Counties traversed

• Montgomery County
• Frederick County
• Howard County
• Carroll County

[edit] Cities and towns

• Germantown
• Brink
• Cedar Grove
• Damascus
• Clagettsville
• Mount Airy
• Taylorsville
• Warfieldsburg
• Westminster
• Mexico
• Manchester

[edit] Route description

MD 27, also known as Ridge Road and Manchester Road (at Northern Point), begins in Germantown at MD 355. Despite signage at I-270 Exit 16, the route does not actually reach the Interstate.

The route runs north through Germantown and Damascus, crossing Frederick, Howard and Carroll counties into Mt. Airy. Remaining in Carroll County, the route runs north, intersecting MD 26 in Taylorsville and eventually reaches Westminster. After running through downtown Westminster and crossing both the secret MD 32 and MD 140, the route continues north and ends in Manchester at MD 30.

[edit] Junction list

County	Location	Destinations	Notes
Montgomery	Germantown	Maryland Route 355 / Frederick Rd. - Clarksburg, Gaithersburg	southern terminus of ; road continues as Father Hurley Blvd. to
	Brink	Brink Rd. - to MD 355
	Cedar Grove	Davis Mill Rd. east - to Watkins Rd.	Watkins Rd. eastern terminus is on
	Damascus	Bethesda Church Rd. west - to Clarksburg Rd.
		Maryland Route 108 east / Damascus Rd. - Olney, Ashton
	Friendship	Gue Rd. east - to Long Corner Rd.
	Claggettsville	Maryland Route 80 west / Kemptown Rd. - Kemptown
Frederick	Mt. Airy	Penn Shop Rd. east - to Long Corner Rd.
		Penn Shop Rd. west - to MD 80
		Maryland Route 144 east / Old National Pike - Lisbon	former route of
Carroll		I-70/US 40 / Baltimore National Pike - Frederick, Baltimore
		Twin Arch Rd. east - to Old Frederick Rd.
		W. Watersville Rd. east - to Watersville Rd.
		Maryland Route 808 south / N. Main St. - Mt. Airy	former route of through Mt. Airy
		Harrisville Rd. west/Gillis Falls Rd. east
		Gillis Rd. east - to Woodbine Rd.	Woodbine Rd. south reaches northern terminus of
	Taylorsville	Maryland Route 26 / Liberty Rd. - Libertytown, Eldersburg
		Maryland Route 407 west / Marston Rd.-Baker Rd. east - Marston	western terminus of is on
		Nicodemus Rd. - Bailes Mill (to Bowersox Rd.)	to MD 31 / MD 97
	Warfieldsburg	Warfieldsburg Rd. - to Old Westminster Rd./Old Washington Rd.	eastern terminus is on
		Chapel Rd. west/Kate Wagner Rd. east - Medford	to MD 31 / MD 32
	Westminster	Bond St. north - to MD 32
		Maryland Route 32 / Main St. - McDaniel College	is unsigned in both directions
		Maryland Route 140/Maryland Route 97 / Baltimore Blvd. - Taneytown, Finksburg	grade-separated interchange between three routes
	Mexico	Maryland Route 482 east / Hampstead-Mexico Rd. - Hampstead (to MD 30)	first 0.4 miles of originally part of
	Cranberry	Sullivan Rd. west - to MD 140/MD 97
		Old Fort Schoolhouse Rd. east - to Harvey Gummel Rd.
	Manchester	Westminster St. north - to MD 30	former route of ; portion of connecting York St. once part of
		Maryland Route 30 / Hanover Pike - Hanover PA, Hampstead	northern terminus of

[edit] History

The route was originally designated Maryland Route 29 in 1933, with the original route of U.S. Route 29 via Ashton being designated Maryland Route 27. After US 29's arrival in 1934, the two routes swapped numbers, with MD 29 becoming MD 27, and MD 27 becoming MD 29 (and thus being promoted to US 29 without conflict).

At one time, all of MD 27 north of Westminster, as well as a small piece of the former route northeast of Manchester, was part of MD 31.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• MD 27 @ MDRoads.com