Maryland Route 118
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Maryland Route 118 is the "main street" and major thoroughfare for the Washington, D.C.
suburb of Germantown, MD. It is known over its entire 7 miles (11.3 km) length as Germantown Road, and is commonly called "one-eighteen." It is located in Montgomery County
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The road starts as a four-lane road at Maryland Route 28
near Darnestown
, quickly condensing to two lanes at it begins its northward path. It passes through residential areas on Germantown Road and then enters a forest, where it bridges Great Seneca Creek. It continues north, passing by a large electrical substation and passes through more forest before it enters a residential development in southern Germantown. Here, the road widens to four lanes, with a median, as it passes through the town. It crosses the MARC Train
's Brunswick Line
and then interchanges at Exit 15 of Interstate 270
. After this interchange, MD 118 lanes range between four and six as it continues east to its end at Maryland Route 355
near the Neelsville neighborhood in Germantown. Germantown Road, however, continues east of this intersection.
Points of interest along MD 118 include several shopping centers, Germantown Town Center (including, just off 118, the Germantown Library and the Black Rock Center for the Arts), the United States Department of Energy
Germantown complex, South Germantown Recreational Park, and the Maryland SoccerPlex
. The farm property to which Washington Senators
' Hall of Fame
baseball
pitcher Walter Johnson
retired is near the intersection of Route 118 and Wisteria Road; less than 500 feet (152.4 m) southeast of that intersection is a small section of road named in his honor.
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
suburb of Germantown, MD. It is known over its entire 7 miles (11.3 km) length as Germantown Road, and is commonly called "one-eighteen." It is located in Montgomery County
Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland, situated just to the north of Washington, D.C., and southwest of the city of Baltimore. It is one of the most affluent counties in the United States, and has the highest percentage of residents over 25 years of age who hold post-graduate...
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Route description
Maryland Route 28
Maryland Route 28 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 15 in Point of Rocks east to MD 182 in Norwood. The western portion of MD 28 is a rural highway connecting several villages in southern Frederick County and western Montgomery County...
near Darnestown
Darnestown, Maryland
Darnestown is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.-Geography:As an unincorporated area, Darnestown's boundaries are not officially defined...
, quickly condensing to two lanes at it begins its northward path. It passes through residential areas on Germantown Road and then enters a forest, where it bridges Great Seneca Creek. It continues north, passing by a large electrical substation and passes through more forest before it enters a residential development in southern Germantown. Here, the road widens to four lanes, with a median, as it passes through the town. It crosses the MARC Train
MARC Train
MARC , known prior to 1984 as Maryland Rail Commuter Service, is a regional rail system comprising three lines in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. MARC is administered by the Maryland Transit Administration , a Maryland Department of Transportation agency, and is operated under contract...
's Brunswick Line
Brunswick Line
The Brunswick Line is a MARC commuter rail line consisting of a main line running from Washington D.C. to Martinsburg, West Virginia and a branch line from just south of Point-of-Rocks station to Frederick, Maryland. The service is operated under contract by CSX Transportation, but is administered...
and then interchanges at Exit 15 of Interstate 270
Interstate 270 (Maryland)
Interstate 270 is a auxiliary Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of Maryland that travels between Interstate 495 just north of Bethesda, Montgomery County and Interstate 70 in the city of Frederick in Frederick County. It consists of the mainline as well as a spur that provides access to and...
. After this interchange, MD 118 lanes range between four and six as it continues east to its end at Maryland Route 355
Maryland Route 355
Maryland Route 355 is a north–south road in western central Maryland in the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at the Washington, D.C. border in Friendship Heights, Montgomery County, where it continues south as Wisconsin Avenue into Washington. The northern terminus is...
near the Neelsville neighborhood in Germantown. Germantown Road, however, continues east of this intersection.
Points of interest along MD 118 include several shopping centers, Germantown Town Center (including, just off 118, the Germantown Library and the Black Rock Center for the Arts), the United States Department of Energy
United States Department of Energy
The United States Department of Energy is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material...
Germantown complex, South Germantown Recreational Park, and the Maryland SoccerPlex
Maryland SoccerPlex
Maryland Soccerplex is a sports complex in Germantown, Maryland, United States . There are nineteen natural grass fields, three artificial fields, and eight indoor courts...
. The farm property to which Washington Senators
Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
' Hall of Fame
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of...
baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
pitcher Walter Johnson
Walter Johnson
Walter Perry Johnson , nicknamed "Barney" and "The Big Train", was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played his entire 21-year baseball career for the Washington Senators...
retired is near the intersection of Route 118 and Wisteria Road; less than 500 feet (152.4 m) southeast of that intersection is a small section of road named in his honor.
Future
A major new intersection with the extended Father Hurley Boulevard will be completed in late 2011. This will connect the existing four to six-lane section of Father Hurley Boulevard (which turns into MD 27 at MD 355) that lies north of the CSX right of way with the residential two-lane section of Father Hurley Boulevard that lies in a residential neighborhood south of the CSX tracks. The entire portion of Father Hurley south of the rail tracks will be widened and rebuilt as a designated a "four lane Major Dual Highway" and connect to Route 118 between MD 117 and Dawson Farm Road. This is expected to reduce congestion on Route 118 through the Town Center of Germantown by providing an alternate bypass route from I-270 to points south and west of the Town Center.Junction list
The entire route is in Montgomery CountyMontgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland, situated just to the north of Washington, D.C., and southwest of the city of Baltimore. It is one of the most affluent counties in the United States, and has the highest percentage of residents over 25 years of age who hold post-graduate...
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| Location | Mile |
Roads intersected | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darnestown | 0.00 | Southern terminus | |
| Germantown | 4.00 | ||
| 6.20 | , Washington Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution.... |
I-270 exit 15 | |
| 7.08 | Northern terminus |