Maryland Route 138
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Maryland Route 138 is a state highway
in the U.S. state of Maryland
. The state highway runs 9.24 miles (14.9 km) from MD 45
in Hereford
east to MD 23
near Shawsville. MD 138 connects northern Baltimore County
with northwestern Harford County
via the community of Monkton
on Gunpowder Falls. The first section of the state highway was built east of Monkton in the 1910s. The remainder of MD 138 was built west of Monkton in the mid-1920s and east of Monkton in the early to mid-1930s. The state highway through Monkton was maintained by Baltimore County from the late 1960s to the mid-1990s, during which the highway was relocated at Gunpowder Falls.
(Mount Carmel Road). The state highway heads east as two-lane Monkton Road to the village of Monkton, where the highway crosses Gunpowder Falls and intersects the Northern Central Railroad Trail
. On the east edge of the village, MD 138 veers east onto Shepperd Road and follows Charles Run upstream out of the valley. The state highway passes through the area patented in the 18th century as My Lady's Manor
. In the hamlet of Shepperd, Shepperd Road ends at Troyer Road. MD 138 turns north onto Troyer Road and Troyer Road heads south as MD 562
. The state highway passes through Troyer and curves along a ridge above the headwaters of Little Gunpowder Falls. MD 138 crosses the Baltimore–Harford county line and reaches its eastern terminus at MD 23 (Norrisville Road) in the hamlet of Blackhorse near Shawsville. Troyer Road continues east on the other side of the intersection as a county highway.
MD 138 from just west of Gunpowder Falls through Monkton to east of Wesley Chapel Road was transferred from state to county maintenance in 1968. The county section of the highway was extended west to near Piney Hill Road in 1972. Baltimore County relocated the highway around and built a new bridge over Gunpowder Falls in 1975. The old highway followed what is now Old Monkton Road on either side of the river; east of the river, the highway had a right-angle turn at its railroad crossing. The gap in MD 138 was reduced to the section from just west of the new bridge to the Monkton Road – Shepperd Road intersection in 1987. MD 138 was united when that section was transferred to state maintenance in 1995.
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|rowspan=2|Baltimore
|Hereford
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|Western terminus
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|Shepperd
|6.12
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|Harford
|Shawsville
|9.24
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|Eastern terminus
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in the U.S. state of Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
. The state highway runs 9.24 miles (14.9 km) from MD 45
Maryland Route 45
Maryland Route 45 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as York Road, the state highway runs from U.S. Route 1 in Baltimore north to the Pennsylvania state line in Maryland Line, where the highway continues as SR 3001...
in Hereford
Hereford, Maryland
Hereford is an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States....
east to MD 23
Maryland Route 23
Maryland Route 23 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 1 in Hickory north and west to the Pennsylvania state line near Norrisville, where the highway continues as Pennsylvania Route 24 . MD 23 is an L-shaped highway in northwestern Harford...
near Shawsville. MD 138 connects northern Baltimore County
Baltimore County, Maryland
Baltimore County is a county located in the northern part of the US state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 805,029. It is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Towson. The name of the county was derived from the barony of the Proprietor of the Maryland...
with northwestern Harford County
Harford County, Maryland
Harford County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 244,826. Its county seat is Bel Air. Harford County forms part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area.-History:...
via the community of Monkton
Monkton, Maryland
Monkton is an unincorporated community in northern Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of about 4,856 people. It is in area, with approximately...
on Gunpowder Falls. The first section of the state highway was built east of Monkton in the 1910s. The remainder of MD 138 was built west of Monkton in the mid-1920s and east of Monkton in the early to mid-1930s. The state highway through Monkton was maintained by Baltimore County from the late 1960s to the mid-1990s, during which the highway was relocated at Gunpowder Falls.
Route description
MD 138 begins at an intersection with MD 45 (York Road) in Hereford, one block south of MD 45's intersection with MD 137Maryland Route 137
Maryland Route 137 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. MD 137, also known as Mount Carmel Road, is an east–west road which runs from the traffic circle created by Maryland Route 88, commonly known as Black Rock Road in Hampstead, Maryland, and runs through Maryland Route 25,...
(Mount Carmel Road). The state highway heads east as two-lane Monkton Road to the village of Monkton, where the highway crosses Gunpowder Falls and intersects the Northern Central Railroad Trail
Northern Central Railroad Trail
The Torrey C. Brown Trail, formerly known as the Northern Central Railroad Trail is a rail trail that runs along an abandoned railroad corridor where the Northern Central Railway used to run. The trails extends from Cockeysville, Maryland to the boundary with Pennsylvania. At the Pennsylvania...
. On the east edge of the village, MD 138 veers east onto Shepperd Road and follows Charles Run upstream out of the valley. The state highway passes through the area patented in the 18th century as My Lady's Manor
My Lady's Manor
My Lady's Manor is a national historic district at Monkton, Baltimore County and Jarrettsville, Harford County, Maryland, United States. It a rural or agricultural area, with one village, Monkton. Monkton first developed around a water-powered grist mill and later became a station on the Northern...
. In the hamlet of Shepperd, Shepperd Road ends at Troyer Road. MD 138 turns north onto Troyer Road and Troyer Road heads south as MD 562
Maryland Route 562
Maryland Route 562 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from Markoe Road north to MD 138 near Monkton in northeastern Baltimore County. MD 562 was constructed in the early 1930s.-Route description:...
. The state highway passes through Troyer and curves along a ridge above the headwaters of Little Gunpowder Falls. MD 138 crosses the Baltimore–Harford county line and reaches its eastern terminus at MD 23 (Norrisville Road) in the hamlet of Blackhorse near Shawsville. Troyer Road continues east on the other side of the intersection as a county highway.
History
The first section of pavement along modern MD 138 was built along Shepperd Road from Monkton to J.M. Pearce Road between 1915 and 1921. A concrete road was constructed from Hereford to just west of Gunpowder Falls between 1925 and 1927. The gap in the improved road through Monkton was filled in 1928 and a bridge for the Northern Central Railroad to cross over MD 138 was built shortly after 1930. The state highway from J.M. Pearce Road to Shepperd and along Troyer Road to the Harford County line was constructed between 1930 and 1932. The short portion of MD 138 in Harford County was completed in 1936.MD 138 from just west of Gunpowder Falls through Monkton to east of Wesley Chapel Road was transferred from state to county maintenance in 1968. The county section of the highway was extended west to near Piney Hill Road in 1972. Baltimore County relocated the highway around and built a new bridge over Gunpowder Falls in 1975. The old highway followed what is now Old Monkton Road on either side of the river; east of the river, the highway had a right-angle turn at its railroad crossing. The gap in MD 138 was reduced to the section from just west of the new bridge to the Monkton Road – Shepperd Road intersection in 1987. MD 138 was united when that section was transferred to state maintenance in 1995.
Junction list
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|rowspan=2|Baltimore
Baltimore County, Maryland
Baltimore County is a county located in the northern part of the US state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 805,029. It is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Towson. The name of the county was derived from the barony of the Proprietor of the Maryland...
|Hereford
Hereford, Maryland
Hereford is an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States....
|0.00
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|Western terminus
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|Shepperd
|6.12
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|Harford
Harford County, Maryland
Harford County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 244,826. Its county seat is Bel Air. Harford County forms part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area.-History:...
|Shawsville
|9.24
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|Eastern terminus