Maryland Route 787
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Maryland Route 787 is a state highway
in the U.S. state
of Maryland
. Known as Flower Avenue, the state highway runs 0.99 mi (1.6 km) from Maryland Route 195
in Takoma Park
north to Maryland Route 320
in Takoma Park. MD 787 splits the campus of Washington Adventist University and is the main street of the area of Takoma Park east of Sligo Creek
. The state highway, which was MD 194 in the past, originally continued further north into Silver Spring
but was rolled back to MD 320 in 1999.
(Carroll Avenue) in Takoma Park
. Flower Avenue continues south as a narrow municipally-maintained street that winds its way downhill to Sligo Creek Parkway
. MD 787 heads north as a two-lane road with a speed limit of 25 mph (40.2 km/h) through the campus of Washington Adventist University. After travelling through a pedestrian crossing traffic signal, the state highway changes from being completely within the city limits of Takoma Park to lying on the eastern boundary of the municipality. MD 787 leaves the university campus after passing Maplewood Avenue and enters a dense residential area with occasional small businesses lining the road. The state highway then reaches a four-way stop at Houston Avenue. After continuing north through more residential areas, the road enters a commercial area immediately before hitting its northern terminus at an intersection with Maryland Route 320
(Piney Branch Road), an intersection that forms the northeast corner of the Takoma Park city limits. Flower Avenue continues north as a residential street into Silver Spring
. MD 787 has an average annual daily traffic figure of 6650 vehicles at the northern edge of the Washington Adventist University campus, as well as an AADT of 8730 just south of MD 320.
In 1956, the Blue Star Memorial Highway
was under construction on the Eastern Shore
. This new route needed a state route number, so MD 71 was removed from Woodsboro Pike and Francis Scott Key Highway in Frederick
and Carroll
Counties and assigned to the Blue Star Memorial Highway. The MD 71 designation was removed when U.S. Route 301
was moved from Baltimore to the Eastern Shore in 1960. The highway in west central Maryland needed a designation to replace MD 71, so that route was numbered to match its northern continuation, Pennsylvania Route 194
. This highway remains Maryland Route 194
. Finally, Flower Avenue needed a new designation, so it was assigned a seemingly random available number.
In 1999, as part of a major mileage swap between state and county highways in Montgomery County
, the segment of Flower Avenue between MD 320 and MD 516 was transferred to county maintenance. In 2000, the 0.1 mile (0.160934 km) section of Flower Avenue between Chaney Drive and MD 195, which had been municipally-maintained, was officially removed as a state highway, leaving MD 787 at its present length.
in Montgomery County
.
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
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
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...
. Known as Flower Avenue, the state highway runs 0.99 mi (1.6 km) from Maryland Route 195
Maryland Route 195
Maryland Route 195 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Carroll Avenue, the state highway runs from Eastern Avenue at the border of Washington, D.C. north to Maryland Route 193 in Takoma Park...
in Takoma Park
Takoma Park, Maryland
Takoma Park is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a suburb of Washington, D.C., and part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. Founded in 1883 and incorporated in 1890, Takoma Park, informally called "Azalea City," is a Tree City USA and a nuclear-free zone...
north to Maryland Route 320
Maryland Route 320
Maryland Route 320 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Piney Branch Road, the route runs from Eastern Avenue at the Washington, D.C. border north to Maryland Route 650 in Adelphi.-Route description:...
in Takoma Park. MD 787 splits the campus of Washington Adventist University and is the main street of the area of Takoma Park east of Sligo Creek
Sligo Creek
Sligo Creek is a free-flowing tributary of the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River in Maryland. The creek is approximately long, with a drainage area of about .- Geography :The creek rises in the Kemp Mill section of Silver Spring in Montgomery County and...
. The state highway, which was MD 194 in the past, originally continued further north into Silver Spring
Silver Spring, Maryland
Silver Spring is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It had a population of 71,452 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth most populous place in Maryland, after Baltimore, Columbia, and Germantown.The urbanized, oldest, and...
but was rolled back to MD 320 in 1999.
Route description
Maryland Route 787 begins at an intersection with Maryland Route 195Maryland Route 195
Maryland Route 195 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Carroll Avenue, the state highway runs from Eastern Avenue at the border of Washington, D.C. north to Maryland Route 193 in Takoma Park...
(Carroll Avenue) in Takoma Park
Takoma Park, Maryland
Takoma Park is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a suburb of Washington, D.C., and part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. Founded in 1883 and incorporated in 1890, Takoma Park, informally called "Azalea City," is a Tree City USA and a nuclear-free zone...
. Flower Avenue continues south as a narrow municipally-maintained street that winds its way downhill to Sligo Creek Parkway
Sligo Creek Parkway
Sligo Creek Parkway is two-lane at-grade automobile parkway in Montgomery County in the U.S. state of Maryland. The two-lane parkway runs from Maryland Route 650 in Takoma Park through Silver Spring north to MD 193 in Maryland...
. MD 787 heads north as a two-lane road with a speed limit of 25 mph (40.2 km/h) through the campus of Washington Adventist University. After travelling through a pedestrian crossing traffic signal, the state highway changes from being completely within the city limits of Takoma Park to lying on the eastern boundary of the municipality. MD 787 leaves the university campus after passing Maplewood Avenue and enters a dense residential area with occasional small businesses lining the road. The state highway then reaches a four-way stop at Houston Avenue. After continuing north through more residential areas, the road enters a commercial area immediately before hitting its northern terminus at an intersection with Maryland Route 320
Maryland Route 320
Maryland Route 320 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Piney Branch Road, the route runs from Eastern Avenue at the Washington, D.C. border north to Maryland Route 650 in Adelphi.-Route description:...
(Piney Branch Road), an intersection that forms the northeast corner of the Takoma Park city limits. Flower Avenue continues north as a residential street into Silver Spring
Silver Spring, Maryland
Silver Spring is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It had a population of 71,452 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth most populous place in Maryland, after Baltimore, Columbia, and Germantown.The urbanized, oldest, and...
. MD 787 has an average annual daily traffic figure of 6650 vehicles at the northern edge of the Washington Adventist University campus, as well as an AADT of 8730 just south of MD 320.
History
Maryland Route 787 was originally designated as Maryland Route 194. MD 194 followed Flower Avenue from what was then the Prince George's County line at Chaney Drive in Takoma Park north to Franklin Avenue in Silver Spring, which was then Maryland Route 516. However, MD 194 later became involved in a route number swap involving three state highways in different parts of the state that led to its current route number.In 1956, the Blue Star Memorial Highway
U.S. Route 301 in Maryland
U.S. Route 301 in Maryland is a major highway that runs from Delaware to the Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge into Virginia. It passes through three of Maryland's four main regions: the Eastern Shore, the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area, and Southern Maryland...
was under construction on the Eastern Shore
Eastern Shore of Maryland
The Eastern Shore of Maryland is a territorial part of the U.S. state of Maryland that lies predominately on the east side of the Chesapeake Bay and consists of nine counties. The origin of term Eastern Shore was derived to distinguish a territorial part of the State of Maryland from the Western...
. This new route needed a state route number, so MD 71 was removed from Woodsboro Pike and Francis Scott Key Highway in Frederick
Frederick County, Maryland
Frederick County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering the southern border of Pennsylvania and the northeastern border of Virginia. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 233,385....
and Carroll
Carroll County, Maryland
Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 167,134. It was named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton , signer of the American Declaration of Independence. Its county seat is Westminster....
Counties and assigned to the Blue Star Memorial Highway. The MD 71 designation was removed when U.S. Route 301
U.S. Route 301 in Maryland
U.S. Route 301 in Maryland is a major highway that runs from Delaware to the Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge into Virginia. It passes through three of Maryland's four main regions: the Eastern Shore, the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area, and Southern Maryland...
was moved from Baltimore to the Eastern Shore in 1960. The highway in west central Maryland needed a designation to replace MD 71, so that route was numbered to match its northern continuation, Pennsylvania Route 194
Pennsylvania Route 194
Pennsylvania Route 194 is a long north–south state highway located in south-central Pennsylvania. The southern end is at the Maryland State Line and the northern terminus is at the intersection with PA 74 in the town of Dillsburg.-Route description:PA 194 begins at the Maryland border in...
. This highway remains Maryland Route 194
Maryland Route 194
Maryland Route 194 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from MD 26 in Ceresville north to the Pennsylvania state line near Taneytown, where the highway continues as Pennsylvania Route 194 toward Hanover...
. Finally, Flower Avenue needed a new designation, so it was assigned a seemingly random available number.
In 1999, as part of a major mileage swap between state and county highways 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...
, the segment of Flower Avenue between MD 320 and MD 516 was transferred to county maintenance. In 2000, the 0.1 mile (0.160934 km) section of Flower Avenue between Chaney Drive and MD 195, which had been municipally-maintained, was officially removed as a state highway, leaving MD 787 at its present length.
Junction list
The entire route is in Takoma ParkTakoma Park, Maryland
Takoma Park is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a suburb of Washington, D.C., and part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. Founded in 1883 and incorporated in 1890, Takoma Park, informally called "Azalea City," is a Tree City USA and a nuclear-free zone...
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...
.
| Mile | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.00 | Southern terminus | |
| 0.99 | Northern terminus Flower Avenue continues north |
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