Maryland Route 858
Encyclopedia
Maryland Route 858 is a collection of unsigned
state highways
in the U.S. state
of Maryland
. These four highways are service roads constructed or old alignments maintained to provide access to private property or county highways whose access was compromised by the reconstruction of MD 67
in Washington County
in the late 1950s and 1960s. In addition to the four existing sections of MD 858, there are five sections that existed in the past.
Unsigned highway
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state highways
State highway
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in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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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...
. These four highways are service roads constructed or old alignments maintained to provide access to private property or county highways whose access was compromised by the reconstruction of MD 67
Maryland Route 67
Maryland Route 67 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Rohrersville Road, the state highway runs from U.S. Route 340 in Weverton north to US 40 Alternate in Boonsboro. MD 67 parallels the western flank of South Mountain in southeastern Washington County, connecting...
in Washington County
Washington County, Maryland
Washington County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering southern Pennsylvania to the north, northern Virginia to the south, and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia to the south and west. As of the 2010 Census, its population is 147,430...
in the late 1950s and 1960s. In addition to the four existing sections of MD 858, there are five sections that existed in the past.
Existing highways
- MD 858A is the designation for the unnamed 0.02 mile (0.0321868 km) access road from U.S. Route 40 Alternate (US 40 Alternate) to the Maryland State Highway AdministrationMaryland State Highway AdministrationThe Maryland State Highway Administration is the state agency responsible for maintaining Maryland numbered highways outside of Baltimore City...
's BoonsboroBoonsboro, MarylandBoonsboro is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States, located at the foot of South Mountain. It nearly borders Frederick County and is proximate to the Antietam National Battlefield...
shop and salt dome. This piece of highway, which lies just east of MD 67's present northern terminus, was the original northern terminus of MD 67.
- MD 858E is the designation for the 0.29 mile (0.4667086 km) portion of Woodstock Lane from Park Hall Road north to road end paralleling the northbound side of MD 67 north of RohrersvilleRohrersville, MarylandRohrersville is a census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 170 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Rohrersville is located at ....
. MD 858E originally continued south 0.65 miles (1 km) from Park Hall Road to a dead end south of Locust Grove Road.
- MD 858F is the designation for Main Street, which runs 1 miles (1.6 km) between intersections with MD 67 on either side of the village of Rohrersville. MD 858F is the longest remaining segment of MD 858.
- MD 858G is the designation for an unnamed 0.07 mile (0.1126538 km) section of old alignment of MD 67 south of Rohrersville. MD 858G originally continued south 0.22 mile (0.3540548 km) to an intersection with Trego Road.
Former highways
- MD 858B is the former designation for Appletown Road, a 0.25 mile (0.402335 km) section of old alignment of MD 67 on the southbound side of the highway from MD 67 north to a dead end near Boonsboro.
- MD 858C is the former designation for Appleton Road, a 0.89 miles (1.4 km) section of old alignment of MD 67 on the northbound side of the highway from a dead end south of King Road to a dead end north of Netz Road.
- MD 858D is the former designation for Mount Carmel Church Road, a 1.11 miles (1.8 km) loop of old alignment of MD 67 on the southbound side of the highway north of Rohrersville.
- MD 858H is the former designation for a 0.65 miles (1 km) section of Gapland Road that forms a loop of old alignment of MD 67 on the southbound side of the highway in GaplandGapland, MarylandGapland is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
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- MD 858I is the former designation for Weverton Road, a 1.83 miles (2.9 km) section of old alignment of MD 67 from a dead end near MD 67's former southern terminus in Weverton north to a dead end north of Garretts Mill Road. MD 67's original southern terminus was a short distance south of the southern terminus of MD 858I at U.S. Route 340U.S. Route 340 in MarylandU.S. Route 340 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Greenville, Virginia to Frederick, Maryland. In Maryland, the U.S. highway runs from the Virginia state line at the Potomac River at Sandy Hook east to its northern terminus at US 15 and US 40 in Frederick...
before it was cut off by the construction of the US 340 divided highway in 1964. MD 858I was originally the longest segment of MD 858.
- MD 858J is the former designation for Boteler Road, a 1.15 miles (1.9 km) loop of old alignment of MD 67 through BrownsvilleBrownsville, MarylandBrownsville is a small unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States, near Gapland in an area known as Pleasant Valley.-Geography:...
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