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Western Maryland, also known as the Maryland panhandle or Mountain Maryland, [1] is the portion of the U.S. state of Maryland that typically consists of Frederick, Washington, Allegany, and Garrett counties.
The route runs through a mix of farmland, woodland, and development, crossing MD 63 before intersecting the western terminus of a section of MD 144 and curving northeast. [1] [3] US 40 eastbound in Hagerstown. At this point, US 40 widens to a four-lane divided highway and turns back to the east, entering the city of Hagerstown.
The Western Maryland Railway Station in Cumberland, built in 1913 Western Maryland Railway in the 1950s Hillen Station in Baltimore in 1950 A 1955 Western Maryland Railway passenger train schedule. The Fuller Syndicate, led by George Gould, purchased a controlling interest in the WM in 1902 and made plans for westward expansion of the system.
Mountain Road is a two-lane road that heads north as a state highway, signed as US 40 Scenic west and unsigned as 0.91-mile (1.46 km) long MD 903. MD 903's northern terminus is at US 40 Scenic's ramp onto westbound I-68. [1] [3] View west from the east end of the county-maintained portion of US 40 Scenic at MD 144 west of Hancock
The county is part of the Western Maryland region of the state. Garrett County is bordered by four West Virginia counties and to the north the Maryland–Pennsylvania boundary known as the Mason–Dixon line. [4] The eastern border with Allegany County was defined by the Bauer Report, submitted to Governor Lloyd Lowndes, Jr. on November 9, 1898 ...
An enlargeable map of the state of Maryland. Names Common name: Maryland. Pronunciation: / ˈ m ɛr əl ə n d / ⓘ Official name: State of Maryland; Abbreviations and name codes Postal symbol: MD; ISO 3166-2 code: US-MD; Internet second-level domain: .md.us; Nicknames America in Miniature [1] Chesapeake State [2] Cockade State [2] Crab State ...
Close to the small town of Hancock, in western Maryland, about two-thirds of the way across the state, less than 2 miles (3.2 km) separates its borders, [2] the Mason–Dixon line to the north, and the northwards-arching Potomac River to the south. Portions of Maryland are included in various official and unofficial geographic regions.
The longest auxiliary U.S. Highway in Maryland is US 301 at 123.30 miles (198.43 km). The shortest auxiliary U.S. Highway in Maryland is US 522 at 2.37 miles (3.81 km). All U.S. Highways are maintained by the Maryland State Highway Administration except for the portions that run through Baltimore , Hagerstown , and Cumberland .