maryland route maryland route state highway state maryland route runs route north pennsylvania border road continues state known georgia avenue continues south southern terminus washington suburban lane divided highway north route continues rural lane road north continues passes county seat westminster route intersects major roads including interstate north connector creation present day north westminster designated north portions route westminster extended north pennsylvania border northwest replaced sections replaced designation westminster pennsylvania border rerouted bypass westminster moved new alignment westminster route realigned segment rerouted current northern terminus replacing portion route westminster northwest route description runs washington suburbs connecting communities including continues north rural areas counties passing seat westminster reaching pennsylvania border stretches national_highway_system highway principal arterial southern terminus north road section connector north forest highway principal arterial north westminster westminster point south north westminster main national_highway_system concurrency westminster begins intersection road downtown heading north georgia avenue lane divided highway washington metro runs route point route southern terminus georgia avenue continues south washington passes commercial areas high rise buildings heading residential neighborhoods route intersects northern terminus 16th street heads south 16th street northwest entering district_of_columbia continues north lane undivided road lanes commercial areas coming modified cloverleaf interchange past interchange road divided highway intersects forest road passes residences continues road heads business areas intersects near shopping mall short distance later road crosses university boulevard continues residential areas past intersection route heads mix residential commercial areas heads crosses road short distance later intersects southern terminus road turns northwest residential neighborhoods passes station terminus washington metro red line reaching businesses near intersection northern terminus connecticut avenue turns north past intersection crosses crossing pre road route heads wooded neighborhoods passes mix businesses houses running west road crosses road continues past residences intersects short connector provides access westbound enters wooded areas narrows lanes connector route eventually passes residential areas crosses road approaches passes residential neighborhoods heading business district intersection sandy spring road intersection road heads wooded residential areas lane undivided road enters entering high street passes residences route makes left turn market street continues wooded residential areas heads changing georgia avenue road heads rural setting areas farms woods residences reaches sunshine road crosses damascus road past sunshine resumes rural areas enters woodland approaches howard counties crosses named built continues north passing areas woods farms suburban residential developments road passes community continues agricultural areas intersecting short distance later route interchanges past interchange passes rural residential areas intersecting old road winds mix woods farm fields residences crossing crossing river enters old washington road road crosses csx railroad passes wooded areas residences runs mix woods farms residences road number residences increases route crosses road passes residences intersecting old liberty road roundabout short distance later intersects liberty road folded diamond interchange past heads north mix farmland woodland residential neighborhoods paralleled west old washington road road passes woodland intersecting road continues past farms woods crossing road past intersection passes east heads residential areas approaches westminster bypassing center town east route past intersection continues intersection baltimore boulevard makes left turn form concurrency baltimore boulevard lane divided highway routes head commercial areas outskirts westminster passing manchester road folded diamond interchange past interchange road passes maryland midland railway passes businesses sullivan road intersection road college view boulevard short distance later splits interchange near continues north lane undivided road road passes heading mix farmland residences intersects southern terminus valley road continues northwest agricultural wooded areas intermittent residences passes road intersects continues community passes residences leaving community route continues woods farm fields short distance later reaches pennsylvania border continues north history georgia avenue proposed state highway washington border section state highway completed state highway proposed small piece completed south state highway completed westminster pennsylvania border connecting road continued northwest pennsylvania state road finished south north north creation november portion present day north westminster designated highway ran baltimore addition portion georgia avenue designated state highway completed south state road finished designated run north state highway finished south west heading south highways extended south miles state highway running south west south designated concurrency removed southern section extended south miles widened divided highway extended north pennsylvania border northwest route ran north replacing sections replaced north westminster northwest moved new alignment bypassed westminster newly constructed westminster bypass northwest city designated alignment passed westminster washington road main street shifted new alignment east alignment intersection replaced interchange construction began new alignment slightly north westminster alignment completed alignment divided highway portion extended north plans decommissioned replace section westminster pennsylvania border connect proposal order eliminate short routes transportation officials approved removal designation october january rerouted westminster head north pennsylvania border replacing pennsylvania border route connected replaced designation pennsylvania alignment westminster pennsylvania border northwest extended north plans build interchange route intersection road order improve movements automobiles pedestrians nearby metro station new interchange built connector north opened february junction list auxiliary route runs old section parallels route west running sac north intersection church road route long
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