maryland route maryland route mile north south road western central maryland united_states southern terminus route washington border continues south wisconsin avenue washington northern terminus north interstate route city frederick road continues north frederick serves major frederick montgomery counties passing frederick roughly parallel southern portion route border suburban lane divided highway lined businesses route predominantly lane rural road reaches frederick passes commercial areas southern city original route planned run washington north pennsylvania route designated north frederick route served primary connector linking frederick points west washington 1950s relocated stages freeway frederick shared designated alignment frederick stage freeway built designated alignment city moved bypass decommissioned extended south washington border interchange route northern terminus removed resulting ending short dead end lane divided bypass funded private developers completed alignment designated year portion north transferred city frederick longer considered route route description main national_highway_system district_of_columbia highway national_highway_system connector principal arterial begins intersection western avenue military road border heads north point wisconsin avenue lane divided highway wisconsin avenue continues south washington ending georgetown intersection underneath freeway north border heads north areas retail high rise buildings including served past friendship heights route continues wooded residential areas somerset passing east road residential areas west comes intersection past intersection enters heads commercial areas high rise buildings downtown road intersects montgomery avenue way eastbound westbound direction old georgetown road short distance near metro station road continues community passes art cinema leaves downtown area intersection road passes prominent military hospitals home world largest medical library past naval hospital road intersects cedar lane intersection heads north wooded areas passing near residences wood frame church continues north suburban residential areas coming interchange provides access southern terminus past interchange road skirts edge passing oak lane intersection continues residential areas briefly comes surface parallels route east adjacent metro station intersection avenue route heads residential neighborhoods entering commercial area strip high rise buildings white flint mall metropolitan area largest shopping located east road road comes intersection old georgetown road newly grade separated interchange parkway metro red line draws farther east crosses county seat road passes commercial development railroad line paralleling road short distance east route intersects street parkway intersects short connector route intersects short distance later past intersection continues downtown drive road passes train station metro red line line amtrak heads commercial areas passes campus intersecting drive past intersection heads northwest mix commercial residential areas drawing away railroad tracks route leaves intersects past grove road interchanges crosses road heads commercial areas heading residential neighborhoods heads business areas approaches downtown route interchanges diamond avenue continues northwest past businesses passes mall intersecting passes strip past intersection crossing great creek leaving route continues northwest residential areas passing businesses intersecting road passes residential developments road lanes reaches intersection road road passes homes shopping center prior crossing ridge road past road passes suburban developments lane undivided road heading woodland continues northwest mix rural woodland suburban development intersects road past intersection route passes east businesses west running closely parallel located west route eventually draws farther east heads residential neighborhoods woodland reaching intersects old road passing crosses passes businesses intersecting past intersection road continues rural setting consisting farmland woods residential areas businesses route reaches heads lane divided bypass called boulevard east community alignment continues bus intersects road passes residential areas villages subdivision encountering leaving route intersects bus returns original alignment lane undivided continues north areas woods farms rural residences road passes site american civil war fought july past battlefield road crosses csx railroad line short distance heads rural areas commercial district outskirts frederick road widens lanes passes businesses intersects pike provides access passes ends north road continuing north frederick locally maintained market street history portion dates colonial times escape route washington war route settlers travel developing areas north west small portion state highway leading northwest completed remainder contract state highway proposed state road finished portions state highway washington border northwest northwest frederick completed time state highway proposed northwest northwest state road completed point southeast community entire length state road connecting washington frederick completed approved plan planned run washington pennsylvania frederick designated proposed route south frederick designation given road north frederick widened divided highway washington border plans construct freeway parallel freeway completed frederick alignment frederick designated year later freeway extended time original alignment frederick designated replacing entire length frederick freeway extended south subsequently extended south alignment intersection freeway completed north upgraded divided highway freeway extended south road resulting extended south alignment road designated freeway addition extended north north frederick passing city market street way pair northbound southbound downtown market street north downtown route replaced south downtown north downtown frederick shifted bypass west city extended south extended south road officials approved designation removed result extended south alignment washington border widened divided highway divided highway extended north northern terminus interchange frederick truncated dead end short distance south route portion north transferred city frederick designation officially removed stretch interchange completed parkway lane divided bypass constructed 2000s primary reason constructing bypass relieve traffic heading community brought construction numerous shopping centers area costs constructing bypass entirely paid developers area shopping center proposal bypass called control traffic portion road opened late south roundabout parkway october construction began build connection bypass south bypass completed january point realigned alignment bus maintenance bypass transferred developers state junction list related routes business maryland bus designation mile business route runs route begins south heading west lane undivided road coming intersection past intersection road continues northwest residential areas business route reaches terminus intersection entire length bus originally followed mile portion point south street turned county maintenance junction list entire route auxiliary routes runs unnamed road north sac frederick route long ran unnamed road business east dead end route long turned county maintenance
Maryland Route 355