maryland route maryland route state highway state maryland known length highway runs miles north pennsylvania state line near highway continues pennsylvania route major lane regional highway western northeastern locally highway serves towns manchester town bypassed highway served business route connects baltimore pennsylvania originated colonial era wagon road connecting fledgling port baltimore new settlement highway improved 19th century constructed state road late 1910s early 1920s original state numbered highways state highway relocated widened near late 1930s rest route early 1950s bypass planned early 1960s increasing congestion corridor exacerbated completed late 1980s construction bypass continually delayed environmental issues politics bypass finally constructed old highway business bypass manchester discussed 1960s plans construct new highway future route description begins historic district intersection heads south main street northwest state highway heads north lane pike residential area way intersection butler road unsigned connector northern terminus serves bypass traffic highway leaves old pike splits northeast crosses maryland midland railway state highway highway briefly parallels csx passes east hamlet old road splits northeast follow railroad village boring railroad old road return north state highway intersection road parallels railroad community known crossing baltimore county line shortly entering curves northwest meets southern end business pike phillips drive roundabout business route heads north center passes west town lanes expands lane divided highway short stretches state highway passes road meeting mexico road roundabout reunites northern end business roundabout community state highway named short lane divided section commercial area reducing lanes enters town manchester highway passes center town highway intersects westminster street york street street charlotte quest nature center meets northern end manchester road northern edge downtown southern end road north town limit direct access southbound northbound movement avenue intersection south crosses dug hill ridge north passes community highway intersects valley road road state highway follows upper reaches ridge river source reaching northern terminus pennsylvania state line highway continues baltimore pike southwestern main national_highway_system entire length short segment south short segment national_highway_system principal arterial history wagon road state highway road corridor wagon road cut existing indian trail connect later served closer port farmers merchants pennsylvania philadelphia road known pack horse road road namesake haul stones widen road order maryland highway toll road incorporation baltimore company operated towns split westminster branches branch known baltimore ceased collect tolls work modern began construction foot street foot concrete road north length future planned improvement concrete road extended southern end addition manchester paved concrete main street rebuilt concrete street remainder highway pennsylvania line excluding main street manchester completed road original state numbered highways marked entire length proposed widened existing width feet feet major relocation 20th century elimination grade crossing western maryland railway maryland midland railway present bridge railroad completed relocated highway replaced old road east placed construction open widened south baltimore county line pair foot shoulders expanding road width feet relocated spots widened resurfaced county line north manchester county line south north end relocation manchester north pennsylvania state line manchester bypass contemplated 1940s planned heavy traffic highway consisted types highway users local traffic people moved manchester municipalities small town charm regional traffic comprising people moved pennsylvania cheaper housing lower taxes continued work baltimore area truck traffic serving local industry making connections baltimore increase congestion accelerated completion early 1990s took long minutes motorists pass towns rush hour average motorists highway day progress construction bypass continually delayed bypass removed plans returned state plans engineering design work underway construction planned begin bypass shelved years lack funding causes continual bypass heavy contamination industrial chemicals discovered near southern end proposed route miles long factory near northern end planned route shopping center bypass route changed population turtles discovered bypass route turtle maryland endangered species list added threatened list route bypass changed time turtle habitat found larger previously discovered delays ascribed state political climate heavily republican county heavily democratic state election governor state republican governor left office local sentiment county relatively neglected fair share state highway funding close years start construction proposed years future time engineering phase complete highway right way purchased year forth finally officials announced bypass begin construction autumn construction finally got underway summer bridge bypass highway bridges road indian run completed southern end bypass opened connections construction bypass april respectively roundabout northern end bypass opened bypass opened traffic august minimize disruption turtle habitat installed tunnels bypass turtles use employed goats consume invasive species habitat area near bypass remove mechanical old center redesignated business bypass opened early local officials discussed building manchester bypass separate project road bypassing manchester mid-1970s town manchester decided want bypass bypass planned pass west manchester town allowed residential subdivision built bypass route planned bypass route eventually changed east town decades disagreement town county path bypass bypass placed town master plan state support manchester bypass scrapped proponent governor said bypass promote suburban years junction list related routes business route maryland mile business route business route begins leg roundabout heads south pike northwest phillips drive business parallels csx industrial area contains headquarters highway changes enters town oblique grade crossing railroad south end downtown business intersects western ends access eastbound historic north downtown highway meets eastern end mexico road acute grade crossing exiting town pike community railroad away northeast northwest northern terminus leg roundabout heads southwest bypass north pike manchester highway national_highway_system principal arterial southern junction business created august alignment town relocated bypass bypassed project planned rebuild main street town starting auxiliary routes extant auxiliary routes routes past designation mile connector business south northern end bypass assigned completion bypass designation mile segment pike sac north highway turns east shopping center south northern end bypass auxiliary route prior completion bypass route assigned designation mile segment drive phillips drive county maintained portion drive west southern end bypass highway assigned completion bypass transferred maintenance designation mile segment phillips drive roundabout junction southern end bypass south wolf hill drive highway assigned completion bypass transferred maintenance
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