Seeing that MD 144 as shown on maps is not a continuous route, often taken over by US 40 (and even I-70) in places, a question has come to me: Was it ever a single route from Western MD to Baltimore?
Quote from: Henry on November 07, 2012, 10:54:10 AM
Seeing that MD 144 as shown on maps is not a continuous route, often taken over by US 40 (and even I-70) in places, a question has come to me: Was it ever a single route from Western MD to Baltimore?
No. Md. 144 is, with a few exceptions, old U.S. 40, and has
never been contiguous.
The excellent MDRoads site has a good (and I believe, accurate) discussion of 144 here (http://www.mdroads.com/routes/140-159.html#md144).
Perhaps the biggest gap in 144 is between Hagerstown and Frederick, where the "old" U.S. 40 is now U.S. 40 Alternate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_40_Alternate_%28Hagerstown%E2%80%93Frederick,_Maryland%29).
That's nothing. http://www.openstreetmap.org/?relation=1714635
Quote from: NE2 on November 07, 2012, 11:31:21 AM
That's nothing. http://www.openstreetmap.org/?relation=1714635
what is AR-159? another collection of old alignments? of US-65, in this case?
I don't think so - it's just AHTD being weird.
Maryland seems to like these patchwork routes. MD7 from Baltimore to Elkton is the same way.