Maryland Route 407

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Maryland Route 407

Marston Road
Maryland Route 407 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length3.81 mi[1] (6.13 km)
Existed1933–present
Major junctions
West end MD 31 near Marston
East end MD 27 near Taylorsville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountiesCarroll
Highway system
MD 405 MD 408

Maryland Route 407 (MD 407) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Marston Road, the state highway runs 3.81 miles (6.13 km) from MD 31 near Marston east to MD 27 near Taylorsville. MD 407 was constructed in the early to mid-1930s.

Route description

View west along MD 407 in Marston

MD 407 begins at an intersection with MD 31 (New Windsor Road) northwest of Marston and south of New Windsor. The state highway heads southeast as a two-lane undivided road through farmland to the village of Marston, where the highway turns east at a three-way junction with South Marston Road. East of Marston, MD 407 veers southeast and passes through the hamlet of Dennings. The state highway reaches its eastern terminus at MD 27 (Ridge Road) north of Taylorsville. The roadway continues southeast as county-maintained Baker Road, which leads to the historic McMurray-Frizzell-Aldridge Farm.[1][2]

History

Construction on the first section of MD 407 from MD 31 through Marston began shortly after 1930.[3] That section and a second segment to west of Dennings were completed as a concrete road by 1933.[4][5] The final portion through Dennings to MD 27 was completed in 1936.[6] MD 407 has changed very little since it was constructed.

Junction list

The entire route is in Carroll County.

Locationmi
[1]
kmDestinationsNotes
Marston0.000.00 MD 31 (New Windsor Road) – Libertytown, New WindsorWestern terminus
Taylorsville3.816.13 MD 27 (Ridge Road) / Baker Road east – Mount Airy, WestminsterEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
  2. ^ Google (2011-04-29). "Maryland Route 407" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
  3. ^ Uhl, G. Clinton; Bruce, Howard; Shaw, John K. (October 1, 1930). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1927–1930 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 203. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
  4. ^ Byron, William D.; Lacy, Robert (December 28, 1934). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1931–1934 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 326. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
  5. ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1933). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  6. ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1936). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.

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