Maryland Route 27

This article is about the Maryland state highway. For the Baltimore bus route, see Route 27 (MTA Maryland).

Maryland Route 27
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length:	39.17 mi (63.04 km)
Major junctions
South end:	MD 355 near Germantown
	MD 108 in Damascus MD 80 near Damascus I-70 / US 40 in Mount Airy MD 26 in Taylorsville MD 407 near Taylorsville MD 140 / MD 97 in Westminster MD 482 in Mexico
North end:	MD 30 in Manchester
Location
Counties:	Montgomery, Howard, Frederick, Carroll
Highway system
Maryland highway system Interstate US State Scenic Byways Turnpikes ← MD 26 MD 28 →

Maryland Route 27 is a state highway in the central part of the U.S. state of Maryland.

Route description

MD 27, also known as Ridge Road and Manchester Road (at Northern Point), begins in Germantown at MD 355. Despite signage at I-270 Exit 16, the route does not actually reach the Interstate.

The route runs north through Germantown and Damascus, crossing Frederick, Howard and Carroll counties into Mt. Airy. Remaining in Carroll County, the route runs north, intersecting MD 26 in Taylorsville and eventually reaches Westminster. After running through downtown Westminster and crossing MD 140, the route continues north and ends in Manchester at MD 30.

Junction list

County	Location	Mile	km	Destinations	Notes
Montgomery	Germantown	0.00	0.00	MD 355 (Frederick Road) to I-270 / Ridge Road south – Gaithersburg, Clarksburg	Southern terminus
	Damascus	6.56	10.56	MD 108 east (Main Street) – Laytonsville	MD 27 turns north at this intersection
		8.75	14.08	MD 80 west (Kemptown Road) – Urbana
Howard	No major junctions
Frederick	Mount Airy	11.76	18.93	MD 144 east (Old National Pike) – Lisbon	Officially MD 144A
Carroll		12.17	19.59	I-70 / US 40 (Baltimore National Pike) – Frederick, Baltimore	I-70 Exit 68
		12.39	19.94	Main Street north to MD 808 north	East leg of intersection is exit ramp from westbound I-70
		15.05	24.22	MD 808 south (Main Street) / Leishear Road	Officially MD 808A
	Taylorsville	20.65	33.23	MD 26 (Liberty Road) – Eldersburg, Libertytown
		22.73	36.58	MD 407 west (Marston Road) – Marston
	Westminster	31.01	49.91	MD 140 / MD 97 (Baltimore Boulevard) – Baltimore, Taneytown, Gettysburg	Partial cloverleaf interchange
		31.78	51.14	Old Manchester Road north	Unsigned MD 852G
	Mexico	33.61	54.09	MD 482 east (Hampstead Mexico Road) – Hampstead
		34.04	54.78	Old Manchester Road south	Unsigned MD 852G
	Manchester	39.17	63.04	MD 30 (Hanover Pike) – Hampstead, Hanover	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

History

The route was originally designated Maryland Route 29 in 1933, with the original route of U.S. Route 29 via Ashton being designated Maryland Route 27. After US 29's arrival in 1934, the two routes swapped numbers, with MD 29 becoming MD 27, and MD 27 becoming MD 29 (and thus being promoted to US 29 without conflict).

At one time, all of MD 27 north of Westminster, as well as a small piece of the former route northeast of Manchester, was part of MD 31.

See also

• Maryland Roads portal

External links

• MDRoads: MD 27