Maryland Route 650

Maryland Route 650
Maryland Route 650
New Hampshire Avenue, Damascus Road
Route information
	Maintained by MDSHA
Length	28.24 mi (45.45 km)
Major junctions
	MD 410 in Takoma Park; MD 193 in Langley Park; MD 320 near Takoma Park; I-495/Capital Beltway near White Oak; US 29 in White Oak; MD 200 (InterCounty Connector, under construction); MD 28/MD 198 near Spencerville; MD 108 in Ashton; MD 97 near Brookeville;
Location
Country	United States
State	Maryland
Counties	Montgomery; Prince George's;
Highway system
	Maryland highway system; Interstate; US; State; Scenic Byways;

Maryland Route 650, also known as New Hampshire Avenue for most of its length, begins at the DC Line and straddles the Montgomery-Prince George's county line (with the city of Takoma Park in Montgomery County on the west), entering Montgomery County (Takoma Park) for a mile, before completely going into Prince George's County as it enters Langley Park before completely entering Montgomery County again for good as it enters into White Oak.

Afterwards, it continues through Colesville (where it crosses the InterCounty Connector, Md. 200 (now under construction)) and Ashton, where it crosses Maryland Route 108. After leaving Ashton, MD 650 continues for another 11.5 miles (18.5 km) until it intersects MD 108 for the second and final time in Laytonsville, whereupon MD 650 ends. Beyond the intersection with Maryland Route 97 Route 650 is known as Damascus Road.

From MD 650's intersection with U.S. Route 29 to its first intersection with Maryland Route 108 in Ashton, the route traverses the original 1934 alignment of U.S. Route 29.

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

On March 3, 2009 President Barack Obama, while visiting the United States Department of Transportation, announced that the money of the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is being used on its first infrastructure repair project. He went on to say that Americans would soon begin "seeing shovels hit the ground." United States Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood quickly added "The work begins today in Montgomery County, Maryland, where a work crew is starting on a project to resurface Maryland State Highway 650 — a very busy road that has not been fully repaired in 17 years," making New Hampshire Avenue the first project of infrastructure through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The State Highway Administration has erected a sign (see below) along the northbound lanes of Md. 650 proclaiming where the road segment to be repaired starts.