Summary
Maryland Route 478 (MD 478) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Knoxville Road, the state highway runs 1.88 miles (3.03 km) from MD 180 in Knoxville east to Florida Avenue in Brunswick. MD 478 was constructed as MD 70 in the late 1920s. In 1950, MD 70 was replaced with an extended MD 464. MD 478 was assigned to Knoxville Road after MD 464 was rerouted to its present terminus in 1968.
Maryland Route 478 | ||||
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| Knoxville Road | ||||
 Maryland Route 478 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
| Length | 1.88 mi[1] (3.03 km) | |||
| Existed | 1971–present | |||
| Tourist routes |  Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Scenic Byway | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  MD 180 in Knoxville | |||
| East end | Florida Avenue in Brunswick | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maryland | |||
| Counties | Frederick | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description edit
MD 478 begins at an intersection with MD 180 (Jefferson Pike) in Knoxville. Westbound MD 180 provides access to westbound US 340 toward Harpers Ferry and Charles Town. MD 478 heads east as a two-lane undivided highway through a forested area parallel to the Potomac River, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, and CSX's Metropolitan Subdivision railroad line. The state highway crosses several streams that flow into the Potomac River. After passing through the community of New Addition, MD 478 enters the town of Brunswick, where the state highway ends at Florida Avenue. The roadway continues east as Potomac Street, the main street of Brunswick that passes through the Brunswick Historic District. Potomac Street leads to Maple Street, which heads south to the historic Brunswick station on MARC's Brunswick Line.[1][2]
All of MD 478, Potomac Street east from MD 478 to Maple Street, and Maple Street south to the train station are part of the National Highway System as an intermodal connector.[1][3]
History edit
Maryland Route 70 | |
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| Location | Knoxville–Brunswick |
| Existed | 1927–1950 |
MD 478 was originally constructed as MD 70 starting in 1926.[4][5] The highway was paved from Brunswick halfway to Knoxville in 1927 and completed in 1928.[6][7] The MD 70 designation was removed in 1950 when MD 464 was extended through Brunswick to Knoxville; MD 70 was reused for Roscoe Rowe Boulevard in Annapolis starting in 1954.[8][9] MD 464 was removed from Knoxville Road in 1968 when the state highway was rerouted on Souder Road to its present terminus at MD 17 and MD 79.[10] MD 478 was assigned to Knoxville Road by 1971.[11]
Junction list edit
The entire route is in Frederick County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Knoxville | 0.00 | 0.00 |    MD 180 (Jefferson Pike) to US 340 west – Jefferson, Charles Town | Western terminus | |
| Brunswick | 1.88 | 3.03 | Potomac Street east / Florida Avenue north | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also edit
Maryland Roads portal
References edit
- ^ a b c d Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
- Frederick County (PDF).
- ^ Google (2011-03-27). "Maryland Route 478" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
- ^ National Highway System: Maryland (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. August 2003. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
- ^ Mackall, John N.; Darnall, R. Bennett; Brown, W.W. (January 1927). Annual Reports of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1924–1926 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 84. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1939). General Highway Map: State of Maryland (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
- ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1927). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
- ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1928). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1950). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1954). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1968). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1971). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
External links edit
- MDRoads: MD 478