Maryland Route 118
State highway in Montgomery County, Maryland, known as Germantown Rd / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maryland Route 118 (MD 118) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Germantown Road, the highway runs 7.08 miles (11.39 km) from MD 28 in Darnestown north to MD 355 in Germantown. MD 118 is the four- to six-lane main highway through the central Montgomery County community of Germantown. The highway also connects Germantown and Darnestown with Interstate 270 (I-270). The northernmost part of MD 118 was paved by 1910. The highway was extended south through Germantown in the early 1920s and extended to Darnestown in the early 1930s. MD 118 was relocated and expanded to a divided highway through Germantown in the late 1980s and late 1990s, and near its northern end in the mid-1990s.
Germantown Road | ||||
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Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
Length | 7.08 mi[1] (11.39 km) | |||
Existed | 1927–present | |||
Tourist routes | Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Scenic Byway | |||
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South end | MD 28 near Darnestown | |||
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North end | MD 355 in Germantown | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Maryland | |||
Counties | Montgomery | |||
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