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Maryland Route 49
State highway in Allegany County, Maryland, US, known as Braddock Rd / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maryland Route 49 (MD 49) is a state highway located in Allegany County in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Braddock Road, the state highway runs 2.7 miles (4.3 km) from MD 658 in La Vale east to Greene Street in Cumberland. MD 49 is maintained by the Maryland State Highway Administration (MDSHA) for 1.02 miles (1.64 km) on the west side of Haystack Mountain. The 1.7-mile (2.7 km) eastern segment, which is maintained by the city of Cumberland, is not recognized as part of the state highway by MDSHA but is signed as MD 49.[1] Braddock Road was cleared as a military trail in the 1750s and was part of the National Road in the early 19th century. The modern MD 49 was constructed in the 1920s. The state highway originally extended west to MD 53 just south of U.S. Route 40 (US 40), but the highway was physically truncated by the construction of Interstate 68 (I-68) in the early 1970s. The eastern part of MD 49 was transferred to Cumberland in the early 1990s.
Braddock Road | ||||
Maryland Route 49 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by MDSHA and City of Cumberland | ||||
Length | 1.02 mi[1] (1.64 km) Officially referenced length; signed length is 2.7 miles (4.3 km)[2] | |||
Existed | 1927–present | |||
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East end | Greene Street in Cumberland | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Maryland | |||
Counties | Allegany | |||
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