Maryland Route 638 marker

Maryland Route 638

Parkersburg Road
Maryland Route 638 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length2.34 mi[1] (3.77 km)
Existed1938–present
Major junctions
South end MD 743 in Eckhart Mines
Major intersections
North end MD 36 near Mount Savage
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountiesAllegany
Highway system
← MD 637→ MD 639

Maryland Route 638 (MD 638) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Parkersburg Road, the state highway runs 2.34 miles (3.77 km) from MD 743 in Eckhart Mines north to MD 36 near Mount Savage in northwestern Allegany County. MD 638 was constructed in the late 1930s.

Route description

View south from the north end of MD 638 at MD 36 near Mount Savage

MD 638 begins at an oblique intersection with unsigned MD 743 (Old National Pike) in Eckhart Mines. The state highway crosses Porter Run on a narrow bridge before meeting U.S. Route 40 Alternate (National Pike). MD 638 continues north as a two-lane undivided road and ascends the side of Federal Hill. At Porter Cemetery Hill, the state highway turns northwest and descends into the valley of Jennings Run. MD 638 passes through two sharp S-curves on either side of a 15-foot-wide (4.6 m) bridge over the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. The state highway reaches its northern terminus at MD 36 (Mount Savage Road) between Mount Savage and Zihlman near the hamlets of Morantown and Slabtown.[1][2]

History

MD 638 was constructed in its modern form in 1938.[3]

Junction list

The entire route is in Allegany County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Eckhart Mines0.000.00 MD 743 (Old National Pike)Southern terminus; MD 743 is unsigned
0.210.34
 US 40 Alt. (National Pike) – Frostburg, Cumberland
​2.343.77 MD 36 (Mount Savage Road) – Frostburg, Mount SavageNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
  2. ↑ Google (2010-03-07). "Maryland Route 638" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
  3. ↑ Maryland State Roads Commission (1938). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
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