Maryland Route 387

Maryland Route 387
Spa Road
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length:	1.68 mi[1] (2.70 km)
Major junctions
South end:	Beginning of state maintenance near Ferry Point Road in Annapolis
North end:	MD 450 in Annapolis
Highway system
Maryland highway system Interstate • US • State • Minor • Former • Turnpikes ← MD 386 MD 388 →

Maryland Route 387 (MD 387) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Spa Road, the route runs 1.68 mi (2.70 km) from the beginning of state maintenance near Ferry Point Road north to Maryland Route 450 within Annapolis.

Route description

Maryland Route 387 begins about 250 ft (76 m) north of the junction of Ferry Point Road and Harness Creek Road to form Spa Road. Both roads serve residential communities on the South River in unincorporated Annapolis. MD 387 heads north as a two-lane road with a speed limit of 40 mph (64 km/h) through a suburban area. After passing Annapolis Middle School, the road encounters Old Forest Drive, which is unsigned Maryland Route 788A. MD 387 then intersects Forest Drive, which was part of Maryland Route 665 before that route was rolled back to the eastern end of Aris T. Allen Boulevard.

North of Forest Drive, MD 387 enters the city limits of Annapolis and becomes municipally-maintained and unsigned. The road continues north and intersects Hilltop Lane, which provides access to Truxton Park and the historic home Primrose Hill. After Hilltop Lane, the road expands to four lanes, with a center turn lane and two lanes southbound, and passes a series of apartment and townhouse complexes. MD 387 reduces to two lanes to cross Spa Creek, then expands again to a three-lane road with center turn lane. The road then enters a densely-populated residential area, passes St. Marys Cemetery, and meets its northern terminus at Westgate Circle, whose other legs are Maryland Route 450 (West Street) west toward Parole and east toward the Annapolis Historic District, and Maryland Route 435 (Taylor Avenue) to the north.

History

Maryland Route 387 was entirely paved by 1933.^[2] The 1939 Maryland state highway map shows MD 387 assigned to its current length.^[3]

Junction list

The entire route is in Annapolis in Anne Arundel County.

Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
0.00	Beginning of state maintenance near Ferry Point Road	Southern terminus
0.52	Old Forest Drive	Unsigned MD 788A
0.66	Forest Drive	Follow Forest Drive west to MD 665
0.87	Hilltop Lane
1.68	MD 450 (West Street) – Parole, Downtown Annapolis MD 435 north (Taylor Avenue)	Northern terminus

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Maryland State Highway Administration (2008). "Highway Location Reference: Anne Arundel County" (PDF). http://apps.roads.maryland.gov/KeepingCurrent/performTrafficStudies/dataAndStats/hwyLocationRef/2008_hlr_all/co02.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-13. 
2. ^ Maryland State Highway Administration (1933). "Map of Maryland" (PDF). http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maryland_State_Highway_Map_-_1933.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-13. 
3. ^ Maryland State Highway Administration (1939). "Map of Maryland" (PDF). http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maryland_State_Highway_Map_-_1939.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-13. 

External links

• MD 387 @ MDRoads.com