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Maryland Route 787 Flower Avenue Route information Maintained by MDSHA Length: 0.99 mi[1] (1.59 km) Major junctions South end: MD 195 in Takoma Park
North end: MD 320 in Takoma Park
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Maryland Route 787 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Flower Avenue, the state highway runs 0.99 mi (1.59 km) from Maryland Route 195 in Takoma Park north to Maryland Route 320 in Takoma Park. MD 787 splits the campus of Washington Adventist University and is the main street of the area of Takoma Park east of Sligo Creek. The state highway, which was MD 194 in the past, originally continued further north into Silver Spring but was rolled back to MD 320 in 1999.
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Route description
Maryland Route 787 begins at an intersection with Maryland Route 195 (Carroll Avenue) in Takoma Park. Flower Avenue continues south as a narrow municipally-maintained street that winds its way downhill to Sligo Creek Parkway. MD 787 heads north as a two-lane road with a speed limit of 25 mph (40 km/h) through the campus of Washington Adventist University.[1] After travelling through a pedestrian crossing traffic signal, the state highway changes from being completely within the city limits of Takoma Park to lying on the eastern boundary of the municipality. MD 787 leaves the university campus after passing Maplewood Avenue and enters a dense residential area with occasional small businesses lining the road.[2] The state highway then reaches a four-way stop at Houston Avenue.[1] After continuing north through more residential areas, the road enters a commercial area immediately before hitting its northern terminus at an intersection with Maryland Route 320 (Piney Branch Road), an intersection that forms the northeast corner of the Takoma Park city limits. Flower Avenue continues north as a residential street into Silver Spring. MD 787 has an average annual daily traffic figure of 6650 vehicles at the northern edge of the Washington Adventist University campus, as well as an AADT of 8730 just south of MD 320.[3]
History
Maryland Route 787 was originally designated as Maryland Route 194. MD 194 followed Flower Avenue from what was then the Prince George's County line at Chaney Drive in Takoma Park north to Franklin Avenue in Silver Spring, which was then Maryland Route 516.[4] However, MD 194 later became involved in a route number swap involving three state highways in different parts of the state that led to its current route number.
In 1956, the Blue Star Memorial Highway was under construction on the Eastern Shore. This new route needed a state route number, so MD 71 was removed from Woodsboro Pike and Francis Scott Key Highway in Frederick and Carroll Counties and assigned to the Blue Star Memorial Highway.[5][6] The MD 71 designation was removed when U.S. Route 301 was moved from Baltimore to the Eastern Shore in 1960.[7] The highway in west central Maryland needed a designation to replace MD 71, so that route was numbered to match its northern continuation, Pennsylvania Route 194.[6] This highway remains Maryland Route 194.[8][9] Finally, Flower Avenue needed a new designation, so it was assigned a seemingly random available number.[10]
In 1999, as part of a major mileage swap between state and county highways in Montgomery County, the segment of Flower Avenue between MD 320 and MD 516 was transferred to county maintenance.[11] In 2000, the 0.10 miles (0.16 km) section of Flower Avenue between Chaney Drive and MD 195, which had been municipally-maintained, was officially removed as a state highway, leaving MD 787 at its present length.[12]
Junction list
The entire route is in Takoma Park in Montgomery County.
Mile[1] Destinations Notes 0.00 MD 195 (Carroll Avenue) – Takoma Park, Langley Park
Southern terminus 0.99 MD 320 (Piney Branch Road) – Takoma Park, Silver Spring
Northern terminus Flower Avenue continues north
References
- ^ a b c d "Highway Location Reference: Montgomery County" (PDF). Maryland State Highway Administration. 2008. http://apps.roads.maryland.gov/KeepingCurrent/performTrafficStudies/dataAndStats/hwyLocationRef/2008_hlr_all/co15.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Maryland Route 787 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=md-787+and+md-195+takoma+park,+md&daddr=md-787+and+md-320+takoma+park,+md&hl=en&geocode=FTLcUgIdqRhp-ylxKrnwF8a3iTE7AhKI3WWhqQ%3BFeUQUwId8gRp-ylptVZvBMa3iTF24QGyz5qcNg&mra=ls&sll=38.990303,-76.99738&sspn=0.015244,0.038581&ie=UTF8&ll=38.991504,-77.001071&spn=0.015243,0.038581&t=h&z=15. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ "Traffic Volume Maps" (PDF). Maryland State Highway Administration. 2008. http://apps.roads.maryland.gov/shaservices/mapsbrochures/maps/oppe/trafficvolumemaps/2008/Traffic_Volume_Maps.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ Maryland State Highway Administration (PDF). Map of Maryland (Map) (1939 ed.). http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maryland_State_Highway_Map_-_1939.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ Maryland State Highway Administration (PDF). Map of Maryland (Map) (1955 ed.). http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maryland_State_Highway_Map_-_1955.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ a b Maryland State Highway Administration (PDF). Map of Maryland (Map) (1956 ed.). http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maryland_State_Highway_Map_-_1956.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ Maryland State Highway Administration (PDF). Map of Maryland (Map) (1960 ed.). http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maryland_State_Highway_Map_-_1960.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ "Highway Location Reference: Frederick County" (PDF). Maryland State Highway Administration. 2008. http://apps.roads.maryland.gov/KeepingCurrent/performTrafficStudies/dataAndStats/hwyLocationRef/2008_hlr_all/co10.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ "Highway Location Reference: Carroll County" (PDF). Maryland State Highway Administration. 2008. http://apps.roads.maryland.gov/KeepingCurrent/performTrafficStudies/dataAndStats/hwyLocationRef/2008_hlr_all/co06.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ Maryland State Highway Administration (PDF). Map of Maryland (Map) (1970 ed.). http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maryland_State_Highway_Map_-_1970.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ "Highway Location Reference: Montgomery County" (PDF). Maryland State Highway Administration. 1999. http://apps.roads.maryland.gov/KeepingCurrent/performTrafficStudies/dataAndStats/hwyLocationRef/Allint_99_hlr/co15.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ "Highway Location Reference: Montgomery County" (PDF). Maryland State Highway Administration. 2000. http://apps.roads.maryland.gov/KeepingCurrent/performTrafficStudies/dataAndStats/hwyLocationRef/2000_hlr_all/co15.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
External links
Roads in Montgomery County, Maryland Maryland State Highways U.S. Routes Interstate Highways Roads by name Cabin John Parkway · Clara Barton Parkway · Cherry Hill Road · Connecticut Avenue · Georgia Avenue · Montrose Road · New Hampshire Avenue · Randolph Road · Sligo Creek Parkway · Wisconsin Avenue · 16th StreetCategories:- State highways in Maryland
- Roads in Montgomery County, Maryland
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