Maryland Route 174

Maryland Route 174
Reece Road, Donaldson Avenue, Quarterfield Road
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length:	5.94 mi[1] (9.56 km)
Major junctions
West end:	entrance to Fort Meade
	MD 170 I-97 MD 100
East end:	MD 3 Bus. in Glen Burnie
Highway system
Maryland highway system Interstate • US • State • Minor • Former • Turnpikes ← MD 173 MD 175 →

Maryland Route 174 is an east–west route located in Anne Arundel County. Running just under six miles (10 km), it connects Maryland Route 3 Business in Glen Burnie, Maryland with Fort Meade. Known locally as Quarterfield Road, Donaldson Avenue, and Reece Road, Route 174 provides a link between the business area around BWI Airport and the military community of the Fort Meade area near Odenton, which the route draws close to but does not enter.

Route description

Maryland Route 174 begins along Reece Road in Fort Meade. While Reece Road's eastern terminus is at MD 713, the Maryland route designation begins at an intersection with Jacobs Road northwest of the town; the road south of there is owned by the U.S. government.

MD 174 and Reece Road continue northeast, following a two-lane road with full shoulders (as opposed to the shoulderless version owned by the government) and passes through a residential area, curving to the east. After it passes by a school building it turns north and passes through small agricultural fields, re-entering development just before it bridges the Amtrak Northeast Corridor, where the road narrows momentarily. It zigzags northward through the homes in Severn as it meets Old Camp Meade Road, an older through street which has since been divided by the construction of the Northeast Corridor. The route then proceeds east and meets an intersection with Maryland Route 170.

At this intersection, MD 174 dualizes for a short stretch, its name changing to Donaldson Avenue and continues eastward further in much the same format as it was in before, passing through even more suburban neighborhoods. As it turns northeast, it intersects Quarterfield Road, widening to four lanes and taking on this name. MD 174, now as Quarterfield Road, passes by a large shopping center as it then interchanges with Interstate 97. After this, it enters southeastern Glen Burnie, where it interchanges with MD 100 as well, just before it ends at Maryland Route 3 Business (Crain Highway) near another school building.

Junction list

The entire route is in Anne Arundel County.

Location	Mile [1]	Intersection	Notes
Fort Meade	0.00	Jacobs Road West	Western terminus
Severn	2.48	MD 170 (Telegraph Road) – BWI Airport, Odenton
Glen Burnie	4.94	I-97 – Baltimore, Annapolis	I-97 exit 13
	5.18	MD 779 west (Old Quarterfield Road)
	5.63	MD 100 east – Annapolis, Gibson Island, Bay Bridge	Interchange
	5.94	MD 3 Bus. (Crain Highway)	Eastern 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 2010-05-01. 

External links

• MD 174 at MDRoads.com