Maryland Route 30

Maryland Route 30
Hanover Pike
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length:	19.16 mi[1][2] (30.84 km)
Existed:	1933 – present
Major junctions
South end:	MD 140 in Reisterstown
	MD 128 in Reisterstown MD 91 near Fowblesburg MD 27 in Manchester
North end:	PA 94 at PA state line near Hanover
Location
Counties:	Baltimore, Carroll
Highway system
Maryland highway system Interstate • US • State • Minor • Former • Turnpikes ← US 29 MD 31 →

Maryland Route 30 is a 19.16-mile (30.84 km) state highway in Central Maryland region in the U.S. state of Maryland. It serves as one of the major north–south routes of central Maryland.

Route description

MD 30 northbound in Manchester

The route begins at a skewed intersection with MD 140 in northern Reisterstown. After intersecting with MD 128 the route runs north as a two-lane semi-rural country road. MD 30 intersects MD 91 in Fowblesburg before reaching Hampstead in Carroll County.

The Hampstead Bypass was recently opened for traffic on August 6, 2009, and now is the mainline routing for Maryland Route 30 in the town. The original alignment is now known as Maryland Route 30 Business and continues as Hampstead's Main Street. The need for the bypass was brought about due to the high levels of traffic and severe congestion that MD 30 experiences through Hampstead. The bypass skirts the west side of Hampstead, starting at a point on MD 30 slightly to the north of Wolf Hill Drive. The road is a total of 6.0 miles (9.7 km) long, and will not only have full access controls, but will also contain two grade separations - one at Houcksville Road and one at Shiloh Road. The bypass ends north of Hampstead, near Brodbeck Road, and includes three at-grade roundabouts—one at the southern terminus, with a spur to Wolf Hill Drive; one at MD 482; and one at the northern terminus just to the south of Brodbeck Road. Original rights-of-way, such as Houcksville Road, were converted into frontage roads.

Beyond Hampstead, it resumes its Hanover Pike moniker and continues running northwest, meeting MD 27 in Manchester. North of Manchester, MD 30 intersects MD 86 and MD 496 before continuing to the Pennsylvania state line, where it becomes PA 94.

The route is dotted with many small communities, neighborhoods and houses; traffic levels are therefore rather elevated, given the otherwise rural nature of the route. Traffic levels in Hampstead and Manchester are high and MD 30 through these towns is often congested and even halted due to the high levels of traffic.

Junction list

County	Location	Mile[1][2]	Destinations	Notes
Baltimore	Reisterstown	0.00	MD 140 (Westminster Road) – Westminster, Baltimore
		0.39	MD 128 (Butler Road) – Butler	road west of intersection designated as MD 795; signed as MD 128
		0.49	Old Hanover Road north	former alignment of MD 30
		1.16	Old Hanover Rd. south
		2.51-2.53	Glen Falls Rd. west/Old Hanover Rd. east
	Fowblesburg	5.20	MD 91 south (Emory Road) to MD 140 – Finksburg	Emory Rd. continues to Old Hanover Rd.
		5.30	Old Hanover Rd. south	former alignment of MD 30
		6.28	Bortner Rd. west/Dover Rd. east - to Trenton Rd.
Carroll		7.87	MD 30 Bus. north (Hanover Pike)	Roundabout, southern terminus of Hampstead Bypass
	Hampstead	10.49	MD 482 (Hampstead-Mexico Road) – Mexico	Roundabout
		12.30	MD 30 Bus. south (Hanover Pike)	Roundabout, northern terminus of Hampstead Bypass
		13.19	Cape Horn Rd. south - to Harvey Gummel Rd.
	Manchester	14.49	York St. north - to Water Tank Rd.	portion of York St. once part of both MD 27 and MD 31
			MD 27 south (Westminster Road)	former alignment of MD 27
		14.72	MD 27 south (Manchester Road) – Westminster
		15.90	MD 86 north (Lineboro Road) – Lineboro to PA 516
		16.25	MD 496 (Ebbvale Road) – Ebbvale
		16.53	MD 86 (Traceys Mill Road)
	Melrose	17.35	MD 496 south (Bachman Valley Road) to MD 97 north (Wentz Road) – Bachman Mills	MD 496 runs south of MD 30
		17.98	To MD 97 south (Deep Run Road) – Union Mills
		19.16	PA 94 north (Hanover Pike) – Hanover	northern terminus of MD 30
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

MD 30 Business

Maryland Route 30 Business
Location:	Hampstead
Length:	4.00 mi[2] (6.44 km)

Maryland Route 30 Business is a 4.00 miles (6.44 km) business route of MD 30 through Hampstead.^[2] It was created on August 6, 2009 along the former alignment of MD 30 through the town after MD 30 was relocated onto the Hampstead Bypass.^[3] The route is known as Main Street, a heavily congested arterial street, and intersects MD 88 and MD 482 in Hampstead.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Maryland State Highway Administration (2008). "Highway Location Reference: Baltimore County" (PDF). http://apps.roads.maryland.gov/KeepingCurrent/performTrafficStudies/dataAndStats/hwyLocationRef/2008_hlr_all/co03.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-27. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Maryland State Highway Administration (2008). "Highway Location Reference: Carroll County" (PDF). http://apps.roads.maryland.gov/KeepingCurrent/performTrafficStudies/dataAndStats/hwyLocationRef/2008_hlr_all/co06.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-27. 
3. ^ "STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION OPENS HAMPSTEAD BYPASS IN CARROLL COUNTY". Maryland State Highway Administration. 2009-08-06. http://apps.roads.maryland.gov/pages/release.aspx?newsId=444. Retrieved 2010-02-27. 

See also

• List of Maryland state highways

External links

• MD 30 @ MDRoads.com
• MD 30 Hampstead Bypass project page @ MDOT SHA
• Route of Hampstead Bypass
• Pictures of Hampstead Bypass