Maryland Route 47

Maryland Route 47
Barrelville Road
Maryland Route 47 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length:	1.70 mi[1] (2.74 km)
Major junctions
South end:	MD 36 in Barrelville
North end:	PA 160 near Barrelville
Location
Counties:	Allegany
Highway system
Maryland highway system Interstate • US • State • Minor • Former • Turnpikes ← MD 46 US 48 →

Maryland Route 47 (MD 47) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Barrelville Road, the state highway runs 1.70 miles (2.74 km) from MD 36 in Barrelville north to the Pennsylvania state line, where the highway continues north as Pennsylvania Route 160 (PA 160). While it is a minor route today, MD 47 was once part of the main highway between Cumberland and Somerset, Pennsylvania. The state highway was constructed in its modern form in the early 1920s.

Route description

MD 47 begins at an intersection with MD 36 (Mount Savage Road) in Barrelville. The state highway heads north as a two-lane road through the valley of the North Branch of Jennings Run, which the highway crosses three times before reaching its northern terminus at the Pennsylvania state line. The highway continues north as PA 160 (Cumberland Highway), which passes through Wellersburg shortly after crossing the border.^[1][2]

History

MD 47 is part of what was once the most direct route between Cumberland and Somerset. A road has existed along the alignment of the present state highway since at least 1804. By 1832, there was an effort to organize a turnpike company to connect Cumberland with the Somerset and Cumberland Turnpike at the state line.^[3] The modern MD 47 was paved by 1921.^[4] At least two of the bridges over the North Branch of Jennings Run were built in 1923.^[5][6] There have been no significant changes in the state highway since then.

Junction list

The entire route is in Barrelville in Allegany County.

Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
0.00	MD 36 (Mount Savage Road) – Mount Savage, Cumberland	Southern terminus
1.70	PA 160 north (Cumberland Highway) – Wellersburg, PA, Somerset, PA	Northern terminus; Pennsylvania state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Highway Location Reference: Allegany County" (PDF). Maryland State Highway Administration. 2009. http://www.marylandroads.com/Location/2009_ALLEGANY.pdf. Retrieved 2010-11-09. 
2. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Maryland Route 47 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=md-36+and+md-47+barrelville,+md&daddr=md-47+and+pa-160+barrelville,+md&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=39.717091,-78.839135&sspn=0.014096,0.038581&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=14. Retrieved 2010-03-05. 
3. ^ "Turnpike and Plank Road, Wellersburg, PA". Korns Family Genealogy, Somerset County, PA. http://korns.org/misc/WIF-2007/turnpike/turnpike.html. Retrieved 2010-03-05. 
4. ^ Maryland Geological Survey. Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (Map) (1921 ed.). 
5. ^ "NBI Structure Number: 100000010043010". National Bridge Inventory. http://nationalbridges.com/nbi_record.php?StateCode=24&struct=100000010043010. Retrieved 2010-11-09. 
6. ^ "NBI Structure Number: 100000010070010". National Bridge Inventory. http://nationalbridges.com/nbi_record.php?StateCode=24&struct=100000010070010. Retrieved 2010-11-09. 

External links

• MD 47 @ MDRoads.com