Rolling Road

S. Rolling Road
N. Rolling Road
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length:	2.71 mi[1] (4.36 km) includes state-maintained segment only
Existed:	1933 – present
Major junctions
South end:	I-195 in Arbutus
	MD 372 near Rolling Road Golf Course
North end:	MD 144 in Catonsville
Location
Counties:	Baltimore
Highway system
Maryland highway system Interstate • US • State • Minor • Former • Turnpikes ← MD 165 MD 168 →

Rolling Road is a major cross county road that runs through Baltimore County, Maryland. The road, once a continuous route, is divided into two by Interstate 95. A portion of the road in the Catonsville area is Maryland Route 166, and the remainder is a county roadway.

History

The name "Rolling Road" was given to the road from now obsolete tobacco hogsheds being rolled to the port down the road.^[2][3] This name has been used for the road for more than 200 years^[4].

Route description

South Rolling Road

South Rolling Road begins at the intersection of South Street and East Street in the neighborhood of St. Denis (near Arbutus), near the partial-cloverleaf interchange between I-195 and US 1. It runs northwest in a straight line as a quiet suburban street, crossing the B&O main line via a bridge just to the south of St. Denis station. The name turns to the northeast at an intersection with Railroad Avenue, and continues as a suburban street to another intersection with Cedar Avenue. Turning northwest once again, the road runs in a straight line and eventually terminates at a dead end beneath the large hybrid cloverleaf interchange between I-95 and I-195.

The road resumes at the entrance gates to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, just to the northwest of said interchange. It continues to the north, paralleling MD 166, and eventually meets Selford Road, which crosses MD 166 via an overpass. Turning to the northwest, the road continues parallel to MD 166 and eventually intersects it at the northern terminus of the Metropolitan Boulevard freeway. (MD 166 at this point follows north from the end of the I-195 designation near the Interstate 95 interchange.)

Now under state maintenance, the route is now signed as Maryland Route 166. It intersects MD 372 at the southern corner of the Rolling Road Golf Course. Continuing parallel to the border of the golf course, MD 166 intersects Bloomsbury Avenue, a major suburban thoroughfare, before entering the southwestern neighborhoods of Catonsville. Once past Bloomsbury Avenue, the road becomes a suburban street again, although a very busy one; the route is a well-known shortcut for traffic avoiding I-695. Crossing the street grid at a diagonal, the route eventually intersects Hilton Avenue at a tight angle. Beyond Hilton Avenue, the route turns due north, and both the state highway designation and the roadway terminate at MD 144.

N. Rolling Road

The road resumes a half-mile to the west of the northern terminus of MD 166, and is known as North Rolling Road. The road generally parallels the Baltimore Beltway to its east. It runs through Woodlawn, where it widens to a four-lane boulevard to intersect US 40. Condensing to two lanes shortly afterward, it then continues north, passing through a large residential area. After it intersects MD 122, it passes through Windsor Mill and Randallstown, intersecting Windsor Mill Road, Milford Mill Road and MD 26 along the way, before terminating at Old Court Road in Pikesville.

Landmarks

• Security Square Mall
• Catonsville Community College

Junction list

This listing enumerates the junctions along the state-maintained segment of S. Rolling Road, signed as MD 166.

Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
begins just north of / interchange
Arbutus	0.0	I-195 east (Metropolitan Boulevard) – BWI Airport	Southern terminus Eastbound carriageway signed as I-195 near South Rolling Road intersection; northbound MD 166 is unsigned south of South Rolling Road
	0.36	UMBC Boulevard north – University of Maryland	northbound exit and southbound entrance
	0.56	S. Rolling Rd. - Park and Ride	MD 166 downgrades to two-lane suburban highway
	0.81	Highfields Drive	access controls on MD 166 end near here
	0.95	MD 372 north (Wilkens Avenue) to I-695 – Baltimore	also provides access to University of Maryland campus
	1.06	Collegiate Drive
	1.47	Campus Drive/Valley Road
Catonsville	1.74	Bloomsbury Avenue north
	1.99	Newburg Avenue
	2.19	Gary Drive/Brook Road
	2.37	Park Drive
	2.59	Hilton Avenue south – Patapsco Valley State Park
	2.71	MD 144 (Frederick Road) – Ellicott City, Baltimore	Northern terminus North Rolling Road begins 1/2 mile west of intersection

Public transportation

Portions of Rolling Road are served by various bus lines operated by the Maryland Transit Administration:

• The block from Liberty Road to Church Lane is part of the loop of Route 52.
• Route 77 operates on various segments in Woodlawn and Catonsville
• The portion outside Security Square Mall is part of the loop of several lines.
• Route 20 operates from Security to Crosby Road.
• Route 23 operates between Baltimore National Pike and Edmondson Avenue, and Route 10 to Frederick Road.

References

1. ^ Maryland State Highway Administration (2008). "Highway Location Reference: Baltimore County" (PDF). http://www.sha.state.md.us/KeepingCurrent/performTrafficStudies/dataAndStats/hwyLocationRef/2008_hlr_all/co03.pdf. Retrieved 2010-05-01. 
2. ^ Baltimore Jewish Times
3. ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=KTdwAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA65&dq=%22rolling+road%22+maryland&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html
4. ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=kF0VAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA181&dq=%22rolling+road%22+maryland&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html