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Status: Signed north-south.

Added to state maintenance in 1984 (SHA Min. 06-11-1984, Agreement Effective 05-16-1984). Number comes from MD 281 at its north end. For both 281 and US 40, it's the last junction before entering Delaware.

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Status: Unsigned.

A short spur east off MD 436 just south of US 50-301, meant to reconnect areas cut off by the limited access upgrade from MD 70 to the Bay Bridge with a new connector further away from MD 436 bridge over US 50. This is a dead end, but still in state maintenance.

Reference map of MD 783, 784, 785.

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Status: Unsigned by the state, although it does appear on Anne Arundel street name blade signage.

Does the same thing as 783, but connects streets on the north side of US 50/301.

The only clue to MD 784's existence is this AA County issue street name sign.

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Status: Unsigned.

An additional length of Acorn Dr east of the part that is 784, which goes straight onto Pafel Rd.

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Status: MD 786A Decommissioned 1983, transferred to Anne Arundel County maintenance. (SHA Min. 01-28-1983, Agreement 11-15-1982); MD 786B Decommissioned 1988, transferred to Anne Arundel County maintenance. (SHA Min. 06-22-1986, Agreement 05-20-1986).

Winchester was a little-known stop along the old Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad. MD 786A ran parallel along the south edge of US 50-301 to the east of the Severn River Bridge.

Sections of MD 786:
MD 786A: Winchester Rd 0.38 mi.; From Begin SHA Maintenance West of MD 786C to End SHA Maintenance at CO 2611 (Winchester Road).
MD 786B: Service Rd 0.57 mi.; From MD 930V W to Road End.
MD 786C: [no name] unknown.

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Status: Signed north-south, decommissioning/transfer to Takoma Park municipal maintenance is pending.

MD 787 began life as MD 194, before that number was needed for the current 194 in Frederick/Carroll County (that had itself been the first MD 71). It managed to stick around through the decommissionings of the 1950s that took down nearby routes like 540 and 593-596 inclusive. In the 1999 decommissioning in Montgomery County, MD 787 had its northern half (0.88 miles) above MD 320 shorn off, prior to which it had extended to Franklin Ave, which had been MD 516, dropped at the same time. Also disappearing in the area were 184, 339, 391 and the unsigned 605 (a piece of Takoma Avenue).

Washington Adventist Hospital and University are at the southern end in Takoma Park. Traveling north, Flower Avenue straddles the Takoma Park corporate limits. As of early 2011, a bill is pending for Takoma Park to formally annex the entire road, taking over maintenance from SHA. This part (MD 787) has been decoupled from the MD 410 controversy, where that route's ownership may never be proven by either side. Takoma Park is also planning a Portland-style 'green street', with pedestrian accommodation and traffic calming. The west side currently has a sidewalk, but the east has almost none. SHA is interested in transferring the remaining part of 787 to Takoma Park, but an annexation must occur in order for this to proceed.

Start of MD 787 near Adventist University. (photo 12-30-2010)

MD 787, straddling the Takoma Park city line. Left is in, right is out. (photo 12-30-2010)

End of MD 787, in more ways than one. (photo 12-30-2010)

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Status: Unsigned, officially MD 788A.

Another weird stub that only shows up on a street name sign. This road doesn't even get plowed when it snows; there's really nothing along it. Runs behind a convenience store and next to a school. Everything around it is already well served by Forest Drive (which, since being dropped as MD 665, is now 5 lanes with center turn lane.)

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Status: Decommissioned, transferred to Annapolis municipal maintenance.

The other MD 788, and the one more likely to appear in ADC atlases. Has had both routes touching it dropped.

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Status: Decommissioned 1983, transferred to Anne Arundel County maintenance. (SHA Min. 01-28-1983, Agreement 11-15-1982). Associated with MD 468.

Sections of MD 790:
MD 790A: Clydesdale Road 0.37 mi.; From Road End South of MD 468A Northerly to MD 468 (Muddy Creek Road), including MD 468A.
MD 790C: Old Muddy Creek Road 0.40 mi.; From MD 468 (Muddy Creek Road) to Road End N of CO 3321 (Ware Road).

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Status: Decommissioned 1983, transferred to Anne Arundel County maintenance. (SHA Min. 01-28-1983, Agreement 11-15-1982). Associated with MD 468.

One old stub associated with MD 424 in this area, the other being MD 909. Dropped in a large 1983 road exchange.

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Status: Signed north-south, but in only one place.

An original piece of Southern Maryland Blvd, which was first numbered 416 before becoming MD 4. Now parallels the current 4 on the east side; the western parallel frontage is MD 980.

MD 794 signed at the southern end near MD 258, 2010.

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Status: Unsigned, associated with I-795.

NHS: Entire length.

MD 795 has no signage, no official name, but is in the NHS, serving to funnel traffic between the MD 30 corridor through Hampstead, Manchester and Hanover, PA to I-795. It could pass as a western extension of MD 128, which ends directly across MD 30 from it. A second instance of MD 795, without even a suffix to separate them, the other 795 is so obscure nobody would be confused.

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Status: Unsigned, associated with MD 343.

This MD 795 is the original to hold the number, assigned in 1955, after MD 343 was rerouted southward. It consists only of the bridge over Cambridge Creek. MD 551 and MD 744 are no more.

Cambridge inset, showing Maryland Avenue, 1953 SRC official map. In 1955 the MD 343 bridge would be designated MD 795.

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Status: Unsigned, associated with MD 258.

No sign of this route, in terms of signage or name. Seem to be old alignments of MD 258, and may possibly be gravel.

Sections of MD 796:
MD 796: [no name] 0.05 mi.; from MD 794 at business entrance east to road end.
MD 796A: [no name] 0.29 mi.; from MD 258 east to MD 258. Starts at end of McKendree Rd, and provides access to Union United Methodist Church.

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Status: Unsigned.

Encircles the Maryland State House, the oldest state capitol building in continuous usage, serving for a short time (1783-84) as the nation's capital. The State House is not in the center of the circle, and comes within inches of touching at the northwest corner.

The only state route to consist entirely of a circle, and the only state route paved entirely with brick. MD 797 is also a floating route, as no connecting street is officially a route. The closest candidate would be School Street, a short connector to Church Circle, which is part of MD 450.

Maryland State House, all decked out for the inauguration. MD 797, State Circle, is under the podium. (photo 01-19-2011).

MD 797 looking toward East Street, Historic Annapolis (photo 01-19-2011).

MD 797, State Circle. The State House isn't centered within the circle; in fact, it comes this close to the street (photo 09-06-2010).

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Status: Unsigned, associated with MD 178.

Part of Old MD 178, the southern part of which was transferred back to county maintenance.

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