Unmarked.

Possibly a earlier routing of MD 80. It was closed to through traffic, as of 12-27-98.

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No longer assigned (decommissioned 197x).

MD 881 is the former alignment of MD 68; it appears on an SHA planning map from 1977. It now dead ends at railroad tracks; it once connected across the tracks and the current I-81 to Sunset Ave. in Williamsport. Thanks to Kershner Wyatt for this update:

Kendle Road IS the old alignment of MD 68 (aka Lappans Rd). It went out of commission for a couple of reasons; the building of I-81 being the major one, and to a lesser extent, the building of a business park. Moving the alignment south also served to take traffic off of the eastern edge of Williamsport town proper, and moved the road access to the power plant a little nearer and out of town reducing in-town traffic. (coal trucks). The new access to the power plant at one time was clearly away from the town, which has since expanded eastward.
The part at the rail crossing to the business park off of Governor Lane Blvd has recently been cleared of brush, primarily because it provides utility access.

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No longer assigned (decommissioned 198x).

MD 887 was probably the bridge over the old railroad underpass on MD 45. The railroad line was abandoned in 1972, the underpass was removed in the late eighties and MD 45 widened.

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Not assigned.

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Unmarked.

MD 889 is the access road to the SHA garage next to I-83 Exit 27.

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No longer assigned (decommissioned 198x).

MD 890 was on the books during construction of the Milford Mill Metro station. Once completed, the number was dropped around 1990.

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Unmarked.

MD 891 mostly consists of the approaches to I-695 Exit 9.

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Not assigned.

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Not assigned.

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Unmarked.

Parallels the west side of US 522, and may be its only grade intersection in Maryland.

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I-895 has its own page in the Interstate Highways section. (or soon will)

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No longer assigned (decommissioned 1999).

This route was once part of US 29 (and MD 27 before 1934) in its old alignment from current 895's eastern terminus north along 650 to Ashton, then east on 108.

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Unmarked as a Maryland route (why bother).

Yes...that 896. On its way to Pennsylvania, DE-PA 896 just clips the northeast corner of Maryland, making 896 a three-state route. There's no acknowledgement of having passed through Maryland, just a longer than usual space between the welcome signs for Delaware and Pennsylvania. Maryland's short portion has the same wide shoulders as the adjacent Delaware section, whereas shoulders disappear upon entering Pennsylvania. There's only one intersection with 896 within Maryland, at Little Egypt Rd.

This short route was numbered 278 until sometime between 1941 and 1948. Since 896 is marked by both Delaware and Pennsylvania, I'll give it a route log to the right, what little there is.

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No longer assigned (decommissioned 197x).

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Southern portion (899A) marked with a "WEST MD 899" turn marker on eastbound MD 28.

I had thought this route was unmarked. Thanks to Nick Timrots for this update:

I just wanted you to know that MD 899 is signed. The only sign, though, is on MD 28 east which tells you to turn right to go on MD 899 west and is about 100 feet before the intersection. The intersection is east of Muddy Branch. I thought that part of the road the sign directs you to was supposed to lead to a parking lot for a future hiker-biker trail, but that must not be the case. Also, the American Way (before it was MD 899) bridge over Muddy Branch has been out for some time and it does not look like that is going to be rebuilt anytime soon. MD 899 was added as a part of the current MD 28 widening project which is already over a year late and still is not even close to done. More signs will probably be added to MD 899 when they are done with construction.

Sections of MD 899: The two sections line up with each other one the south side of MD 28.
MD 899: American Way 0.17 mi.; from Cherry Grove Dr. east to road end.
MD 899A: American Way 0.09 mi.; from MD 28 west to road end.

MD 899 sign on eastbound MD 28, and dead end of MD 899. The photo encompasses almost the entire southern section of the route. There isn't even a green sign for 'American Way,' only two loaders parked off to the right of this view. (photos 08-15-04)

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