Maryland Route 137 is a adj=on 8.50 state highway

State highway

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 in the U.S. state

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 of Maryland

Maryland

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. MD 137, also known as Mount Carmel Road, is an east–west road which runs from the traffic circle created by Maryland Route 88

Maryland Route 88

Maryland Route 88 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland, located in Carroll County and Baltimore County. It is a simple two-lane road, beginning at its western terminus at Main Street in Hampstead and ending at its eastern terminus at Falls Road in Butler.-Route description:Maryland...

, commonly known as Black Rock Road in Hampstead, Maryland

Hampstead, Maryland

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, and runs through Maryland Route 25

Maryland Route 25

Maryland Route 25 , locally known for nearly its entire length as Falls Road, is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. It begins north of downtown Baltimore, just north of Penn Station, and continues north through Baltimore County almost to the Pennsylvania state line...

, to Maryland Route 45

Maryland Route 45

Maryland Route 45 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as York Road, the state highway runs from U.S. Route 1 in Baltimore north to the Pennsylvania state line in Maryland Line, where the highway continues as SR 3001...

 at Hereford

Hereford, Maryland

Hereford is an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States....

, passing by Interstate 83

Interstate 83

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, of which it is an exit, to get there. The entire route, from York Road (Maryland Route 45

Maryland Route 45

Maryland Route 45 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as York Road, the state highway runs from U.S. Route 1 in Baltimore north to the Pennsylvania state line in Maryland Line, where the highway continues as SR 3001...

) until it turns left when Gunpowder Road meets with it and ends, is in the northern part of Baltimore County

Baltimore County, Maryland

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Route description

Maryland Route 137 begins at Gunpowder Road in Armacost and travels south carrying Mount Carmel Road, beginning its eastern path at Pleasant Meadow Road. Part of Gunpowder Road not on the Maryland highway system leads west from this intersection and into Carroll County, Maryland

Carroll County, Maryland

Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 167,134. It was named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton , signer of the American Declaration of Independence. Its county seat is Westminster....

, dropping off in the middle of downtown Hampstead, Maryland

Hampstead, Maryland

Hampstead is a town in Carroll County in the U.S. state of Maryland. The population was 5,060 at the 2000 census. Hampstead School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.-Geography:Hampstead is located at ....

 at the traffic circle. MD 137 soon crosses MD 25 (Falls Road) and is fronted more closely by homes as it weaves through the open country. It features a wide diamond interchange with Interstate 83 and soon meets its end in Hereford

Hereford, Maryland

Hereford is an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States....

 at MD 45 (York Road), with a commercial area beginning to front the very end of the road beyond the Interstate.

Junction list

The entire route is in Baltimore County

Baltimore County, Maryland

Baltimore County is a county located in the northern part of the US state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 805,029. It is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Towson. The name of the county was derived from the barony of the Proprietor of the Maryland...

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Location	Mile	Intersection	Notes
Armacost	0.00	Gunpowder Road	Western terminus of MD 137
	1.87
Hereford Hereford, Maryland Hereford is an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States....	7.94		Exit 27
	8.50		Eastern terminus of MD 137