Maryland Route 171
Encyclopedia
Maryland Route 171 is a state highway
in the U.S. state
of Maryland
. Known as Church Street, the state highway runs 1.54 mi (2.5 km) from MD 2
in Brooklyn Park
east to MD 173
in the Curtis Bay
neighborhood of Baltimore. MD 171 was constructed starting in the late 1930s from the Anne Arundel County
end.
, Pennington Avenue southbound and Curtis Avenue northbound, on the edge of the Curtis Bay Industrial Area.
State highway
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in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
. Known as Church Street, the state highway runs 1.54 mi (2.5 km) from MD 2
Maryland Route 2
Maryland Route 2 is the longest state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The route runs from Solomons Island in Calvert County north to an intersection with U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 40 Truck in Baltimore...
in Brooklyn Park
Brooklyn Park, Maryland
Brooklyn Park is a census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 10,938 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Brooklyn Park, MD is located at ....
east to MD 173
Maryland Route 173
Maryland Route 173 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Fort Smallwood Road, the state highway runs from Fort Smallwood Park near Fairview north to MD 2 in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Baltimore...
in the Curtis Bay
Curtis Bay, Baltimore
Curtis Bay is a neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The neighborhood is located in a highly industrialized waterfornt area in the southern part of the city, and receives its name from the body of water in which it sits...
neighborhood of Baltimore. MD 171 was constructed starting in the late 1930s from the Anne Arundel County
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Anne Arundel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is named for Anne Arundell , a member of the ancient family of Arundells in Cornwall, England and the wife of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. Its county seat is Annapolis, which is also the capital of the state...
end.
Route description
MD 171 begins at an intersection with MD 2 (Governor Ritchie Highway) in Brooklyn Park. The state highway heads east as a two-lane street with a speed limit of 30 mph (48.3 km/h) through a densely-populated residential neighborhood. After passing 6th Street, MD 171 enters the city of Baltimore and the speed limit decreases to 25 mph (40.2 km/h). After passing through the Curtis Bay neighborhood, the state highway meets its eastern terminus at MD 173, which is formed by a one-way pairOne-way pair
A one-way pair, one-way couple, or just couplet is a pair of parallel, usually one-way streets that carry opposite directions of a signed route or major traffic flow, or sometimes opposite directions of a bus or streetcar route....
, Pennington Avenue southbound and Curtis Avenue northbound, on the edge of the Curtis Bay Industrial Area.
History
MD 171 was paved in Anne Arundel County in 1935. The state highway was completed in Baltimore City by 1946.Junction list
| County | Location | Mile |
Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Arundel Anne Arundel County, Maryland Anne Arundel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is named for Anne Arundell , a member of the ancient family of Arundells in Cornwall, England and the wife of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. Its county seat is Annapolis, which is also the capital of the state... 0.93 miles (1.5 km) |
Brooklyn Park Brooklyn Park, Maryland Brooklyn Park is a census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 10,938 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Brooklyn Park, MD is located at .... |
0.00 | Western terminus | |
| Baltimore City 0.61 mile (0.9816974 km) |
1.46 | |||
| 1.54 | Eastern terminus | |||