Maryland Route 407 is a state highway

State highway

State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 in the U.S. state 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 Marston Road, the state highway runs 3.81 miles (6.1 km) from MD 31

Maryland Route 31

Maryland Route 31 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as New Windsor Road, the state highway runs from MD 26 in Libertytown east to MD 140 in Westminster. MD 31 connects the county seats of Frederick and Westminster via Libertytown in eastern Frederick...

 near Marston

Marston, Maryland

Marston is a small "ville" in Carroll County, Maryland situated at the three-way crossroads of Maryland Route 407 and Marston Road; it is at this point that Marston Road is divided into North and South. The ville is located south of New Windsor, the nearest major town. Taylorsville is relatively...

 east to MD 27

Maryland Route 27

Maryland Route 27 is a state highway in the central part of the U.S. state of Maryland.-Route description:MD 27, also known as Ridge Road and Manchester Road , begins in Germantown at MD 355...

 near Taylorsville. MD 407 was constructed in the early to mid-1930s.

Route description

MD 407 begins at an intersection with MD 31 (New Windsor Road) northwest of Marston and south of New Windsor. The state highway heads southeast as a two-lane road through farmland to the village of Marston, where the highway turns east at a three-way junction with South Marston Road. East of Marston, MD 407 veers southeast and passes through the hamlet of Dennings. The state highway reaches its eastern terminus at MD 27 (Ridge Road) north of Taylorsville. The roadway continues southeast as county-maintained Baker Road, which leads to the historic McMurray-Frizzell-Aldridge Farm

McMurray-Frizzell-Aldridge Farm

The McMurray-Frizzell-Aldridge Farm is a historic home and farm complex located at Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland, United States. It consists of a log house constructed about 1790 and later enlarged, and several 19th and early 20th century domestic and agricultural outbuildings, including a...

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History

Construction on the first section of MD 407 from MD 31 through Marston began shortly after 1930. That section and a second segment to west of Dennings were completed as a concrete road by 1933. The final portion through Dennings to MD 27 was completed in 1936. MD 407 has changed very little since it was constructed.

Junction list

The entire route is in Carroll County

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....

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Marston, Maryland

Marston is a small "ville" in Carroll County, Maryland situated at the three-way crossroads of Maryland Route 407 and Marston Road; it is at this point that Marston Road is divided into North and South. The ville is located south of New Windsor, the nearest major town. Taylorsville is relatively...

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External links

• MD 407 @ MDRoads.com