Maryland Route 807
Encyclopedia
Maryland Route 807 is an unsigned
state highway
in the U.S. state
of Maryland
. Known as Bedford Road, the state highway runs 3.52 miles (5.7 km) from the city limits of Cumberland
north to U.S. Route 220
(US 220) in Dickens
. MD 807 is the original alignment of US 220 north of Cumberland. The state highway was assigned to the portion of highway between the city line and Naves Cross Road, presently MD 144
, after US 220 was moved to Interstate 68
through downtown Cumberland in 1982. MD 807 was extended to its present northern terminus when the US 220 Bedford Road bypass opened in 2000.
. Shortly after state maintenance begins, MD 807 intersects MD 144 (Naves Cross Road), which heads east toward I-68 and US 40. MD 807 continues north past residences between two mountain ridges. The state highway intersects an old alignment of Bedford Road (unsigned MD 807B) before meeting its northern terminus at US 220 in the community of Dickens. Smouses Mill Road (unsigned MD 807E) continues on the eastern side of the intersection.
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!Destinations
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|rowspan=2|Cumberland
|0.00
|Bedford Street south – Downtown Cumberland
|Southern terminus; Cumberland city limit
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|0.32
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|Old alignment of US 220
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|Dickens
|3.52
| / Smouses Mill Road east – Bedford, PA
|Northern terminus; Smouses Mill Road is unsigned MD 807E
Unsigned highway
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state highway
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 Bedford Road, the state highway runs 3.52 miles (5.7 km) from the city limits of Cumberland
Cumberland, Maryland
Cumberland is a city in the far western, Appalachian portion of Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Allegany County, and the primary city of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 20,859, and the metropolitan area had a...
north to U.S. Route 220
U.S. Route 220 in Maryland
U.S. Route 220 is a part in the U.S. Highway System that runs from Rockingham, North Carolina to Waverly, New York. In Maryland, the federal highway runs from the West Virginia state line at the Potomac River in McCoole north to the Pennsylvania state line in Dickens...
(US 220) in Dickens
Dickens, Maryland
Dickens is an unincorporated community in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. Three sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: Big Bottom Farm, Phoenix Mill Farm, and Union Grove Schoolhouse....
. MD 807 is the original alignment of US 220 north of Cumberland. The state highway was assigned to the portion of highway between the city line and Naves Cross Road, presently MD 144
Maryland Route 144
Maryland Route 144 is a collection of state highways in the U.S. state of Maryland. These highways are sections of old alignment of U.S. Route 40 between Cumberland and Baltimore...
, after US 220 was moved to Interstate 68
Interstate 68
Interstate 68 is a Interstate highway in the U.S. states of West Virginia and Maryland, connecting in Morgantown to in Hancock. is also Corridor E of the Appalachian Development Highway System. From 1965 until the freeway's construction was completed in 1991, it was designated as...
through downtown Cumberland in 1982. MD 807 was extended to its present northern terminus when the US 220 Bedford Road bypass opened in 2000.
Route description
MD 807 begins at the Cumberland city limits. Bedford Street and Frederick Street continue southwest toward downtown Cumberland as the southbound and northbound directions of 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....
. Shortly after state maintenance begins, MD 807 intersects MD 144 (Naves Cross Road), which heads east toward I-68 and US 40. MD 807 continues north past residences between two mountain ridges. The state highway intersects an old alignment of Bedford Road (unsigned MD 807B) before meeting its northern terminus at US 220 in the community of Dickens. Smouses Mill Road (unsigned MD 807E) continues on the eastern side of the intersection.
History
Bedford Street was paved in the city of Cumberland from downtown to Naves Cross Road by 1910. Bedford Road was paved between Naves Cross Road and roughly the present intersection of US 220 and Bedford Road by 1915, with the final segment to the Pennsylvania state line completed shortly thereafter. Bedford Street and Bedford Road were designated as the southernmost portion of US 220 when the federal highway was designated in 1927. MD 807 was assigned to the stretch of Bedford Road between the Cumberland city line and Naves Cross Road shortly after US 220 was rerouted onto I-68 through downtown Cumberland in 1982. US 220 followed Naves Cross Road between the freeway and Bedford Road, then turned north on Bedford Road. Following the relocation of US 220 north of Cumberland in 2000, MD 807 was extended to its present northern terminus.Junction list
The entire route is in Allegany CountyAllegany County, Maryland
Allegany County is a county located in the northwestern part of the US state of Maryland. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 75,087. Its county seat is Cumberland...
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|rowspan=2|Cumberland
Cumberland, Maryland
Cumberland is a city in the far western, Appalachian portion of Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Allegany County, and the primary city of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 20,859, and the metropolitan area had a...
|0.00
|Bedford Street south – Downtown Cumberland
|Southern terminus; Cumberland city limit
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|0.32
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|Old alignment of US 220
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|Dickens
Dickens, Maryland
Dickens is an unincorporated community in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. Three sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: Big Bottom Farm, Phoenix Mill Farm, and Union Grove Schoolhouse....
|3.52
| / Smouses Mill Road east – Bedford, PA
Bedford, Pennsylvania
Bedford is a borough in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, west of the State Capital, Harrisburg. It is the county seat of Bedford County. Bedford was established in the mid-18th century. Population counts follow: 1890, 2,242; 1900, 2,167; 1910, 2,385. The population was 3,141 at the 2000...
|Northern terminus; Smouses Mill Road is unsigned MD 807E
Auxiliary routes
Five auxiliary routes of MD 807 were designated following the completion of the Bedford Road bypass in 2000.- MD 807A is the designation for Naves Cross Road, a 0.1 mile (0.160934 km) link from the main line of Naves Cross Road, MD 144, east to Mason Road on the north side of I-68 at Interchange 46. This state highway, which was previously designated US 220A, is part of the old alignment of Naves Cross Road prior to the construction of I-68 through the area in the 1960s.
- MD 807B is the designation for Bedford Road, a road serving residences to the west of US 220 in Dickens. This 0.38 mile (0.6115492 km) spur is part of the old alignment of US 220.
- MD 807C is the designation for an unnamed road serving a church on the west side of US 220 just south of the state line. This 0.1 mile (0.160934 km) spur is also part of the old alignment of US 220.
- MD 807D is the designation for Pine Ridge Road, a road relocated when the US 220 bypass was completed. The 0.23 mile (0.3701482 km) state highway heads east from US 220 and intersects the original alignment of Pine Ridge Road, now designated Granet Road, before reaching its eastern terminus. Pine Ridge Road continues as a county-maintained road to the Pennsylvania state line.
- MD 807E is the designation for Smouses Mill Road, another road relocated when the US 220 bypass was built. The state highway runs 0.07 mile (0.1126538 km) from an intersection with Hazen Road north to the intersection of US 220 and MD 807. MD 807E provides access to three historic sites: Big Bottom FarmBig Bottom FarmBig Bottom Farm is a farm in Allegany County, Maryland, USA on the National Register of Historic Places. The Greek Revival house was built circa 1845, possibly by John Jacob Smouse, and exhibits a level of historically accurate detailing unusual for the area...
, Phoenix Mill FarmPhoenix Mill FarmPhoenix Mill Farm, historically known as Mill Run Farm, is a historic home located in Dickens, Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It is a -story Flemish bond brick structure showing Greek Revival style influences built about 1845. It has a gable roof and double flush chimneys. On the...
, and Union Grove SchoolhouseUnion Grove SchoolhouseUnion Grove Schoolhouse is a historic one room school building located in Dickens, Allegany County, Maryland. It is a one-story frame building, rectangular in plan, containing a single classroom and an entrance vestibule...
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