Maryland Route 826
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Maryland Route 826 is a collection of unsigned
state highways
in the U.S. state
of Maryland
. These 13 highways are service roads constructed or old alignments maintained to provide access to private property or county highways whose access was compromised by the reconstruction of U.S. Route 219
(US 219) in Garrett County
in the 1950s. Several instances of MD 826 connect with auxiliary routes of US 219. MD 826A through MD 826D are found near Oakland
. MD 826E, MD 826G, MD 826H, and MD 826J through MD 826N are located between Accident
and Keyser's Ridge. MD 826P was established between Hoyes and Accident.
Unsigned highway
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state highways
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...
. These 13 highways are service roads constructed or old alignments maintained to provide access to private property or county highways whose access was compromised by the reconstruction of U.S. Route 219
U.S. Route 219 in Maryland
U.S. Route 219 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Rich Creek, Virginia to West Seneca, New York. In the U.S. state of Maryland, the federal highway runs from the West Virginia state line near Red House to the Pennsylvania state line near Grantsville...
(US 219) in Garrett County
Garrett County, Maryland
Garrett County is the westernmost county of the U.S. state of Maryland. Created from Allegany County, Maryland in 1872 it was the last Maryland county to be formed. It was named for John Work Garrett , railroad executive, industrialist, and financier. Garrett served as president of the Baltimore...
in the 1950s. Several instances of MD 826 connect with auxiliary routes of US 219. MD 826A through MD 826D are found near Oakland
Oakland, Maryland
Oakland is a town in the west-central part of Garrett County, Maryland, United States. With a population of 1,925 according to United States Census 2010 figures, it is the most populated community in Garrett County...
. MD 826E, MD 826G, MD 826H, and MD 826J through MD 826N are located between Accident
Accident, Maryland
Accident is a town in Garrett County, Maryland, United States. The population was 353 at the 2000 census. The town is home to Northern Garrett High School...
and Keyser's Ridge. MD 826P was established between Hoyes and Accident.
- MD 826A is the designation for SHA Drive and Weber Road, which together comprise 0.56 mi (0.9012304 km) of the old alignment of US 219 between CSX's Mountain Subdivision and an old alignment of MD 135Maryland Route 135Maryland Route 135 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Maryland Highway, the state highway runs from U.S. Route 219 in Oakland in Garrett County east to US 220 in McCoole in Allegany County...
, MD 825B (Oakland Drive). The state highway intersects both MD 135 (Maryland Highway) and US 219A (Weber Road), which connects MD 826A with US 219. MD 826A provides access to the Oakland Shop of the Maryland State Highway Administration at its southern end.
- MD 826B is the designation for Lumber City Road, a 0.15 mile (0.241401 km) service road that provides access to industrial facilities west of US 219 just north of the CSX rail line in Oakland. MD 826B connects to US 219 at the same intersection as US 219A (Weber Road).
- MD 826C is the designation for an unnamed service road that comprises 0.16 mi (0.2574944 km) of the old alignment of US 219 between Gortner and Oakland, paralleling the southbound side of US 219 between two dead ends north of Monte Vista Road.
- MD 826D is the designation for an unnamed an unnamed service road that comprises 0.05 mi (0.080467 km) of the old alignment of US 219 between Gortner and Oakland, paralleling the southbound side of US 219 between two dead ends south of Monte Vista Road.
- MD 826E is the designation for Accident Garage Road, which comprises 0.35 mi (0.563269 km) of the old alignment of US 219 between Accident and Keyser's Ridge, paralleling the northbound side of the federal highway heading west from US 219. MD 826E is located just south of Northern Garrett High School and serves the namesake business.
- MD 826G is the designation for an unnamed service road that comprises 0.08 mi (0.1287472 km) of the old alignment of US 219 between Accident and Bear Creek, paralleling the southbound side of US 219 between two dead ends. MD 826G is connected to US 219 by US 219C.
- MD 826H is the designation for an unnamed 0.19 mile (0.3057746 km) service road that runs from US 40U.S. Route 40 in MarylandU.S. Route 40 in the U.S. state of Maryland runs from western Maryland to Cecil County in the state's northeastern corner. With a total length of over , it is the longest numbered highway in Maryland. Almost half of the road overlaps with Interstate 68 or Interstate 70, while the old alignment...
(National Pike) southeast to a dead end at Exit 14 of Interstate 68Interstate 68Interstate 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...
in Keyser's Ridge. MD 826H provides access to the Keyser's Ridge Shop of the Maryland State Highway Administration.
- MD 826J is the designation for Stockyard Road, which comprises 0.6 mi (0.965604 km) of the old alignment of US 219 at Keyser's Ridge paralleling the southbound side of the federal highway. The state highway runs between two dead ends; access to US 219 is provided at the south end and north end by US 219D and US 219E, respectively.
- MD 826K is the designation for an unnamed service road that comprises 0.05 mi (0.080467 km) of the old alignment of US 219 south of Keyser's Ridge, paralleling the northbound side of the federal highway between two dead ends. MD 826K is connected to US 219 by US 219F.
- MD 826L is the designation for Ryland Court, which comprises 0.19 mi (0.3057746 km) of the old alignment of US 219 south of Keyser's Ridge, paralleling the southbound side of the federal highway between two dead ends. MD 826L is connected to US 219 by US 219G.
- MD 826M is the designation for Rabbit Hollow Road, which comprises 0.51 mi (0.8207634 km) of the old alignment of US 219 south of Keyser's Ridge, paralleling the northbound side of the federal highway heading east from US 219 to the county-maintained portion of Rabbit Hollow Road.
- MD 826N is the designation for an unnamed service road that comprises 0.25 mi (0.402335 km) of the old alignment of US 219 south of Keyser's Ridge, paralleling the northbound side of the federal highway between two dead ends. MD 826N is connected to US 219 by county-maintained Collier Road just north of Northern Garrett High School.
- MD 826P is the designation for an unnamed service road that comprises 0.17 mi (0.2735878 km) of the old alignment of US 219 south of Accident, looping between two intersections with the federal highway on the northbound side.