Maryland Route 84
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Maryland Route 84 is a state highway
in the U.S. state of Maryland
. The state highway runs 5.75 miles (9.3 km) from MD 75
near New Windsor
north to MD 832
near Frizzelburg
. MD 84 provides access to Uniontown
and forms part of the connection between New Windsor and Taneytown
in western Carroll County
. The state highway was constructed from New Windsor to Uniontown in the mid-1920s. The northernmost portion of the highway was constructed in the late 1930s as MD 630, which became a disjoint part of MD 84 in 1951. The gap in MD 84 north of Uniontown was filled in 1956.
MD 800B
, MD 84 turns north through farmland and crosses Roop Branch. The state highway passes through the hamlet of Clear Ridge before entering the village of Uniontown. Within the Uniontown Historic District
, MD 84 turns east onto the unincorporated town's main street at Middleburg Road, which heads west toward Middleburg
. The state highway turns north onto Trevanion Road while Uniontown Road continues straight east; Uniontown Road passes the Weaver-Fox House
within Uniontown and the Robert and Phyllis Scott House
and the Englar-Schweigart-Rinehart Farm
and Rockland Farm
closer to Westminster
. North of Uniontown, MD 84 turns east onto Baust Church Road while Trevanion Road continues straight past the namesake historic home
on its way to Taneytown. The state highway veers north, passes through several curves, and crosses Meadow Branch. MD 84 reaches its northern terminus at MD 832 (Old Taneytown Road) in the hamlet of Tyrone west of Frizzelburg.
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|rowspan=2|New Windsor
|0.00
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|Southern terminus
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|0.44
|Clear Ridge Road South west
|Unsigned MD 800B
; MD 84 turns north at this intersection
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|rowspan=3|Uniontown
|3.04
|Middleburg Road west – Middleburg
|MD 84 turns east onto Middleburg Road
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|3.11
|Uniontown Road east – Westminster
|MD 84 turns north onto Trevanion Road
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|3.75
|Trevanion Road north – Taneytown
|MD 84 turns east onto Baust Church Road
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|Frizzelburg
|5.75
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|Northern terminus
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...
. The state highway runs 5.75 miles (9.3 km) from MD 75
Maryland Route 75
Maryland Route 75 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Green Valley Road, the state highway runs from MD 355 near Hyattstown north to MD 31 in New Windsor...
near New Windsor
New Windsor, Maryland
New Windsor is a town in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,303 at the 2000 census. It is a suburb of Westminster, which is about 6 miles east of New Windsor on Maryland Route 31. It contains many neighborhoods, the most known being the 100-acre Atlee Ridge, or "The...
north to MD 832
Maryland Route 832
Maryland Route 832 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Old Taneytown Road, the state highway runs from MD 140 near Taneytown east to MD 140 near Westminster. MD 832 is the old alignment of the highway now designated MD 140 in western Carroll County...
near Frizzelburg
Frizzelburg, Maryland
Frizzelburg is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
. MD 84 provides access to Uniontown
Uniontown, Maryland
Uniontown is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The community is home to the Uniontown Historic District, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.-References:...
and forms part of the connection between New Windsor and Taneytown
Taneytown, Maryland
Taneytown is a city in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The population was 5,128 at the 2000 census. was founded in 1754. Of the town George Washington once wrote "Tan-nee town is but a small place with only the Street through wch. the road passes, built on...
in western 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....
. The state highway was constructed from New Windsor to Uniontown in the mid-1920s. The northernmost portion of the highway was constructed in the late 1930s as MD 630, which became a disjoint part of MD 84 in 1951. The gap in MD 84 north of Uniontown was filled in 1956.
Route description
MD 84 begins at an intersection with MD 75 (Green Valley Road) just north of Little Pipe Creek north of the town of New Windsor. The state highway heads northwest as Clear Ridge Road. At Clear Ridge Road South, which is unsignedUnsigned highway
An unsigned highway is a highway that has been assigned a route number, but does not bear conventional road markings that would normally be used to identify the route with that number...
MD 800B
Maryland Route 800
Maryland Route 800 is a collection of state highways in the U.S. state of Maryland. The longest section of MD 800, officially MD 800D and known as Watson Lane, is signed and runs between two intersections with MD 75 near the unincorporated village of Linwood in western Carroll County...
, MD 84 turns north through farmland and crosses Roop Branch. The state highway passes through the hamlet of Clear Ridge before entering the village of Uniontown. Within the Uniontown Historic District
Uniontown Historic District (Uniontown, Maryland)
Uniontown Historic District is a national historic district at Uniontown, Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The district comprises nearly the entirety of Uniontown and contains a remarkably cohesive and well-preserved collection of houses, commercial buildings, churches, and schools...
, MD 84 turns east onto the unincorporated town's main street at Middleburg Road, which heads west toward Middleburg
Middleburg, Maryland
Middleburg is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
. The state highway turns north onto Trevanion Road while Uniontown Road continues straight east; Uniontown Road passes the Weaver-Fox House
Weaver-Fox House
The Weaver-Fox House is a historic home located at Uniontown, Carroll County, Maryland, United States. It is a simplified Victorian Italianate villa, two stories high with a hip roof. It features two chimneys flanking a rectangular, hipped roof cupola. The house was built during the years 1874 and...
within Uniontown and the Robert and Phyllis Scott House
Robert and Phyllis Scott House
The Robert and Phyllis Scott House is a historic home located at Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland, United States. It is situated atop a ridge on a heavily wooded lot and is a two-story, "butterfly roof", five-bay by two-bay rectangular International Style building set on piers, with several...
and the Englar-Schweigart-Rinehart Farm
Englar-Schweigart-Rinehart Farm
The Englar-Schweigart-Rinehart Farm is a historic home and farm complex located at Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland, United States. It consists of a brick house, a brick smokehouse, a stone springhouse, a frame bank barn, and a frame poultry house. The house is a two-story, five-by-two-bay...
and Rockland Farm
Rockland Farm (Westminster, Maryland)
Rockland Farm is a historic home and farm complex located at Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The complex consists of a brick house, the stone foundation of an 18th century springhouse, as well as a large frame barn and a corn crib, both dating to the late 19th century...
closer to Westminster
Westminster, Maryland
Westminster is a city in northern Maryland, United States. It is the seat of Carroll County. The city's population was 18,590 at the 2010 census. Westminster is an outlying community within the Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA, which is part of a greater Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV...
. North of Uniontown, MD 84 turns east onto Baust Church Road while Trevanion Road continues straight past the namesake historic home
Trevanion
Trevanion is a historic home located at Uniontown, Carroll County, Maryland, United States. It is a -story brick dwelling with an asymmetrical central hall plan with a tower. The original 1817 house was converted in 1855 to the "villa style" then popular in America, incorporating a combination of...
on its way to Taneytown. The state highway veers north, passes through several curves, and crosses Meadow Branch. MD 84 reaches its northern terminus at MD 832 (Old Taneytown Road) in the hamlet of Tyrone west of Frizzelburg.
History
The first section of modern MD 84 to be constructed was between modern MD 75 and MD 800B; this section and MD 800B form a segment of MD 75's original alignment that was constructed as a concrete road between 1921 and 1923. The first sections of MD 84 proper, which was then named Uniontown Road, were built in 1924 and 1925; a short section of macadam road was constructed from old MD 75 to Roop Branch and concrete from there to Uniontown. Baust Church Road was improved to a modern highway around 1936 and designated MD 630 by 1939. MD 630 became a disjoint section of MD 84 in 1951. The gap in the state highway was filled in 1956 when the connecting section of Trevanion Road became part of MD 84. MD 84's southern terminus was moved to its present location when MD 75 was relocated between Union Bridge and New Windsor around 1963.Junction list
The entire route is in Carroll CountyCarroll 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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|rowspan=2|New Windsor
New Windsor, Maryland
New Windsor is a town in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,303 at the 2000 census. It is a suburb of Westminster, which is about 6 miles east of New Windsor on Maryland Route 31. It contains many neighborhoods, the most known being the 100-acre Atlee Ridge, or "The...
|0.00
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|Southern terminus
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|0.44
|Clear Ridge Road South west
|Unsigned MD 800B
Maryland Route 800
Maryland Route 800 is a collection of state highways in the U.S. state of Maryland. The longest section of MD 800, officially MD 800D and known as Watson Lane, is signed and runs between two intersections with MD 75 near the unincorporated village of Linwood in western Carroll County...
; MD 84 turns north at this intersection
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|rowspan=3|Uniontown
Uniontown, Maryland
Uniontown is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The community is home to the Uniontown Historic District, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.-References:...
|3.04
|Middleburg Road west – Middleburg
Middleburg, Maryland
Middleburg is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
|MD 84 turns east onto Middleburg Road
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|3.11
|Uniontown Road east – Westminster
Westminster, Maryland
Westminster is a city in northern Maryland, United States. It is the seat of Carroll County. The city's population was 18,590 at the 2010 census. Westminster is an outlying community within the Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA, which is part of a greater Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV...
|MD 84 turns north onto Trevanion Road
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|3.75
|Trevanion Road north – Taneytown
Taneytown, Maryland
Taneytown is a city in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The population was 5,128 at the 2000 census. was founded in 1754. Of the town George Washington once wrote "Tan-nee town is but a small place with only the Street through wch. the road passes, built on...
|MD 84 turns east onto Baust Church Road
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|Frizzelburg
Frizzelburg, Maryland
Frizzelburg is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
|5.75
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|Northern terminus