Maryland Route 851
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Maryland Route 851 is a state highway
in the U.S. state
of Maryland
. The state highway runs 1.46 miles (2.3 km) as a north–south highway between junctions with MD 32
in Sykesville
. MD 851 is the old alignment of MD 32 through Sykesville, which was paved by 1910. The state highway was designated when the MD 32 bypass of Sykesville opened in 1963. MD 851 was relocated at its northern end in 2006.
south of Sykesville. The state highway heads north as West Friendship Road along the edge of Hugg-Thomas Wildlife Management Area
into the narrow valley of the Patapsco River
. MD 851 traverses the river and crosses CSX
's Old Main Line Subdivision at grade as the highway enters the town of Sykesville in Carroll County
, where the highway's name changes to Main Street. The state highway passes through the Sykesville Historic District
. At the northern end of the town center, MD 851 turns northeast onto Springfield Avenue while Spout Hill Road continues straight toward Springfield Presbyterian Church
. The state highway passes Millard Cooper Park and Third Avenue before reaching its northern terminus at MD 32 (Sykesville Road). The roadway continues east as Springfield Avenue into the Springfield Hospital Center
, which includes the preserved Warfield Complex
.
and Westminster
by the Maryland State Roads Commission
in 1909. MD 851 was assigned to MD 32's old alignment through Sykesville shortly after the MD 32 bypass of Sykesville opened following the completion of the bypass's original aluminum girder bridge across the Patapsco River in 1963; this bridge was replaced in 2004. MD 851 originally continued north from Third Avenue to meet MD 32 at a tangent on the north side of the town. MD 851 was relocated north of Third Avenue in 2006 to create a perpendicular intersection with MD 32, which was also relocated as part of the project, and to provide a better connection from both state highways to Springfield Hospital Center. MD 851 temporarily extended east of MD 32 through a roundabout to a dead end in 2006; the portion of highway east of MD 32 was transferred to the town of Sykesville in 2007.
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|MD 851 turns east onto Springfield Avenue
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|Northern terminus
. MD 851A and MD 851B are in Carroll County; MD 851C was also in Carroll County. MD 851D, MD 851F, MD 851H, and MD 851J are in Howard County.
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
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
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 1.46 miles (2.3 km) as a north–south highway between junctions with MD 32
Maryland Route 32
Maryland Route 32 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from Interstate 97 and MD 3 in Millersville west and north to Washington Road in Westminster. The east–west portion of MD 32 is the Patuxent Freeway, a four- to six-lane...
in Sykesville
Sykesville, Maryland
Sykesville is a town in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The population was 4,197 at the 2000 census.-History:The land on which Sykesville sits started out as part of a Springfield Estate, owned by wealthy Baltimore shipbuilder William Patterson...
. MD 851 is the old alignment of MD 32 through Sykesville, which was paved by 1910. The state highway was designated when the MD 32 bypass of Sykesville opened in 1963. MD 851 was relocated at its northern end in 2006.
Route description
MD 851 begins at an intersection with MD 32 (Sykesville Road) in Howard CountyHoward County, Maryland
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*62.2% White*17.5% Black*0.3% Native American*14.4% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.6% Two or more races*2.0% Other races*5.8% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
south of Sykesville. The state highway heads north as West Friendship Road along the edge of Hugg-Thomas Wildlife Management Area
Hugg-Thomas Wildlife Management Area
Hugg-Thomas Wildlife Management Area is a Wildlife Management Area in Carroll County, Maryland.-External links:*...
into the narrow valley of the Patapsco River
Patapsco River
The Patapsco River is a river in central Maryland which flows into Chesapeake Bay. The river's tidal portion forms the harbor for the city of Baltimore...
. MD 851 traverses the river and crosses CSX
CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation operates a Class I railroad in the United States known as the CSX Railroad. It is the main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns approximately 21,000 route miles...
's Old Main Line Subdivision at grade as the highway enters the town of Sykesville 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....
, where the highway's name changes to Main Street. The state highway passes through the Sykesville Historic District
Sykesville Historic District
The Sykesville Historic District encompasses the center of Sykesville, Maryland. Sykesville is a small town in the Patapsco River valley in Carroll County, Maryland, located on the old main line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad , one of the first railroad lines in the United States. The B&O train...
. At the northern end of the town center, MD 851 turns northeast onto Springfield Avenue while Spout Hill Road continues straight toward Springfield Presbyterian Church
Springfield Presbyterian Church (Sykesville, Maryland)
Springfield Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at Sykesville, Carroll County, Maryland, United States. It is a -story brick structure in Flemish bond on a stone foundation. The church was built in 1836 and is a 3-story structure constructed of uncoursed rubble stone...
. The state highway passes Millard Cooper Park and Third Avenue before reaching its northern terminus at MD 32 (Sykesville Road). The roadway continues east as Springfield Avenue into the Springfield Hospital Center
Springfield Hospital Center
Springfield Hospital Center is a regional psychiatric hospital located in Sykesville, Maryland.It is operated by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene through the Mental Hygiene Administration. The historic core of the hospital was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the...
, which includes the preserved Warfield Complex
Warfield Complex, Hubner, and T Buildings
Warfield Complex, Hubner, and T Buildings is a national historic district at Sykesville, Carroll County, Maryland, United States. It comprises the historic core of the women's facility at Springfield State Hospital, a public mental institution. It was developed over the period 1898-1939...
.
History
MD 851 forms much of the old alignment of MD 32 through Sykesville. Sykesville Road was already paved for 2 miles (3.2 km) on either side of Sykesville when the highway was designated part of the original state road between West FriendshipWest Friendship, Maryland
West Friendship is an affluent semi-rural community in western Howard County, Maryland. West Friendship is located at the junction of Interstate 70/U.S. Highway 40/Maryland Route 144 and Maryland Route 32.- History :...
and 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...
by the Maryland State Roads Commission
Maryland State Highway Administration
The Maryland State Highway Administration is the state agency responsible for maintaining Maryland numbered highways outside of Baltimore City...
in 1909. MD 851 was assigned to MD 32's old alignment through Sykesville shortly after the MD 32 bypass of Sykesville opened following the completion of the bypass's original aluminum girder bridge across the Patapsco River in 1963; this bridge was replaced in 2004. MD 851 originally continued north from Third Avenue to meet MD 32 at a tangent on the north side of the town. MD 851 was relocated north of Third Avenue in 2006 to create a perpendicular intersection with MD 32, which was also relocated as part of the project, and to provide a better connection from both state highways to Springfield Hospital Center. MD 851 temporarily extended east of MD 32 through a roundabout to a dead end in 2006; the portion of highway east of MD 32 was transferred to the town of Sykesville in 2007.
Junction list
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|Howard
Howard County, Maryland
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*62.2% White*17.5% Black*0.3% Native American*14.4% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.6% Two or more races*2.0% Other races*5.8% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
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|rowspan=2|Carroll
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....
|rowspan=2|Sykesville
Sykesville, Maryland
Sykesville is a town in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The population was 4,197 at the 2000 census.-History:The land on which Sykesville sits started out as part of a Springfield Estate, owned by wealthy Baltimore shipbuilder William Patterson...
|0.75
|Spout Hill Road north
|MD 851 turns east onto Springfield Avenue
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|1.46
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|Northern terminus
Auxiliary routes
MD 851 has six existing auxiliary routes and at least one former auxiliary route. These highways are sections of old alignment of MD 32 between West Friendship and EldersburgEldersburg, Maryland
Eldersburg is a census-designated place in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The population was 27,741 at the 2000 census.-History:...
. MD 851A and MD 851B are in Carroll County; MD 851C was also in Carroll County. MD 851D, MD 851F, MD 851H, and MD 851J are in Howard County.
- MD 851A is the designation for the unnamed 0.05 mile (0.080467 km) spur of old alignment from MD 32 to a dead end parallel to the southbound side of MD 32 on the southern edge of Eldersburg.
- MD 851B is the designation for the unnamed 0.04 mile (0.0643736 km) section of old alignment between two dead ends around Church Street on the southbound side of MD 32 in Flohrville south of Eldersburg.
- MD 851C was the designation for an unnamed 0.13 mile (0.2092142 km) spur from Third Street to a dead end near MD 851's northern terminus in Sykesville. MD 851C was transferred to municipal maintenance in 2006.
- MD 851D is the designation for the unnamed 0.15 mile (0.241401 km) section of old alignment between two dead ends on the northbound side of MD 32 just north of MD 32's interchange with Interstate 70Interstate 70 in MarylandInterstate 70 is a part of the Interstate Highway System that runs from Cove Fort, Utah to Baltimore, Maryland. In Maryland, the Interstate Highway runs from the Pennsylvania state line in Hancock east to the Interstate's eastern terminus near its junction with I-695 at a park and ride in...
. MD 851D is connected to MD 32 by Livestock Road. - MD 851F is the designation for Deer Hill Road, which runs 0.15 mile (0.241401 km) from MD 32 to a dead end on the northbound side of MD 32 just south of MD 851's southern terminus near Sykesville.
- MD 851H is the designation for the unnamed 0.21 mile (0.3379614 km) spur from a dead end to MD 32 on the northbound side of MD 32 north of West Friendship. MD 851H is also connected to MD 32 near its southern end by MD 32B.
- MD 851J is the designation for Butterfly Court, which runs 0.17 mile (0.2735878 km) from MD 99Maryland Route 99Maryland Route 99 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Old Frederick Road, the state highway runs from MD 32 near West Friendship east to U.S. Route 29 in Ellicott City. MD 99 parallels the north side of Interstate 70 through a rural and suburban area in northeastern...
(Old Frederick Road) north to a dead end on the northbound side of MD 32 north of West Friendship. MD 851J originally extended a further 0.11 mile (0.1770274 km) south to a dead end on the southern side of MD 99. The southern section was removed from the state highway system in 2003; the West Friendship Volunteer Fire Department now sits south of MD 99.