Maryland Route 115
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Maryland Route 115 is a 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...

 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...

 that goes from MD 124
Maryland Route 124
Maryland Route 124 is a mixed suburban and semi-rural road that runs through several suburbs and exurbs to the north of Washington, DC in Montgomery County, Maryland. It changes names several times over its length, beginning as Quince Orchard Road near Darnestown and terminating as Woodfield Road...

 in Washington Grove
Washington Grove, Maryland
Washington Grove is a town in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. The population was 515 at the 2000 census.- History :Washington Grove is known as the “Town Within a Forest.”...

 to MD 655 in Norbeck
Norbeck, Maryland
Norbeck is the area of Montgomery County, Maryland around Norbeck Road east of Georgia Avenue to Layhill Road.A museum in Sandy Spring, Maryland provides the information that Norbeck is the:Southwestern outpost of the greater Sandy Spring neighborhood [and] put down roots as a free-black community...

. The entire route is in Montgomery County
Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland, situated just to the north of Washington, D.C., and southwest of the city of Baltimore. It is one of the most affluent counties in the United States, and has the highest percentage of residents over 25 years of age who hold post-graduate...

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Route description

Maryland Route 115 begins its eastward trek at the divided MD 124 and bears southeast along Muncaster Mill Road along a four-lane, divided alignment. Quickly the road condenses into two lanes and weaves through a short patch of forest with a residential area to the south of it. Crossing Shady Grove Drive, a large divided road, the road passes through Redland
Redland, Maryland
Redland is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.-Geography:As an unincorporated area, Redland's boundaries are not officially defined...

 and passes through a suburban residential development. Beyond this and exiting the wooded area, it passes by a school and turns south, and then east again into another largely wooded area fronted with homes, coming to an intersection at MD 28 in Norbeck
Norbeck, Maryland
Norbeck is the area of Montgomery County, Maryland around Norbeck Road east of Georgia Avenue to Layhill Road.A museum in Sandy Spring, Maryland provides the information that Norbeck is the:Southwestern outpost of the greater Sandy Spring neighborhood [and] put down roots as a free-black community...

. It continues just beyond this intersection to MD 655, where it ends officially at the old alignment of MD 28, appropriately named "Old MD 28".

Junction list

The entire route is located within Montgomery County
Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland, situated just to the north of Washington, D.C., and southwest of the city of Baltimore. It is one of the most affluent counties in the United States, and has the highest percentage of residents over 25 years of age who hold post-graduate...

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Location Mile Roads intersected Notes
Washington Grove
Washington Grove, Maryland
Washington Grove is a town in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. The population was 515 at the 2000 census.- History :Washington Grove is known as the “Town Within a Forest.”...

0.00 Western terminus
5.80
5.83 Eastern terminus
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