Maryland Route 132
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Maryland Route 132 is a collection of state highway
s in the U.S. state
of Maryland
. These four highways are sections of old alignment of and connecting roads with MD 22
in Aberdeen
. MD 132 is an east–west highway within Aberdeen that connects neighborhoods east and west of U.S. Route 40
(US 40) with MD 22 and Interstate 95
(I-95). MD 132B is a north–south highway that serves the area east of US 40 and north of MD 22 between Aberdeen and Havre de Grace
. MD 132A and MD 132C are connectors between MD 132 and MD 22. The highways that are now part of MD 132 were originally built in the early 1910s and marked as part of MD 22 and US 40 in 1927. MD 22 was extended east and north along the US 40 portion when the U.S. highway was relocated in the 1930s. MD 132 was assigned to the highway when MD 22 was relocated in the late 1960s. MD 132 became a split route following the construction of a railroad grade separation in the 1980s.
(Paradise Road) and passes the historic James B. Baker House
.
MD 132 crosses CSX
's Philadelphia Subdivision at grade and enters downtown Aberdeen, where the highway intersects US 40 (Philadelphia Boulevard). Adjacent to the intersection is the Aberdeen
Amtrak
station, which is also a stop on MARC
's Penn Line
. Immediately east of US 40, MD 132 makes a right angle turn south and crosses over the Amtrak Northeast Corridor on an S-curve. The state highway reaches its eastern terminus just south of the end of the bridge at its intersection with Norman Avenue and federal government-maintained APG Road in a residential neighborhood. Both streets connect with Post Road, which heads north as a municipal street toward MD 132B.
In 1969, MD 22 was transferred to the newly-completed Aberdeen Thruway. MD 132 was assigned to MD 22's old alignment east of the I-95 interchange at that time. Beards Hill Road was reconstructed as a divided highway between MD 132 and MD 22 and the ramps from northbound I-95 to MD 132 and from eastbound MD 22 to MD 132 were constructed by 1972. MD 132's S-curve bridge over the Amtrak Northeast Corridor was completed in 1983, replacing Bel Air Avenue's at-grade crossing of the railroad. Bel Air Avenue east of the Amtrak line and Post Road south of MD 22 were removed from the state highway system around 1989.
in Harford County
.
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!Destinations
!Notes
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|0.00
|Cul-de-sac
|Western terminus; highway receives a ramp from northbound I-95
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|0.15
|Northeast Road west
|North leg of intersection is one-lane, unsigned MD 135C
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|0.42
|Beards Hill Road north to
|Beards Hill Road is unsigned MD 132A
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|1.16
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|1.82
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|2.15
|Norman Avenue east / APG Road east
|Eastern terminus
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{|class=wikitable
!Location
!Mile
!Destinations
!Notes
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|Aberdeen
|0.00
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|Southern terminus
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|Havre de Grace
|1.43
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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...
s 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...
. These four highways are sections of old alignment of and connecting roads with MD 22
Maryland Route 22
Maryland Route 22 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 1 Business and MD 924 in Bel Air east to an entrance to Aberdeen Proving Ground in Aberdeen. MD 22 is the main connection between the county seat of Bel Air and Aberdeen, which is the...
in Aberdeen
Aberdeen, Maryland
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,842 people, 5,475 households, and 3,712 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,166.2 people per square mile . There were 5,894 housing units at an average density of 922.4 per square mile...
. MD 132 is an east–west highway within Aberdeen that connects neighborhoods east and west of U.S. Route 40
U.S. Route 40 in Maryland
U.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...
(US 40) with MD 22 and Interstate 95
Interstate 95 in Maryland
Interstate 95 in Maryland is a major highway that runs diagonally from northeast to southwest, from Maryland's border with Delaware, to the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, briefly entering the District of Columbia before reaching Virginia...
(I-95). MD 132B is a north–south highway that serves the area east of US 40 and north of MD 22 between Aberdeen and Havre de Grace
Havre de Grace, Maryland
Havre de Grace is a city in Harford County, Maryland, United States. Located at the mouth of the Susquehanna River and the head of the Chesapeake Bay, Havre de Grace is named after the port city of Le Havre, France, which was first named Le Havre de Grâce, meaning in French "Harbor of Grace." As...
. MD 132A and MD 132C are connectors between MD 132 and MD 22. The highways that are now part of MD 132 were originally built in the early 1910s and marked as part of MD 22 and US 40 in 1927. MD 22 was extended east and north along the US 40 portion when the U.S. highway was relocated in the 1930s. MD 132 was assigned to the highway when MD 22 was relocated in the late 1960s. MD 132 became a split route following the construction of a railroad grade separation in the 1980s.
Route description
MD 132 runs 2.15 miles (3.5 km) between the west and east sides of Aberdeen. MD 132B runs 1.43 miles (2.3 km) from MD 22 in Aberdeen north to US 40 near Havre de Grace.MD 132
MD 132 begins at a cul-de-sac adjacent to I-95's interchange with MD 22 just west of the city limits of Aberdeen. The highway immediately receives a ramp from northbound I-95. MD 132 heads east as two-lane Bel Air Avenue through a commercial area and intersects Northeast Road; the north leg of the intersection is a one-lane ramp from eastbound MD 22 that is unsigned MD 132C. MD 132's next intersection is with Bush Chapel Road and Beards Hill Road. Beards Hill Road, which is unsigned MD 132A, provides access to MD 22 (Aberdeen Thruway) and that highway's interchange with I-95 a short distance to the west. MD 132 continues east through residential neighborhoods of Aberdeen, where the highway meets the southern end of MD 462Maryland Route 462
Maryland Route 462 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Paradise Road, the route runs from MD 132 in Aberdeen north to MD 155 in Webster. MD 462 was built in the early 1930s.-Route description:...
(Paradise Road) and passes the historic James B. Baker House
James B. Baker House
James B. Baker House is a historic home located at Aberdeen, Harford County, Maryland. It is a large three story frame residence constructed in 1896 in the Queen Anne style. It features multiple gables, projections, dormers, and balconies enlivening its essentially square form and high hipped...
.
MD 132 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 Philadelphia Subdivision at grade and enters downtown Aberdeen, where the highway intersects US 40 (Philadelphia Boulevard). Adjacent to the intersection is the Aberdeen
Aberdeen (Amtrak station)
Aberdeen Station is an Amtrak station in Aberdeen, Maryland on the Northeast Corridor and MARC Penn Line. It is served by Amtrak's Northeast Regional train.. The station was originally built by the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad approximatley in 1900, and inherited by the...
Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
station, which is also a stop on MARC
MARC Train
MARC , known prior to 1984 as Maryland Rail Commuter Service, is a regional rail system comprising three lines in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. MARC is administered by the Maryland Transit Administration , a Maryland Department of Transportation agency, and is operated under contract...
's Penn Line
Penn Line (MARC)
The Penn Line is a MARC commuter rail line running from Union Station, Washington D.C. to Perryville, Maryland via Penn Station, Baltimore, Maryland on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. It is MARC's busiest and only electric line. Currently the line is the fastest commuter rail line in the country, with...
. Immediately east of US 40, MD 132 makes a right angle turn south and crosses over the Amtrak Northeast Corridor on an S-curve. The state highway reaches its eastern terminus just south of the end of the bridge at its intersection with Norman Avenue and federal government-maintained APG Road in a residential neighborhood. Both streets connect with Post Road, which heads north as a municipal street toward MD 132B.
MD 132B
MD 132B begins at an intersection with MD 22 (Aberdeen Thruway) on the east side of Aberdeen. The state highway heads northeast as Post Road, a two-lane highway that passes between residential subdivisions and distribution centers. MD 132 leaves the city of Aberdeen and crosses Swan Creek before curving northwest and meeting Oakington Road on a tangent. Oakington Road leads to the Oakington community, which contained the farm of former U.S. Senator Millard E. Tydings. MD 132B's name changes to Oakington Road for the highway's final stretch, a crossing of the Amtrak Northeast Corridor immediately to the south of the highway's terminus at US 40 (Pulaski Highway).History
MD 132 and MD 132B are the old alignment of MD 22 in the Aberdeen area. MD 132 west of Paradise Road and MD 132B north of its southern terminus were constructed as macadam roads around 1911. Bel Air Avenue east of Paradise Road and Post Road south to Bel Air Avenue east of downtown Aberdeen were constructed as a concrete road in 1917. When the Maryland State Roads Commission first assigned route numbers in 1927, Bel Air Avenue was designated MD 22 and Post Road became part of US 40. US 40 was moved to its present alignment between Aberdeen and Havre de Grace between 1930 and 1933; Post Road was renumbered as an extension of MD 22 by 1939.In 1969, MD 22 was transferred to the newly-completed Aberdeen Thruway. MD 132 was assigned to MD 22's old alignment east of the I-95 interchange at that time. Beards Hill Road was reconstructed as a divided highway between MD 132 and MD 22 and the ramps from northbound I-95 to MD 132 and from eastbound MD 22 to MD 132 were constructed by 1972. MD 132's S-curve bridge over the Amtrak Northeast Corridor was completed in 1983, replacing Bel Air Avenue's at-grade crossing of the railroad. Bel Air Avenue east of the Amtrak line and Post Road south of MD 22 were removed from the state highway system around 1989.
MD 132
The entire route is in AberdeenAberdeen, Maryland
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,842 people, 5,475 households, and 3,712 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,166.2 people per square mile . There were 5,894 housing units at an average density of 922.4 per square mile...
in Harford County
Harford County, Maryland
Harford County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 244,826. Its county seat is Bel Air. Harford County forms part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area.-History:...
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{|class=wikitable
!Mile
!Destinations
!Notes
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|0.00
|Cul-de-sac
|Western terminus; highway receives a ramp from northbound I-95
|-
|0.15
|Northeast Road west
|North leg of intersection is one-lane, unsigned MD 135C
|-
|0.42
|Beards Hill Road north to
|Beards Hill Road is unsigned MD 132A
|-
|1.16
|
|
|-
|1.82
|
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|-
|2.15
|Norman Avenue east / APG Road east
|Eastern terminus
MD 132B
The entire route is in Harford CountyHarford County, Maryland
Harford County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 244,826. Its county seat is Bel Air. Harford County forms part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area.-History:...
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|Aberdeen
Aberdeen, Maryland
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,842 people, 5,475 households, and 3,712 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,166.2 people per square mile . There were 5,894 housing units at an average density of 922.4 per square mile...
|0.00
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|Southern terminus
|-
|Havre de Grace
Havre de Grace, Maryland
Havre de Grace is a city in Harford County, Maryland, United States. Located at the mouth of the Susquehanna River and the head of the Chesapeake Bay, Havre de Grace is named after the port city of Le Havre, France, which was first named Le Havre de Grâce, meaning in French "Harbor of Grace." As...
|1.43
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|Northern terminus
Auxiliary routes
- MD 132A is the designation for a 0.24 mile (0.3862416 km) section of Beards Hill Road that connects MD 132 with MD 22. MD 132A was reconstructed as a four-lane divided highway and brought into the state highway system by 1972.
- MD 132C is the designation for an unnamed one-lane 0.14 mile (0.2253076 km) ramp from eastbound MD 22 to MD 132 just east of MD 132's western terminus. The ramp has existed since at least 1972; however, it was not designated MD 132C until 2007.