Maryland Route 948
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Maryland Route 948 is a collection of unsigned
state highways
in the U.S. state
of Maryland
. These highways are service roads, state-maintained portions of county highways, and connectors in the vicinity of Interstate 68
in Garrett County
and Allegany County
. MD 948B, 948H, and 948K are located in Garrett County. The remaining nine sections of MD 948 are in Allegany County between Cumberland
and the Washington County
line.
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 highways are service roads, state-maintained portions of county highways, and connectors in the vicinity of Interstate 68
Interstate 68
Interstate 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 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...
and Allegany County
Allegany County, Maryland
Allegany County is a county located in the northwestern part of the US state of Maryland. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 75,087. Its county seat is Cumberland...
. MD 948B, 948H, and 948K are located in Garrett County. The remaining nine sections of MD 948 are in Allegany County between Cumberland
Cumberland, Maryland
Cumberland is a city in the far western, Appalachian portion of Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Allegany County, and the primary city of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 20,859, and the metropolitan area had a...
and the Washington County
Washington County, Maryland
Washington County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering southern Pennsylvania to the north, northern Virginia to the south, and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia to the south and west. As of the 2010 Census, its population is 147,430...
line.
- MD 948AD is the designation for a 0.2 mile (0.321868 km) section of Pleasant Valley Road between MD 144Maryland Route 144Maryland Route 144 is a collection of state highways in the U.S. state of Maryland. These highways are sections of old alignment of U.S. Route 40 between Cumberland and Baltimore...
(National Pike) and the entrance to Rocky Gap State ParkRocky Gap State ParkRocky Gap State Park is a 3,400 acre park in Allegany County, Maryland. It is seven miles east of Cumberland on Interstate 68 , and is about a two-hour drive from Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
west of FlintstoneFlintstone, MarylandFlintstone is a small unincorporated town in Allegany County, Maryland, USA. Flintstone lies between the southern foot of Tussey Mountain and a water gap in the Warrior Mountain formed by Flintstone Creek, north of the North Branch Potomac River and south of the Mason-Dixon Line. Rocky Gap State...
. The state highway meets I-68 at Exit 50.
- MD 948AE is the designation for a 0.18 mile (0.2896812 km) section of Rocky Gap Road at its overpass of I-68 and its eastern terminus at MD 144 east of Cumberland.
- MD 948AF is the designation for a 0.29 mile (0.4667086 km) section of Jeffries Road at its overpass of I-68 east of Cumberland.
- MD 948AL is the designation for a 0.49 mile (0.7885766 km) section of M.V. Smith Road around its interchange with I-68 east of Flintstone within Green Ridge State ForestGreen Ridge State ForestGreen Ridge State Forest is a state forest in Western Maryland. Approximately in size, it is situated along Green Ridge and Town Hill in eastern Allegany County.Camping, Hiking, Biking, ORV, Fishing, and Boating are all permitted in Green Ridge State Forest...
. M.V. Smith Road meets I-68 at Exit 64.
- MD 948AM is the designation for Flintstone Drive, a 0.61 mile (0.9816974 km) service road in Flintstone between a private driveway and the intersection of Flintstone Creek Road and Black Valley Road, which heads south from the four-way intersection as MD 948AO. MD 948AM provides access to the Exit 56 ramps to and from westbound I-68.
- MD 948AO is the designation for a 0.31 mile (0.4988954 km) section of Black Valley Road between MD 144 (Old National Pike) and MD 948AM (Flintstone Drive) in Flintstone.
- MD 948B is the designation for a 0.24 mile (0.3862416 km) section of Old Frostburg Road at its overpass of I-68 west of FinzelFinzel, MarylandFinzel is an unincorporated community in Garrett County, Maryland, United States. Finzel is located on Maryland Route 546 near the Pennsylvania border....
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- MD 948C is the designation for Sunset Orchard Road, a 0.39 mile (0.6276426 km) highway that leads to a group of communications towers west of Flintstone. The state highway begins at MD 144 just west of I-68 Exit 52 and spins off a long, two-way spur that leads to an entrance ramp to westbound I-68.
- MD 948H is the designation for Diesel School Road, a 0.62 mile (0.9977908 km) service road east from US 219U.S. Route 219 in MarylandU.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...
just south of I-68 Exit 14 in Keyser's Ridge.
- MD 948K is the designation for an unnamed 0.4 mile (0.643736 km) service road that heads west from Pigs Ear Road west of Keyser's Ridge.
- MD 948M is the designation for a 0.44 mile (0.7081096 km) section of West Wilson Road between Street Road and MD 144 west of Flintstone.
- MD 948Y is the designation for a 0.37 mile (0.5954558 km) section of High Germany Road from U.S. Route 40 ScenicU.S. Route 40 ScenicU.S. Route 40 Scenic is a scenic route of U.S. Route 40 in the U.S. state of Maryland. US 40 Scenic is the old alignment of US 40 over Town Hill in eastern Allegany County and Sideling Hill in far western Washington County. The highway was originally constructed as part of the National Road in...
north to the Washington County line at Sideling Hill Creek near Little OrleansLittle Orleans, MarylandLittle Orleans is an unincorporated community in Allegany County, Maryland. Little Orleans is located on the Potomac River at the mouth of Fifteenmile Creek across from Orleans Cross Roads, West Virginia. Little Orleans was served by the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, and by the Western Maryland...
. MD 948Y meets I-68 at Exit 72.