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 U.S. Route 140 | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Existed | 1926–1980 |
| Major junctions | |
| West end |  US 15 in Gettysburg, PA |
| East end |    US 1 / US 40 Truck in Baltimore, MD |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Highway system | |
U.S. Route 140 (Pennsylvania "Legisltative Route 42") was a U.S. highway connecting Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to Baltimore, Maryland. The route was deleted from the system in 1980; today the road's route is followed by portions of Pennsylvania Route 97, Maryland Route 97, and Maryland Route 140.
Though it had no historical significance in the battles fought at Gettysburg, it became important as the route to take to view the historic battlefields and cemetery there.
Route description
The route began at what is now US 15 Business in Gettysburg. It travelled south out of the town on Baltimore Pike, running south on what is now Pennsylvania Route 97. US 140 passed through Littlestown before reaching the Maryland border, continuing on what is now Maryland Route 97, now Littleston Pike. It entered Westminster on Pennsylvania Avenue, and turned east on Old Westminster Pike, the original route of Maryland Route 140. The route then entered Reisterstown on Westminster Road and turned south on Main Street, which then becomes Reisterstown Road. The road passed through Owings Mills and entered Baltimore City, still carrying the Reisterstown Road moniker all the way south to North Avenue (US 1 / US 40 Truck) in the city. Here, the road's name changed to Pennsylvania Avenue, a diagonal street cutting a path all the way south to US 40 at the intersection of Greene and Franklin Streets.
History
US 140 was first signed with the inception of the U.S. Highway numbering system in 1926 and deleted in 1980. From Baltimore to Westminster, the road was then redesignated Maryland Route 140 (which continues northwestward from Westminster to meet US 15 in Emmitsburg). From Westminster northwest into Pennsylvania and on to Gettysburg, the road was redesignated Maryland Route 97 and Pennsylvania Route 97 respectively. Until that time, the route received numerous realignments which put those three routes on their current alignments.
The only freeway bypass of the original US 140 is Interstate 795, which runs from Reisterstown to the Baltimore Beltway. Regardless of the bypass, Maryland Route 140 is still the most direct route from Baltimore to the historical sites of Gettysburg.
Junction list
This table shows the intersections of US 140 as they existed in 1945.
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Baltimore |  US 1 (North Avenue) – Washington, PhiladelphiaModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated | Southern terminus of US 140; intersection of US 1 and Pennsylvania Avenue | |||
  MD 26 west (Liberty Heights Avenue) | |||||
  MD 129 north (Park Heights Avenue)Module:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated | Park Circle | ||||
| Baltimore | Pikesville |   MD 133 east (Old Court Road) – RocklandModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated | Near intersection of MD 140 and Old Court Road | ||
 MD 400 west (Mount Wilson Lane) – Mount Wilson State Hospital | Intersection of MD 140 and Mount Wilson Lane | ||||
| Garrison |  MD 130 east (Greenspring Valley Road) – Brooklandville | ||||
| Reisterstown |  MD 127 east (Chatsworth Avenue) – Glyndon | Intersection of MD 140 and Chatsworth Avenue | |||
 MD 30 north (Hanover Pike) – Hampstead, Manchester | |||||
| Carroll | Finksburg |  MD 91 (Gamber Road) – Gamber, Hampstead | Intersection of Old Westminster Pike and Old Gamber Road | ||
| Westminster |   MD 683 south (Poole Road) | Intersection of Main Street and Poole Road | |||
 MD 32 south (Washington Road) – Sykesville | Intersection of Main Street and Washington Road; south end of concurrency with MD 32 | ||||
 MD 559 east (Manchester Avenue) | Intersection of Main Street and Manchester Avenue | ||||
 MD 31 east (Railroad Avenue) – Manchester | Intersection of Main Street and MD 27; south end of concurrency with MD 31 | ||||
 MD 27 south (Liberty Street) – Mount Airy | Near intersection of Main Street and MD 27 | ||||
| MD 31 west / MD 32 north (Main Street) – New Windsor, Taneytown | Intersection of Main Street and Pennsylvania Avenue; north end of concurrencies with MD 31 and MD 32 | ||||
| |  MD 496 east (Bachmans Valley Road) | Intersection of MD 97 and MD 496 | |||
| Mason–Dixon line | Maryland–Pennsylvania state line | ||||
| Adams | Littlestown |  PA 194 (King Street) – Hanover, Taneytown | Intersection of PA 97 and PA 194 | ||
| Gettysburg |   US 15 (Baltimore Street/Steinwehr Avenue) to US 30 – Harrisburg, Frederick, York, Chambersburg | Northern terminus of US 140; intersection of Baltimore Street and US 15 Business (Steinwehr Avenue) | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
External links
| Browse numbered routes | ||||
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←  PA 139 | PA | →  PA 141 | ||
←  MD 139 | MD | →  MD 140 | ||