Maryland Route 614 (MD 614) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Goldsboro Road, the state highway runs 1.97 miles (3.17 km) from MacArthur Boulevard near Glen Echo north to MD 191 in Bethesda in southwestern Montgomery County. MD 614 was constructed in the mid-1930s from MD 396 to MD 190. The highway was extended to its present termini in the late 1970s.

Maryland Route 614 marker
Maryland Route 614
Goldsboro Road
Map
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length1.97 mi[1] (3.17 km)
Existed1935–present
Major junctions
South endMacArthur Boulevard in Glen Echo
Major intersections
North end MD 191 in Bethesda
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountiesMontgomery
Highway system
MD 611 MD 615

Route description

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View north at along MD 614 past MD 396 in Bethesda

MD 614 begins at a directional intersection with MacArthur Boulevard on the town line between of Glen Echo and Bethesda, adjacent to the entrance to the Clara Barton National Historic Site and Glen Echo Park. The state highway heads northeast as a two-lane undivided highway that parallels Minnehaha Branch. MD 614 passes the western terminus of MD 396 (Massachusetts Avenue) before temporarily widening to a four-lane divided highway on either side of its intersection with MD 190 (River Road). MD 614 continues east, passing through Kenwood Country Club before reaching its northern terminus at MD 191 (Bradley Boulevard) in Bethesda.[1][2]

History

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MD 614 west of MD 396 was built as part of that highway; the concrete road was constructed in 1934 and 1935.[3][4] MD 614 from MD 396 to MD 190 was built as a concrete road in 1935.[4] In 1978, the state highway was extended west over MD 396 to MacArthur Boulevard and east from MD 190 to MD 191.[5] The MD 396–MD 614 intersection was originally a wye; the junction was changed to its current T intersection by 1999.[6][7]

Major intersections

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The entire route is in Montgomery County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Glen EchoBethesda line0.000.00MacArthur Boulevard – Glen Echo ParkTraffic circle; southern terminus
Bethesda0.460.74 
 
MD 396 east (Massachusetts Avenue)
Western terminus of MD 396
1.041.67  
 
MD 190 (River Road) to I-495
1.973.17  MD 191 (Bradley Boulevard)Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Auxiliary routes

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MD 614 has four auxiliary routes. All four are 0.02-mile (0.032 km) right-turn ramps at the state highway's intersection with MD 190.

  • MD 614A is the ramp from eastbound MD 190 to southbound MD 614.
  • MD 614B is the ramp from southbound MD 614 to westbound MD 190.
  • MD 614C is the ramp from westbound MD 190 to northbound MD 614.
  • MD 614D is the ramp from northbound MD 614 to eastbound MD 190.[1]

The four auxiliary routes were assigned to the four ramps by 1999.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  2. ^ "Maryland Route 614" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
  3. ^ Byron, William D.; Lacy, Robert (December 28, 1934). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1931–1934 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. pp. 35, 49. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
  4. ^ a b Maryland Geological Survey (1935). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  5. ^ Maryland State Highway Administration (1978). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration.
  6. ^ Falls Church, VA quadrangle (Map) (1965 ed.). 1:24,000. 7 1/2 Minute Series (Topographic). United States Geological Survey.
  7. ^ a b Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 1999). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
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