U.S. ROUTE 40 ALTERNATE (MARYLAND)

'U.S. Highway 40 Alternate' ('Alt US 40') is a discontiguous east-west United States highway following the route of the National Pike through Maryland. The highway runs 22.9 miles from Frederick to Hagerstown, then begins again in Cumberland running 31.0 miles to US 40 near exit 14 on Interstate 68.

Contents

Cities and towns

Route description

Frederick and Washington Counties

Allegany and Garrett Counties

Junction list

Frederick and Washington Counties

Allegany and Garrett Counties

Related routes

Cities and towns

In Frederick County and Washington County Maryland, Alt US 40 passes through:

★ Frederick

★ Braddock Heights

★ Middletown

★ Boonsboro

★ Funkstown

★ Hagerstown
In Allegany County and Garrett County, Alt US 40 passes through:

★ Cumberland

★ LaVale

★ Frostburg

★ Grantsville

Route description

Frederick and Washington Counties

Branching off from US 40 just west of Frederick near the Frederick Towne Mall, Alt US 40 interchanges with Interstate 70, then crosses Catoctin Mountain at Braddock Heights. After crossing the mountain it turns northwest and runs in a straight line to Middletown, passing between the Hollow Creek Golf Club and Middletown Park. After intersecting MD 17, it runs northwest out of Middletown in a straight line before crossing South Mountain at Turner's Gap.
Southeast of Boonsboro, Alt US 40 intersects the northern terminus of MD 67 before entering the town area and intersecting the northern terminus of MD 34, the southern terminus of MD 66 and the southern terminus of MD 68 on the town's outskirts. Continuing northwest in a straight line once more, the route passes underneath Interstate 70 without any connection, a mile west of US 40's cloverleaf interchange with I-70. Entering the town of Funkstown, the route turns west onto Baltimore St., then turns north onto Frederick St. and runs into Hagerstown. After passing Hager Park in Hagerstown the route turns west again onto Baltimore St. and ends at MD 65, possibly multiplexing for a short distance with the latter to meet US 40.

Allegany and Garrett Counties

Alt US 40 branches from US 40 near exit 14 on Interstate 68. It runs parallel to Interstate 68 through northern Garrett County, passing through Grantsville. After continuing into Allegany County, it descends Savage Mountain into Frostburg, where it passes through the town as Main Street. Continuing eastward, it passes through Eckhart Mines, then descends Red Hill into LaVale.
Alt US 40 passes through the Narrows into Cumberland, where it follows Henderson Avenue and Baltimore Avenue to Exit 44 on Interstate 68, where Alt US 40 ends.

Junction list

Frederick and Washington Counties

For junctioning purposes, this segment is treated as a north-south highway.

County	Location	Destinations	Notes
Frederick	Frederick	US 40 / Baltimore National Pike - Myersville, Downtown Frederick	eastern terminus of
		Interstate 70 / Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway - Baltimore, Washington D.C. (via I-270)	grade-separated interchange between routes: eastbound entrance and westbound exit
	crosses Catoctin Mountain
	Braddock Heights	Maryland Ave. south - to Jefferson Blvd.
	Middletown	Maryland Route 17 / Church St. - Burkittsville, Myersville (to US 40)	former route of
	Spoolsville	Old Hagerstown Rd. north - to MD 17
		Bolivar Rd.-Mt. Tabor Rd.
	crosses South Mountain at Turner's Gap
Washington		Maryland Route 67 south / Rohrersville Rd. - to US 340
	Boonsboro	Maryland Route 34 west / Potomac St.-St. Paul St. - Shepherdstown, WV	runs west of
		Maryland Route 66 north / Maple Ave. - Smithsburg
		Maryland Route 68 west / Lappans Rd. - Lappans, Clear Spring
	crosses with no interchange
	Funkstown	S. Edgewood Dr. - to US 40
	Hagerstown	E. Wilson Blvd. - to MD 65 and US 11
		E. Memorial Blvd. - Hager Park
		Maryland Route 65 north / Locust St. - to US 40	terminates at or near
		Maryland Route 65 south / Potomac St. - to US 40	possible western terminus of

Allegany and Garrett Counties

County	Location	Destinations	Notes
Garrett		US 40 / National Pike - Uniontown, PA	western terminus of
		Interstate 68 - Cumberland, Morgantown, West Virginia	Exit 14
	Grantsville	Maryland Route 495 - Oakland
		U.S. Route 219 - Meyersdale, Pennsylvania; Somerset, Pennsylvania
	Finzel	MD 546 / Finzel Road
crosses Savage Mountain
Allegany	Frostburg	Maryland Route 36 north / Mount Savage Road.	Maryland Route 36 joins
		Maryland Route 936 south / Grant Street / Old Upper Georges Creek Road - Midland
		Maryland Route 36 south / Upper Georges Creek Rd. to Interstate 68	Maryland Route 36 leaves
	Eckhart Mines	Maryland Route 638 / Parkersburg Rd. - Mount Savage
	Clarysville	Maryland Route 55 / Vale Summit Rd. - Vale Summit, Midland
	LaVale	MD 53 to Interstate 68
		Interstate 68
		Maryland Route 658 / Vocke Rd. - to Interstate 68
	Cumberland	Maryland Route 36 south / Mount Savage Rd. - Mount Savage
		Interstate 68 Exit 44	Eastern terminus of

Related routes

★ U.S. Route 40 in Maryland

★ Interstate 68

★ Interstate 70 in Maryland