Maryland Route 135

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MD Route 135
Maryland Highway Maintained by MDSHA
Length:	29.00 mi[1] (46.67 km)
West end:	US 219 in Oakland
Major junctions:	MD 560 at Loch Lynn Heights MD 495 at Swanton MD 38 near Swanton WV 46 at Westernport MD 36 at Westernport
East end:	US 220 in McCoole
Highways in Maryland < MD 134 MD 136 > State highways - Minor - Former - Turnpikes

Maryland Route 135 is an east/west route located in the U.S. state of Maryland. Also known as Maryland Highway, the route runs from U.S. Route 219 in Oakland, Garrett County east to U.S. Route 220 in McCoole, Allegany County.

Contents 1 Counties Traversed 2 Cities and Towns 3 Route Description 4 Points of Interest 5 Junction list 6 References

[edit] Counties Traversed

• Garrett County, Maryland
• Allegany County, Maryland

[edit] Cities and Towns

• Oakland, Maryland
• Bloomington, Maryland
• Luke, Maryland
• Westernport, Maryland
• McCoole, Maryland

[edit] Route Description

Maryland Route 135 is a two-lane road through its entire length. The road begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 219 in Oakland. From there it travels through Mountain Lake Park, Loch Lynn Heights, and Deer Park. It then descends Backbone Mountain before a sharp curve near Bloomington. Route 135 passes through Luke as Pratt Street and through Westernport as Church Street, before paralleling the Potomac River to McCoole, where it ends at U.S. Route 220.

Route 135 is notorious for its descent of Backbone Mountain, where many truck drivers have lost their brakes and crashed at the bottom of the mountain.^[1] The sharp turn in the road at the bottom of the mountain is marked with crosses painted on the rock for each of the truckers who have died there.^[2] Because of this grade, MDSHA has installed signage along Interstate 68, U.S. Route 40 and U.S. Route 219 directing truck traffic from the west to use Maryland Route 36 to access Luke and Westernport rather than MD 135.

[edit] Points of Interest

• Jennings Randolph Lake, near Swanton, a reservoir on the Potomac River, accessible from Maryland Route 135 by Mount Zion Road.
• Savage River Dam, near Bloomington, a reservoir on the Savage River, accessible from Maryland Route 135 by Savage River Road.
• NewPage Corporation, formerly Westvaco, a paper mill located in Luke.

[edit] Junction list

County	Location	Mile[3]	Destinations	Notes
Garrett	Oakland	0.00	US 219 / Oak St.	Western terminus of
	Loch Lynn Heights	1.47	MD 560 / Gorman Road - Gorman
	Swanton	7.38	MD 495 / Swanton Road - Swanton, Bittinger
		11.07	MD 38 / Kitzmiller Road - Kitzmiller
Allegany	Luke	21.93	WV 46 - Beryl, WV	Eastern terminus of western segment of WV 46
	Westernport	23.68	MD 36 / Georges Creek Road - Lonaconing, Frostburg
		23.68	WV 46 - Piedmont, WV	Western terminus of eastern segment of WV 46
		23.75	MD 937 / Main Street
	McCoole	28.96	US 220 / McMullen Highway - Keyser, WV	Eastern terminus of MD 135

[edit] References

1. ^ Truck Slams into Mountainside, Cumberland Times-News
2. ^ Maryland State Highway Administration, Coal Heritage Tour
3. ^ Maryland State Highway Administration, Highway Location Reference, 2005

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