Route 44 (MTA Maryland)

Route 44 is a bus route operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore and its suburbs. The line currently runs from Rosedale Industrial Park near Pulaski Highway just outside the Baltimore city limits on the east side of the city across the northern portion of the city to Security Square Mall, with selected peak hour trips to the Social Security Administration. Some early morning trips before 7 AM lay over at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) headquarters. The line operates mostly along Frankford Avenue, Echodale Avenue, East Belvedere Avenue, Northern Parkway, Rogers Avenue, and Gwynn Oak Avenue, serving the communities of Gardenville, Hamilton, Belvedere Park, Homeland, Roland Park, Pimlico, and Arlington, and the western suburb of Woodlawn.

History

Prior to the existence of Route 44 in the 1940s, no bus route operated fully across the same parts of the city as Route 44 does today. But parts of Route 44 are the successors to the Nos. 32 and 33 Streetcar Lines and Bus Route D, which operated before Northern Parkway was built. The no. 32 Streetcar had operated along to Liberty Heights corridor to Gwynn Oak Avenue, with branches in opposite directions along Gwynn Oak to Woodlawn and Arlington. The no. 33 streetcar had operated from Gwynn Oak to Park Heights Avenue before operating downtown. Route D had operated between Pimlico and Overlea, making use of Lake Avenue between Falls Road and Charles Street, and then Belvedere, Echodale, and Frankford to Belair Road.

List of highways numbered 44

The following highways are numbered 44.

Canada

Ontario Highway 44

India

National Highway 44 (India)

Israel

Iran

Road 44

Japan

Route 44 (Japan)

New Zealand

New Zealand State Highway 44

Thailand

Thailand Route 44

United Arab Emirates

E 44

United Kingdom

British A44 (Oxford-Aberystwyth)

United States

Interstate 44

U.S. Route 44

Alabama State Route 44

California State Route 44

Colorado State Highway 44

Delaware Route 44

Florida State Road 44

Georgia State Route 44

Hawaii Route 44

Idaho State Highway 44

Illinois Route 44 (former)

Indiana State Road 44

Iowa Highway 44

K-44 (Kansas highway)

Kentucky Route 44

Louisiana Highway 44

Maryland Route 44 (former)

M-44 (Michigan highway)

Minnesota State Highway 44

Mississippi Highway 44

Montana Highway 44

Nebraska Highway 44

Nevada State Route 44 (former)

New Jersey Route 44

New York State Route 44 (former)

• New York State Route 44A (former)

West Virginia Route 44

West Virginia Route 44 is a north–south state highway located within Logan County, West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 52 one mile south of Mountain View. The northern terminus is at West Virginia Route 73 in Logan. It is marked as the Jerry West Highway after the basketball player who had jersey 44.

Route description

West Virginia Route 44 begins traveling northward from its southern terminus at The King Coal Highway (US 52 near the Logan-Mingo county line). Like many other highways in West Virginia, the road curves a lot and is very hilly because of the Appalachian Mountains throughout the state. The route travels mainly north for 16.8 miles before meeting its northern terminus at WV 73 just south of Logan, which is the county seat of Logan County and the only city in the county by definition. WV 44 passes through many small communities on its short route. From south to north, the highway passes through the CDP of Sarah Ann, the unincorporated community of Stirrat, the CDPs of Omar, Chauncey, Switzer, Rossmore, and Monaville, the unincorporated community of Wilkinson, and the CDP of Mount Gay-Shamrock where it meets its northern terminus. It also passes just east of the unincorporated community of Barnabus.

Japan National Route 44

National Route 44 is a national highway connecting Kushiro and Nemuro in Hokkaidō, Japan.

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Maryland

Maryland ⁱ/ˈmɛrᵻlənd/ is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east. The state's largest city is Baltimore, and its capital is Annapolis. It has three occasionally used nicknames: the Old Line State, the Free State, and the Chesapeake Bay State.

One of the original Thirteen Colonies, Maryland is considered to be the birthplace of religious freedom in America, when it was formed in the early 17th century as an intended refuge for persecuted Catholics from England by George Calvert. George Calvert was the first Lord Baltimore and the first English proprietor of the then-Maryland colonial grant. Maryland was the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution.

Maryland is one of the smallest states in terms of area, as well as one of the most densely populated states with nearly 6 million residents. With its close proximity to Washington, D.C., and a highly diversified economy spanning manufacturing, services, and biotechnology, Maryland has the highest median household income of any state.

Maryland (automobile)

The Maryland automobile was built by the Sinclair-Scott Company of Baltimore, Maryland, between 1907 and 1910.

Sinclair-Scott was a maker of food canning machinery and in the early 1900s started to make car parts. One of their customers, Ariel, failed to pay and in recompense Sinclair-Scott took over production, moved the factory to Baltimore, and marketed the car as the Maryland.

The car was powered by a 30 hp four-cylinder, overhead camshaft engine. The Ariel design was initially unchanged, and the Maryland was originally available as a four-seat roadster or a five-seat touring car. The wheelbase was later lengthened from the initial 100 inches (2,500 mm) to 116 inches (2,900 mm). Limousines became available in 1908 and town cars in 1909. Prices ranged from $2500 to $3200.

Production stopped in 1910 after 871 had been made as producing the cars was not profitable. The company returned to the manufacture of food-canning machinery.

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Maryland Route 353

Maryland Route 353 (MD 353) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Gumboro Road, the state highway runs 4.60 miles (7.40 km) from MD 346 in Pittsville north to the Delaware state line, where the highway intersects Delaware Route 26 (DE 26) and DE-MD 54. MD 353 was constructed in the mid- to late 1920s.

Route description

MD 353 begins at an intersection with MD 346 (Old Ocean City Road) just south of Pittsville. Sixty Foot Road continues south as a county highway to an intersection with U.S. Route 50 (Ocean Gateway). MD 353 heads northeast as a two-lane road through Pittsville. After intersecting Main Street, the highway turns north past scattered residences. After crossing Aydelotte Branch, MD 353 leaves Pittsville, crossing Burnt Mill Branch and passing through farmland all the way to the highway's northern terminus at the Delaware state line. The roadway continues into Delaware as DE 26 and DE 54 (Millsboro Highway). Bethel Road heads east from the intersection at the state line, while DE-MD 54 (Line Road) follows the state line west to Delmar, Maryland, and Delmar, Delaware.