List of turnpikes in Maryland

This is a list of turnpike roads, built and operated by nonprofit turnpike trusts or private companies in exchange for the privilege of collecting a toll, in the U.S. state of Maryland, mainly in the 19th century. While most of the roads are now maintained as free public roads, some have been abandoned.

Name	Chartered	Routing	Approximate modern designation	Notes
National Turnpike		Cumberland - Frostburg - Grantsville - Pennsylvania (towards Uniontown)	U.S. Route 40
Baltimore and Frederick-town Turnpike	January 12, 1805	Baltimore - Ellicott City - Mount Airy - New Market - Frederick - Middletown - Boonsboro	Route 144, U.S. Route 40 Alternate
Baltimore and Reister's-town Turnpike	January 12, 1805	Baltimore - Reisterstown - Finksburg - Hampstead - Pennsylvania (Hanover and Maryland Line Turnpike); Reisterstown - Westminster - Pennsylvania (towards Littlestown); Finksburg - Gamber; Westminster - Uniontown	Route 140, Route 30; Route 140, Route 97; Route 91; Uniontown Road
Baltimore and York-town Turnpike	January 12, 1805	Baltimore - Towson - Pennsylvania (towards York)	Route 45
Falls Turnpike	January 19, 1805	Baltimore - Brooklandville	Cathedral Street, Route 25
Washington Turnpike	January 25, 1806	District of Columbia (Washington Turnpike) - Rockville	Route 355	Was planned to Frederick via Clarksburg, but only built to Rockville
Hagerstown Turnpike	January 6, 1810	Westminster - Thurmont - Smithsburg - Hagerstown	Uniontown Road, Middleburg Road, Route 77, Route 64
New-Castle and French-town Turnpike	January 6, 1810	Chesapeake Bay - Delaware (same name)	Lewis Shore Road, abandoned right-of-way
Columbia Turnpike	January 6, 1810	Ellicott City - White Oak	U.S. Route 29	Not completed by the company; was to extend to District of Columbia, but only built to White Oak
Washington and Baltimore Turnpike	December 17, 1812	District of Columbia (Columbia Turnpike) - Laurel - Baltimore	U.S. Route 1 Alternate, U.S. Route 1, U.S. Route 1 Alternate
Cumberland Turnpike	December 17, 1812	Conococheague - Hancock - Cumberland	U.S. Route 40, Route 144
Elk and Christiana Turnpike	December 19, 1812	Elkton - Delaware (same name)	Route 281
Baltimore and Havre-de-Grace Turnpike	January 29, 1814	Baltimore - Edgewood - Aberdeen - Havre de Grace	Route 7
Westminster, Taney-Town and Emmittsburg Turnpike	January 31, 1814	Westminster - Taneytown - Emmitsburg - Pennsylvania (Waynesburg, Greencastle, and Mercersburg Turnpike)	Route 140
Boonsboro and Sharpsburg Turnpike Originally Boonsborough Turnpike	January 23, 1815	Boonsboro - Sharpsburg	Route 34	The chartered route extended to the Potomac River opposite Shepherdstown, West Virginia, but was never built
Baltimore and Harford Turnpike	January 3, 1816	Baltimore - Greenwood - Benson; Greenwood - Little Gunpowder Falls	Route 147; Long Green Pike
Calverton Turnpike	January 16, 1816
Hagers-Town and Conococheague Turnpike	January 27, 1817	Hagerstown - Conococheague	U.S. Route 40
Hager's-Town and Boonsborough Turnpike	February 4, 1819	Boonsboro - Funkstown - Hagerstown	U.S. Route 40 Alternate
Boonsborough Turnpike	January 30, 1822
Franklin Turnpike	March 10, 1828	Baltimore - Franklintown	Franklintown Road
Frederick and Woodsborough Turnpike	January 30, 1832	Frederick - Ceresville	Route 355, Route 26	Originally authorized to continue to Woodsboro, but that was built by the Woodsboro and Frederick Turnpike Last turnpike in Maryland, bought by the State Roads Commission in 1921
Williamsport and Hagerstown Turnpike	March 2, 1833	Williamsport - Hagerstown	U.S. Route 11
Northwestern Turnpike	March 22, 1833	Connecting the West Virginia turnpike of the same name across southern Allegany County	U.S. Route 50
Cumberland and Somerset Turnpike	February 4, 1842	Locust Grove - Mount Savage - Pennsylvania (Somerset and Cumberland Turnpike)	Route 36, Route 47
Maryland and New York Iron and Coal Company's turnpike	March 1, 1843	Mount Savage Iron Works - Mount Savage	Route 36
Baltimore, Freedom and Liberty Turnpike Originally Baltimore and Liberty Turnpike	February 24, 1844	Baltimore - Harrisonville	Route 26
Frederick and Emmettsburg Turnpike	February 20, 1845	Frederick - Thurmont - Emmitsburg	U.S. Route 15
Hagerstown and Waynesborough Turnpike	March 10, 1847	Hagerstown - Leitersburg - Pennsylvania (towards Waynesboro)	Route 60
Marsh Turnpike	February 15, 1848	North of Hagerstown - Pennsylvania (towards Waynesboro)	Marsh Pike
Hagerstown and Middleburg Turnpike	February 26, 1850	Hagerstown - Pennsylvania (Greencastle and Maryland Line Turnpike)	U.S. Route 11
Union Turnpike Originally Union Plank or Turnpike Road	February 27, 1850	District of Columbia (Washington and Rockville Turnpike) - Glenmont - Olney - Brookeville; Olney - Sandy Spring - Ashton; Sandy Spring — Glenmont	Route 97; Route 108; Route 182
Westminster and Taneytown Turnpike	February 28, 1850	Westminster - Taneytown - Emmitsburg - Pennsylvania (Waynesburg, Greencastle, and Mercersburg Turnpike)	Route 140	Originally the Westminster, Taney-Town and Emmittsburg Turnpike
Williamsport and Greencastle Turnpike	March 6, 1850	Williamsport - Pennsylvania (towards Greencastle)	Route 63
Bel-Air Turnpike	March 9, 1850	Benson - Bel Air	U.S. Route 1 Business
Hagerstown and Sharpsburg Turnpike	April 14, 1853	Hagerstown - Sharpsburg	Route 65
Hagerstown and Smithsburg Turnpike	May 23, 1853	Hagerstown - Smithsburg	Route 64
Woodsboro and Frederick Turnpike	May 27, 1853	Woodsboro - Walkersville - Ceresville	Route 194
Frederick and Monocacy Turnpike	May 27, 1853	Frederick - Monocacy River	Church Street, Gas House Pike
Elkton, Andora and Lewisville Plank Road Later Elkton, Andora and Lewisville Plank and Turnpike Road	May 27, 1853	Elkton - Cherry Hill - Pennsylvania (towards Lewisville)	Route 213
Dulaney's Valley and Towsontown Turnpike	February 27, 1856	Loch Raven Reservoir - Towson	Route 146
Green Spring Avenue	March 6, 1858	Baltimore - Route 130	Greenspring Avenue
Baltimore and Jerusalem Turnpike Originally Baltimore and Little Gunpowder Falls Turnpike	March 2, 1860	Baltimore - Jerusalem Mills	U.S. Route 1, Jerusalem Road
Hagerstown and Cross-Roads Turnpike	March 7, 1860	Hagerstown - Cearfoss	Route 58
Buckeystown Turnpike	March 9, 1860	Frederick - Buckeystown	Route 85
Liberty and Frederick Turnpike	March 10, 1860	Libertytown - Ceresville	Route 26
Frederick City and Catoctin Mountain Road	March 10, 1860	Frederick - Catoctin Mountain	Yellow Springs Road
Liberty and New Windsor Turnpike	February 16, 1864	Libertytown - New Windsor	Route 31
Dulaney's Valley and Sweet Air Turnpike	February 16, 1864	Loch Raven Reservoir - Knoebel	Dulaney Valley Road
Meredith's Ford and Jarrettsville Turnpike	February 16, 1864	Loch Raven Reservoir - Taylor	Route 146
Liberty and Pipe Creek Turnpike	March 10, 1864	Libertytown - Johnsville - Union Bridge	Route 75
Western Run Turnpike	March 19, 1867	Cockeysville - Butler	Western Run Road
Washington, Colesville and Ashton Turnpike	April 4, 1870	Silver Spring - Colesville - Ashton	U.S. Route 29, Route 650
Mechanicsville and Finksburg Turnpike		Finksburg - Gamber	Route 91	Later merged into the Baltimore and Reister's-town Turnpike
Georgetown and Rockville Turnpike		Rockville - District of Columbia	Route 355
Back River Neck Turnpike		Middle River - Essex; branch along Back River Neck	Route 150; Back River Neck Road
Westminster and Meadow Branch Turnpike		Westminster - Frizzelburg	Route 140	Originally part of the Westminster, Taney-Town and Emmittsburg Turnpike
Adamstown Turnpike		Adamstown (Tuscarora Creek) to Route 85; branch to Doubs (Tuscarora Creek)	Mountville Road, New Design Road, Greenfield Road; Doubs Road
Frederick and Ballinger Creek Turnpike		Frederick - Ballenger Creek	Route 351
Frederick and Jefferson Turnpike		Frederick - Jefferson	Route 180
Monocacy and Urbana Turnpike		Monocacy National Battlefield -	Route 355
Woodsboro and Creagerstown Turnpike		Woodsboro - Creagerstown	Route 550
Woodsboro and Double Pipe Creek Turnpike		Woodsboro - Detour	Route 194, Detour Road
Frederick and Opossumtown Turnpike		Frederick - just north of Frederick Community College	Opossumtown Pike
Frederick and Washington Turnpike		Frederick - Monocacy National Battlefield	Route 355
Ellicott City and Clarksville Turnpike		Ellicott City - Clarksville	Route 108
Triadelphia Turnpike		Glenelg - west of Ellicott City	Triadelphia Road
Downsville and Hagerstown Turnpike		Downsville - Hagerstown	Route 632
Gapland Turnpike		Gapland - Gathland State Park	Gapland Road
Beaver Creek and South Mountain Turnpike		Funkstown - Greenbrier State Park	Beaver Creek Road
Charles Street Avenue		Baltimore - Woodbrook	Charles Street
Washington and Westminster Turnpike		Westminster - Smallwood	Route 32
Washington Turnpike	December 31, 1796	District of Columbia - Baltimore	Unbuilt
Elizabeth Turnpike	January 20, 1797	Baltimore - Frederick - Hagerstown - Williamsport	Unbuilt
Reisterstown Turnpike	January 20, 1797	Reisterstown - Westminster - Taneytown - Emmitsburg - Pennsylvania	Unbuilt
Cumberland and Union Turnpike	December 31, 1801	Cumberland - Pennsylvania (towards Uniontown)	Unbuilt
Allegany Turnpike	December 31, 1801	West Virginia (towards Winchester) - Westernport - West Virginia (towards Morgantown)	Unbuilt
Frederick-Town and Harper's Ferry Turnpike	December 12, 1812	Frederick - Harper's Ferry	Unbuilt
Piscataway and Hynson Turnpike	January 2, 1814		Unbuilt
Baltimore and Strasburg Turnpike	January 24, 1814	Pennsylvania (towards Holtwood) - Baltimore	Unbuilt
Emmittsburg Turnpike	January 25, 1815	Point on the Hagerstown Turnpike - Emmitsburg	Unbuilt
Susquehanna, Charles-Town and Elkton Turnpike	December 22, 1815	Perryville - Charlestown - Elkton	Unbuilt
Westminster and New-Windsor Turnpike	January 6, 1816	New Windsor - Westminster	Unbuilt
Westminster and Liberty Town Turnpike	January 15, 1816	Libertytown - Westminster	Unbuilt
Baltimore, Liberty and Hager's Town Turnpike	January 17, 1816	Baltimore - Libertytown - Hagerstown	Unbuilt
Washington and Frederick Turnpike	January 17, 1816	Middletown - Potomac River	Unbuilt
Loveton Turnpike	January 22, 1816	Point on the Baltimore and York-town Turnpike - Pennsylvania (towards Holtwood)	Unbuilt
Monocacy Turnpike	January 26, 1816	Dickerson - Poplar Springs	Unbuilt
Harper's Ferry Turnpike	January 27, 1816	Frederick - Harpers Ferry	Unbuilt
Baltimore and Rock Run Turnpike Later Baltimore, Rock Run and Philadelphia Turnpike	January 29, 1816	Baltimore - Rock Run - Pennsylvania (towards New London); several branches to the south	Unbuilt
William's-Port and Boonsborough Turnpike	January 22, 1817	Boonsboro - Williamsport	Unbuilt
Elkton and Susquehanna Bridge Turnpike	February 3, 1817	Elkton - Rock Run	Unbuilt
Potomac Turnpike	February 3, 1817	Oldtown - Cumberland	Unbuilt
Conowingo Turnpike	February 4, 1817	Conowingo - Pennsylvania (towards New London)	Unbuilt
Rock Run and Brick Meeting-House Turnpike	February 4, 1817	Port Deposit - Calvert - Delaware	Unbuilt
Rockville and William's-Port Turnpike	February 3, 1818	Rockville - Crampton's Gap - Williamsport	Unbuilt
Rockville and Washington Turnpike	February 3, 1818	Rockville - District of Columbia (Rockville and Washington Turnpike)	Unbuilt
Williams-Port Turnpike	February 14, 1818	Boonsboro - Williamsport - point on the Cumberland Turnpike	Unbuilt
Williams-Port and Cumberland Turnpike	January 11, 1819	Williamsport - Stone Quarry Ridge	Unbuilt
Hager's-Town and Antietam Turnpike	February 2, 1819	Hagerstown - Pennsylvania (towards Gettysburg)	Unbuilt
Hagers-town and Boonsborough Turnpike	February 4, 1819	Hagerstown - Funkstown - Boonsboro	Unbuilt
Skipton Turnpike	January 22, 1820	Potomac River - Oldtown - Cumberland	Unbuilt
Hancock Turnpike	February 24, 1823	Hancock - Pennsylvania (towards Bedford)	Unbuilt
Hunting Ridge Turnpike	February 3, 1825		Unbuilt
Frederick and Harper's Ferry Turnpike	February 4, 1825	Frederick - Harpers Ferry	Unbuilt
Rockrun Turnpike	February 26, 1825	Point on the Baltimore and Havre-de-Grace Turnpike - Rock Run - Delaware (towards Stanton)	Unbuilt
Susquehannah and Elkton Turnpike	March 3, 1826	Perryville - Elkton	Unbuilt
Conewingo and Wilmington Turnpike	March 4, 1828	Conowingo - Delaware (towards Wilmington)	Unbuilt
Port Deposit and Columbia Turnpike	March 7, 1828	Port Deposit - Pennsylvania	Unbuilt
Port Deposit and Chesapeake Turnpike	March 15, 1828	Port Deposit - Chesapeake City	Unbuilt
Frederick and Emmitsburg Turnpike	February 19, 1831	Frederick - Emmitsburg - Pennsylvania (towards Gettysburg)	Unbuilt
Somerset and Cumberland Turnpike	March 4, 1833	Pennsylvania (Somerset and Cumberland Turnpike) - Cumberland	Unbuilt
Clear Spring and Canal Turnpike	March 12, 1834	Clear Spring - Chesapeake and Ohio Canal	Unbuilt
Frederick and Smithsburg Turnpike	March 13, 1834	Frederick - Smithsburg - Pennsylvania	Unbuilt
Northern Turnpike	March 7, 1835	Westminster - Taneytown - Emmitsburg - Pennsylvania	Unbuilt	Originally part of the Westminster, Taney-Town and Emmittsburg Turnpike
Hagerstown and Waynesboro Turnpike	April 2, 1836	Hagerstown - Pennsylvania (towards Waynesboro)	Unbuilt
Western Trade Turnpike	February 10, 1837	Point on the National Road west of Cumberland - point on the Northwestern Turnpike	Unbuilt
Cumberland and Bedford Turnpike	March 9, 1837	Cumberland - Pennsylvania (towards Bedford)	Unbuilt
George's Creek Mining Company's turnpike	January 20, 1838	Georges Creek - point on the National Road between Frostburg and Cumberland	Unbuilt
North Branch and Cacapon Turnpike	March 27, 1839	West Virginia - Cumberland	Unbuilt
Mercersville and Antietam Turnpike	April 3, 1839	Mercersville - Funkstown	Unbuilt
Boonsboro and Ridgeville Turnpike	April 5, 1839	Boonsboro - Cavetown - Smithsburg - Blue Mountain - Pennsylvania	Unbuilt
Jennings' Valley Rail Road and Turnpike	March 20, 1840	Frostburg - Locust Grove	Unbuilt
Catoctin Valley Turnpike	February 27, 1841	Middletown - Chesapeake and Ohio Canal	Unbuilt
Maryland and Virginia Turnpike	February 27, 1843	Point on the National Road west of Cumberland - point on the Northwestern Turnpike	Unbuilt
Frostburg and the Valley of Jenning's Run Turnpike	March 3, 1843	Frostburg - Mount Savage Iron Works	Unbuilt
Black Rock Turnpike	March 9, 1846		Unbuilt
Woodsborough Turnpike	March 4, 1847	Ceresville - Woodsboro	Unbuilt
Frederick and Smithsburg Road	March 2, 1848	Frederick - Leitersburg	Unbuilt
Weaverton and Boonsborough Turnpike	March 2, 1848	Weverton - Boonsboro	Unbuilt
Wills' Creek Turnpike	March 9, 1848	Corriganville - Pennsylvania	Unbuilt
Mechanicstown, Harbaugh's Valley and Pennsylvania Line Turnpike	March 10, 1848	Thurmont - Sabillasville - Pennsylvania	Unbuilt
Savage River Road	March 10, 1848	Allegany County	Unbuilt
Old Road Turnpike	February 22, 1850	Baltimore - Ellicott City	Unbuilt
Liberty and Franklin Plank or Turnpike Road Later Gwinn's Falls Turnpike	February 27, 1850		Unbuilt
Smithsburg and Beaver Creek Turnpike	March 6, 1850	Boonsboro - Smithsburg - Blue Mountain - Pennsylvania	Unbuilt
Kellville and Joppa Cross Roads Turnpike	March 7, 1850	Southeast to Joppa	Unbuilt
Doughoregan and Montgomery Plank or Turnpike Road	March 9, 1850	Point on the Baltimore and Frederick-town Turnpike - Glenelg - point on the Union Plank or Turnpike Road	Unbuilt
Harford Turnpike	March 9, 1850	Conowingo - Bel Air	Unbuilt
Bloomingdale Turnpike	May 15, 1852		Unbuilt
Williamsport and Mercersburg Turnpike	May 26, 1852	Williamsport - Pennsylvania (towards Mercersburg)	Unbuilt
Frankville Road	May 20, 1853	Frankville - Accident - west of Grantsville	Unbuilt
Frostburg and Westernport Plank Road	May 24, 1853	Frostburg - Westernport	Unbuilt
Bel-Air and Hickory Turnpike	May 26, 1853	Bel Air - Hickory	Unbuilt
Fairview and Funkstown Turnpike	May 27, 1853	Northeast of Williamsport - Funkstown	Unbuilt
Knoxville and Middletown Road	May 27, 1853	Knoxville - Middletown	Unbuilt
Hillen Road	March 8, 1854	Baltimore - Towson	Unbuilt
Hancock and Warfordsburg Turnpike or Plank Road	March 10, 1854	Pennsylvania - Hancock	Unbuilt
Bel-Air and Lagrange Turnpike	March 10, 1854	Bel Air - Lagrange Iron Works	Unbuilt
White Hall, Jarrettsville and La Grange Turnpike	March 10, 1854	White Hall - Jarrettsville - Lagrange Iron Works	Unbuilt
Towsontown Plank Road	March 10, 1854	Baltimore - Towson	Unbuilt
New Cut Turnpike	February 10, 1858		Unbuilt
Bel Air and Frogtown Turnpike	March 6, 1858	Bel Air - Frogtown	Unbuilt
Westernport and Frostburg Turnpike	February 24, 1860	Westernport - Frostburg	Unbuilt
Western Avenue	February 25, 1860	Baltimore - Catonsville	Unbuilt
Carrollton Avenue	February 29, 1860	Baltimore - Patapsco Falls	Unbuilt
Libertytown and Ridgeville Turnpike	March 1, 1860	Libertytown - Unionville - Mount Airy	Unbuilt
Uniontown Turnpike	March 2, 1860	Uniontown - "the completed terminus of the Westminster and Hagerstown Turnpike"	Unbuilt
Rocks of Deer Creek Turnpike	March 2, 1860	Rocks of Deer Creek - Little Gunpowder Falls	Unbuilt
Howard and Montgomery Turnpike	March 6, 1860	South of Ellicott City - Clarksville - Unity	Unbuilt
Leitersburg and Ringold Turnpike	March 9, 1860	Leitersburg - Ringgold	Unbuilt
Woodsborough and Pipe Creek Turnpike	January 25, 1864	Woodsboro - Middleburg - Union Bridge	Unbuilt
Dulany's Valley and Little Falls Turnpike	March 10, 1864		Unbuilt
Magnolia and Stockton Turnpike	March 10, 1864	Magnolia - Stockton	Unbuilt
Monocacy and Montgomery Turnpike	March 23, 1865	Monocacy National Battlefield - Rockville	Unbuilt
Union Bridge and Unionville Turnpike Later Union Bridge Turnpike	February 7, 1866	Union Bridge - Unionville	Unbuilt, except for a short section at Union Bridge, sold to the Liberty and Pipe Creek Turnpike in 1872
Crumpton and Long Marsh Turnpike	February 8, 1866	Crumpton - Long Marsh	Unbuilt
Warren and My Lady's Manor Turnpike	February 8, 1866		Unbuilt
Ellicott's Mills and Elysville Turnpike	March 5, 1867	Ellicott City - Elysville	Unbuilt
Leitersburg and Smithsburg Turnpike	March 13, 1867	Leitersburg - Smithsburg	Unbuilt
Western Run and Reisterstown Turnpike	February 18, 1868	Cockeysville - Reisterstown	Unbuilt
Deer Park Turnpike	March 3, 1868		Unbuilt
Monrovia and Libertytown Turnpike	March 3, 1868	Monrovia - Libertytown	Unbuilt
Westminster and Oakland Turnpike	March 7, 1868	Westminster - Eldersburg	Unbuilt
Wood Point and Broad Fording Turnpike	March 30, 1868	Wood Point - Pennsylvania	Unbuilt
Prince George's County Central Turnpike	March 30, 1868	District of Columbia - Queen Anne	Unbuilt
District of Columbia, Upper Marlboro and Hill's Landing Turnpike	April 4, 1870	District of Columbia - Forestville - Centreville - Upper Marlboro - Hill's Landing	Unbuilt
Westminster and Bird Hill Turnpike	April 1, 1872	Westminster - Bird Hill	Unbuilt
West Friendship and Linden Turnpike	April 11, 1874	West Friendship - Linden	Unbuilt
Fallston Turnpike	April 11, 1874	White House - Fallston - Magnolia	Unbuilt
Uniontown and Linwood Turnpike	April 8, 1876	Uniontown - Linwood	Unbuilt
Unionville and Union Bridge Turnpike	March 20, 1878	Unionville - Union Bridge	Unbuilt
Annapolis Road Turnpike	April 14, 1880	Baltimore - Annapolis	Unbuilt

See also

•  Maryland Roads portal

References

• State laws, accessed via Archives of Maryland Online
• Maryland Geological Survey Volume Three, 1899