Maryland Route 117 | ||||
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Maryland Route 117 highlighted in red
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
Length: | 12.40 mi (19.96 km) | |||
Existed: | 1927 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end: | MD 28 near Dawsonville | |||
MD 121 at Boyds |
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East end: | West Diamond Avenue in Gaithersburg | |||
Location | ||||
Counties: | Montgomery | |||
Highway system | ||||
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MD 121 at Boyds
MD 118 in Germantown
MD 119 in Germantown
MD 124 in Gaithersburg
Maryland Route 117 (MD 117) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The highway runs 12.40 miles (19.96 km) from MD 28 near Dawsonville east to West Diamond Avenue next to MD 355 in Gaithersburg. MD 117 is an L-shaped highway that connects the rural western Montgomery County communities of Dawsonville and Boyds with Germantown, Gaithersburg, and Interstate 270 (I-270) in the suburban central part of the county. The highway also provides access to Seneca Creek State Park, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and several commuter rail stations along MARC's Brunswick Line, which the highway parallels. MD 117 was the inspiration for the 1971 hit song Take Me Home, Country Roads.