Maryland Route 459
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| Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
| Length: | 1.25 mi (2.01 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1933 – present | |||
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 US 50 in Cheverly
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 MD 201 in Cheverly |
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| Counties: | Prince George's | |||
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Maryland Route 459 (MD 459) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for much of its length as Tuxedo Road, the state highway runs 1.25 miles (2.01 km) from U.S. Route 50 (US 50) north to MD 201 within Cheverly. MD 459 serves an industrial area in Cheverly and connects the town to the Cheverly station of the Washington Metro. The state highway was constructed in the early 1930s. MD 459 originally followed Cheverly Avenue through the middle of Cheverly, but the state highway was rolled back to the US 50 interchange in the early 1970s.
MD 459 begins at the intersection of Columbia Park Road and an exit ramp from eastbound US 50 (John Hansen Highway). Columbia Park Road continues south as a county-maintained highway, crossing the Amtrak Northeast Corridor, MARC's Penn Line, and the Orange Line of the Washington Metro and passing the entrance to the Cheverly Metro Station before turning east through an industrial area. Just south of MD 459's southern terminus, there is a ramp from westbound Columbia Park Road to eastbound US 50. From its origin, MD 459 (Columbia Park Road) crosses US 50 then intersects both an entrance ramp to westbound US 50 and Cheverly Avenue, which passes through the heart of Cheverly. MD 459 turns west and passes through an industrial area as two-lane Tuxedo Road. The old alignment of MD 459, MD 973 (Tuxedo Road), continues straight as the state highway parallels US 50 under the Alexandria Extension of CSX's Capital Subdivision. Tuxedo Road ends at an intersection with Kenilworth Avenue, which is the old alignment of MD 201, and ramps to and from US 50 west. MD 459 turns north onto Kenilworth Avenue, a divided highway with two lanes northbound. The state highway passes exit ramps from both directions of MD 201 before the southbound direction ends at Frolich Lane. MD 459 continues north as a single lane a short distance until that lane merges with northbound MD 201 (Kenilworth Avenue).
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