Maryland Route 806
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Maryland Route 806 highlighted in red
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| Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
| Existed: | 1960 – present | |||
| Tourist routes: |
 Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway
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| MD 806A | ||||
| Length: | 3.04 mi (4.89 km) | |||
| South end: |
 US 15 near |
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| North end: | Frederick Road in Thurmont | |||
| MD 806R | ||||
| Length: | 1.01 mi (1.63 km) | |||
| South end: |
 MD 550 in Thurmont |
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| North end: | Roddy Creek Road near Thurmont | |||
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| Counties: | Frederick | |||
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Maryland Route 806 (MD 806) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs a total of 4.05 miles (6.52 km) in two segments from U.S. Route 15 (US 15) near north to Roddy Creek Road near Thurmont. MD 806A, which has a length of 3.04 miles (4.89 km) from Catoctin Furnace to Thurmont, and MD 806R, which extends 1.01 miles (1.63 km) on the north side of Thurmont, are separated by a section of municipally-maintained road on the south side of Thurmont and a segment of MD 550 north of MD 77. MD 806 is the old alignment of US 15 through Catoctin Furnace and Thurmont. The state highway was originally constructed in the 1910s. MD 806 was assigned to the highway when US 15 bypassed Thurmont in the late 1950s. The state highway became a split route in the late 1980s. There have been several other segments of MD 806 along former sections of US 15 in Frederick County, including portions around Lewistown and south of Frederick.
MD 806 begins at an intersection with US 15 (Catoctin Mountain Highway) and Auburn Road, the old alignment of US 15 that heads south closely paralleling the southbound lanes of US 15. The state highway, officially MD 806A, heads north as two-lane Catoctin Furnace Road through the community of Catoctin Furnace. MD 806 parallels the northbound lanes of US 15, which itself parallels the eastern edge of and the eastern boundary of Cunningham Falls State Park. The state highway crosses Little Hunting Creek and passes the site of the and the . Just south of the zoo, MD 806 has access to US 15 and the Manor Area of Cunningham Falls State Park via a two-way spur to US 15, which closely parallels MD 806 at that point. The state highway veers away from US 15 and intersects Blue Mountain Road, which heads west as unsigned US 15G to provide another access point to the parallel divided highway. MD 806 traverses High Run then reaches its northern terminus at the southern town limit of Thurmont.
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