Old Baltimore Pike [SEP] start time
before 1720 and connected Elkton, Maryland to Christiana. It was a turnpike called the Elk and Christiana Turnpike between 1817 and 1838. In the past it served as a major connection between Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Route description.
Old Baltimore Pike begins at the Delaware–Maryland state line near the city of Newark, Delaware, where the highway continues west into that state as MD 281. The road heads northeast from the state line through wooded residential areas as a two-lane undivided road, intersecting Otts Chapel Road before
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US 40 continues to share the road with I-70 for some time passing through rural Howard County, until it splits into the Baltimore National Pike in western Ellicott City, Maryland. Once again, the road separates with the old National Road pathway carrying MD 144 routes to the southeastward towards historic Ellicott City and US 40 continues to the north. The Howard County section of "Baltimore National Pike" features a large commercial shopping district, as well as numerous restaurants. In December 2016, Governor Larry Hogan designated a portion of