Maryland Route 372
State highway in Maryland, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maryland Route 372 (MD 372) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Wilkens Avenue, the state highway runs 2.86 miles (4.60 km) from MD 166 in Catonsville east to U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in Baltimore. MD 372 connects Baltimore and Interstate 695 (I-695) with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), and Spring Grove Hospital Center. Wilkens Avenue begins westward from South Gilmor Street, and was constructed from Monroe Street in Baltimore to Rolling Road in the last quarter of the 19th century. Almost the entire length of the highway was improved in the 1930s for local and long-distance traffic. MD 372's eastern terminus was moved west twice: first in the late 1930s when US 1 was moved to the avenue east of Caton Avenue, and again in the late 1940s when US 1 was moved to its present course.
Wilkens Avenue | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by MDSHA and Baltimore DOT | ||||
Length | 2.86 mi[1][2] (4.60 km) | |||
Existed | 1927–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | MD 166 in Catonsville | |||
Major intersections | I-695 in Catonsville | |||
East end | US 1 in Baltimore | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Maryland | |||
Counties | Baltimore, Baltimore City | |||
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