Maryland Route 189

Maryland Route 189
Falls Road
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length:	5.05 mi[1] (8.13 km)
Major junctions
South end:	MD 190 in Potomac
	I-270
North end:	Maryland Avenue/Potomac Valley Road in Rockville
Highway system
Maryland highway system Interstate • US • State • Minor • Former • Turnpikes ← MD 188 MD 190 →

Maryland Route 189, better known as Falls Road, is a road in Montgomery County, Maryland. The road runs from River Road in Potomac northeast to Maryland Avenue near Rockville. Formerly, Route 189 ran from MacArthur Boulevard in Potomac to Maryland Route 28 in the center of Rockville.

Route description

MD 189 northbound at Wootton Parkway in Rockville

Maryland Route 189 begins at an intersection with MD 190 (River Road) in Potomac. Following Falls Road north on a two-lane undivided alignment, the route exits a commercial area and travels to the north, curving through a residential area with several side streets to more homes. The route, largely wooded, also provides access to many of Potomac's services, such as a community center and a fire department. The route curves to the east at a very wide intersection near Potomic Tennis Lane and passes south and east of a large golf course. Re-entering the wooded area, MD 189 passes by several school buildings amid the homes, before a large transmission line clearing crosses the road. The route returns to residential development, dualizing shortly before it meets Interstate 270 at a single-point urban interchange. The Maryland route designation is dropped at the very next intersection, and the two carriageways combine and continue north as Great Falls Road.

History

As part of a route swap with Montgomery County, the state of Maryland truncated the route in the late 1990s (year uncertain); the southern terminus is now at Maryland 190, and the northern terminus is now at the intersection of Great Falls Road and Maryland Avenue just north of I-270 exit 5.

Junction list

The entire route is in Montgomery County.

Location	Mile [1]	Intersection	Notes
Potomac	0.00	MD 190 (River Road)	Southern terminus
Rockville	4.87	I-270 (Eisenhower Memorial Highway) – Frederick, Washington	I-270 exit 5
	5.05	Maryland Avenue/Potomac Valley Road	Northern terminus

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Highway Location Reference: Montgomery County" (PDF). Maryland State Highway Administration. 2008. http://apps.roads.maryland.gov/KeepingCurrent/performTrafficStudies/dataAndStats/hwyLocationRef/2008_hlr_all/co15.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-15. 

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