 Maryland Route 179 | ||||
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 Maryland Route 179 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
| Length | 3.16 mi[1] (5.09 km) | |||
| Existed | 1927–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  MD 648 near Annapolis | |||
  US 50 / US 301 near Cape St. Claire | ||||
| East end | End of state maintenance in Cape St. Claire | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maryland | |||
| Counties | Anne Arundel | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Maryland Route 179 (MD 179) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as St. Margarets Road, the highway runs 3.16 miles (5.09 km) from MD 648 near Annapolis east to the end of state maintenance in Cape St. Claire. MD 179 serves a suburban area near the southern end of the Broadneck Peninsula of northeastern Anne Arundel County. The state highway was paved in the 1920s from its western end to Skidmore near Sandy Point. MD 179 was truncated at what is now U.S. Route 50 (US 50)/US 301 when their predecessor highway replaced the stretch to Skidmore in the early 1940s. MD 179 was extended into Cape St. Claire in the early 1990s.