 Maryland Route 396 | ||||
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| Massachusetts Avenue | ||||
 Maryland Route 396 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
| Length | 2.23 mi[1] (3.59 km) | |||
| Existed | 1931–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  MD 614 in Bethesda | |||
| East end | Westmoreland Circle near the District of Columbia boundary in Bethesda | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maryland | |||
| Counties | Montgomery | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Maryland Route 396 (MD 396) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Massachusetts Avenue, the highway runs 2.23 miles (3.59 km) from MD 614 southeast to Westmoreland Circle near the District of Columbia boundary in Bethesda. MD 396 is an extension of Washington's Massachusetts Avenue into southwestern Montgomery County. The highway was constructed from Westmoreland Circle to Glen Echo in the early to mid-1930s. MD 396 was rolled back to its present western terminus in favor of MD 614 in the late 1970s.