Maryland Route 586

Maryland Route 586 (MD 586) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Veirs Mill Road, the highway runs 5.78 miles (9.30 km) from MD 28 and MD 911 in Rockville east to MD 97 in Wheaton. MD 586 is a four- to six-lane northwest–southeast highway through southern Montgomery County. The highway was originally constructed in the mid-1930s. MD 586 was expanded to a divided highway in the mid-1950s.

Maryland Route 586 marker

Maryland Route 586

Veirs Mill Road
Maryland Route 586 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length5.78 mi[1] (9.30 km)
Existed1935–present
Major junctions
West end MD 28 / MD 911 in Rockville
Major intersections
East end MD 97 in Wheaton
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountiesMontgomery
Highway system
← MD 584→ MD 587

Route description
Rock Creek crossing
View west along MD 586 at MD 193 in Wheaton

MD 586 begins at the intersection of Veirs Mill Road and First Street in Rockville. MD 28 heads west along Veirs Mill Road across CSX's Metropolitan Subdivision railroad line toward downtown Rockville; the highway also heads north along First Street toward Norbeck. MD 911 heads south along First Street under the railroad toward North Bethesda. Access from MD 586 to northbound and southbound MD 355 (Rockville Pike) on the west side of the railroad tracks is via MD 28 and MD 911, respectively. MD 586 heads east as a four-lane divided highway through the eastern part of the city of Rockville. The highway is paralleled by service roads east to Twinbrook Parkway, east of which the highway leaves the city limits and crosses Rock Creek. Between the creek and Aspen Hill Road, MD 586 is crossed by a sweeping pedestrian bridge that carries the Rock Creek Hiker-Biker Trail.[1][2]

MD 586 parallels Rock Creek southeast along the southern edge of Aspen Hill. After crossing Turkey Branch where the route intersects the linear Matthew Henson State Park, the highway leaves the valley of Rock Creek and expands to six lanes ahead of its intersection with Randolph Road. Local streets are used to circumvent the lack of direct access from eastbound Randolph Road to westbound MD 586 and from westbound Randolph Road to eastbound MD 586. East of Randolph Road, the two directions of the highway change from two to three lanes and back intermittently. MD 586 continues southeast and intersects MD 185 (Connecticut Avenue) just west of its crossing of an unnamed branch of Rock Creek. The highway enters the town center of Wheaton shortly before its intersection with MD 193 (University Boulevard). MD 586 passes between the Westfield Wheaton shopping mall and the Wheaton station on the Washington Metro's Red Line before reaching its eastern terminus at MD 97 (Georgia Avenue). There is no direct access from MD 586 to northbound MD 97.[1][2]

MD 586 is a part of the National Highway System as a principal arterial for its entire length.[1][3]

History
View east along MD 586 from the overpass for the Rock Creek Trail

Veirs Mill Road is named for a grist and sawmill on Rock Creek built by Samuel Clark Veirs in 1838 and operated by his family until 1924. This mill drew business from Rockville and Mitchell's Crossroads, which later became Wheaton, along its namesake road.[4] MD 586 was constructed starting in 1934.[5] By the end of 1935, the highway was paved as a macadam road from MD 97 northwest to a branch of Rock Creek next to the modern MD 586–MD 185 intersection. Two segments of concrete road were also completed from the end of the macadam segment northwest to Turkey Branch and from First Street Rockville southeast to Edmonston Drive in Rockville.[6] The remainder of the highway was completed in 1937 concurrent with Veirs Mill Road's original bridge across the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (now CSX) between First Street and U.S. Route 240 (now MD 355).[7][8] MD 28 was relocated east on Veirs Mill Road across the new bridge, then north on First Street when the project was complete.[9]

Expansion of MD 586 to a four-lane divided highway began in 1954. The first segment of the expanded highway, from just east of MD 28 in Rockville to Turkey Branch, was started that year and completed in 1956. This work included widening and reconstructing the route's bridge across Rock Creek.[10] MD 586 was expanded to a divided highway from Turkey Branch to MD 97 between 1955 and 1957.[10][11] The westernmost segment of the highway at the MD 28 intersection was expanded to a divided highway shortly after the completion of MD 28's modern bridge across the railroad in 1981.[12][13] The pedestrian bridge that carries the Rock Creek Hiker-Biker Trail across MD 586 was constructed starting in 2008 and opened in 2011.[14]

Junction list

The entire route is in Montgomery County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Rockville0.000.00

 MD 28 (Veirs Mill Road) / MD 911 south (First Street) to MD 355 – Norbeck, North Bethesda, Gaithersburg		Western terminus; northern terminus of MD 911
Wheaton3.485.60Randolph Road – North Bethesda, GlenmontNo direct access from eastbound Randolph Road to westbound MD 586 or from westbound Randolph Road to eastbound MD 586
4.016.45 MD 185 (Connecticut Avenue) – Kensington, Aspen Hill
5.368.63

 MD 193 (University Boulevard) to MD 97 north – Kensington, Silver Spring
5.789.30
 MD 97 south (Georgia Avenue) – Silver Spring		Eastern terminus; no direct access from eastbound MD 586 to northbound MD 97
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References
  1. Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  2. Google (2010-05-24). "Maryland Route 586" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  3. National Highway System: Washington, DC-VA-MD (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. October 1, 2012. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  4. Fuchs, Tom (January 18, 2006). "Veirs Mill Marker". The Historical Marker Database. Springfield, VA: J.J. Prats. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  5. Byron, William D.; Lacy, Robert (December 28, 1934). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1931–1934 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 4. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  6. Maryland Geological Survey (1935). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  7. Tabler, H.E.; Wilkinson, C. Nice; Luthardt, Frank F. (December 4, 1936). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1935–1936 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 37. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  8. Beall, J. Glenn; Jarboe, Elmer R.; Obrecht, George F., Sr. (March 4, 1939). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1937–1938 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. pp. 83, 110. Retrieved 2013-09-06.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. Maryland State Roads Commission (1939). General Highway Map: State of Maryland (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
  10. Byron, William D.; Lacy, Robert (December 28, 1934). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1931–1934 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. pp. 5, 150, 152–153. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  11. Maryland State Roads Commission (1957). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
  12. Maryland State Highway Administration (1983). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1983–1984 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration.
  13. Federal Highway Administration (2012). "NBI Structure Number: 100000150006010". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration.
  14. Krishnamurthy, Kris (June 30, 2011). "Rock Creek Trail Pedestrian Bridge". Montgomery Parks. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
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