{{Short description|State highway in Garrett County, Maryland, US, known as Friendsville Road}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox road |state=MD |type=MD |route=42 |alternate_name=Friendsville Road |map_alt=A map of northern Garrett County, Maryland showing major roads. Maryland Route 42 connects Friendsville with US 219 near Deep Creek Lake. |map={{maplink-road}} |map_custom=yes |map_notes=Maryland Route 42 highlighted in red |length_mi=15.06 |length_round=2 |length_ref=<ref name="Maryland HLR"/> |tourist=20px|alt=|link= Mountain Maryland Scenic Byway |established=1927 |direction_a=South |terminus_a={{jct|state=MD|US|219}} near McHenry |junction={{jct|state=MD|I|68}} in Friendsville |direction_b=North |terminus_b={{jct|state=PA|QR|2013|county1=Fayette}} near Asher Glade |counties=Garrett |previous_type=MD |previous_route=41 |next_type=MD |next_route=43 |browse= }}
'''Maryland Route 42''' ('''MD 42''') is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as '''Friendsville Road''', the state highway runs {{convert|15.06|mi|km}} from U.S. Route 219 (US 219) near McHenry north to the Pennsylvania state line near Asher Glade, where the highway continues as State Route 2013 (SR 2013) in Fayette County toward Pennsylvania Route 281 (PA 281) in Markleysburg. MD 42 provides the most direct route between Friendsville and southern Garrett County. The state highway was constructed as a modern highway from Friendsville to north of Accident in the early 1920s. The remainder of the highway through Asher Glade was completed in the early 1930s. The southern terminus was shifted from Accident to McHenry in 1960.
==Route description== thumb|left|View north along MD 42 at I-68 near Friendsville MD 42 begins at a tangent intersection with US 219 (Garrett Highway) at the northern edge of McHenry near Deep Creek Lake. The state highway heads north as a two-lane undivided road. After meeting Hoyes Sang Run Road in the hamlet of Hoyes, MD 42 curves west then north again through farmland. The state highway features a pull-off for trucks to check their brakes before starting a descent with grades of up to 8%. The uphill direction has a climbing lane for part of the ascent. At the bottom of the hill, MD 42 enters the town of Friendsville and turns west. First Avenue, which is unsigned MD 742, heads north into the center of Friendsville while MD 42 bypasses the town center to the south and west.<ref name="Maryland HLR"/><ref name="Google Maps MD 42"/>
After crossing the Youghiogheny River, MD 42 turns northwest and meets Interstate 68 (I-68) at a diamond interchange. The entrance ramp from MD 42 to westbound I-68 forms the fourth leg of the intersection with the other end of MD 742, Maple Street, which receives the exit ramp from westbound I-68. MD 42 heads west up a creek valley to an intersection with Blooming Rose Road, then turns north and crosses Buffalo Run. Shortly after crossing Laurel Run and Glade Run, the state highway passes through the unincorporated community of Asher Glade before the highway reaches its northern terminus at the Pennsylvania state line.<ref name="Maryland HLR"/><ref name="Google Maps MD 42"/> The road continues north as SR 2013 (Friendsville Road) toward the borough of Markleysburg, where the highway meets PA 281.<ref name="Google Maps MD 42"/><ref name="Fayette County Map"/> thumb|right|MD 42 southbound at I-68 in Friendsville
==History== MD 42 originally connected Friendsville with US 219 north of Accident via Bear Creek Road instead of the current connection near McHenry.<ref name="1939 map"/> The state highway was paved for about {{convert|3|mi|km}} east of Friendsville in 1921.<ref name="1921 map"/><ref name="NBI Bear Creek"/> The highway was complete to present day US 219 at the hamlet of Kaese Mill north of Accident in 1923.<ref name="1923 map"/> The first section of MD 42 from Friendsville to the Pennsylvania state line was completed in 1928 from the west side of the Youghiogheny River to Blooming Rose Road.<ref name="1928 map"/> The modern Maple Street bridge over the Youghiogheny River was built in 1932.<ref name="NBI Yough 742"/> Construction of MD 42 from Blooming Rose Road to the state line began in 1932 and was completed in 1935.<ref name="1934 src report"/><ref name="1935 map"/> MD 42 was transferred from its eastern terminus near Accident to a southern terminus near McHenry, following First Street north to Maple Street within Friendsville, in 1960.<ref name="1960 map"/> The state highway originally followed Hoyes Road east from the crossroads in Hoyes to US 219 north of the present terminus.<ref name="1963 map"/> MD 42 was shifted to its present terminus south of Hoyes around 1972.<ref name="1972 map"/> The state highway was relocated in Friendsville to connect with its interchange with I-68 in 1975; First Street and Maple Street through Friendsville were designated MD 742.<ref name="1975 map"/>
==Junction list== {{jcttop|length_ref=<br><ref name="Maryland HLR"/>|state=MD|county=Garrett}} {{MDint |location=McHenry |mile=0.00 |road={{jct|state=MD|US|219|name1=Garrett Highway|city1=Oakland|city2=Accident}} |notes=Southern terminus }} {{MDint |location=Friendsville |lspan=3 |mile=7.27 |road={{jct|state=MD|MD|742|noshield1=y|dir1=north|name1=First Avenue}} |notes=Southern terminus of MD 742 }} {{MDint |mile=7.67 |road={{jct|state=MD|I|68|name1=National Freeway|city1=Cumberland|location2=Morgantown}} |notes=I-68 Exit 4 }} {{MDint |mile=7.83 |road={{jct|state=MD|MD|742|noshield1=y|dir1=south|name1=Maple Avenue}} |notes=Northern terminus of MD 742 }} {{MDint |location=Asher Glade |mile=15.06 |road={{jct|state=PA|QR|2013|name1=Friendsville Road|PA|281|to2=y|county1=Fayette|city1=Markleysburg}} |notes=Pennsylvania state line; northern terminus }} {{jctbtm}}
==Auxiliary route== MD 42A is a {{convert|0.02|mi|km|adj=on}} connector between MD 42 and MD 828A near Blooming Rose Road west of Friendsville.<ref name="Maryland HLR"/><ref name="Google Maps MD 42A"/>
==See also== *{{Portal-inline|Maryland Roads}}
==References== {{reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name="Maryland HLR">{{Maryland HLR|year=2013|county1=Garrett|accessdate=2010-11-01}}</ref>
<ref name="Google Maps MD 42">{{google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=us+219+and+md-42+mchenry,+md&daddr=Friendsville+Rd%2FNelson+Rd%2FPA-42+N&hl=en&geocode=FTLXWwIdi-RE-ynJQl66V6vKiTGUgHgIHHfFYA%3BFaUZXgIdKMRD-w&mra=ls&sll=39.57298,-79.368346&sspn=0.007592,0.01929&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=11|title=Maryland Route 42|accessdate=2010-02-28}}</ref>
<ref name="Fayette County Map">{{Cite FTP |title=General Highway Map: Fayette County, Pennsylvania|url=ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/fayette_GHSN.pdf|edition=2009|accessdate=2010-02-28|server=Pennsylvania Department of Transportation|url-status=dead|format=PDF}}</ref>
<ref name="1939 map">{{Maryland road map|link=yes|year=1939}}</ref>
<ref name="1921 map">{{Maryland road map|year=1921}}</ref>
<ref name="NBI Bear Creek">{{cite web|title=NBI Structure Number: 200000G-0085010|work=National Bridge Inventory|url=http://nationalbridges.com/nbi_record.php?StateCode=24&struct=200000G-0085010|accessdate=2010-11-01}}</ref>
<ref name="1923 map">{{Maryland road map|year=1923}}</ref>
<ref name="1928 map">{{Maryland road map|year=1928}}</ref>
<ref name="NBI Yough 742">{{cite web|title=NBI Structure Number: 100000110011010|work=National Bridge Inventory|url=http://nationalbridges.com/nbi_record.php?StateCode=24&struct=100000110011010|accessdate=2010-11-01}}</ref>
<ref name="1934 src report">{{Maryland SRC report|year=1934|page=337|accessdate=2010-11-01}}</ref>
<ref name="1935 map">{{Maryland road map|year=1935}}</ref>
<ref name="1960 map">{{Maryland road map|year=1960}}</ref>
<ref name="1963 map">{{Maryland road map|year=1963}}</ref>
<ref name="1972 map">{{Maryland road map|year=1972}}</ref>
<ref name="1975 map">{{Maryland road map|year=1975}}</ref>
<ref name="Google Maps MD 42A">{{google maps|link=no|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=MD-42+S%2FFriendsville+Rd&daddr=Unknown+road&hl=en&geocode=FbAdXQIdKOlD-w%3BFbYcXQIdkelD-w&mra=ls&sll=39.656654,-79.435042&sspn=0.001896,0.004823&ie=UTF8&ll=39.656751,-79.435548&spn=0.000948,0.002411&t=h&z=19|title=Maryland Route 42A|accessdate=2010-11-02}}</ref>
}}
==External links== {{commons category|Maryland Route 42}} {{Attached KML|display=title,inline}} * [https://www.mdroads.com/routes/040-059.html#md042 MDRoads: MD 42]
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