Highest Point on the Maryland State Roads System Marker

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Near Redhouse in Garrett County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Highest Point on the Maryland State Roads System

Highest Point Marker Photo, Click for full size

By J. J. Prats, June 3, 2007

1. Highest Point Marker

Inscription. Elevation 3095 feet. Maryland State Roads Commission. J. N. Mackall, Chairman & Chief Engineer; L.T. Downey, District Engineer. Contractor: T. D. Claiborne Co. Inc., August Mencken.

Erected 1928 by Maryland State Roads Commission.

Location. 39° 18.139′ N, 79° 24.77′ W. Marker is near Redhouse, Maryland, in Garrett County. Marker is on George Washington Highway (U.S. 50) east of Table Rock Road, on the left when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4651 George Washington Hwy, Oakland MD 21550, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Grant County / State of Maryland (approx. 3.6 miles away in West Virginia); Preston County / Maryland (approx. 4.1 miles away in West Virginia); McCulloch’s Path (approx. 4.5 miles away); Hoye-Crest (approx. 5.9 miles away); Charles Friend’s Home (approx. 6.5 miles away).

Regarding Highest Point on the Maryland State Roads System. Marker is on U.S. Route 50, where it crests Backbone Mountain. Backbone Mountain is the highest mountain in Maryland and its highest point in the state, Hoye-Crest, is 3360 feet above sea level.

Highest Point on the Maryland State Roads System Marker Photo, Click for full size

By J. J. Prats, June 3, 2007

2. Highest Point on the Maryland State Roads System Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on June 3, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Springfield, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,907 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on June 3, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Springfield, Virginia. 2. submitted on June 5, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Springfield, Virginia.