Maryland Route 594
state highway in Maryland, United States
Maryland Route 594 (MD 594) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Wayne Avenue, the highway runs 1.40 miles (2.25 km) from U.S. Route 29 (US 29) east to Flower Avenue within Silver Spring in southeastern Montgomery County. This segment is part of a collection of four auxiliary routes designated as MD 594 in the Silver Spring area. Wayne Avenue is designated MD 594A, while the three other auxiliary routes are designated MD 594B, MD 594C, and MD 594D. MD 594A, MD 594B, MD 594C, and MD 594D were transferred to the state from Montgomery County in 2016. MD 594E and MD 594F, which were located in Prince George's County, were transferred to the state from the county in 2017. In 2019, MD 594E and MD 594F were renumbered to MD 431 and MD 433 respectively.
Route description
MD 594A begins at the intersection of US 29 (Georgia Avenue) and Wayne Avenue in downtown Silver Spring in Montgomery County. Wayne Avenue continues west as a county highway toward the Silver Spring station, which serves MARC's Brunswick Line and Washington Metro's Red Line, and MD 384 (Colesville Road). MD 594A heads northeast as a four-lane divided highway to Fenton Street, where the highway passes the Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library. The highway continues east as a four-lane undivided highway out of downtown Silver Spring.
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