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Silver Spring is a census-designated place (CDP) in southeastern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, near Washington, D.C. Although officially unincorporated, it is an edge city [3] with a population of 81,015 at the 2020 census, [4] making it the fifth-most-populous place in Maryland after Baltimore, Columbia, Germantown, and Waldorf.
The highway runs 0.53 miles (0.85 km) from MD 390 east to U.S. Route 29 (US 29) and MD 97 within Silver Spring. MD 384 is a six-lane divided highway that forms the southernmost portion of Colesville Road, a major commuting route and one of the two main streets, with Georgia Avenue, within downtown Silver Spring, the commercial hub of ...
The community is located within forested hills to the immediate east of Rock Creek and Rock Creek Regional Park. [1] [4] The Washington D.C. Temple is located approximately 0.39 miles (0.63 km) northwest of Forest Glen Park, and is a prominent landmark visible throughout the community. [2]
US 29 as Colesville Road in Silver Spring. US 29 arrived in Maryland in 1934, a year after the initial creation of the Maryland highway numbering scheme. US 29 followed a route initially designated as Maryland Route 27 (MD 27), while today's MD 27 was designated as Maryland Route 29 (MD 29).
Maryland Route 97 (MD 97) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland.The route runs 55.27 mi (88.95 km) from U.S. Route 29 (US 29) in Silver Spring, Montgomery County, north to the Pennsylvania border in Carroll County, where the road continues into that state as Pennsylvania Route 97 (PA 97).
Small grayscale map of Washington DC showing Georgia Avenue Georgia Avenue (US 29) heading north in Silver Spring, Maryland. Georgia Avenue is a major north-south artery in Northwest Washington, D.C., and Montgomery County, Maryland. In Washington, D.C., and for a short distance in Silver Spring, Maryland, Georgia Avenue is also U.S. Route 29.
Maryland Route 390 (MD 390) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The highway runs 1.09 miles (1.75 km) from 16th Street at the District of Columbia boundary north to MD 97 within Silver Spring. MD 390 is a six-lane divided highway continuation
It is located just north of central Silver Spring which it is a part of, and just north of the Capital Beltway around Georgia Avenue. According to the United States Census Bureau, the place has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km 2), all land, although Sligo Creek and several drainage ponds are located in the area.