The roadway continues east as Blythe Road under county maintenance.

The road was transferred to county maintenance after removal from the state highway system.

The counties along the way did not want to fund it since the route had been state-maintained, and then returned to county maintenance in 1986.

This route was turned back to county maintenance in the early 1990s.

MD 127 was transferred to county maintenance at the same time.

The portion of the road north of the I-97 ramps was transferred to county maintenance in 2002.

In the 1980s, two sections were transitioned to county maintenance:

The portion of the state highway north of US 301 was transferred to county maintenance in 1965.

MD 51C was transferred to county maintenance in 2008.

In 1954, the designation was again canceled and the road reverted to county maintenance.