History
Joppa Road was originally an Indian trail and was still used as such as late as 1697.
In 1810, Joppa Road became the Baltimore-York Turnpike.
Joppa Road also served as a connection between Riderwood and Joppa.
The name "Joppa Road" came from the fact that the road linked Towson and Perry Hall to Joppa, the former county seat.
The portion of East Joppa Road from York Road in Towson east to Belair Road was designated Maryland Route 148 until 1962. Joppa Road's removal from the Maryland State Highway system reflected the partial completion of the Baltimore Beltway (Interstate 695) during that year. At the time, there existed in Maryland an effort to keep the total mileage of state-maintained roads in a given county fixed. Because the Beltway represented a significant addition state-maintained highway mileage in Baltimore County, and because Joppa Road more or less paralleled the northern part of the new roadway, Baltimore County agreed to assume control of Joppa Road in 1962, thereby ending the road's state designation.
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