ðɪ ˈoʊld ɐlˈaɪnmənt klˈoʊsli pˈæɹəlˌɛlz ðə pɹˈɛzənt ɐlˈaɪnmənt ɪmˈiːdɪətli tə ðə sˈaʊθ æz ðə tˈuː ɹˈoʊdz ɐpɹˈoʊtʃ ðə sˈɪɾi lˈɪmɪt ʌv wˈɛstmɪnstɚ, wˌɛɹ ˌɛmdˈiː θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn vˈɪɹz nˈɔːɹθ ænd ˌɛmdˈiː ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː kˈeɪ kəntˈɪnjuːz nˈɔːɹθiːst tʊ ɪts tˈɜːmɪnəs ɪnðə wˈɛstɚn mˈɛɹɪlˌænd kˈɑːlɪdʒ hɪstˈɔːɹɪk dˈɪstɹɪkt.
The old alignment closely parallels the present alignment immediately to the south as the two roads approach the city limit of Westminster, where MD 31 veers north and MD 852K continues northeast to its terminus in the Western Maryland College Historic District.