ðɪ ˈoʊld ɹˈoʊdweɪ ðæt hˈɛdᵻd təwˈɔːɹd wˈɛstɚn mˈɛɹɪlˌænd kˈɑːlɪdʒ ænd ɹˈæn pˈæɹəlˌɛl tə ðə nˈuː ɹˈoʊdweɪ fɔːɹ bɪkˌeɪm ˌɛmdˈiː ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː kˈeɪ.  ˈɔːlsoʊ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən, ˌɛmdˈiː θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn wʌz ɹᵻmˈuːvd fɹʌm mˈæntʃɛstɚ ɹˈoʊd, wˌɪtʃ bɪkˌeɪm ɐ nˈɔːɹθwɚd ɛkstˈɛnʃən ʌv ˌɛmdˈiː twˈɛnti sˈɛvən.
The old roadway that headed toward Western Maryland College and ran parallel to the new roadway for  became MD 852K.  Also in 1967, MD 31 was removed from Manchester Road, which became a northward extension of MD 27.