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===Transportation=== [[Image:Darnestown CDP MD.png|thumb|right|Darnestown census-designated place is 16.39 square miles (42.4 km2) of land in Maryland on north side of the Potomac River|alt=map of Darnestown]] Maryland Route 28, a state highway, connects Darnestown with Rockville and provides access to Interstate 270.<ref name="CensusMapDarnestown"/> Other major roads in the Darnestown CDP are Germantown Road/Maryland Route 118, Seneca Road/Maryland 112, and River Road/Maryland Route 190.<ref name="CensusMapDarnestown"/> Maryland's Interstate 270 is a major north–south [[Interstate Highway System|interstate highway]] east of Darnestown that connects with Washington's Capital Beltway (a.k.a. Interstate 495).<ref name="MDOTstudy270">{{harvnb|United States Department of Transportation|Maryland Department of Transportation|2002|p=12}}</ref> [[Interstate 370 (Maryland)|Interstate 370]] and the [[Maryland Route 200|Intercounty Connector toll road]] (MD 200) are nearby major east–west highways that connect to [[Interstate 95 (Maryland)|Interstate 95]].<ref name="MDTA-ICC">{{cite web |title=Intercounty Connector (ICC)/MD 200 |website= Maryland Transportation Authority - Intercounty Connector (ICC)/MD 200 |publisher=Maryland Transportation Authority |url=https://mdta.maryland.gov/ICC/ICC.html |access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref> Portions of the [[Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority]]'s Metrorail system are located in Montgomery County, and Red Line stations on the west side of the county are closest to Darnestown.<ref name="MontDC">{{cite web |title=Montgomery, Maryland - Washington DC |website= MD DC Montgomery, Maryland |publisher=Conference and Visitors Bureau of Montgomery County, MD, Inc. |url=https://visitmontgomery.com/get-inspired/washington-dc/ |access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref> Among those west side Metro stations are Shady Grove (Gaithersburg), [[Rockville station|Rockville]], and [[Twinbrook station|Twinbrook]] (south Rockville). Those approaching from River Road often use the [[Grosvenor-Strathmore station]].<ref name="MetroMap">{{cite web |title=Metro System Map |website= Metro System Map |publisher=Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |url=https://www.wmata.com/schedules/maps/upload/2019-System-Map.pdf |access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref> A Montgomery County [[Ride On (bus)|Ride-On]] bus runs through the Darnestown village and connects riders with Shady Grove Metro station via a route that includes stops at Seneca-Darnestown and Quince Orchard-Darnestown on Darnestown Road.<ref name="RouteMap76">{{cite web |title=Route 76 Weekday Schedule - Poolesville to Shady Grove |website= Montgomery County Department of Transportation |publisher=Montgomery County, Maryland, Government |url=https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/routesandschedules/BusSchedule.aspx?sched=weekday&routename=76&routecode=2#MOVEHERE |access-date=2020-09-01}}</ref>
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