Maryland Route 276

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Maryland Route 276

Map
Maryland Route 276 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length7.85 mi[1] (12.63 km)
Existed1927[2]–present
Major junctions
South end MD 222 in Port Deposit
Major intersections
North end US 1 near Harrisville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountiesCecil
Highway system
← MD 275→ MD 277

Maryland Route 276 (MD 276) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Jacob Tome Memorial Highway, the highway runs 7.85 miles (12.63 km) from MD 222 in Port Deposit north to U.S. Route 1 (US 1) near Harrisville in western Cecil County. MD 276 connects Port Deposit with Rising Sun. MD 276 was constructed along an old turnpike from Port Deposit through Woodlawn, then north to Rising Sun to the east of the present corridor. The Woodlawn–Rising Sun piece was paved by 1910; the Port Deposit–Woodlawn stretch was paved in the late 1920s and early 1930s. MD 276 was shifted west to between Woodlawn and its present northern terminus at US 1 in the late 1950s. The highway was completely reconstructed between 1959 and 1965.

Route description

View north along MD 276 at MD 273 in Harrisville

MD 276 begins at an intersection with MD 222 (Main Street) opposite Ferry Street in the town of Port Deposit two blocks east of the

West Nottingham Academy Historic District and the namesake boarding school. The highway parallels Harrisville Road, which provides access to West Nottingham Meetinghouse, between Barnes Corner Road and MD 273 (Rising Sun Road). The two state highways meet at a roundabout in Harrisville, which is west of the town of Rising Sun. MD 276 continues north a short distance to its northern terminus at US 1 (Rising Sun Bypass) opposite Slicers Mill Road.[1][3]

MD 276 is a part of the

Maryland State Roads Commission on May 24, 1961, based on a 1961 joint resolution of the Maryland General Assembly.[6]

History

The portion of MD 276 from Port Deposit to Woodlawn follows the path of the Old Baltimore and Philadelphia Turnpike, a collection of free and toll roads that passed through Cecil County from a ferry crossing at Port Deposit northeast through Calvert to Chester County, Pennsylvania.[7] The connection between the turnpike and Rising Sun was east of modern MD 276 along Hopewell Road, which was paved as a macadam road from the turnpike intersection east of Woodlawn at Cathers Corner to Rising Sun by Cecil County with state aid by 1910.[8] Wilson Avenue in Rising Sun and the highway adjacent to the town were reconstructed as a concrete road to eliminate a steep grade in 1926. That same year, work began on paving the highway from Port Deposit to Cathers Corner. A section of the highway between the two endpoints near but not in Port Deposit was paved as a concrete road in 1926.[2][9] The Port Deposit end of the highway was completed in 1929.[10][11] The gap in MD 276 between the concrete segment west of Woodlawn and Cathers Corner was filled between 1930 and 1933.[11][12]

MD 276 was relocated to the west through a May 8, 1958, road transfer agreement between the

MD 813.[16] The MD 276–MD 273 intersection was reconstructed as a roundabout in 2002 and 2003.[17][18][19]

Junction list

The entire route is in Cecil County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Port Deposit0.000.00
 MD 222 (Main Street) to I-95 – Perryville, Conowingo		Southern terminus
Woodlawn2.253.62


 MD 275 south (Perrylawn Drive) to I-95 / US 40 – Perryville		Northern terminus of MD 275
Harrisville7.3611.84 MD 273 (Rising Sun Road) – Harrisville, Rising SunRoundabout
7.8512.63
Baltimore, Philadelphia
Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

  •  
    Maryland Roads portal

References

  1. ^ a b c d Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2014). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Maryland Geological Survey (1927). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  3. ^ Maryland State Highway Administration (2015). Maryland General Highway Statewide Grid Map (PDF) (Map). 1:12,000. Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration. §§ B14B, A14D, A15C, A15A. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  4. ^ National Highway System: Maryland (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. October 1, 2012. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
  5. ^ Dickinson College Archives. "Jacob Tome (1810–1898)". Carlisle, PA: Dickinson College. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  6. ^ "Excerpt from Minutes of Meeting of the State Roads Commission" (PDF). S.R.C. Minutes District No. 2 Cecil County. Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. May 24, 1961. Retrieved March 15, 2016 – via Maryland State Archives.
  7. ^ Havre de Grace, MD quadrangle (Map) (1912 ed.). 1:62,500. 15 Minute Series (Topographic). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  8. ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1910). Map of Maryland (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  9. ^ Mackall, John N.; Darnall, R. Bennett; Brown, W.W. (January 1927). Annual Reports of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1924–1926 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. pp. 29, 75. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  10. ^ Uhl, G. Clinton; Bruce, Howard; Shaw, John K. (October 1, 1930). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1927–1930 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 204. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  11. ^ a b Maryland Geological Survey (1930). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  12. ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1933). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  13. ^ "Excerpt from Minutes of Meeting of the State Roads Commission" (PDF). S.R.C. Minutes District No. 2 Cecil County. Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. May 8, 1958. Retrieved March 16, 2016 – via Maryland State Archives.
  14. ^ "Memorandum of Action of Director Hal Kassoff" (PDF). S.R.C. Minutes District No. 2 Cecil County. Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration. January 8, 1979. Retrieved March 16, 2016 – via Maryland State Archives.
  15. ^ Maryland Road Construction Progress Log (PDF). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration. Contract Numbers: CE-404-1-220 (July 14, 1959), CE-404-2-220 (August 16, 1962), CE-404-5-220 (August 8, 1963), CE-404-8-220 (August 24, 1964). Retrieved March 16, 2016 – via Maryland State Archives.
  16. ^ "Memorandum of Action of Director Hal Kassoff" (PDF). S.R.C. Minutes District No. 2 Cecil County. Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration. December 27, 1979. Retrieved March 16, 2016 – via Maryland State Archives.
  17. ^ Maryland Road Construction Progress Log (PDF). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration. Contract Number: CE-799-5176 (March 12, 2002). Retrieved March 16, 2016 – via Maryland State Archives.
  18. ^ Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2002). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  19. ^ Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2003). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved March 16, 2016.

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