Maryland Route 300
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
Length | 13.55 mi[1] (21.81 km) 2 sections | |||
Existed | 1927–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | MD 213 in Church Hill | |||
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East end | DE 300 at the Delaware state line near Sudlersville | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Maryland | |||
Counties | Queen Anne's | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Maryland Route 300 (MD 300) is a
Route description
MD 300 begins at an intersection with MD 213 (Church Hill Road) in the northern part of the town of Church Hill. The highway heads east as two-lane undivided Sudlersville Road and crosses MD 19 (Main Street) before leaving the town. The state highway heads northeast and intersects US 301 (Blue Star Memorial Highway) at a superstreet intersection next to a park and ride lot in the southwest quadrant. Traffic on MD 300 is required to turn right onto US 301, perform a U-turn, then turn right again to continue on MD 300. The highway curves east at Dudley Corners, where the route crosses Red Lion Branch and meets the southern end of MD 290 (Dudley Corner Road) and the north end of Benton Corners Road, which leads to the historic Dudley's Chapel.[1][2]
MD 300 continues east to the town of Sudlersville, through which the highway follows Main Street. The highway intersects the southern terminus of
MD 300 is officially separated into two sections by the US 301 superstreet intersection; MD 300 runs east of US 301 and MD 300A is the portion west of the U.S. Highway.[1] The portion of the highway from US 301 to the Delaware state line is a part of the main National Highway System and that federal system's connection between US 301 and Dover also via DE 300, DE 44, and DE 8.[3][4]
History
In 1909, the
MD 300 from Sudlersville to the Delaware state line was constructed as a concrete road in four segments. The first segment to Duhamel Corners was completed in 1928.[11][12] The second segment was built in 1929, and the third segment through Peters Corners was completed in 1930.[13][14] The fourth section was started in 1930 and completed to the Delaware state line by 1933.[13][15] MD 300 was widened to 22 feet (6.7 m) and resurfaced with bituminous concrete in two concurrent projects, from US 213 in Church Hill through Sudlersville and from Sudlersville to the state line, in 1950 and 1951.[16] The highway was extended west to its current terminus as part of the project to build the Church Hill bypass in 1969 and 1970.[17][18] The MD 300–US 301 intersection was transformed into a superstreet intersection in 2005, resulting in the designation of MD 300A west of the junction.[19]
Junction list
The entire route is in Queen Anne's County.
Location | mi [1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Church Hill | 0.00 | 0.00 | MD 213 (Church Hill Road) – Centreville, Chestertown | Western terminus of MD 300A | |
0.16 | 0.26 | MD 19 (Main Street) – Church Hill | |||
| 3.92 | 6.31 | Bay Bridge | Superstreet intersection; eastern terminus of MD 300A; western terminus of MD 300 | |
Dudley Corners | 5.52 | 8.88 | MD 290 north (Dudley Corner Road) to US 301 north | Southern terminus of MD 290 | |
MD 837 north (Church Circle) | Southern terminus of MD 837 | ||||
7.34 | 11.81 | MD 313 (Church Street) – Millington, Barclay | |||
| 13.55 | 21.81 | DE 300 east (Sudlersville Road) – Dover, Smyrna | Delaware state line; eastern terminus of MD 300 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
- Maryland Roads portal
References
- ^ a b c d e Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2016). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- Queen Anne's County (PDF).
- ^ a b Staff. Maryland General Highway Statewide Grid Map (PDF) (Map) (2016 ed.). Maryland State Highway Administration. §§ E15A, E15B, D15D, D15C. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^ National Highway System: Maryland (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. March 25, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^ National Highway System: Delaware (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. October 20, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1910). Map of Maryland (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
- ^ a b Weller, O.E.; Parran, Thomas; Miller, W.B.; Perry, John M.; Ramsay, Andrew; Smith, J. Frank (May 1916). Annual Reports of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1912–1915 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. pp. 54, 124. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
- ^ a b 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. 33, 95. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
- ^ a b Maryland Geological Survey (1923). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
- ^ Zouck, Frank H.; Uhl, G. Clinton; Mudd, John F. (January 1920). Annual Reports of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1916–1919 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 47. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
- ^ Mackall, John N.; Crothers, Omar D.; Winebrener, D.C. (January 1924). Annual Reports of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1920–1923 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 45. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1927). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
- ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1928). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
- ^ a b 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. 224–225. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1930). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Maryland Road Construction Progress Log (PDF). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration. Contract Numbers: Q-236X-1 (December 14, 1949), Q-231X-1 (July 12, 1950). Retrieved November 8, 2017 – via Maryland State Archives.
- ^ Maryland Road Construction Progress Log (PDF). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration. Contract Number: Q-255-5-271 (June 26, 1969). Retrieved November 8, 2017 – via Maryland State Archives.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1971). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
- ^ Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2005). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
- Queen Anne's County (PDF).