Maryland Route 413
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South end | Dead end in Crisfield | |||
North end | US 13 near Westover | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Maryland | |||
Counties | Somerset | |||
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Maryland Route 413 (also known as MD 413 or Route 413) is a 14.61-mile (23.51 km) state highway in
The Crisfield–Westover Road was one of the original state roads marked for improvement by the Maryland State Roads Commission. The highway was paved in the 1910s and designated MD 413 in 1927. MD 413 was relocated starting in the late 1930s to a new alignment parallel to the Eastern Shore Railroad line that made Crisfield the "Seafood Capital of the World." The relocation began in Crisfield and was completed to Westover in 1950. The old alignment of MD 413 was designated MD 667. The state highway was expanded to a divided highway in the mid-1950s in Crisfield. The railroad track was abandoned in 1976 and later removed, and the right-of-way began conversion into a rail-trail in 2019.
Route description
Before leaving the city, the route intersects
Upon leaving Crisfield, MD 413 passes through a mix of woodland and farmland. In Hopewell, MD 667 intersects the highway, and after clearing some modest wooded development up to and slightly beyond the Holland Crossing Road intersection, the route enters heavy woodland. It passes a man-made pond before intersecting MD 667 again.[1][2] Both routes parallel each other on the way into the community of Marion Station, straddling the old railroad bed. Both routes are intersected by Davis Road and Tulls Corner Road/Charles Cannon Road, after which MD 667 turns almost due east, with MD 413 heading through a small neighborhood outside the center of Marion.[2]
Past Marion, the route resumes northeast through woods and farms with some residences along the route.[2] Approaching Kingston, MD 413 intersects Lovers Lane.[1][2] After this, a long curve to the north-northeast begins, which ends just south of Kingston Lane and the center of Kingston.[1] Beyond Kingston, the route crosses the Big Annemessex River and travels past a tree farm. After passing through a forest, two side roads lead to the Somerset County Health Department and the Somerset Intermediate School, with the pavement's striping reconfigured to accommodate left turns at the two close intersections.[2]
As the road nears
MD 413 is part of the
History
Crisfield grew to prominence as the "Seafood Capital of the World" and became the second largest city in Maryland by 1904 thanks to an extension of the Eastern Shore Railroad to the city in 1866 instigated by the city's namesake, John W. Crisfield.[6][7] The city's importance led to the Crisfield–Westover Road being designated one of the original state roads nominated for improvement by the Maryland State Roads Commission in 1909.[8] The state road was paved from the eastern city limits of Crisfield (the present western terminus of MD 667) to Hopewell and from Westover to Kingston in 1913. The segment between Kingston and Marion was completed in 1915.[9] The state road was completed when the final section was completed between Hopewell and Marion by 1920.[8] MD 413 received its number in the original assignment of state route numbers in 1927.[10] Within the city of Crisfield, Maryland Avenue was constructed between Main Street and Somerset Avenue, Chesapeake Avenue was brought into the state highway system within the city limits, and Main Street was improved and brought into the state highway system between the city pier and Maryland Avenue around 1935.[11][12]
Starting in the mid-1930s, MD 413 was relocated to an alignment paralleling the Crisfield Secondary Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The first portion of MD 413 was relocated in 1935 in conjunction with the relocation of US 13 between Princess Anne and Westover. MD 413 was moved from Sam Barnes Road and Sign Post Road to its present alignment between US 13 and Old Westover–Marion Road in Westover.[11][12] The first section of the present straight highway between Crisfield and Westover was constructed in 1938 and 1939 from the eastern city limits of Crisfield (near the intersection with MD 358) to Hopewell.[13][14] The bypassed portion of MD 413 and subsequent bypassed segments were designated MD 667.[14] The section of the new alignment between Hopewell and Marion was completed in 1942.[15][16] The Marion–Westover portion of the realignment was completed in 1950.[17][18]
MD 413 was expanded to a four-lane divided highway between the city pier and the eastern city limits of Crisfield in 1956.[19] Between the city pier and Maryland Avenue, the divided highway replaced the path of the railroad; the railroad's terminus was moved to a new pier to the north.[20][21] North of the Main Street portion of the divided highway, the railroad track separated the two directions of MD 413: Maryland Avenue formed the southbound lanes while Richardson Avenue was brought into the state highway system to comprise the northbound lanes. The two directions of MD 413 were divided by an operating railroad track until the Crisfield Secondary Branch was abandoned with the formation of Conrail in 1976.[22] The railroad has since been removed and replaced with a landscaped median in Crisfield; the railroad bed north of the city laid unused and largely overgrown until 2019, when a new multi-use trail was built upon it. The first section of the trail, from Crisfield to Marion Station, was officially opened on July 9, 2021 and named the Terrapin Run Trail.[23]
Junction list
The entire route is in Somerset County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Crisfield | 0.00 | 0.00 | Dead end at city docks | Southern terminus of MD 413 | |
1.33 | 2.14 | MD 460 west (Hall Highway) | Eastern terminus of MD 460; access to and from southbound lane; access to McCready Memorial Hospital | ||
1.40 | 2.25 | Janes Island State Park | Southern terminus of MD 358 | ||
Hopewell | 3.45 | 5.55 | MD 667 (Crisfield-Marion Road/Old State Road) | ||
Marion | |||||
Rumbly | Eastern terminus of MD 361 | ||||
14.06 | 22.63 | Pocomoke | Western terminus of MD 673 | ||
14.61 | 23.51 | Pocomoke | Northern terminus of MD 413; no access from northbound US 13 to MD 413 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
- Maryland Roads portal
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- Somerset County (PDF).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Google (2009-03-23). "overview of Maryland Route 413" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ^ "Maryland Scenic Byways" (PDF). Visit Maryland. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
- ^ Maryland Scenic Byways Map (Map). Maryland State Highway Administration. 2000.
- ^ "Beach to Bay Indian Trail, Maryland Scenic Byways". Wildernet. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ^ "Welcome to Crisfield, Maryland – History". City of Crisfield. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ^ "PRR CHRONOLOGY 1866" (PDF). The Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society. June 2004. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
- ^ a b "Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland". 1927–1930. Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. 1930-10-01: 20–21. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
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(help) - ^ "Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland". 1912–1915. Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. May 1915: 114. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
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(help) - ^ Map of Maryland (Map) (1927 ed.). Maryland State Roads Commission. Archived from the original (JPG) on 2008-08-26. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ^ a b "Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland". 1931–1934. Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. 1934-12-28: 35, 354–355. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
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(help) - ^ a b Map of Maryland (PDF) (Map) (1935 ed.). Maryland State Roads Commission. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ^ "Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland". 1937–1938. Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. 1939-03-04: 97. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
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(help) - ^ a b Map of Maryland (PDF) (Map) (1939 ed.). Maryland State Roads Commission. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ^ "Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland". 1941–1942. Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. 1943-03-15: 78. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
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(help) - ^ Map of Maryland (PDF) (Map) (1946 ed.). Maryland State Roads Commission. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ^ "Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland". 1949–1950. Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. 1950-12-20: 98–99. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
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(help) - ^ Map of Maryland (PDF) (Map) (1950 ed.). Maryland State Roads Commission. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ^ "Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland". 1955–1956. Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. 1956-11-02: 130. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
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(help) - ^ "Chapter 3 – Urban Design" (PDF). Peter Johnston & Associates, LLC. Retrieved 2009-03-25.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Crisfield, MD Quadrangle (Map) (1903 ed.). 1:48,000. 15 Minute Series (Topographic). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ^ "PRR CHRONOLOGY 1976" (PDF). The Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society. November 2005. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
- ^ Lopez, Anissa (July 9, 2021). "Crisfield celebrates brand new hiker and biker trail". Salisbury, MD: WMDT-TV. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
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