Maryland Route 374 (MD 374) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for much of its length as Libertytown Road, the state highway runs 9.98 miles (16.06 km) from MD 354 in Powellville east to MD 818 in Berlin. MD 374 was constructed between Berlin and Libertytown around 1930. The portion between Powellville and Libertytown was completed in the mid-1950s.
 Maryland Route 374 | ||||
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 Maryland Route 374 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
| Length | 9.98 mi[1] (16.06 km) | |||
| Existed | 1927–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  MD 354 in Powellville | |||
| East end |  MD 818 in Berlin | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maryland | |||
| Counties | Wicomico, Worcester | |||
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Route description
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MD 374 begins at an acute intersection with MD 354 (Powellville Road) in Powellville. The state highway heads southeast as two-lane undivided Burbage Crossing Road. MD 374 crosses the Pocomoke River and enters Worcester County, where the highway's name changes to Libertytown Road. The state highway curves northeast and passes through Libertytown, where the highway intersects Purnell Crossing Road and Ironshire Station Road, then crosses Libertytown Branch. After passing Bay Club Golf Course, MD 374 enters Berlin, where the name of the highway changes to Broad Street. The state highway crosses the Snow Hill Line of the Maryland and Delaware Railroad and enters the Berlin Commercial District. MD 374 passes the western end of unsigned MD 375 (Commerce Street), which runs one-way westbound, before reaching its eastern terminus at an acute intersection with MD 818 (Main Street).[1][2]
History
editThe first part of MD 374 to be paved was Broad Street in Berlin in 1925.[3][4] The pavement was extended west to around Narrow Branch Road in 1929 and 1930 and to Libertytown by 1933.[5][6][7] A short segment was constructed west of Libertytown in 1937.[8] The section between Powellville and the western end of the existing section of MD 374 near Libertytown was constructed on mostly new alignment between 1952 and 1956.[9][10]
Junction list
edit| County | Location | mi [1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Wicomico | Powellville | 0.00 | 0.00 | MD 354 (Powellville Road) – Willards, Snow Hill | Western terminus |
| Worcester | Berlin | 9.98 | 16.06 | MD 818 (Main Street) – Snow Hill, Selbyville, DE | Eastern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- Wicomico County (PDF).
- Worcester County (PDF).
- ^ "Maryland Route 374" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
- ^ 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. p. 100. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
- ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1927). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
- ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1930). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
- ^ 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. 235. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Beall, J. Glenn; Jarboe, Elmer R.; Obrecht, George F., Sr. (March 4, 1939). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1937–1938 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 478. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ McCain, Russell H.; Hall, Avery W.; Nichols, David M. (December 15, 1952). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1951–1952 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. pp. 114–115. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1956). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
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