Maryland Route 425 (MD 425) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs 11.77 miles (18.94 km) from MD 6 near Nanjemoy north to MD 224 in Mason Springs. MD 425 connects Nanjemoy and Ironsides with Pisgah and Mason Springs in western Charles County. The state highway was built as two different routes in the early 1930s: MD 425 from Mason Springs to south of Pisgah, and MD 491 near Nanjemoy. MD 425 and MD 491 were extended to MD 6 in Ironsides in 1950, with MD 425 assuming MD 491 in 1956.
 Maryland Route 425 | ||||
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 Map of Southern Maryland with MD 425 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
| Length | 11.77 mi[1] (18.94 km) | |||
| Existed | 1930–present | |||
| Tourist routes |  Religious Freedom Byway | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  MD 6 near Nanjemoy | |||
| MD 6 in Ironsides | ||||
| North end |  MD 224 in Mason Springs | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maryland | |||
| Counties | Charles | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
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MD 425 begins at an intersection with MD 6 (Port Tobacco Road) south of the community of Nanjemoy and north of the hamlet of Grayton. The state highway heads northeast as two-lane undivided Ironsides Road through a forested area, passing Baptist Church Road and crosses a branch of Hill Top Fork of Nanjemoy Creek. At Durham Church Road, MD 425 makes a 90-degree turn to the north and intersects MD 6 again in the village of Ironsides. The state highway continues north as Mason Springs Road, crossing Jane Berrys Run. MD 425 intersects Bicknell Road and Poorhouse Road in the hamlet of Pisgah and passes the historic home Araby before reaching the highway's northern terminus at MD 224 (Chicamuxen Road) in Mason Springs.[1][2]
History
edit Maryland Route 491 | |
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| Location | Nanjemoy–Ironsides |
| Existed | 1933–1956 |
The first section of MD 425 was constructed as a gravel road south 2 miles (3.2 km) from Mason Springs in 1930.[3][4] The highway was extended south another 2 miles (3.2 km) through Pisgah in 1933. Also in 1933, 1 mile (1.6 km) of gravel road was constructed from the Nanjemoy end.[5][6] This segment was originally designated MD 491.[7] MD 425 was extended with another 2-mile (3.2 km) section in 1934.[5][8] The courses of MD 425 and MD 491 remained the same until 1950 when MD 425 was extended south to Ironsides and MD 491 was extended north to Ironsides.[9] MD 425 was extended south to Nanjemoy, assuming MD 491's entire course, in 1956.[10]
Junction list
editThe entire route is in Charles County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Nanjemoy | 0.00 | 0.00 | MD 6 (Port Tobacco Road) – Grayton, Nanjemoy | Southern terminus | |
| Ironsides | 4.81 | 7.74 | MD 6 (Port Tobacco Road) – Port Tobacco, La Plata | ||
| Mason Springs | 11.77 | 18.94 | MD 224 (Chicamuxen Road) – Marbury, Indian Head | Northern 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 2011-01-12.
- Charles County (PDF).
- ^ "Maryland Route 425" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- ^ 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. pp. 206–207. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1930). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
- ^ a b Byron, William D.; Lacy, Robert (December 28, 1934). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1931–1934 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. pp. 330–331. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1939). General Highway Map: State of Maryland (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
- ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1935). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1950). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1956). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
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