Maryland Route 521 (MD 521) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Hunting Creek Road, the state highway runs 4.43 miles (7.13 km) from Lowery Road near Huntingtown north to MD 524 in Huntingtown. MD 521 was constructed in the early 1930s.
 Maryland Route 521 | ||||
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| Hunting Creek Road | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
| Length | 4.43 mi[1] (7.13 km) | |||
| Existed | 1933–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Lowery Road near Huntingtown | |||
| North end |  MD 524 in Huntingtown | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maryland | |||
| Counties | Calvert | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
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MD 521 begins at the intersection of Lowery Road and Soper Road southwest of Huntingtown, near the confluence of Hunting Creek and the Patuxent River. The state highway crosses Little Lyons Creek and heads north as a two-lane undivided road through a mix of farmland and forest, where the highway intersects the other end of Lowery Road. At the intersection with Huntingtown Road, MD 521 turns east into the center of Huntingtown, where the highway reaches its northern terminus at MD 524 (Old Town Road). MD 524 is a loop of old alignment of MD 2 that connects at both ends to MD 2/MD 4, which run concurrently as Solomons Island Road. However, there is no access from MD 524 to northbound MD 2 and MD 4 at the northern intersection.[1][2]
History
editMD 521 was constructed as a gravel road for its whole length in 1933.[3][4] Aside from paving and minor improvements, the state highway has not changed since the 1930s.
Junction list
editThe entire route is in Calvert County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.00 | 0.00 | Lowery Road east / Soper Road south | Southern terminus | |
| Huntingtown | 3.93 | 6.32 | Huntingtown Road north | MD 521 turns east at this intersection | |
| 4.43 | 7.13 |    MD 524 (Old Town Road) to MD 2 / MD 4 (Solomons Island Road) – Prince Frederick, Sunderland | 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 2011-02-22.
- Calvert County (PDF).
- ^ "Maryland Route 521" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
- ^ Byron, William D.; Lacy, Robert (December 28, 1934). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1931–1934 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 32. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- ^ 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.
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