Maryland Route 256 (MD 256) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The highway runs 5.28 miles (8.50 km) from MD 2 at Tracys Landing east to MD 468 in Shady Side. MD 256 connects the aforementioned communities with Deale on the shore of Herring Bay in southern Anne Arundel County. The highway was constructed at either end in the mid-1920s and completed through Deale in the early 1930s.
 Maryland Route 256 | ||||
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 Maryland Route 256 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
| Length | 5.28 mi[1] (8.50 km) | |||
| Existed | 1927–present | |||
| Tourist routes |  Roots and Tides Scenic Byway | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  MD 2 at Tracys Landing | |||
 MD 258 in Deale | ||||
| East end |  MD 468 in Shady Side | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maryland | |||
| Counties | Anne Arundel | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
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MD 256 begins at an intersection with MD 2 (Solomons Island Road) at Tracys Landing. The state highway heads east as two-lane undivided Deale Road, passing south of Traceys Elementary School and Deale-Traceys Park. MD 256 enters the community of Deale, which features several marinas. The highway crosses Tracys Creek and curves north, then makes a right-angle turn east at Rockhold Creek Road and crosses Rockhold Creek. In the center of Deale, at Masons Beach Road, MD 256 turns north onto Deale Churchton Road. The highway meets the eastern end of MD 258 (Bay Front Road) at a roundabout. MD 256 continues through the hamlet of Churchton, where Franklin Manor Road splits east toward Franklin Manor-on-the-Bay. The state highway reaches its eastern terminus at MD 468 in Shady Side. That highway heads west as Muddy Creek Road toward Galesville and east as Shady Side Road into the center of the namesake community.[1][2]
History
edit Maryland Route 257 | |
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| Location | Deale |
| Existed | 1927–c. 1939 |
The first segment of MD 256 was constructed as a 15-foot (4.6 m) wide gravel road from MD 2 east to the hamlet of Nutwell west of Deale, near the intersection with Franklin Gibson Road, in 1923.[3][4] This segment was originally designated as MD 257. A second segment of MD 256 was constructed as a gravel road of the same width from MD 255 (now MD 468) in Shady Side south through Churchton to Swamp Circle Road north of the center of Deale in 1926.[4][5] The gap through Deale was filled in 1932 and 1933.[6][7] By 1934, traffic was dense enough on the Deale–Shady Side road that the Maryland State Roads Commission recommended the highway be expanded from 15 to 20 feet (4.6 to 6.1 m) in width.[7] MD 256 replaced all of MD 257 in 1939.[8] The roundabout at MD 256's junction with MD 258 was installed in 2007.[9]
Junction list
editThe entire route is in Anne Arundel County.
| Location | mi [1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Tracys Landing | 0.00 | 0.00 | MD 2 (Solomons Island Road) – Annapolis, Prince Frederick | Western terminus | |
| Deale | 3.51 | 5.65 |  MD 258 west (Bay Front Road) – Bristol | Roundabout; eastern terminus of MD 258 | |
| Shady Side | 5.28 | 8.50 | MD 468 (Muddy Creek Road/Shady Side Road) – Galesville | 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 2012-11-24.
- Anne Arundel County (PDF).
- ^ "Maryland Route 256" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
- ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1923). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
- ^ 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. 37, 66. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
- ^ 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 Geological Survey (1933). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (PDF) (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. 22, 318. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
- ^ "MDRoads: Routes 240-259".
- ^ Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2007). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
- Anne Arundel County (PDF).
External links
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