Maryland Route 440 (MD 440) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Dublin Road, the state highway runs 5.65 miles (9.09 km) from MD 543 in Ady east to U.S. Route 1 (US 1) near Dublin. MD 440 was built between Ady and MD 136 in Dublin in the early 1930s and extended east to US 1 in 1956.
 Maryland Route 440 | ||||
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| Dublin Road | ||||
 Maryland Route 440 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
| Length | 5.65 mi[1] (9.09 km) | |||
| Existed | 1933–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  MD 543 in Ady | |||
 MD 136 in Dublin | ||||
| East end |  US 1 near Dublin | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maryland | |||
| Counties | Harford | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
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MD 440 begins at an intersection with MD 543 (Ady Road) in the hamlet of Ady. The state highway heads east as a two-lane undivided road through farmland. MD 440 passes by the forested Scarboro Conservation Area and passes through the hamlet of Scarboro before intersecting MD 136 (Whiteford Road) in the village of Dublin. The state highway crosses Peddler Run before reaching its eastern terminus at US 1 (Conowingo Road) between Dublin and Darlington.[1][2]
History
editMD 440 was constructed as a macadam road from MD 543 at Ady to MD 136 in Dublin between 1930 and 1933.[3][4] The state highway was extended east to US 1 in 1956.[5]
Junction list
editThe entire route is in Harford County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ady | 0.00 | 0.00 | MD 543 (Ady Road) – Pylesville, Hickory | Western terminus | |
| Dublin | 3.85 | 6.20 | MD 136 (Whiteford Road) – Whiteford, Churchville | ||
| 5.65 | 9.09 | US 1 (Conowingo Road) – Bel Air, Darlington | 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 2011-03-02.
- Harford County (PDF).
- ^ "Maryland Route 440" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ 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. 214. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ 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 (1956). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
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