Maryland Route 818 (MD 818) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Main Street, the state highway runs 2.62 miles (4.22 km) between two intersections with U.S. Route 113 (US 113) on the north and south sides of Berlin in Worcester County. MD 818 is the original 1927 alignment of US 113 through Berlin. The state highway was designated shortly after US 113's bypass of Berlin was completed in the late 1950s.
 Maryland Route 818 | ||||
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| Main Street | ||||
 Maryland Route 818 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
| Length | 2.62 mi[1] (4.22 km) | |||
| Existed | 1957–present | |||
| Tourist routes |  Cape to Cape Scenic Byway | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 113 south of Berlin | |||
| North end | US 113 north of Berlin | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maryland | |||
| Counties | Worcester | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
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MD 818 begins at an intersection with US 113 (Worcester Highway) on the south side of Berlin. Germantown Road continues as a county highway on the east side of the intersection. MD 818 heads north through the town of Berlin as a two-lane undivided road, passing Worcester Preparatory School, Buckingham Elementary School, and the historic home Burley Manor. The state highway enters the Berlin Commercial District, where the highway intersects MD 376 (Bay Street), MD 374 (Broad Street), and unsigned MD 375 (Commerce Street) in rapid succession, with MD 377 (Williams Street) accessed from MD 376 just to the east. After passing the Calvin B. Taylor House Museum, MD 818 leaves the downtown area. The state highway crosses the Snow Hill Line of the Maryland and Delaware Railroad at a rakish angle before intersecting MD 346 (Old Ocean City Boulevard) and leaving the town of Berlin. MD 818 passes through farmland and intersects US 50 (Ocean Gateway). The state highway continues north, crossing the railroad track again before reaching its northern terminus at US 113. Georgetown Road continues as a county highway on the east side of the intersection.[1][2]
History
editMain Street was paved through Berlin by 1910 and designated part of US 113 in 1927.[3][4] US 113's bypass of Berlin was under construction by 1955 and completed in 1957.[5][6]
Junction list
editThe entire route is in Berlin, Worcester County.
| mi [1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.00 | 0.00 | US 113 (Worcester Highway) / Germantown Road south – Snow Hill | Southern terminus | ||
| 0.80 | 1.29 |   MD 376 east (Bay Street) – Assateague Island National Seashore | Western terminus of MD 376 | ||
| 0.82 | 1.32 |   MD 374 west (Broad Street) – Libertytown, Powellville | Eastern terminus of MD 374 | ||
| 0.87 | 1.40 |  MD 375 west (Commerce Street) | Eastern terminus of MD 375; MD 375 is unsigned and one-way westbound | ||
| 1.47 | 2.37 |  MD 346 (Old Ocean City Boulevard) | |||
| 2.16 | 3.48 |  US 50 (Ocean Gateway) – Salisbury, Ocean City | |||
| 2.62 | 4.22 | US 113 (Worcester Highway) / Georgetown Road east – Selbyville, DE | Northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Auxiliary route
editMD 818A is a 0.085-mile (0.137 km) one-way ramp from southbound MD 818 to southbound US 113 at the southern junction with US 113 that follows the U.S. Highway's original alignment.[1][7]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- Worcester County (PDF).
- ^ "Maryland Route 818" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1910). Map of Maryland (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
- ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1927). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
- ^ Bonnell, Robert O.; Bennett, Edgar T.; McMullen, John J. (November 2, 1956). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1955–1956 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 125. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1957). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
- ^ "Maryland Route 818A" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
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