Maryland Route 272

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MD Route 272

Turkey Point Road, North East Road, Chrome Road
Maintained by MDSHA

Length:

20.67 mi [1] (33.27 km)

South end:

entrance to Elk Neck State Park

Major
junctions:

MD 7

US 40
I-95
MD 274
MD 273

North end:

PA 272 at the Pennsylvania border

Highways in Maryland
< MD 270		MD 273 >
State highways - Minor - Former - Turnpikes

Maryland Route 272 crosses Cecil County from the Pennsylvania state line (near Chrome, Pennsylvania) to Turkey Point in Elk Neck State Park.

1 Route description
2 Junction list
3 History
4 See also

[edit] Route description

Maryland 272 continues Pennsylvania Route 272 from the state line as Chrome Road. It proceeds south across the county, changing its name to North East Road near where it crosses Telegraph Road (Maryland 273). It continues south and features an interchange with Interstate 95 north of the town of North East. As it crosses Pulaski Highway (U.S. Route 40) in North East, the road's name changes to North Mauldin Avenue, and then forks to follow Mauldin Street (northbound) and Main Street (southbound) through North East. South of North East, the highway is called Turkey Point Road, and it continues as the main road through Elk Neck State Park all the way to the parking area at Turkey Point, where the Elk River joins the Chesapeake Bay.

[edit] Junction list

Pennsylvania 272--Chrome Road, Northern end
Maryland 273--Telegraph Road
Maryland 274--Joseph Biggs Memorial Highway
Interstate 95--Exit 100, partial cloverleaf
U.S. Route 40--Pulaski Highway
Amtrak Railroad
Maryland 7--Cecil Avenue
Turkey Point parking area, Southern end

[edit] History

The stretch of Maryland 272 just north of Maryland 274 was once part of an east-west road also consisting of what is now Theodore Road, Old Bayview Road, and Warburton Road. Old Bayview Road and Warburton Road have been diverted so that turns are necessary to get from one to the other.