Maryland Route 520

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Maryland Route 520 marker

Maryland Route 520
Whites Neck Road
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length: 2.61 mi[1] (4.20 km)
Major junctions
South end: Dead end near Bushwood
North end: MD 239 near Bushwood
Location
Counties: St. Mary's
Highway system
← MD 518 MD 521 →

Maryland Route 520 (MD 520) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Whites Neck Road, the state highway runs 2.61 miles (4.20 km) from a dead end at a boat ramp north to MD 239 near Bushwood in western St. Mary's County. MD 520 was constructed in 1933.

Route description

MD 520 begins at a boat ramp at the southern end of Whites Neck adjacent to the mouth of Whites Neck Creek at St. Catherine Sound, an embayment of the Wicomico River. The 18-foot (5.5 m) wide two-lane state highway heads west then north through farmland. MD 520 veers northeast through a forested area before crossing Whites Neck Creek and reaching its northern terminus at MD 239 (Bushwood Wharf Road) near the community of Bushwood.[1][2]

History

MD 520 was constructed as a gravel road in 1933.[3] The state highway was widened and resurfaced with bituminous concrete in 1956.[4] MD 520 has changed very little since then.

Junction list

The entire route is in Bushwood, St. Mary's County.

Mile[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.000.00Dead end at boat ramp
2.614.20 MD 239 (Bushwood Wharf Road)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

  • Portal icon Maryland Roads portal

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Highway Information Services Division (2011). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-12-08. 
  2. ↑ Google Inc. "Maryland Route 520". Google Maps (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Whites+Neck+Rd&daddr=Whites+Neck+Rd&hl=en&geocode=FXqvRwIdNEZs-w%3BFewUSAIdvE9s-w&mra=ls&dirflg=w&sll=38.275687,-76.78658&sspn=0.015464,0.038581&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=14. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  3. ↑ 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. 353. Retrieved 2010-12-08. 
  4. ↑ Maryland State Roads Commission. Maryland: Official Highway Map (Map) (1956 ed.).

External links

Route map: Google / Bing
KML file (edit)
State highways
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