Maryland Route 561

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Maryland Route 561 marker

Maryland Route 561
Hassengers Corner Road

Maryland Route 561 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length: 2.48 mi[1] (3.99 km)
Major junctions
South end: MD 213 at Hassengers Corner
North end: MD 298 at Lynch
Location
Counties: Kent
Highway system
← MD 560 MD 562 →

Maryland Route 561 (MD 561) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Hassengers Corner Road, the state highway runs 2.48 mi (3.99 km) from MD 213 at Hassengers Corner north to MD 298 in Lynch in central Kent County. MD 561 was constructed in the early 1930s.

Route description

MD 561 begins at an intersection with MD 213 (Augustine Herman Highway) at Hassengers Corner, a crossroads hamlet between Chestertown and Kennedyville. The state highway heads north through farmland, passing Worton Lynch Road before passing through the unincorporated village of Lynch. MD 561 crosses the Chestertown Branch of the Northern Line of the Maryland and Delaware Railroad before reaching its northern terminus at MD 298 (Lambs Meadow Road).[1][2]

History

MD 561 was paved by 1933.[3] The state highway has changed very little since then.

Junction list

The entire route is in Kent County.

LocationMile[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Hassengers Corner0.000.00 MD 213 (Augustine Herman Highway) – Chestertown, Kennedyville
Lynch2.483.99 MD 298 (Lambs Meadow Road) – Worton, Still Pond
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 (2012). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-10-11. 
  2. ↑ Google Inc. "Maryland Route 561". Google Maps (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Hassengers+Corner,+MD&daddr=MD-561+N%2FLynch+Rd&geocode=FZcmVwIdwJx3-ylV_J-IA43HiTGmSP82LTpUmg%3BFRyjVwIdsl13-w&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=39.264989,-76.047192&sspn=0.015317,0.038581&ie=UTF8&ll=39.282231,-76.05526&spn=0.060723,0.154324&t=h&z=13. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
  3. ↑ Maryland Geological Survey. Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (Map) (1933 ed.).

External links

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KML file (edit)
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