Maryland Route 561
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| Hassengers Corner Road | ||||
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Maryland Route 561 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
| Length: | 2.48 mi[1] (3.99 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1933 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
 MD 213 at Hassengers Corner | |||
| North end: |
 MD 298 at Lynch | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Kent | |||
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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 miles (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.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Hassengers Corner | 0.00 | 0.00 | MD 213 (Augustine Herman Highway) – Chestertown, Kennedyville | Southern terminus | |
| Lynch | 2.48 | 3.99 | MD 298 (Lambs Meadow Road) – Worton, Still Pond | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
- Maryland Roads portal
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
- Kent County (PDF)
- ↑ Google (2010-06-09). "Maryland Route 561" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- ↑ Maryland Geological Survey (1933). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maryland Route 561. |
Route map: Bing