Maryland Route 818

Maryland Route 818 marker

Maryland Route 818
Main Street

A map of northern Worcester County showing major roads. Maryland Route 818 is the main north-south street through Berlin.

Maryland Route 818 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length: 2.62 mi[1] (4.22 km)
Existed: 1957 – present
Major junctions
South end: US 113 south of Berlin
 

MD 376 in Berlin
MD 374 in Berlin
MD 346 in Berlin

US 50 in Berlin
North end: US 113 north of Berlin
Location
Counties: Worcester
Highway system
← MD 817MD 819 →

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.

Route description

MD 818 northbound at MD 376 in Berlin

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 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

Main 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

The entire route is in Berlin, Worcester County.

mi
[1]		kmDestinationsNotes
0.000.00 US 113 (Worcester Highway) / Germantown Road south – Snow HillSouthern terminus
0.801.29 MD 376 east (Bay Street) – Assateague Island National Seashore
0.821.32 MD 374 west (Broad Street) – Libertytown, Powellville
0.871.40 MD 375 west (Commerce Street)MD 375 is unsigned and one-way westbound
1.472.37 MD 346 (Old Ocean City Boulevard)
2.163.48 US 50 (Ocean Gateway) – Salisbury, Ocean City
2.624.22 US 113 (Worcester Highway) / Georgetown Road east – Selbyville, DENorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Auxiliary route

MD 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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
  2. ↑ Google (2010-04-09). "Maryland Route 818" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  3. ↑ Maryland Geological Survey (1910). Map of Maryland (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  4. ↑ Maryland Geological Survey (1927). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Maryland State Roads Commission (1957). Maryland: Official Highway Map (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
  7. ↑ Google (2010-04-09). "Maryland Route 818A" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-04-09.

External links

Route map: Bing