Maryland Route 566

Maryland Route 566 marker

Maryland Route 566
Stillpond Harmony Road
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length: 1.19 mi[1] (1.92 km)
Existed: 1946 – present
Major junctions
West end: MD 292 in Still Pond
East end: MD 298 near Still Pond
Location
Counties: Kent
Highway system
← MD 565MD 567 →

Maryland Route 566 (MD 566) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Stillpond Harmony Road, the state highway runs 1.19 miles (1.92 km) from MD 292 in Still Pond east to MD 298 near Still Pond in northern Kent County. MD 566 was constructed from Still Pond east to MD 298's intersection with MD 213 in the late 1940s. MD 298 assumed much of MD 566's course in the early 1960s.

Route description

MD 566 begins at an intersection with MD 292 (Still Pond Road) in the unincorporated village of Still Pond. MD 292 heads west from the intersection toward Betterton and south toward MD 298 near Lynch. MD 566 heads east through the Still Pond Historic District before leaving the village and passing through farmland. The state highway reaches its eastern terminus at an acute intersection with MD 298 (Lambs Meadow Road).[1][2]

History

Stillpond Harmony Road was constructed around 1946 to provide a direct connection between Still Pond and U.S. Route 213 (now MD 213) north of Kennedyville.[3] By 1949, the new highway was designated MD 566. The state highway originally followed Medders Road through Still Pond.[4] Medders Road was bypassed by the present straight piece of MD 566 in 1961.[5] MD 566 was cut to its present length in 1963 when MD 298 was extended east along the stretch of MD 566 east of the two routes' present intersection.[6]

Junction list

The entire route is in Still Pond, Kent County.

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.000.00 MD 292 (Stillpond Road) – Betterton, LynchWestern terminus
1.191.92 MD 298 (Lambs Meadow Road) – Lynch, GalenaEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  2. ↑ Google (2010-06-11). "Maryland Route 566" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
  3. ↑ Reindollar, Robert M.; Webb, P. Watson; McCain, Russell H. (February 1, 1947). "Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland" (1945–1946 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission: 90. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  4. ↑ Maryland State Roads Commission (1949). Maryland: Official Highway Map (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
  5. ↑ Maryland State Roads Commission (1961). Maryland: Official Highway Map (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
  6. ↑ Maryland State Roads Commission (1963). Maryland: Official Highway Map (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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