Maryland Route 376

Maryland Route 376 marker

Maryland Route 376

A map of northern Worcester County showing major roads. Maryland Route 376 runs from Berlin to MD 611 near Assateague Island.

Maryland Route 376 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length: 4.56 mi[1] (7.34 km)
Existed: 1927 – present
Tourist
routes:		 Cape to Cape Scenic Byway
Major junctions
West end: MD 818 in Berlin
  MD 377 in Berlin
US 113 in Berlin
East end: MD 611 at Lewis Corner
Location
Counties: Worcester
Highway system
← MD 375MD 377 →

Maryland Route 376 (MD 376) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Assateague Road, the state highway runs 4.56 miles (7.34 km) from MD 818 in Berlin east to MD 611 at Lewis Corner. MD 376 connects Berlin with communities on the Sinepuxent Neck and, in conjunction with MD 611, connects Berlin with Assateague Island National Seashore. The state highway was constructed from Berlin in the second half of the 1920s and the early 1930s.

Route description

MD 376 begins at an intersection with MD 818 (Main Street) in Berlin. After intersecting the southern end of MD 377 (Williams Street), the state highway heads east as two-lane Bay Street east to U.S. Route 113 (US 113, Worcester Highway) and leaves the town of Berlin upon traversing Hudson Branch. The highway's name changes to Assateague Road and MD 376 continues southeast through farmland and forest, intersecting Sinepuxent Road after crossing Trappe Creek. The state highway spans Ayres Creek before reaching its eastern terminus at MD 611 (Stephen Decatur Highway) in Lewis Corner.[1][2] The section of MD 376 east of US 113 provides access, along with MD 611, to the Maryland section of Assateague Island for traffic coming from US 113 from points north and US 50 from points west.[3]

History

MD 376 was paved from the Berlin town line to just east of Trappe Creek in 1924. Bay Street within Berlin was paved in 1925.[4][5] By 1930, MD 376 had been completed east almost to Ayres Creek.[6] The state highway was complete to Lewis Corner by 1933.[7][8]

Junction list

The entire route is in Worcester County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Berlin0.000.00 MD 818 (Main Street)Western terminus
0.010.016 MD 377 north (Williams Street)
0.420.68 US 113 (Worcester Highway) to US 50 – Snow Hill
Lewis Corner4.567.34 MD 611 (Stephen Decatur Highway) – Ocean City, Assateague Island ParksEastern 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 2010-10-24.
  2. ↑ Google (2010-04-09). "Maryland Route 376" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  3. ↑ "Delmarva Questions and Answers". The Washington Post. May 19, 2006. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  4. ↑ Mackall, John N.; Darnall, R. Bennett; Brown, W.W. (January 1927). Annual Reports of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1924–1926 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. pp. 28, 100. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  5. ↑ Maryland Geological Survey (1927). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  6. ↑ Maryland Geological Survey (1930). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  7. ↑ Uhl, G. Clinton; Bruce, Howard; Shaw, John K. (October 1, 1930). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1927–1930 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 235. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
  8. ↑ Maryland Geological Survey (1933). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.

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