Maryland Route 578

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Maryland Route 578

Bethlehem Road
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length4.24 mi[1] (6.82 km)
Existed1935–present
Tourist
routes
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway
Major junctions
West end MD 331 at Bethlehem
East end MD 16 at Harmony
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountiesCaroline
Highway system
MD 577 MD 579

Maryland Route 578 (MD 578) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Bethlehem Road, the state highway runs 4.24 miles (6.82 km) from MD 331 at Bethlehem east to MD 16 at Harmony. The first segment of MD 578 was completed in the mid-1930s; the remainder was built in the early 1940s.

Route description

View north along MD 578 at MD 331 in Bethlehem

MD 578 begins at an intersection with MD 331 (Dover Bridge Road) in Bethlehem. Bethlehem Road continues south as a county highway. MD 578 heads northeast as a two-lane undivided road through farmland. After passing Newton Road, the state highway crosses Hog Creek. MD 578 meets its eastern terminus at MD 16 (Harmony Road) in the unincorporated village of Harmony.[1][2]

History

MD 578 was paved by 1935 from Bethlehem to Newton Road.[3] The remainder of the highway to Harmony, including the bridge over Hog Creek, was completed in 1941.[4][5]

Junction list

The entire route is in Caroline County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Bethlehem0.000.00 MD 331 (Dover Bridge Road) / Bethlehem Road south – Preston, EastonWestern terminus
Harmony4.246.82 MD 16 (Harmony Road) – Denton, PrestonEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
  2. ^ Google (2010-03-28). "Maryland Route 578" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
  3. ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1935). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  4. ^ Whitman, Ezra B.; Webb, P. Watson; Thomas, W. Frank (March 15, 1943). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1941–1942 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 82. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
  5. ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1946). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1946–1947 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.

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