Maryland Route 277

Maryland Route 277 marker

Maryland Route 277

Maryland Route 277 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length: 2.51 mi[1] (4.04 km)
Existed: 1927 – present
Major junctions
West end: Elk Mills Road near Elk Mills
  MD 316 near Elk Mills
East end: MD 279 near Elkton
Location
Counties: Cecil
Highway system
← MD 276MD 278 →

Maryland Route 277 (MD 277) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs 2.51 miles (4.04 km) from Elk Mills east to MD 279 near Elkton in northeastern Cecil County. MD 277 was paved west of MD 316 by 1921 and was extended east to MD 279 in the mid 1980s.

Route description

MD 277 westbound past eastern terminus at MD 279

MD 277 begins at an arbitrary point on Elk Mills Road in the community of Elk Mills about 250 feet (76 m) west of the entrance to Elk Mills Community Park. Elk Mills Road continues west as a county highway toward MD 213. MD 277 heads east through a residential area, crossing CSX's Philadelphia Subdivision at grade and then over Big Elk Creek. The state highway enters a forested area along the edge of a quarry before meeting Appleton Road, which heads south as MD 316. MD 277 continues east as Fletchwood Road past a distribution center and through a residential area before reaching its eastern terminus at MD 279 (Elkton Road) northeast of Elkton and just west of the Delaware state line.[1][2]

History

MD 277 was paved west of MD 316 by 1921.[3] The state highway was extended east to MD 279 around 1985.[4]

Junction list

The entire route is in Cecil County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Elk Mills0.000.00Elk Mills Road west
1.191.92 MD 316 south (Appleton Road) / Appleton Road north – Elkton
 2.514.04 MD 279 (Elkton Road) – Elkton, Newark, DE
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 2010-10-14.
  2. ↑ Google (2010-10-14). "Maryland Route 277" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
  3. ↑ Maryland Geological Survey (1921). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  4. ↑ Maryland State Highway Administration (1985). Maryland: Official Highway Map (Map) (1985–86 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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