Maryland Route 520

Maryland Route 520 marker

Maryland Route 520
Whites Neck Road
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length: 2.61 mi[1] (4.20 km)
Existed: 1933 – present
Major junctions
South end: Dead end near Bushwood
North end: MD 239 near Bushwood
Location
Counties: St. Mary's
Highway system
MD 518MD 521

Maryland Route 520 (MD 520) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Whites Neck Road, the state highway runs 2.61 miles (4.20 km) from a dead end at a boat ramp north to MD 239 near Bushwood in western St. Mary's County. MD 520 was constructed in 1933.

Route description

MD 520 begins at a boat ramp at the southern end of Whites Neck adjacent to the mouth of Whites Neck Creek at St. Catherine Sound, an embayment of the Wicomico River. The 18-foot (5.5 m) wide two-lane state highway heads west then north through farmland. MD 520 veers northeast through a forested area before crossing Whites Neck Creek and reaching its northern terminus at MD 239 (Bushwood Wharf Road) near the community of Bushwood.[1][2]

History

MD 520 was constructed as a gravel road in 1933.[3] The state highway was widened and resurfaced with bituminous concrete in 1956.[4] MD 520 has changed very little since then.

Junction list

The entire route is in Bushwood, St. Mary's County.

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.000.00Dead end at boat rampSouthern terminus
2.614.20 MD 239 (Bushwood Wharf Road)Northern 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 2010-12-08.
  2. Google (2010-07-30). "Maryland Route 520" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  3. Byron, William D.; Lacy, Robert (December 28, 1934). "Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland" (1931–1934 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission: 353. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
  4. Maryland State Roads Commission (1956). Maryland: Official Highway Map (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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