Maryland Route 302 (MD 302) is a
state highway
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in the
U.S. state
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of
Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...
. Known for most of its length as Barclay Road, the state highway runs from
U.S. Route 301 (US 301) near
Barclay Barclay may refer to:
People
* Barclay (surname)
* Clan Barclay
Places
* Barclay, Kansas
* Barclay, Maryland, a town in Queen Anne's County
* Barclay, Baltimore, Maryland, a neighborhood
* Barclay, Nevada, a town in Lincoln County
* Barclay, ...
east to the
Delaware
Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...
state line near
Templeville, where the highway continues northeast as
Delaware Route 11
Delaware Route 11 (DE 11) is a state highway in Kent County, Delaware. It is signed north-south and runs from Maryland Route 302 (MD 302) at the Maryland border near Templeville, Maryland northeast to DE 300 near K ...
(DE 11). MD 302 follows the
Queen Anne's–
Caroline county line for part of its length near Templeville. The county line road is considered to be in Caroline County for maintenance purposes.
MD 302 was first paved in Barclay in the early 1920s and from Templeville to the state line in the late 1920s. The gap between Barclay and Templeville was filled in the late 1930s. MD 302 was extended west toward
Church Hill in the late 1940s and to US 301 in the mid-1960s.
Route description
MD 302 begins at an intersection with US 301 (Blue Star Memorial Highway) about midway between Church Hill and Barclay in Queen Anne's County. County-maintained Hall Road heads west from the intersection toward Church Hill, and a
park and ride
A park and ride, also known as incentive parking or a commuter lot, is a parking lot with public transport connections that allows commuting, commuters and other people heading to city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, Rail t ...
lot is located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection. MD 302 heads east as two-lane undivided Barclay Road, which crosses Red Lion Branch near its source west of Stevens Corners. The highway passes through the town of Barclay as Church Street. In the center of town, the highway has a grade crossing with the Centreville Branch of the Northern Line of the
Maryland and Delaware Railroad
The Maryland and Delaware Railroad Company is a Class III short-line railroad, formed in 1977 to operate several branch lines of the former Penn Central Railroad in both Maryland and Delaware, United States. These branches were omitted from the ...
just west of the route's junction with
MD 313 (Goldsboro Road). Upon leaving Barclay, the route becomes Barclay Road again. MD 302 crosses Unicorn Branch at its source, and the highway begins to follow the Queen Anne's–Caroline county line at its intersection with Woodyard Road. MD 302 passes through the town of Templeville, where the highway intersects the northern terminus of
MD 454 (Crown Stone Road). East of the town, shortly after crossing Beaver Dam Ditch, MD 302 reaches its eastern terminus at the Delaware state line. The highway continues northeast as DE 11 (Arthursville Road) toward the town of
Hartly.
History
The first section of MD 302 was about east from MD 313 in Barclay paved in 1923.
A second, unconnected section was completed between Templeville and the Delaware state line in 1930. This section was designated as MD 394.
The gap between Barclay and Templeville was filled in 1939, replacing MD 394.
MD 302 was extended west about toward Church Hill in 1949.
The state highway reached its present length when it was extended to US 301 in 1966.
Junction list
MD 302 follows the Queen Anne's–Caroline county line from just west of Woodyard Road near Templeville to the Delaware state line. The county line portion is considered to be in Caroline County for maintenance purposes.
See also
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References
External links
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Maryland Route 302
Maryland Route 302