Maryland Route 306 (MD 306) 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 as Houston Branch Road, the state highway runs from the town limits of
Federalsburg, where the road continues as Central Avenue to
MD 315, east to the
Delaware
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state line, where the road continues as Dublin Hill Road. MD 306 provides access to
Idylwild Wildlife Management Area. The state highway was constructed in the late 1930s.
Route description
MD 306 begins at the eastern town limits of Federalsburg adjacent to Lake Chambers, an impoundment of
Tanyard Branch. The roadway continues west as Central Avenue toward an intersection with
MD 315 (Liberty Road) east of downtown Federalsburg. MD 306 heads northeast as a two-lane undivided road, passing through a mix of farmland and forest. The state highway also follows the eastern edge of Idylwild Wildlife Management Area. After crossing
Houston Branch, MD 306 curves to the east and reaches its eastern terminus at the Delaware state line, where the highway continues into
Sussex County as Dublin Hill Road, which heads east to an intersection with
Delaware Route 404
Delaware Route 404 (DE 404) is a major state highway in Sussex County, Delaware, Sussex County, Delaware that spans the east-west width of the state. DE 404's western terminus is at the Maryland border northwest of Bridgeville, D ...
(Seashore Highway) northwest of the town of
Bridgeville.
History
Approximately of Houston Branch Road from the Federalsburg end was paved as a state-aid road by 1910.
That short portion of highway was reconstructed and the remainder of MD 306 constructed as a modern highway in 1938 and 1939.
MD 306 originally included Central Avenue west to Liberty Road, which was originally
MD 318 and became MD 315 after the completion of the Federalsburg Bypass in 1964.
The portion of highway within the town of Federalsburg was removed from MD 306 by 1999.
Junction list
See also
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References
External links
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Maryland Route 306
Maryland Route 306 (MD 306) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Houston Branch Road, the state highway runs from the town limits of Federalsburg, where the road continues as Central Avenue to MD 315, east to the Delawar ...