Maryland Route 347 (MD 347) is a
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sover ...
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 ...
. The state highway runs from
MD 349 in
Quantico north to
U.S. Route 50
U.S. Route 50 or U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland Route 528 (MD 528) in Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlanti ...
(US 50) in
Hebron
Hebron ( ar, الخليل or ; he, חֶבְרוֹן ) is a Palestinian. city in the southern West Bank, south of Jerusalem. Nestled in the Judaean Mountains, it lies above sea level. The second-largest city in the West Bank (after East J ...
. MD 347 was constructed as a modern highway in Hebron in the mid-1910s. The remainder of the highway was constructed in the late 1920s.
Route description
MD 347 begins at an intersection with MD 349 (Nanticoke Road) in Quantico. The state highway heads north as two-lane undivided Quantico Road past scattered residences and runs east of Westside Primary School. After veering northwest at Catchpenny Road, MD 347 crosses Quantico Creek and passes through the historic center of Quantico. The state highway leaves Quantico after a sharp turn to the northeast at Old Athol Road and passes through farmland. Upon arriving in the town of Hebron, the highway passes southeast of Westside Intermediate School and the historic home
St. Giles
Saint Giles (, la, Aegidius, french: Gilles), also known as Giles the Hermit, was a hermit or monk active in the lower Rhône most likely in the 6th century. Revered as a saint, his cult became widely diffused but his hagiography is mostly lege ...
. Within Hebron, MD 347 is known as Main Street and intersects the western terminus of
MD 670 (Lillian Street). After leaving Hebron, the state highway continues northeast as Hebron Road, crossing Rewastico Creek before reaching its northern terminus at US 50 (Ocean Gateway).
History
The portion of MD 347 between Hebron and what is now US 50 was completed as a state-aid road by 1915.
The next segment completed was from MD 349 to the center of Quantico by 1926.
MD 347 was completed between Hebron and Quantico by 1930.
Junction list
See also
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References
External links
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347
Year 347 (Roman numerals, CCCXLVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Rufinus and Eusebius (or, less frequently, year 1 ...
Maryland Route 347