Maryland Route 462 (MD 462) 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 ...
located in
Harford County
Harford County is located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 260,924. Its county seat is Bel Air. Harford County is included in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is ...
in the
U.S. state of
Maryland. Known as Paradise Road, the route runs from
MD 132 in
Aberdeen north to
MD 155
Maryland Route 155 (MD 155) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Level Road, the state highway runs from MD 22 in Churchville east to U.S. Route 40 (US 40) and MD 7 in Havre de Grace. In conjun ...
near
Hopewell Village. MD 462 was built in the early 1930s.
Route description
MD 462 begins at an intersection with MD 132 (Bel Air Avenue) in the city of Aberdeen. The state highway heads north as a two-lane undivided road through a residential neighborhood. Shortly after passing west of
Aberdeen High School, MD 462 intersects
MD 22 (Aberdeen Thruway), which connects
Aberdeen Proving Ground with
Interstate 95
Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from U.S. Route 1, US Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Miami, Florida, to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between M ...
(I-95) and the town of
Bel Air. The state highway continues north through residential areas and leaves the city limits of Aberdeen between crossings of Carsins Run and Swan Creek. MD 462 passes through a mix of farmland and forest and passes under I-95 with no access. The state highway has staggered intersections with Chapel Road, which heads east toward the city of
Havre de Grace and west toward
Aldino. MD 462 intersects Webster Road, the old alignment of MD 155, before reaching its northern terminus at MD 155 (Level Road) in the hamlet of Webster east of Hopewell Village.
History
MD 462 was fully paved in macadam from Aberdeen to Webster by 1933.
The state highway has not changed since except for minor improvements.
Junction list
See also
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References
External links
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Maryland Route 462
Maryland Route 462 (MD 462) is a state highway located in Harford County, Maryland, Harford County in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Paradise Road, the route runs from Maryland Route 132, MD 132 in Aberdeen, Maryland, Aberdeen north to Mar ...