Maryland Route 501 (MD 501) is a
state highway
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in the U.S. state of
Maryland
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. Known as Chillum Road, the state highway runs from
MD 212 in
Chillum east to
MD 500 in
Mount Rainier
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. MD 501, which is the main east–west highway through Chillum in northwestern
Prince George's County
)
, demonym = Prince Georgian
, ZIP codes = 20607–20774
, area codes = 240, 301
, founded date = April 23
, founded year = 1696
, named for = Prince George of Denmark
, leader_title = Executive
, leader_name = Angela D. Alsobrook ...
, was constructed in the early 1930s.
Route description
MD 501 begins at an intersection with MD 212 (Riggs Road) in Chillum. Chillum Road continues west as a two-lane undivided county highway toward
New Hampshire Avenue
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just inside the
District of Columbia
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, image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...
boundary. MD 501 heads southeast as a four-lane undivided highway that intersects Sargent Road and crosses a branch of the
Northwest Branch Anacostia River
Northwest Branch Anacostia River is a free-flowing stream in Montgomery County and Prince George's County, Maryland. It is a tributary of the Anacostia River, which flows to the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay.
Course
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. The highway begins to parallel Northwest Branch and passes under the
Green Line
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of the
Washington Metro
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West Hyattsville station
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. MD 501 reaches its eastern terminus at MD 500 (Queens Chapel Road) at the city limits of Mount Rainier. Chillum Road continues east into the city as a two-lane undivided street that curves south and becomes 34th Street.
History
MD 501 was paved as a concrete road between 1930 and 1933.
The highway was widened with a pair of bituminous shoulders between 1940 and 1942.
A new bridge was built for MD 501 across the branch of Northwest Branch in 1951.
This bridge was replaced with one wide enough for the present four-lane road in 1968.
Junction list
See also
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References
External links
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Maryland Route 501