Maryland Route 508 (MD 508) is a
state highway
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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 sove ...
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 Adelina Road, the state highway runs from
MD 506 in
Bowens north to
MD 231 near
Barstow. MD 508 was constructed in the early 1930s from MD 231 to
Adelina. The southern terminus was rolled back to Bowens in the late 1950s.
Route description
MD 508 begins at a four-way intersection in Bowens. Sixes Road heads east as MD 506 toward
Port Republic and west as a county highway toward the
Patuxent River
The Patuxent River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in the state of Maryland. There are three main river drainages for central Maryland: the Potomac River to the west passing through Washington, D.C., the Patapsco River to the northeast ...
. Adelina Road continues south as a county highway toward the unincorporated community of Adelina and the historic home
Taney Place
Taney Place is a historic home located at Adelina, Calvert County, Maryland, United States. It is a simple, two-story, hip-roofed, Georgian-style country house, dating from about 1750. It was the birthplace and childhood home of Roger Brook ...
, which was the birthplace of
Supreme Court
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Chief Justice Roger Taney
Roger Brooke Taney (; March 17, 1777 – October 12, 1864) was the fifth chief justice of the United States, holding that office from 1836 until his death in 1864. Although an opponent of slavery, believing it to be an evil practice, Taney belie ...
. MD 508 heads north as a two-lane undivided road through a forested area with scattered residences. The state highway reaches its northern terminus at MD 231 (Hallowing Point Road) near Barstow.
History
MD 508 was constructed from MD 231 south to Sheridan Point Road in Adelina in 1933.
The southern terminus was rolled back to MD 506 in Bowens in 1957.
Junction list
See also
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References
External links
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MDRoads: MD 508
508
Maryland Route 508