Maryland Route 348 (MD 348) 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
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of
Maryland
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. Known for most of its length as Laurel Road, the state highway runs from Main Street just west of
MD 313 in
Sharptown east to the
Delaware
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state line, where the highway continues as
Delaware Route 24
Delaware Route 24 (DE 24) is a state highway located in Sussex County, Delaware. The route runs from Maryland Route 348 (MD 348) at the Maryland border east of Sharptown, Maryland, east to an intersection with DE 1 in ...
(DE 24). MD 348 was constructed in the early 1930s. The state highway originally had its western terminus at State Street in Sharptown. MD 348's terminus was rolled back to its present location following the completion of MD 313's bypass of Sharptown in the late 1980s.
Route description
MD 348 begins at the intersection of Main Street and Eagles Avenue on the edge of Sharptown. Main Street continues northwest as a street in the town of Sharptown. The state highway heads southeast on two-lane undivided Main Street, where it immediately encounters MD 313 (Sharptown Road). After crossing MD 313, MD 348 heads southeast as Laurel Road, running through farmland. After passing Santo Domingo Road, the route turns east and reaches its eastern terminus at the Delaware state line. The highway continues east as DE 24 (Sharptown Road) toward the town of
Laurel
Laurel may refer to:
Plants
* Lauraceae, the laurel family
* Laurel (plant), including a list of trees and plants known as laurel
People
* Laurel (given name), people with the given name
* Laurel (surname), people with the surname
* Laurel (mus ...
.
History
MD 348 was constructed as a modern highway beginning in 1930.
The first segment of highway to be completed was from the Delaware state line to Santo Domingo Road.
The remainder of the highway to State Street in Sharptown, which was once MD 313, was completed by 1933.
The MD 313 bypass of Sharptown and the new bridge over the Nanticoke River were completed in 1987.
The portion of MD 348 between State Street and Eagles Avenue was transferred to local maintenance by 1999.
Junction list
See also
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References
External links
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Maryland Route 348
Maryland Route 348 (MD 348) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Laurel Road, the state highway runs from Main Street just west of Maryland Route 313, MD 313 in Sharptown, Maryland, Sharptown east to ...