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State highway in Maryland, United States This article describes a Maryland state highway numbered 370. For the Interstate with the same number, see Interstate 370.
Maryland Route 370 markerMaryland Route 370
Unionville Road
Maryland Route 370 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length1.58 mi (2.54 km)
Existed1927–present
Major junctions
South end MD 33 near Easton
North endMiles River Road near Unionville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountiesTalbot
Highway system
← I-370→ MD 371

Maryland Route 370 (MD 370) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Unionville Road, the state highway runs 1.58 miles (2.54 km) from MD 33 near Easton to Miles River Road near Unionville. MD 370 connects Easton with the northwestern Talbot County villages of Unionville and Tunis Mills, which are separated from the county seat by the Miles River. The Miles River Bridge was constructed in the early 1910s. MD 370 was completed in the early 1930s when the bridge was connected with a modern road to MD 33.

Route description

View north along MD 370 at MD 33 near Easton

MD 370 begins at an intersection with MD 33 (St. Michaels Road) a short distance west of the town of Easton. A park and ride lot is located at the northwest corner of this intersection. The state highway heads northwest as a two-lane undivided road through a mix of farmland and residential subdivisions. MD 370 crosses the Miles River on a bascule drawbridge before reaching its northern terminus at an intersection with Miles River Road near Unionville. Unionville Road continues north as a county highway toward the center of Unionville and Tunis Mills.

History

The original Miles River Bridge was constructed as a state-aid project in 1913, along with 2 mi (3.2 km) of roads connecting the bridge to Unionville and Tunis Mills. The bridge was connected with a modern road to MD 33 by 1933. The original Miles River Bridge was replaced by the present bridge in 1984.

Junction list

The entire route is in Talbot County.

Locationmi
kmDestinationsNotes
Easton0.000.00 MD 33 (St. Michaels Road) – Easton, Saint MichaelsSouthern terminus
Unionville1.582.54Unionville Road north / Miles River Road westNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
  2. "Maryland Route 370" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
  3. Weller, O.E.; Parran, Thomas; Miller, W.B.; Perry, John M.; Ramsay, Andrew; Smith, J. Frank (May 1916). Annual Reports of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1912–1915 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. pp. 65, 95. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
  4. Maryland Geological Survey (1933). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  5. Federal Highway Administration (2012). "NBI Structure Number: 100000200018010". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration.

External links

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