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Maryland Route 18 runs for 20 miles through Queen Anne's County, Maryland, and for much of its length it is known as Main Street, serving as the Main Street for the towns it connects. Route 18 is also part of the Chesapeake Country National Scenic Byway.

Route 18 used to be one of the main east-west roads in Queen Anne's County prior to the routing of U.S. Route 50 onto the Eastern Shore. It now serves mainly local traffic, however due to increasing backups on Route 50, it has attracted motorists as an alternate route to reach the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, although the Maryland State Highway Administration discourages the practice with signs indicating that Bay Bridge-bound traffic should stay on US 50.

Looking at its intersection with Maryland Route 8, it may appear that Route 18 ends there, however it actually turns north onto Business Parkway and continues to Love Point, while Route 8 begins here and goes south. The other end of the highway is at an intersection with Maryland Route 213 in Centreville.

External links

MD 18 on mdroads.com

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+*[[Image:MD Route 8.svg|20px]] [[Maryland Route 8|MD 8]]
-*[[Image:MD Route 552.svg|25px]] [[Maryland State Highway 552|MD 552]]
+*[[Image:MD Route 552.svg|25px]] [[Maryland Route 552|MD 552]]
-*[[Image:US 50.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 50|US 50]]
+*[[Image:US 50.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 50|US 50]] <sup>[[U.S. Route 50 in Maryland|(MD)]]</sup>
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-*[[Image:MD Route 213.svg|25px]] '''[[Maryland State Highway 213|MD 213]]'''
+*[[Image:MD Route 213.svg|25px]] '''[[Maryland Route 213|MD 213]]'''
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-'''Maryland State Highway 18''' or '''Route 18''' runs for 20 miles through [[Queen Anne's County, Maryland|Queen Anne's County]], and for much of its length it is known as '''Main Street'''.  Route 18 is also part of the [[Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway|Chesapeake Country]] [[National Scenic Byway]].
+'''Maryland Route 18''' runs for 20 miles through [[Queen Anne's County, Maryland]], and for much of its length it is known as '''Main Street''', serving as the [[Main Street]] for the towns it connects.  Route 18 is also part of the [[Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway|Chesapeake Country]] [[National Scenic Byway]].
-Maryland 18 used to be one of the main east-west roads in Queen Anne's County prior to the construction of [[United States Highway 50|US 50]] on the [[Maryland Eastern Shore|Eastern Shore]].  Route 18 now serves mainly local traffic, however due to increasing backups on US 50, it has attracted motorists as an alternate route to reach the [[Chesapeake Bay Bridge]].
+Route 18 used to be one of the main east-west roads in Queen Anne's County prior to the routing of [[U.S. Route 50]] onto the [[Maryland Eastern Shore|Eastern Shore]].  It now serves mainly local traffic, however due to increasing backups on Route 50, it has attracted motorists as an alternate route to reach the [[Chesapeake Bay Bridge]], although the [[Maryland State Highway Administration]] discourages the practice with signs indicating that Bay Bridge-bound traffic should stay on US 50.
-It is commonly believed that MD 18 ends at its intersection with [[Maryland State Highway 8]], however it actually turns north onto what is believed to be MD 8 and continues to Love Point.  The other end of the highway is at an intersection with [[Maryland State Highway 213]] in [[Centreville, Maryland|Centreville]].
+Looking at its intersection with [[Maryland Route 8]], it may appear that Route 18 ends there, however it actually turns north onto Business Parkway and continues to Love Point, while Route 8 begins here and goes south.  The other end of the highway is at an intersection with [[Maryland Route 213]] in [[Centreville, Maryland|Centreville]].
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