Maryland Route 468
 Maryland Route 468 | ||||
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 Maryland Route 468 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
| Length | 11.19 mi[1] (18.01 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Snug Harbor Road in Shady Side | |||
 MD 256 near Shady Side MD 255 in Galesville | ||||
| North end |  MD 214 in Edgewater | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maryland | |||
| Counties | Anne Arundel | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Maryland Route 468 (MD 468) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The route runs 11.19 mi (18.01 km) from Snug Harbor Road in Shady Side north to Maryland Route 214 in Edgewater.
Route description
Maryland Route 468 begins as Shady Side Road at an intersection with West Shady Side Road, which heads north to access residences around Deadwood Cove and the Capt. Salem Avery House, and Snug Harbor Road, which heads east toward Snug Harbor Park and the Idlewilde peninsula. The east-west-marked route heads south as a two-lane road with a speed limit of 30 mph (48 km/h) through forests and the small residential communities scattered throughout Shady Side. After passing Cedarhurst Road, MD 468 intersects Columbia Beach Road, which in conjunction with Bay Breeze Road, Scott Town Road, and Nick Road forms an old alignment of MD 468. The speed limit increases to 45 mph (72 km/h) after the road passes Columbia Beach Road and starts to curve to the west. Shortly after passing Deep Cove Road, MD 468 passes Churchton Recreation Area and enters a small commercial area in Churchton, where the road intersects Maryland Route 256 (Deale Churchton Road) and Chalk Point Road. The road's name changes to Muddy Creek Road at MD 256.
After leaving the commercial area in Churchton, MD 468 enters farmland and meets Swamp Circle Road, then curves to the northwest and passes the intersection of Sudley Road and Plantation Boulevard. Sudley Road, as well as Old Sudley Road a short way to the north, provides access to the historic home Sudley. MD 468 then turns north, crosses three small creeks that flow into the West River, and intersects Maryland Route 255 (Galesville Road/Owensville Road) immediately to the west of the unincorporated village of Galesville. The route becomes marked north-south immediately before the MD 255 intersection.
North of MD 255, MD 468 passes three historic homes: Tulip Hill, which is accessed directly from the route; and Cedar Park and Parkhurst, which are both found by turning onto Cumberstone Road. The speed limit increases to 50 mph (80 km/h) after Cumberstone Road. After passing Old Muddy Creek Road, an old alignment, the road crosses over several branches of Muddy Creek within the Birds Mill Swamp. Within the swamp, the old alignment splits off to the east and MD 468 encounters Mill Swamp Road. After leaving the swamp, the road passes Contee Wharf Road and South River Clubhouse Road. The former road leads east to the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, while the latter passes the historic meeting place of the South River Club. After passing another old alignment of MD 468 in Clydesdale Road, the road meets its northern terminus at Maryland Route 214 (Central Avenue) in Edgewater.
History
MD 468 originally included Muddy Creek Road from MD 255 north to Edgewater. The portion of MD 468 from MD 255 to Shady Side was part of MD 255 and the highway from the MD 255–MD 468 intersection east to Galesville was MD 393.[3] The first work done along MD 468's modern course was grading work from the MD 255–MD 468 intersection south to Sudley Road in 1920.[4] The gravel highway was completed between those intersections in 1921 and proposed to extend to the modern intersection with MD 256.[5] The highway extended to Deep Creek Road on the south side of Shady Side in 1923.[6] MD 255 was completed to Shady Side in 1929 and 1930.[7][8] MD 468 was constructed in three sections. The first section from MD 253 (now MD 214) south to near Collins Road was started in 1930 and completed as a gravel road by 1933.[7][9] The highway was extended south to Lansdale Road in 1932 and 1933.[9][10] MD 468 was completed to MD 255 in 1933 and 1934.[10][11] By 1934, traffic on the Galesville–Shady Side segment was dense enough that the road was recommended to be widened from 16 to 20 feet (4.9 to 6.1 m).[10] MD 468 was extended south along MD 255's route to Shady Side and MD 255 replaced MD 393 into Galesville in 1949.[12] MD 468 originally followed what are now Old Muddy Creek Road and Clydesdale Road.[13] Those curvaceous segments were replaced with current straighter alignment in 1960.[14] MD 468 once extended a short distance along Snug Harbor Road from its present terminus in Shady Side.[15] The highway was retracted to its present terminus by 1987.[16]
Junction list
The entire route is in Anne Arundel County.
| Location | mi [1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Shady Side | 0.00 | 0.00 | Snug Harbor Road east / West Shady Side Road north | Southern terminus | |
| 2.83 | 4.55 |  MD 256 west (Deale Churchton Road) – Deale | |||
| Galesville | 6.23 | 10.03 | MD 255 (Galesville Road/Owensville Road) | ||
| Edgewater | 11.19 | 18.01 | MD 214 (Central Avenue) – Davidsonville, Mayo | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Auxiliary route
MD 468B is the designation for an unnamed 0.01-mile (0.016 km) spur from MD 468 east to a gate between Collins Road and South River Clubhouse Road near Edgewater.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2011). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- Anne Arundel County (PDF).
- ^ "Maryland Route 468" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1939). General Highway Map: State of Maryland (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
- ^ Zouck, Frank H.; Uhl, G. Clinton; Mudd, John F. (January 1920). Annual Reports of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1916–1919 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 33. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
- ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1921). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
- ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1923). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
- ^ a b Uhl, G. Clinton; Bruce, Howard; Shaw, John K. (October 1, 1930). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1927–1930 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. pp. 196–197. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
- ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1930). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c Byron, William D.; Lacy, Robert (December 28, 1934). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1931–1934 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. pp. 22, 318–319. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1934). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1949). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1959). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1960). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
- ^ Maryland State Highway Administration (1978). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration.
- ^ Maryland State Highway Administration (1987). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration.
