Maryland Route 330
Encyclopedia
Maryland Route 330 is a state highway
in the U.S. state
of Maryland
. Known as Massey Delaware Line Road, the state highway runs 3.72 miles (6 km) from MD 313
and MD 299
in Massey
east to the Delaware
state line in eastern Kent County
, where the highway continues east as Clayton Delaney Road. MD 330 was constructed in the mid 1950s but was not designated MD 330 until the late 1980s.
just south of the junction
of the Centreville and Chestertown branches of the Northern Line. The state highway passes through a mix of farmland and forest, passing the Massey Aerodrome and along the edge of the Millington Wildlife Management Area
. MD 330 reaches its eastern terminus at the Delaware state line, where the road continues east as Clayton Delaney Road in the southwest corner of New Castle County
.
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state line
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
. Known as Massey Delaware Line Road, the state highway runs 3.72 miles (6 km) from MD 313
Maryland Route 313
Maryland Route 313 is a state highway located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in the United States. The route runs from U.S. Route 50 in Mardela Springs, Wicomico County north to Maryland Route 213 and Maryland Route 290 in Galena, Kent County...
and MD 299
Maryland Route 299
Maryland Route 299 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from MD 313 and MD 330 in Massey in eastern Kent County north to U.S. Route 301 near Warwick in far southern Cecil County. MD 299 was constructed from Massey to the Sassafras River around 1930 and from...
in Massey
Massey, Maryland
Massey is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
east to the Delaware
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
state line in eastern Kent County
Kent County, Maryland
Kent County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, on its Eastern Shore. It was named for the county of Kent in England. Its county seat is Chestertown. In 2010, the county population was 20,197...
, where the highway continues east as Clayton Delaney Road. MD 330 was constructed in the mid 1950s but was not designated MD 330 until the late 1980s.
Route description
MD 330 begins at a four-way intersection with MD 313 and MD 299 in Massey. MD 313 northbound heads west as Galena Massey Road and southbound as Millington Massey Road. MD 299 heads north as Massey Road toward Sassafras. MD 330 heads east, crossing the Centreville Branch of the Northern Line of the Maryland and Delaware RailroadMaryland and Delaware Railroad
The Maryland and Delaware Railroad Company is a Class III short-line railroad, formed in 1977 to operate several branch lines of the former Penn Central Railroad in both Maryland and Delaware. These branches were omitted from the system plan for Conrail in 1976 and would have been discontinued...
just south of the junction
Junction (rail)
A junction, in the context of rail transport, is a place at which two or more rail routes converge or diverge.This implies a physical connection between the tracks of the two routes , 'points' and signalling.one or two tracks each meet at a junction, a fairly simple layout of tracks suffices to...
of the Centreville and Chestertown branches of the Northern Line. The state highway passes through a mix of farmland and forest, passing the Massey Aerodrome and along the edge of the Millington Wildlife Management Area
Millington Wildlife Management Area
Millington Wildlife Management Area is a Wildlife Management Area in Kent County, Maryland.-External links:*...
. MD 330 reaches its eastern terminus at the Delaware state line, where the road continues east as Clayton Delaney Road in the southwest corner of New Castle County
New Castle County, Delaware
New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of 2010 its population was 538,479, an increase of 7.6% over the previous decade. The county seat is Wilmington. The center of population of Delaware is located in New Castle County, in the town of...
.
History
The highway from Massey east to the Delaware state line was constructed as a modern road starting in 1954. However, the road remained a county highway until it was designated MD 330 around 1989.Junction list
The entire route is in Kent CountyKent County, Maryland
Kent County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, on its Eastern Shore. It was named for the county of Kent in England. Its county seat is Chestertown. In 2010, the county population was 20,197...
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Massey, Maryland
Massey is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
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|Western terminus
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|3.72
|Clayton Delaney Road east
|Eastern terminus; Delaware
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
state line