Maryland Route 342
Encyclopedia
Maryland Route 342 is a state highway
in the U.S. state
of Maryland
. Known as St. Augustine Road, the state highway runs 2.82 miles (4.5 km) from MD 310
in St. Augustine
north to George Street, which is one of the segments of unsigned
Maryland Route 537
, in Chesapeake City
in southern Cecil County
. MD 342 was constructed in its entirety by 1915.
, the state highway enters the town of Chesapeake City and intersects an unnamed road (unsigned MD 537D) that leads to ramps to MD 213 (Augustine Herman Highway). MD 342 continues a short distance to its northern terminus at an oblique junction with George Street, which is unsigned MD 537C and leads to MD 286
in the South Chesapeake City Historic District
.
.
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!Location
!Mile
!Destinations
!Notes
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|St. Augustine
|0.00
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|Southern terminus
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|rowspan=2|Chesapeake City
|2.74
|To
|Unsigned MD 537D
|-
|2.82
|George Street to
|Northern terminus; unsigned MD 537C
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
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
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 St. Augustine Road, the state highway runs 2.82 miles (4.5 km) from MD 310
Maryland Route 310
Maryland Route 310 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Cayots Corner Road, the state highway runs from MD 213 in Cayots east to the Delaware state line east of St. Augustine, where the highway continues as Churchtown Road, in southern Cecil County. MD 310 was built east...
in St. Augustine
St. Augustine, Maryland
St. Augustine is an unincorporated community in Cecil County, Maryland, United States.Land rights to the area were granted to merchant Augustine Herman by Lord Baltimore prior to 1686 but the Herman family was never able to lay proper claim to the title....
north to George Street, which is one of the segments of unsigned
Unsigned highway
An unsigned highway is a highway that has been assigned a route number, but does not bear conventional road markings that would normally be used to identify the route with that number...
Maryland Route 537
Maryland Route 537
Maryland Route 537 is an unsigned state highway in Cecil County, Maryland running through Chesapeake City. The highway is divided into three segments, all of which are designated with a lettered suffix...
, in Chesapeake City
Chesapeake City, Maryland
Chesapeake City is a town in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. The population was 787 at the 2000 census.The town was originally named by Bohemian colonist Augustine Herman the Village of Bohemia , but the name was changed in 1839 when the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal was built...
in southern Cecil County
Cecil County, Maryland
Cecil County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is part of the Delaware Valley. It was named for Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore , who was the first Proprietary Governor of the colony of Maryland from 1632 until his death in 1675. The county seat is Elkton. The newspaper...
. MD 342 was constructed in its entirety by 1915.
Route description
MD 342 begins at an intersection with MD 310 (Cayots Corner Road) in St. Augustine. The state highway heads northeast as a narrow two-lane road through farmland. MD 342 makes a right-angle turn to the northwest, curves to the west, then takes a sharp to the north through a forested area and scattered residences. Just east of the southern end of the Chesapeake City BridgeChesapeake City Bridge
The Chesapeake City Bridge carries Maryland Route 213 across the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal in Chesapeake City, Maryland. There are two undivided traffic lanes and one sidewalk on the east side of the bridge. It was built in 1949 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide a high-level canal...
, the state highway enters the town of Chesapeake City and intersects an unnamed road (unsigned MD 537D) that leads to ramps to MD 213 (Augustine Herman Highway). MD 342 continues a short distance to its northern terminus at an oblique junction with George Street, which is unsigned MD 537C and leads to MD 286
Maryland Route 286
Maryland Route 286 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Bethel Road, the state highway runs from George Street, which is one of the segments of unsigned Maryland Route 537, east within Chesapeake City to the Delaware state line, where the highway...
in the South Chesapeake City Historic District
South Chesapeake City Historic District
South Chesapeake City Historic District is a national historic district at Chesapeake City, Cecil County, Maryland, United States. It reflects the town's period of greatest prosperity in the mid 19th century when the adjacent Chesapeake and Delaware Canal was an active commercial artery between...
.
History
MD 342 was paved from George Street to just south of the right-angle turn by 1910. The remainder of the road to St. Augustine and MD 310 east of St. Augustine were built as a state-aid road by 1915. MD 342 has changed very little since then.Junction list
The entire route is in Cecil CountyCecil County, Maryland
Cecil County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is part of the Delaware Valley. It was named for Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore , who was the first Proprietary Governor of the colony of Maryland from 1632 until his death in 1675. The county seat is Elkton. The newspaper...
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!Location
!Mile
!Destinations
!Notes
|-
|St. Augustine
St. Augustine, Maryland
St. Augustine is an unincorporated community in Cecil County, Maryland, United States.Land rights to the area were granted to merchant Augustine Herman by Lord Baltimore prior to 1686 but the Herman family was never able to lay proper claim to the title....
|0.00
|
|Southern terminus
|-
|rowspan=2|Chesapeake City
Chesapeake City, Maryland
Chesapeake City is a town in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. The population was 787 at the 2000 census.The town was originally named by Bohemian colonist Augustine Herman the Village of Bohemia , but the name was changed in 1839 when the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal was built...
|2.74
|To
|Unsigned MD 537D
Maryland Route 537
Maryland Route 537 is an unsigned state highway in Cecil County, Maryland running through Chesapeake City. The highway is divided into three segments, all of which are designated with a lettered suffix...
|-
|2.82
|George Street to
|Northern terminus; unsigned MD 537C
Maryland Route 537
Maryland Route 537 is an unsigned state highway in Cecil County, Maryland running through Chesapeake City. The highway is divided into three segments, all of which are designated with a lettered suffix...