Maryland Route 365
Encyclopedia
Maryland Route 365 is a state highway
in the U.S. state
of Maryland
. Known for most of its length as Public Landing Road, the state highway runs 6.29 miles (10.1 km) from U.S. Route 113 Business
(US 113 Business) in Snow Hill
east to Public Landing Wharf Road in Public Landing
. MD 365 was constructed between 1924 and 1929.
at-grade before leaving the town limits of Snow Hill, where the name of the highway changes to Public Landing Road. After passing a recreation center, the state highway intersects US 113
(Worcester Highway) and crosses Pattys Branch. MD 365 passes through the hamlets of Mount Wesley and Spence before entering Public Landing. The state highway reaches its eastern terminus at Public Landing Wharf Road adjacent to the shore of Chincoteague Bay
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|rowspan=2|Snow Hill
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|Western terminus
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|1.03
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|Public Landing
|6.29
|Public Landing Wharf Road north
|Eastern terminus
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 for most of its length as Public Landing Road, the state highway runs 6.29 miles (10.1 km) from U.S. Route 113 Business
U.S. Route 113 Business (Snow Hill, Maryland)
U.S. Route 113 Business is a business route of U.S. Route 113 in the U.S. state of Maryland. The highway runs between junctions with US 113 on the south and north sides of Snow Hill, the county seat of Worcester County. US 113 Business is the old alignment of US 113 through Snow Hill...
(US 113 Business) in Snow Hill
Snow Hill, Maryland
Snow Hill is a town in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,409 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Worcester County.-History:...
east to Public Landing Wharf Road in Public Landing
Public Landing, Maryland
Public Landing is a small unincorporated community 6.5 miles east of Snow Hill in Worcester County, Maryland, located at . Public Landing is located on Chincoteague Bay, at the end of Maryland Route 365....
. MD 365 was constructed between 1924 and 1929.
Route description
MD 365 begins at an intersection with US 113 Business (Market Street) just east of downtown Snow Hill. The state highway heads east as two-lane Bay Street. MD 365 crosses the Snow Hill 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...
at-grade before leaving the town limits of Snow Hill, where the name of the highway changes to Public Landing Road. After passing a recreation center, the state highway intersects US 113
U.S. Route 113
U.S. Route 113 is a spur of US 13 in the U.S. states of Maryland and Delaware. The U.S. Highway runs from US 13 in Pocomoke City, Maryland north to Delaware Route 1 in Milford, Delaware...
(Worcester Highway) and crosses Pattys Branch. MD 365 passes through the hamlets of Mount Wesley and Spence before entering Public Landing. The state highway reaches its eastern terminus at Public Landing Wharf Road adjacent to the shore of Chincoteague Bay
Chincoteague Bay
Chincoteague Bay is a lagoon between the Atlantic barrier islands of Assateague and Chincoteague and the mainland of Worcester County, Maryland and northern Accomack County, Virginia...
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History
Construction began on MD 365 from Snow Hill in 1924. The highway was completed to Mount Wesley in 1927 and to Public Landing in 1929.Junction list
The entire route is in Worcester CountyWorcester County, Maryland
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*82.0% White*13.6% Black*0.3% Native American*1.1% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.7% Two or more races*1.3% Other races*3.2% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
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|rowspan=2|Snow Hill
Snow Hill, Maryland
Snow Hill is a town in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,409 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Worcester County.-History:...
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|Western terminus
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|Public Landing
Public Landing, Maryland
Public Landing is a small unincorporated community 6.5 miles east of Snow Hill in Worcester County, Maryland, located at . Public Landing is located on Chincoteague Bay, at the end of Maryland Route 365....
|6.29
|Public Landing Wharf Road north
|Eastern terminus