Maryland Route 440 is a state highway

State highway

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 in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Maryland

Maryland

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. Known as Dublin Road, the state highway runs 5.65 miles (9.1 km) from MD 543

Maryland Route 543

Maryland Route 543 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 40 in Riverside north to MD 165 in Pylesville. MD 543 is a north–south highway through central Harford County that connects the communities of Creswell, Fountain Green, Hickory and...

 in Ady east to U.S. Route 1

U.S. Route 1 in Maryland

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 (US 1) near Dublin

Dublin, Maryland

Dublin is an unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland, United States. Dublin was founded in the early 19th century by George McCausland and a friend who migrated from Dublin, Ireland.- History :...

. MD 440 was built between Ady and MD 136

Maryland Route 136

Maryland Route 136 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from MD 7 near Abingdon north to MD 23 in Norrisville. MD 136 is an L-shaped route that connects the communities of Creswell, Churchville, Dublin, and Whiteford in eastern Harford County with each other...

 in Dublin in the early 1930s and extended to US 1 in 1956.

Route description

MD 440 begins at an intersection with MD 543 (Ady Road) in the hamlet of Ady. The state highway heads east as a two-lane road through farmland. MD 440 passes by the forested Scarboro Conservation Area and passes through the hamlet of Scarboro before intersecting MD 136 (Whiteford Road) in the village of Dublin. The state highway crosses Peddler Run before reaching its eastern terminus at US 1 (Conowingo Road) between Dublin and Darlington

Darlington, Maryland

Darlington is an unincorporated village in northeastern Harford County, Maryland, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district in 1987 with approximately 100 contributing properties .-Community:Local children attend the Darlington Elementary...

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History

MD 440 was constructed as a macadam road from MD 543 at Ady to MD 136 in Dublin between 1930 and 1933. The state highway was extended east to US 1 in 1956.

Junction list

The entire route is in Harford County

Harford County, Maryland

Harford County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 244,826. Its county seat is Bel Air. Harford County forms part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area.-History:...

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Dublin, Maryland

Dublin is an unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland, United States. Dublin was founded in the early 19th century by George McCausland and a friend who migrated from Dublin, Ireland.- History :...

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External links

• MD 440 @ MDRoads.com