Maryland Route 501 is a state highway

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 Chillum Road, the state highway runs 1.68 mi (2.7 km) from MD 212

Maryland Route 212

Maryland Route 212, also known as Riggs Road south of MD 193 and Powder Mill Road to its northern end, is a state highway which crosses northern Prince George's County.-Route description:...

 east to MD 500

Maryland Route 500

Maryland Route 500 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Queens Chapel Road, the state highway runs from Michigan Avenue at the Washington, D.C. border in Chillum east to MD 410 in Hyattsville. MD 500 is a commuter route between the District of Columbia and Hyattsville...

 within Chillum

Chillum, Maryland

Chillum is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 34,252 at the 2000 census...

. MD 501 was constructed in the early 1930s.

Route description

MD 501 begins at an intersection with MD 212 (Riggs Road) in Chillum. Chillum Road continues west as a two-lane county highway toward New Hampshire Avenue

New Hampshire Avenue

New Hampshire Avenue is a diagonal street in Washington, D.C., beginning at the Kennedy Center and extending northeast for about 5 miles and then continuing into Maryland where it is designated Maryland Route 650. New Hampshire Avenue, however, is not contiguous...

. MD 501 heads southeast as a four-lane undivided highway with a speed limit of 35 mph (56.3 km/h) through a mix of apartment complexes and single-family residences. After crossing Sargent Road, which is former MD 211, the state highway crosses a stream then parallels Northwest Branch

Northwest Branch Anacostia River

Northwest Branch Anacostia River is a free-flowing stream in Montgomery County and Prince George's County, Maryland. It is a tributary of the Anacostia River, which flows to the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay.-Course:...

. After passing under the Green Line

Green Line (Washington Metro)

The Green Line is one of five heavy rail subway lines that constitute the Washington Metro rapid transit system in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. The Green Line consists of 21 stations, with termini at Branch Avenue and at Greenbelt. The Green Line runs through Prince George's County,...

 of the Washington Metro

Washington Metro

The Washington Metro, commonly called Metro, and unofficially Metrorail, is the rapid transit system in Washington, D.C., United States, and its surrounding suburbs. It is administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority , which also operates Metrobus service under the Metro name...

, MD 501 enters a commercial area and meets its eastern terminus at MD 500 (Queens Chapel Road). Chillum Road continues east as a two-lane county highway into the town of Mount Rainier

Mount Rainier, Maryland

Mount Rainier is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 8,498 at the 2000 census. Bordering Washington, DC, Mount Rainier got its start as a streetcar suburb. According to local tradition, surveyors from the Pacific Northwest named the town, giving the...

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History

Before its construction as a state highway, the only existing portion of Chillum Road was between MD 212 and Sargent Road. That segment was rebuilt and the portion east to MD 500 was constructed by 1933.

Junction list

The entire route is in Chillum in Prince George's County

Prince George's County, Maryland

Prince George's County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, immediately north, east, and south of Washington, DC. As of 2010, it has a population of 863,420 and is the wealthiest African-American majority county in the nation....

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Mile	Destinations	Notes
0.00	Chillum Road west	Western terminus
	, Washington Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
0.46	Sargent Road	Former MD 211
1.68	, Washington Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....	Eastern terminus
	Chillum Road east – Mount Rainier Mount Rainier, Maryland Mount Rainier is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 8,498 at the 2000 census. Bordering Washington, DC, Mount Rainier got its start as a streetcar suburb. According to local tradition, surveyors from the Pacific Northwest named the town, giving the...

External links

• MD 501 @ MDRoads.com