Maryland Route 521
Encyclopedia
Maryland Route 521 is a state highway
in the U.S. state
of Maryland
. Known as Hunting Creek Road, the state highway runs 4.43 miles (7.1 km) from Lowery Road near Huntingtown
north to MD 524 in Huntingtown. MD 521 was constructed in the early 1930s.
. The state highway crosses Little Lyons Creek and heads north as a two-lane road through a mix of farmland and forest, where the highway intersects the other end of Lowery Road. At the intersection with Huntingtown Road, MD 521 turns east into the center of Huntingtown, where the highway reaches its northern terminus at MD 524 (Old Town Road). MD 524 is a loop of old alignment of MD 2 that connects at both ends to MD 2
and MD 4
, which run concurrently
as Solomons Island Road. However, there is no access from MD 524 to northbound MD 2/MD 4 at the northern intersection.
.
{|class=wikitable
!Location
!Mile
!Destinations
!Notes
|-
|
|0.00
|Lowery Road east / Soper Road south
|Southern terminus
|-
|rowspan=2|Huntingtown
|3.93
|Huntingtown Road north
|MD 521 turns east at this intersection
|-
|4.43
|
|Northern 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 as Hunting Creek Road, the state highway runs 4.43 miles (7.1 km) from Lowery Road near Huntingtown
Huntingtown, Maryland
Huntingtown is a census-designated place in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,436 at the 2000 census. The community is growing, with many large estate homes in small developments off of Maryland Route 2/4. It has a public high school called Huntingtown High. The...
north to MD 524 in Huntingtown. MD 521 was constructed in the early 1930s.
Route description
MD 521 begins at the intersection of Lowery Road and Soper Road southwest of Huntingtown, near the confluence of Hunting Creek and the Patuxent RiverPatuxent River
The Patuxent River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in the state of Maryland. There are three main river drainages for central Maryland: the Potomac River to the west passing through Washington D.C., the Patapsco River to the northeast passing through Baltimore, and the Patuxent River between...
. The state highway crosses Little Lyons Creek and heads north as a two-lane road through a mix of farmland and forest, where the highway intersects the other end of Lowery Road. At the intersection with Huntingtown Road, MD 521 turns east into the center of Huntingtown, where the highway reaches its northern terminus at MD 524 (Old Town Road). MD 524 is a loop of old alignment of MD 2 that connects at both ends to MD 2
Maryland Route 2
Maryland Route 2 is the longest state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The route runs from Solomons Island in Calvert County north to an intersection with U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 40 Truck in Baltimore...
and MD 4
Maryland Route 4
Maryland Route 4 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from MD 5 in Leonardtown north to Southern Avenue at the Washington, D.C. border, past which the highway continues as Pennsylvania Avenue...
, which run concurrently
Concurrency (road)
A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...
as Solomons Island Road. However, there is no access from MD 524 to northbound MD 2/MD 4 at the northern intersection.
History
MD 521 was constructed as a gravel road for its whole length in 1933. Aside from minor improvements, the state highway has not changed since the 1930s.Junction list
The entire route is in Calvert CountyCalvert County, Maryland
Calvert County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It occupies the Calvert Peninsula which is bordered on the east by the Chesapeake Bay and on the west by the Patuxent River. Calvert County is part of the Southern Maryland region. Calvert County's residents are among the highest...
.
{|class=wikitable
!Location
!Mile
!Destinations
!Notes
|-
|
|0.00
|Lowery Road east / Soper Road south
|Southern terminus
|-
|rowspan=2|Huntingtown
Huntingtown, Maryland
Huntingtown is a census-designated place in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,436 at the 2000 census. The community is growing, with many large estate homes in small developments off of Maryland Route 2/4. It has a public high school called Huntingtown High. The...
|3.93
|Huntingtown Road north
|MD 521 turns east at this intersection
|-
|4.43
|
|Northern terminus