Maryland Route 57
Encyclopedia
Maryland Route 57 is a state highway
in the U.S. state
of Maryland
. Known as St. Paul Road, the state highway runs 4.02 miles (6.5 km) from U.S. Route 40
(US 40) near Clear Spring
north to MD 494
near Fairview
. MD 57 was constructed in stages between 1916 and 1933. The state highway originally extended to the Pennsylvania
state line, but was rolled back in favor of MD 494 in the early 1960s.
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{| class=wikitable
!Location
!Mile
!Destinations
!Notes
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|Clear Spring
|0.00
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|Southern terminus
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|Fairview
|4.02
|, Mercersburg, PA
|Northern terminus
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 St. Paul Road, the state highway runs 4.02 miles (6.5 km) from U.S. Route 40
U.S. Route 40 in Maryland
U.S. Route 40 in the U.S. state of Maryland runs from western Maryland to Cecil County in the state's northeastern corner. With a total length of over , it is the longest numbered highway in Maryland. Almost half of the road overlaps with Interstate 68 or Interstate 70, while the old alignment...
(US 40) near Clear Spring
Clear Spring, Maryland
Clear Spring is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 461 as of the 2008 United States Census Bureau estimates.-Geography:Clear Spring is located at ....
north to MD 494
Maryland Route 494
Maryland Route 494 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Fairview Road, the state highway runs from the Pennsylvania state line near Fairview, where the highway continues north as Pennsylvania Route 75 , east to MD 63 in Cearfoss. MD 494 was constructed in the 1930s...
near Fairview
Fairview, Washington County, Maryland
Fairview is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
. MD 57 was constructed in stages between 1916 and 1933. The state highway originally extended to the Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
state line, but was rolled back in favor of MD 494 in the early 1960s.
Route description
MD 57 begins at an intersection with US 40 (National Pike) next to the highway's namesake, St. Paul's Church, east of Clear Spring. After crossing Meadow Brook, the state highway heads north as a two-lane road through farmland, intersecting Broadfording Road and passing over Rockdale Run. Immediately after crossing Dry Run, MD 57 reaches its northern terminus at MD 494 (Fairview Road) west of Fairview. St. Paul Road continues north as a county-maintained road to the Pennsylvania state line.History
MD 57 was constructed as a state-aid road from US 40 to Broadfording Road around 1916. By 1921, the paved portion was extended north to Rockdale Run. The remainder of MD 57 and what is now MD 494 to the Pennsylvania state line were completed by 1933. The segment of MD 494 from MD 57 to the state line was originally part of MD 57. MD 57 was removed from the run to the state line in favor of MD 494 in 1963.Junction list
The entire route is in Washington CountyWashington County, Maryland
Washington County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering southern Pennsylvania to the north, northern Virginia to the south, and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia to the south and west. As of the 2010 Census, its population is 147,430...
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{| class=wikitable
!Location
!Mile
!Destinations
!Notes
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|Clear Spring
Clear Spring, Maryland
Clear Spring is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 461 as of the 2008 United States Census Bureau estimates.-Geography:Clear Spring is located at ....
|0.00
|
|Southern terminus
|-
|Fairview
Fairview, Washington County, Maryland
Fairview is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
|4.02
|, Mercersburg, PA
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
Mercersburg is a borough in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, southwest of Harrisburg. Originally called Black Town, it was incorporated in 1831. In 1900, 956 people lived here, and in 1910, 1,410 people lived here...
|Northern terminus