Maryland Route 272
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Maryland Route 272 crosses Cecil County from the Pennsylvania state line (near Chrome, Pennsylvania) to Turkey Point in Elk Neck State Park.
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[edit] Route description
Maryland 272 continues Pennsylvania Route 272 from the state line as Chrome Road. It proceeds south across the county, changing its name to North East Road near where it crosses Telegraph Road (Maryland 273). As it crosses Pulaski Highway, the road's name changes to North Mauldin Avenue, and then forks to follow Mauldin Street (northbound) and Main Street (southbound) through North East. Sounth of North East, the highway is called Turkey Point Road, and it continues as the main road through Elk Neck State Park all the way to the parking area at Turkey Point, where the Elk River joins the Chesapeake Bay.
[edit] Major Intersections
- Pennsylvania 272--Chrome Road, Northern end
- Maryland 273--Telegraph Road
- Maryland 274--Joseph Biggs Memorial Highway
- Interstate 95--Exit 100, partial cloverleaf
- U.S. Route 40--Pulaski Highway
- Amtrak Railroad
- Maryland 7--Cecil Avenue
- Turkey Point parking area, Southern end
[edit] History
The stretch of Maryland 272 just north of Maryland 274 was once part of an east-west road also consisting of what is now Theodore Road, Old Bayview Road, and Warburton Road. Old Bayview Road and Warburton Road have been diverted so that turns are necessary to get from one to the other.
[edit] See also
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