Maryland Route 520 (MD 520) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Whites Neck Road, the state highway runs 2.61 miles (4.20 km) from a dead end at a boat ramp north to MD 239 near Bushwood in western St. Mary's County. MD 520 was constructed in 1933.
 Maryland Route 520 | ||||
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| Whites Neck Road | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
| Length | 2.61 mi[1] (4.20 km) | |||
| Existed | 1933–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Dead end near Bushwood | |||
| North end |  MD 239 near Bushwood | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maryland | |||
| Counties | St. Mary's | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editMD 520 begins at a boat ramp at the southern end of Whites Neck adjacent to the mouth of Whites Neck Creek at St. Catherine Sound, an embayment of the Wicomico River. The 18-foot (5.5 m) wide two-lane undivided state highway heads west then north through farmland. MD 520 veers northeast through a forested area before crossing Whites Neck Creek and reaching its northern terminus at MD 239 (Bushwood Wharf Road) near the community of Bushwood.[1][2]
History
editMD 520 was constructed as a gravel road in 1933.[3] The state highway was widened and resurfaced with bituminous concrete in 1956.[4] MD 520 has changed very little since then.
Junction list
editThe entire route is in Bushwood, St. Mary's County.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.00 | 0.00 | Dead end at boat ramp | Southern terminus | ||
| 2.61 | 4.20 | Northern terminus | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
- St. Mary's County (PDF).
- ^ "Maryland Route 520" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ Byron, William D.; Lacy, Robert (December 28, 1934). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1931–1934 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 353. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1956). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.