Maryland Route 352 (MD 352) is an east–west state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs 10.03 miles (16.14 km) between intersections with MD 349 near Bivalve on the west and near Quantico on the east. The Whitehaven Road portion of MD 352 was constructed as a state highway from Catchpenny west to Green Hill Creek in the early 1930s. The state highway was extended south to Whitehaven, the north landing of the Whitehaven Ferry, by 1946. The Capitola Road portion of MD 352 was originally designated MD 385 in the late 1940s and absorbed into MD 352 in the 1960s.
 Maryland Route 352 | ||||
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 Maryland Route 352 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
| Length | 10.03 mi[1] (16.14 km) | |||
| Existed | 1933–present | |||
| Tourist routes |  Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  MD 349 near Bivalve | |||
| East end | MD 349 near Quantico | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maryland | |||
| Counties | Wicomico | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
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MD 352 begins at an intersection with MD 349 (Nanticoke Road) known as Cox's Corner near Bivalve. The state highway heads southeast as two-lane undivided Capitola Road. MD 352 passes by the historic Yellow Brick House and farmland before veering east at Trinity Church Road, which leads to Ellis Bay Wildlife Management Area. The state highway continues east until a perpendicular intersection with Whitehaven Road. Whitehaven Road south leads to Whitehaven, which features the Whitehaven Historic District, including the Whitehaven Hotel, and the Whitehaven Ferry, a cable ferry across the Wicomico River to Mount Vernon in Somerset County. MD 352 turns north onto Whitehaven Road and passes St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church. The state highway curves northeast through the Chesapeake Forest Lands, then goes by an area of intensive agriculture as the highway crosses Green Hill Creek. MD 352 passes the Green Hill Yacht and Country Club shortly before reaching its eastern terminus at MD 349 at the hamlet of Catchpenny near Quantico.[1][2]
History
edit Maryland Route 385 | |
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| Location | Bivalve–Whitehaven |
| Existed | 1948–1964 |
The first portion of MD 352 was constructed between 1930 and 1933 between Catchpenny and Green Hill Creek.[3][4] The portion of Whitehaven Road south of Green Hill was maintained as a county highway until the MD 352 designation was extended to Whitehaven by 1946.[5][6] The Capitola Road segment was designated MD 385 in 1949.[7] The segment of Whitehaven Road south of Capitola Road was returned to county maintenance and MD 352 assumed its present course, taking over the course of MD 385, in 1964.[8]
Junction list
editThe entire route is in Wicomico County.
| Location | mi [1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Bivalve | 0.00 | 0.00 | MD 349 (Nanticoke Road) – Nanticoke | Western terminus | |
| Whitehaven | 3.44 | 5.54 | Whitehaven Road south – Whitehaven Ferry | MD 352 turns north onto Whitehaven Road; Whitehaven Road south is old alignment of MD 352 | |
| Quantico | 10.03 | 16.14 | MD 349 (Nanticoke Road) – Salisbury | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
- Wicomico County (PDF).
- ^ "Maryland Route 352" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
- ^ Uhl, G. Clinton; Bruce, Howard; Shaw, John K. (October 1, 1930). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1927–1930 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 234. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
- ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1933). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
- ^ 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. 62. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1946). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1946–1947 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1949). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1964). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
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