Maryland Route 607 (MD 607) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs 1.54 miles (2.48 km) from Woods Road south of MD 100 north to MD 173 in Jacobsville in Anne Arundel County. MD 607 was constructed from MD 177 to MD 173 in the mid-1930s and extended to its present southern terminus in the early 1970s.
 Maryland Route 607 | ||||
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 Maryland Route 607 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
| Length | 1.54 mi[1] (2.48 km) | |||
| Existed | 1936–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Woods Road near Jacobsville | |||
| North end |  MD 173 in Jacobsville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maryland | |||
| Counties | Anne Arundel | |||
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Route description
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MD 607 begins as Magothy Bridge Road at an intersection with Woods Road and Seaborne Drive near Jacobsville. Magothy Bridge Road continues south and west as a county highway toward a crossing of the Magothy River and on to Pasadena. MD 607 heads north as a two-lane undivided road and temporarily becomes a divided highway around its intersection with MD 100 (Paul T. Pitcher Memorial Highway). The state highway continues north to the center of Jacobsville, where the road meets MD 177 (Mountain Road). MD 607 continues north as Hog Neck Road to its northern terminus at MD 173 (Fort Smallwood Road).[1][2]
MD 607 is a part of the National Highway System as a principal arterial from MD 100 to MD 173 in Jacobsville.[1][3]
History
editMD 607 was constructed from MD 177 to MD 173 in 1936.[4] The highway was extended south to its present terminus in 1970, shortly before the completion of MD 100 from MD 2 in Pasadena to MD 177 east of Jacobsville.[5][6]
Junction list
editThe entire route is in Jacobsville, Anne Arundel County.
| mi [1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.00 | 0.00 | Magothy Bridge Road west / Woods Road east / Seaborne Drive north | Southern terminus | ||
| 0.44 | 0.71 |  MD 100 (Paul T. Pitcher Memorial Highway) – Gibson Island, Glen Burnie | |||
| 0.78 | 1.26 |  MD 177 (Mountain Road) – Gibson Island, Pasadena | |||
| 1.54 | 2.48 | MD 173 (Fort Smallwood Road) – Riviera Beach, Fort Smallwood | Northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
- Anne Arundel County (PDF).
- ^ "Maryland Route 607" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- ^ National Highway System: Washington, DC-VA-MD (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. October 1, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 11, 2014. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1936). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1970). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1971). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
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