Maryland Route 624 (MD 624) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs 3.02 miles (4.86 km) from MD 165 in Pylesville north to State Route 2080 (SR 2080) at the Pennsylvania state line a short distance north of its intersection with MD 136 at Graceton. MD 624 was constructed in the mid-1930s.
 Maryland Route 624 | ||||
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| Graceton Road | ||||
 Maryland Route 624 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
| Length | 3.02 mi[1] (4.86 km) | |||
| Existed | 1936–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  MD 165 in Pylesville | |||
 MD 136 in Graceton | ||||
| North end | SR 2080 near Graceton | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maryland | |||
| Counties | Harford | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
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MD 624 begins at an intersection with MD 165 (Pylesville Road) in Pylesville. Grier Nursery Road heads south from the intersection as a county highway toward the village of Street. The state highway heads north as two-lane undivided Graceton Road through residences on large lots and farmland and crosses Broad Creek. After intersecting MD 136 (Whiteford Road) in the hamlet of Graceton, MD 624 curves to the west to meet its northern terminus on a tangent with the Pennsylvania state line.[1][2] Graceton Road continues west on top of the state line as SR 2080 to an intersection with PA 851 near Fawn Grove.[3]
History
editMD 624 was constructed in 1936.[4][5] The state highway has not changed since except for minor improvements.
Junction list
editThe entire route is in Harford County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Pylesville | 0.00 | 0.00 | MD 165 (Pylesville Road) / Grier Nursery Road south – Jarrettsville, Whiteford | Southern terminus | |
| Graceton | 2.73 | 4.39 | MD 136 (Whiteford Road) – Whiteford, Norrisville | ||
| 3.02 | 4.86 | SR 2080 west (Graceton Road) – Fawn Grove | Pennsylvania state line; 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 Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
- Harford County (PDF).
- ^ "Maryland Route 624" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
- ^ General Highway Map: York County, Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map) (2009 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-06-07.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Federal Highway Administration (2012). "NBI Structure Number: 100000120054010". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration.
- ^ Tabler, H.E.; Wilkinson, C. Nice; Luthardt, Frank F. (December 4, 1936). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1935–1936 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 81. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
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