Maryland Route 265
Encyclopedia
Maryland Route 265 is a state highway
in the U.S. state
of Maryland
. Known as Mackall Road, the state highway runs 1.75 miles (2.8 km) from the beginning of state maintenance near Mutual
north to MD 264
in Mutual. MD 265 was constructed around 1930. The state highway originally extended south through Wallville
to St. Leonard Creek. MD 265's southern terminus was moved north four times between 1962 and 1995.
. MD 265 heads north as a two-lane road to the community of Mutual, where the highway reaches its northern terminus at MD 264 (Broomes Island Road), which continues north to an intersection with MD 2
and MD 4
(Solomons Island Road) in Port Republic
.
in Calvert County
.
{| class=wikitable
!Mile
!Destinations
!Notes
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|0.00
|Mackall Road south – Wallville
|Southern terminus; beginning of state maintenance
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|1.75
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|Northern terminus
State highway
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in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Maryland
Maryland
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. Known as Mackall Road, the state highway runs 1.75 miles (2.8 km) from the beginning of state maintenance near Mutual
Mutual, Maryland
Mutual is an unincorporated community in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. La Veille was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.-References:...
north to MD 264
Maryland Route 264
Maryland Route 264 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Broomes Island Road, the route runs from Oyster House Road in Broomes Island north to MD 2 and MD 4 in Port Republic. MD 264 connects the central Calvert County communities of Broomes Island, Island Creek, and Mutual...
in Mutual. MD 265 was constructed around 1930. The state highway originally extended south through Wallville
Wallville, Maryland
Wallville is an unincorporated community in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. The Patterson's Archeological District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.-References:...
to St. Leonard Creek. MD 265's southern terminus was moved north four times between 1962 and 1995.
Route description
MD 265 begins at an arbitrary point on Mackall Road 0.1 mile (0.160934 km) south of Constitution Drive near Mutual. Mackall Road continues south as a county highway through Wallville and Mackall to the end of the road at St. Leonard Creek near the Jefferson Patterson Park and MuseumPatterson's Archeological District
Patterson's Archeological District is a archaeological site near Wallville in Calvert County, Maryland at the mouth of St. Leonard's Creek, the largest tributary of the tidal portions of the Patuxent River...
. MD 265 heads north as a two-lane road to the community of Mutual, where the highway reaches its northern terminus at MD 264 (Broomes Island Road), which continues north to an intersection with MD 2
Maryland Route 2
Maryland Route 2 is the longest state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The route runs from Solomons Island in Calvert County north to an intersection with U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 40 Truck in Baltimore...
and MD 4
Maryland Route 4
Maryland Route 4 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from MD 5 in Leonardtown north to Southern Avenue at the Washington, D.C. border, past which the highway continues as Pennsylvania Avenue...
(Solomons Island Road) in Port Republic
Port Republic, Maryland
Port Republic is a small, rural community located inCalvert County, Maryland. It is approximately5 miles south of Prince Frederick, Maryland, the countyseat of Calvert County...
.
History
MD 265 originally extended south from Mutual 7 miles (11.3 km) to the hamlet of Mackall at the mouth of St. Leonard Creek. The first section of the state highway was constructed as a gravel road from Mutual in 1929. The second segment was added in 1930, reaching south to 1 miles (1.6 km) north of Wallville. MD 265 was completed to St. Leonard Creek between 1930 and 1933. The state highway has been progressively truncated since 1962 when the southern terminus was rolled back from St. Leonard Creek to north of Wallville. MD 265 was truncated again in 1963 and 1967 before the final adjustment around 1995 that resulted in the state highway's current length.Junction list
The entire route is in MutualMutual, Maryland
Mutual is an unincorporated community in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. La Veille was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.-References:...
in Calvert County
Calvert County, Maryland
Calvert County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It occupies the Calvert Peninsula which is bordered on the east by the Chesapeake Bay and on the west by the Patuxent River. Calvert County is part of the Southern Maryland region. Calvert County's residents are among the highest...
.
{| class=wikitable
!Mile
!Destinations
!Notes
|-
|0.00
|Mackall Road south – Wallville
Wallville, Maryland
Wallville is an unincorporated community in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. The Patterson's Archeological District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.-References:...
|Southern terminus; beginning of state maintenance
|-
|1.75
|
|Northern terminus