Maryland Route 344
Encyclopedia
Maryland Route 344 is a state highway
in the U.S. state
of Maryland
. Known as Chicamuxen Road, the state highway runs 2.16 miles (3.5 km) from MD 6
in Doncaster north to MD 224
near Chicamuxen. A connector between MD 6 and MD 224 in western Charles County
, MD 344 was originally the southernmost part of MD 224. When MD 224 was rerouted to the west in the mid 1950s, MD 344 was assigned to its present course.
. The Doncaster–Chicamuxen portion of MD 224 was constructed in 1930. When MD 224 was placed onto Riverside Road south to Riverside
in 1957, MD 344 was assigned to the portion of Chicamuxen Road south of the MD 224–MD 344 intersection.
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{| class=wikitable
!Location
!Mile
!Destinations
!Notes
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|Doncaster
|0.00
|
|Southern terminus
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|Chicamuxen
|2.16
|
|Northern terminus
State highway
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in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
. Known as Chicamuxen Road, the state highway runs 2.16 miles (3.5 km) from MD 6
Maryland Route 6
Maryland Route 6 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from a dead end at the Potomac River in Riverside east to MD 235 in Oraville. MD 6 connects several small communities in southern Charles County and northern St. Mary's County with U.S. Route 301 in La...
in Doncaster north to MD 224
Maryland Route 224
Maryland Route 224 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from MD 6 in Riverside north to MD 227 in Pomonkey. MD 224 is one of the main highways of southwestern Charles County, connecting several villages, state parks, and preserves along the Potomac River and...
near Chicamuxen. A connector between MD 6 and MD 224 in western Charles County
Charles County, Maryland
Charles County is a county in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Maryland.As of 2010, the population was 146,551. Its county seat is La Plata. This county was named for Charles Calvert , third Baron Baltimore....
, MD 344 was originally the southernmost part of MD 224. When MD 224 was rerouted to the west in the mid 1950s, MD 344 was assigned to its present course.
Route description
MD 344 begins at an intersection with MD 6 (Port Tobacco Road) in the hamlet of Doncaster. County-maintained Gilroy Road is the south leg of the four-way intersection. The state highway heads northwest as a two-lane road through farmland and forest. MD 344 reaches its northern terminus at a T-intersection with MD 224 near Chicamuxen. Northbound MD 224 north heads straight as Chicamuxen Road while southbound MD 224 heads west from the intersection as Riverside Road.History
The highway to which MD 344 is now assigned was originally the southern end of MD 224, which extended north to the District of Columbia in Forest HeightsForest Heights, Maryland
Forest Heights, officially the Town of Forest Heights is a town in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, with an African-American majority population, and part of the larger postal designation Oxon Hill, MD. Students attend Oxon Hill High School. The town straddles both sides of...
. The Doncaster–Chicamuxen portion of MD 224 was constructed in 1930. When MD 224 was placed onto Riverside Road south to Riverside
Riverside, Charles County, Maryland
Riverside is an unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland around the intersection of Maryland Route 6 and MD 224 beside the Potomac River. It is considered part of the greater Nanjemoy community. Although quite isolated today, for many generations Riverside was the site of a general...
in 1957, MD 344 was assigned to the portion of Chicamuxen Road south of the MD 224–MD 344 intersection.
Junction list
The entire route is in Charles CountyCharles County, Maryland
Charles County is a county in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Maryland.As of 2010, the population was 146,551. Its county seat is La Plata. This county was named for Charles Calvert , third Baron Baltimore....
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{| class=wikitable
!Location
!Mile
!Destinations
!Notes
|-
|Doncaster
|0.00
|
|Southern terminus
|-
|Chicamuxen
|2.16
|
|Northern terminus