Maryland Route 374
Encyclopedia
Maryland Route 374 is a state highway
in the U.S. state
of Maryland
. Known for much of its length as Libertytown Road, the state highway runs 9.98 miles (16.1 km) from MD 354
in Powellville
east to MD 818
in Berlin
. MD 374 was constructed between Berlin and Libertytown
around 1930. The portion between Powellville and Libertytown was completed in the mid 1950s.
and enters Worcester County, where the highway's name changes to Libertytown Road. The state highway curves northeast and passes through Libertytown, where the highway intersects Purnell Crossing Road and Ironshire Station Road, then crosses Libertytown Branch. After passing Bay Club Golf Course, MD 374 enters Berlin, where the name of the highway changes to Broad Street. The state highway crosses the Snow Hill Line of the Maryland and Delaware Railroad
and enters downtown Berlin. MD 374 passes the western end of unsigned
MD 375 (Commerce Street), which runs one-way westbound, before reaching its eastern terminus at an acute intersection with MD 818 (Main Street).
!County
!Location
!Mile
!Destinations
!Notes
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|Wicomico
|Powellville
|0.00
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|Western terminus
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|rowspan=2|Worcester
|rowspan=2|Berlin
|9.89
|
|MD 375 is unsigned and one-way westbound; use MD 818 north to access MD 375
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|9.98
|, Selbyville, DE
|Eastern 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 for much of its length as Libertytown Road, the state highway runs 9.98 miles (16.1 km) from MD 354
Maryland Route 354
Maryland Route 354 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from MD 12 in Indiantown north to MD 346 in Willards. MD 354 parallels the Pocomoke River, connecting eastern Wicomico County and northwestern Worcester with Snow Hill. The state highway was first...
in Powellville
Powellville, Maryland
Powellville is an unincorporated community in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
east to MD 818
Maryland Route 818
Maryland Route 818 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Main Street, the state highway runs between two intersections with U.S. Route 113 on the north and south sides of Berlin in Worcester County. MD 818 is the original 1927 alignment of US 113 through Berlin...
in Berlin
Berlin, Maryland
Berlin is a town in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 3,491 at the 2000 census.-History:The town of Berlin had its start around the 1790s, part of the Burley Plantation, a land grant dating back to 1677...
. MD 374 was constructed between Berlin and Libertytown
Libertytown, Maryland
Libertytown is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The Abraham Jones House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.-References:...
around 1930. The portion between Powellville and Libertytown was completed in the mid 1950s.
Route description
MD 374 begins at an acute intersection with MD 354 (Powellville Road) in Powellville. The state highway heads southeast as two-lane Burbage Crossing Road. MD 374 crosses the Pocomoke RiverPocomoke River
The Pocomoke River stretches approximately from southern Delaware through southeastern Maryland in the United States. At its mouth, the river is essentially an arm of Chesapeake Bay, whereas the upper river flows through a series of relatively inaccessible wetlands called the Great Cypress Swamp,...
and enters Worcester County, where the highway's name changes to Libertytown Road. The state highway curves northeast and passes through Libertytown, where the highway intersects Purnell Crossing Road and Ironshire Station Road, then crosses Libertytown Branch. After passing Bay Club Golf Course, MD 374 enters Berlin, where the name of the highway changes to Broad Street. The state highway crosses the Snow Hill Line of the Maryland and Delaware Railroad
Maryland and Delaware Railroad
The Maryland and Delaware Railroad Company is a Class III short-line railroad, formed in 1977 to operate several branch lines of the former Penn Central Railroad in both Maryland and Delaware. These branches were omitted from the system plan for Conrail in 1976 and would have been discontinued...
and enters downtown Berlin. MD 374 passes the western end of unsigned
Unsigned highway
An unsigned highway is a highway that has been assigned a route number, but does not bear conventional road markings that would normally be used to identify the route with that number...
MD 375 (Commerce Street), which runs one-way westbound, before reaching its eastern terminus at an acute intersection with MD 818 (Main Street).
History
The first part of MD 374 to be paved was Broad Street in Berlin in 1925. The pavement was extended west to around Narrow Branch Road in 1929 and 1930 and to Libertytown by 1933. A short segment was constructed west of Libertytown in 1937. The section between Powellville and the western end of the existing section of MD 374 near Libertytown was constructed on mostly new alignment between 1952 and 1956.Junction list
{| class=wikitable!County
!Location
!Mile
!Destinations
!Notes
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|Wicomico
Wicomico County, Maryland
As of the census of 2010, there were 98,733 people, 37,220 households, and 24,172 families residing in the county. The population density was 261.7 people per square mile . There were 41,192 housing units at an average density of 109.2 per square mile...
|Powellville
Powellville, Maryland
Powellville is an unincorporated community in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
|0.00
|
|Western terminus
|-
|rowspan=2|Worcester
Worcester County, Maryland
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*82.0% White*13.6% Black*0.3% Native American*1.1% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.7% Two or more races*1.3% Other races*3.2% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
|rowspan=2|Berlin
Berlin, Maryland
Berlin is a town in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 3,491 at the 2000 census.-History:The town of Berlin had its start around the 1790s, part of the Burley Plantation, a land grant dating back to 1677...
|9.89
|
|MD 375 is unsigned and one-way westbound; use MD 818 north to access MD 375
|-
|9.98
|, Selbyville, DE
Selbyville, Delaware
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,645 people, 615 households, and 439 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,176.9 people per square mile . There were 664 housing units at an average density of 475.1 per square mile...
|Eastern terminus