Maryland Route 380
Encyclopedia
Maryland Route 380 is a state highway
in the U.S. state
of Maryland
. The state highway runs 1.56 miles (2.5 km) from Ape Hole Road in Lawsonia, Maryland
north to Main Street at the city limit of Crisfield
in southwestern Somerset County
. MD 380, which is the southernmost state highway in Maryland, provides access to a suburban area south of Crisfield. The state highway was built in the mid 1930s.
. The state highway heads north as two-lane Lawsonia Road through a residential area. MD 380 passes Boone Road and Asbury Road, which were formerly MD 359 and MD 358, respectively, before reaching a four-way intersection with Walter Jones Road, Freedomtown Road, and Main Street Extended. MD 380 turns west onto Main Street Extended. The state highway reaches its northern terminus at the Crisfield city limits adjacent to the Crisfield Armory
. Main Street heads west through the Crisfield Historic District
, where the street intersects Somerset Avenue and MD 413
.
.
{|class=wikitable
!Location
!Mile
!Destinations
!Notes
|-
|rowspan=3|Lawsonia
|0.00
|Ape Hole Road east / Byrdtown Road west
|Southern terminus
|-
|0.62
|Boone Road south
|Former MD 359
|-
|0.82
|Asbury Road west
|Former MD 358
|-
|Crisfield
|1.56
|Main Street west
|Western 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...
. The state highway runs 1.56 miles (2.5 km) from Ape Hole Road in Lawsonia, 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...
north to Main Street at the city limit of Crisfield
Crisfield, Maryland
Crisfield is a city in Somerset County, Maryland, United States, located on the Tangier Sound, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. The population was 2,723 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Salisbury, Maryland Metropolitan Statistical Area...
in southwestern Somerset County
Somerset County, Maryland
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*53.5% White*42.3% Black*0.3% Native American*0.7% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.7% Two or more races*1.5% Other races*3.3% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
. MD 380, which is the southernmost state highway in Maryland, provides access to a suburban area south of Crisfield. The state highway was built in the mid 1930s.
Route description
MD 380 begins at a three-way intersection with Byrdtown Road, which heads southwest, and Ape Hole Road, which heads southeast toward Ape Hole Creek, an inlet of the Pocomoke SoundPocomoke Sound
Pocomoke Sound is a bay of the Chesapeake Bay that forms part of the boundary between the Eastern Shores of Maryland and Virginia. The Pocomoke River is the largest stream feeding into the Sound, which is bounded by Somerset County, Maryland on the north, Worcester County, Maryland, Accomack...
. The state highway heads north as two-lane Lawsonia Road through a residential area. MD 380 passes Boone Road and Asbury Road, which were formerly MD 359 and MD 358, respectively, before reaching a four-way intersection with Walter Jones Road, Freedomtown Road, and Main Street Extended. MD 380 turns west onto Main Street Extended. The state highway reaches its northern terminus at the Crisfield city limits adjacent to the Crisfield Armory
Crisfield Armory
The Crisfield Armory is a historic National Guard armory located at Crisfield, Somerset County, Maryland, United States. It is two stories tall with a full basement, emulates a Medieval fortification, and was built in 1927. Attached to the rear of this two-story main block is a narrower one-story...
. Main Street heads west through the Crisfield Historic District
Crisfield Historic District
Crisfield Historic District is a national historic district at Crisfield, Somerset County, Maryland, United States. It consists of a cohesive collection of houses, churches, and commercial buildings dating primarily from about 1870 to 1930. They reflect the rapid growth of the town as the center...
, where the street intersects Somerset Avenue and MD 413
Maryland Route 413
Maryland Route 413 is a state highway in Somerset County in the U.S. state of Maryland. The route runs from a dead end at Crisfield's city dock, which is located on the Tangier Sound, northeast to U.S. Route 13 in Westover. It is the main highway leading into Crisfield, and is known as...
.
History
MD 380 was constructed east and south from the pre-existing concrete Main Street in Crisfield starting in 1934. The state highway was completed and marked along its present route by 1939. MD 380 extended west to Somerset Avenue, then part of MD 358, in the mid 1950s when the highway was widened, but was removed from the city of Crisfield by 1995.Junction list
The entire route is in Somerset CountySomerset County, Maryland
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*53.5% White*42.3% Black*0.3% Native American*0.7% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.7% Two or more races*1.5% Other races*3.3% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
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{|class=wikitable
!Location
!Mile
!Destinations
!Notes
|-
|rowspan=3|Lawsonia
|0.00
|Ape Hole Road east / Byrdtown Road west
|Southern terminus
|-
|0.62
|Boone Road south
|Former MD 359
|-
|0.82
|Asbury Road west
|Former MD 358
Maryland Route 358
Maryland Route 358 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Jacksonville Road, the state highway runs from MD 413 in Crisfield north to the end of state maintenance near Alfred J. Lawson Road. MD 358 connects Crisfield with Janes Island State Park and Crisfield Municipal...
|-
|Crisfield
Crisfield, Maryland
Crisfield is a city in Somerset County, Maryland, United States, located on the Tangier Sound, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. The population was 2,723 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Salisbury, Maryland Metropolitan Statistical Area...
|1.56
|Main Street west
|Western terminus