Maryland Route 445 is a state highway

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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. The state highway runs 11.96 miles (19.2 km) from Eastern Neck Island in the southwest corner of Kent County

Kent County, Maryland

Kent County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, on its Eastern Shore. It was named for the county of Kent in England. Its county seat is Chestertown. In 2010, the county population was 20,197...

 north to MD 21

Maryland Route 21

Maryland Route 21 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Tolchester Beach Road, the state highway runs from MD 445 in Tolchester Beach east to MD 20 near Fairlee in western Kent County...

 in Tolchester Beach

Tolchester Beach, Maryland

Tolchester Beach was a popular resort established in 1877,located on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay in Kent County, Maryland.It was located just north of Rock Hall, Maryland, and closed in 1962.-External links:***...

. MD 445 connects Rock Hall

Rock Hall, Maryland

Rock Hall is a town in Kent County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,396 at the 2000 census.The town is a center for the fishing, crabbing, and oystering industries in Kent County as well as a home to marinas that cater to the pleasure craft that sail the Chesapeake Bay...

 with the Tolchester Beach area as well as Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge

Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge

Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge, a part of the Chesapeake Marshlands National Wildlife Refuge Complex, is a island located at the confluence of the Chester River and the Chesapeake Bay...

. The state highway was constructed around 1930.

Route description

MD 445 begins at the north end of the bridge from the mainland to Eastern Neck Island. Eastern Neck Road continues south toward Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge. MD 445 heads north through farmland until the highway enters the town of Rock Hall immediately after passing Boundary Street. The state highway is known as Main Street through Rock Hall, where the highway intersects Sharp Street and MD 20

Maryland Route 20

Maryland Route 20 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from Beach Road and Lawton Avenue in Rock Hall east to MD 291 in Chestertown. MD 20, which connects Chestertown with several villages in western Kent County, was designated one of the original state roads...

 (Rock Hall Avenue). After passing Rock Hall Ball Park, MD 445 leaves the town limits and its name changes to Tolchester Road. The state highway passes through a mix of farms and forests and crosses Swan Creek before reaching its northern terminus at Tolchester Beach Road. Tolchester Beach Road is marked as MD 21 east from the intersection and is a county highway west to the old beach resort, while the roadway continues north as Bay Shore Road.

History

MD 445 was constructed from Tolchester Beach south through Rock Hall to approximately 1 miles (1.6 km) north of Eastern Neck Island in 1929 and 1930. The remainder of the highway to the north end of the bridge to the island was completed shortly after 1930.

Junction list

The entire route is in Kent County

Kent County, Maryland

Kent County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, on its Eastern Shore. It was named for the county of Kent in England. Its county seat is Chestertown. In 2010, the county population was 20,197...

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|rowspan=1|Eastern Neck Island
|0.00
|Eastern Neck Road south – Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge

Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge

Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge, a part of the Chesapeake Marshlands National Wildlife Refuge Complex, is a island located at the confluence of the Chester River and the Chesapeake Bay...

|Southern terminus
|-
|rowspan=2|Rock Hall

Rock Hall, Maryland

Rock Hall is a town in Kent County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,396 at the 2000 census.The town is a center for the fishing, crabbing, and oystering industries in Kent County as well as a home to marinas that cater to the pleasure craft that sail the Chesapeake Bay...

|5.87
|Sharp Street
|Old alignment of MD 20
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|6.01
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|-
|rowspan=1|Tolchester Beach

Tolchester Beach, Maryland

Tolchester Beach was a popular resort established in 1877,located on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay in Kent County, Maryland.It was located just north of Rock Hall, Maryland, and closed in 1962.-External links:***...

|11.96
| / Tolchester Beach Road west / Bay Shore Road north
|Northern terminus

External links

• MD 445 @ MDRoads.com