Maryland Route 489
Encyclopedia
Maryland Route 489 is a state highway
in the U.S. state
of Maryland
. Known as Park Hall Road, the state highway runs 1.27 miles (2 km) from MD 5
east to MD 235
within Park Hall Estates
in southern St. Mary's County. MD 489, which serves as a connector between MD 5 and MD 235 south of Lexington Park
, was assigned to Park Hall Road in 1956.
and Great Mills
. The state highway heads east as a two-land road through a mix of farmland and forest. MD 489 reaches its eastern terminus at MD 235 (Three Notch Road) between Ridge
and Hermanville.
in Caroline County
. MD 489 was removed from Whiteleysburg Road in 1950; the highway is now part of MD 314
. MD 489 was assigned to Park Hall Road in 1956. Aside from repaving, the state highway has changed very little since then.
in St. Mary's County.
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State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
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 Park Hall Road, the state highway runs 1.27 miles (2 km) from MD 5
Maryland Route 5
Maryland Route 5 is a long state highway that runs north–south in the U.S. state of Maryland. The highway runs from Point Lookout in St. Mary's County north to the Washington, D.C. border in Suitland, Prince George's County....
east to MD 235
Maryland Route 235
Maryland Route 235 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Three Notch Road, the state highway runs between its southern intersection with MD 5 in Ridge and its northern intersection with MD 5 near Mechanicsville...
within Park Hall Estates
Park Hall Estates, Maryland
Park Hall Estates is an unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
in southern St. Mary's County. MD 489, which serves as a connector between MD 5 and MD 235 south of Lexington Park
Lexington Park, Maryland
Lexington Park is a census-designated place in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States, and the principal community of the Lexington Park, Maryland Micropolitan Statistical Area...
, was assigned to Park Hall Road in 1956.
Route description
MD 489 begins at an intersection with MD 5 (Point Lookout Road) in the unincorporated community of Park Hall Estates between St. Mary's CitySt. Mary's City, Maryland
St. Mary's City, in St. Mary's County, Maryland, is a small unincorporated community near the southernmost end of the state on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. It is located on the eastern shore of the St. Mary's River, a tributary of the Potomac. St. Mary's City is the fourth oldest...
and Great Mills
Great Mills, Maryland
Great Mills is an unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. Great Mills High School serves the lower end of the county, including the town of Lexington Park; there is a public swimming pool adjacent...
. The state highway heads east as a two-land road through a mix of farmland and forest. MD 489 reaches its eastern terminus at MD 235 (Three Notch Road) between Ridge
Ridge, Maryland
Ridge is an unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. Bard's Field was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. It is near the southernmost tip of the western shore of Maryland, known as Point Lookout, has bodies of water on both sides, and has two...
and Hermanville.
History
The MD 489 designation was originally applied to Whiteleysburg Road in WhiteleysburgWhiteleysburg, Maryland
Whiteleysburg is an unincorporated community in Caroline County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
in Caroline County
Caroline County, Maryland
Caroline County is a wholly rural county located in the U.S. state of Maryland on its Eastern Shore. It is bordered by Queen Anne's County to the north, Talbot County to the west, Dorchester County to the south, Kent County, Delaware, to the east, and Sussex County, Delaware, to the southeast. As...
. MD 489 was removed from Whiteleysburg Road in 1950; the highway is now part of MD 314
Maryland Route 314
Maryland Route 314 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from the beginning of state maintenance in Greensboro east to the Delaware state line at Whiteleysburg, where the highway continues east as Delaware Route 12 . What is now MD 314 was paved in Greensboro...
. MD 489 was assigned to Park Hall Road in 1956. Aside from repaving, the state highway has changed very little since then.
Junction list
The entire route is in Park Hall EstatesPark Hall Estates, Maryland
Park Hall Estates is an unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
in St. Mary's County.
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