Maryland Route 765
Encyclopedia
Maryland Route 765 is a collection of state highways
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...

. These 26 highways are service roads constructed or old alignments maintained to provide access to private property or county highways whose access was compromised by the realignment of MD 2
Maryland Route 2
Maryland Route 2 is the longest state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The route runs from Solomons Island in Calvert County north to an intersection with U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 40 Truck in Baltimore...

 and MD 4
Maryland Route 4
Maryland Route 4 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from MD 5 in Leonardtown north to Southern Avenue at the Washington, D.C. border, past which the highway continues as Pennsylvania Avenue...

 in Calvert County
Calvert County, Maryland
Calvert County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It occupies the Calvert Peninsula which is bordered on the east by the Chesapeake Bay and on the west by the Patuxent River. Calvert County is part of the Southern Maryland region. Calvert County's residents are among the highest...

. Sections of MD 765 associated with the concurrency
Concurrency (road)
A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...

 of MD 2 and MD 4 (hereafter referenced as MD 2-4) include the following: MD 765R, 765X, and 765Y in Solomons
Solomons, Maryland
Solomons is a community and census-designated place in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,536 at the 2000 census...

 and Dowell
Dowell, Maryland
Dowell is a small, rural community in Calvert County, Maryland located immediately north of Solomons, Maryland. While many people consider Dowell to be a part of Solomons, Maryland, it maintains its own separate zip code, 20629....

; MD 765Q, 765W, and 765Z in Lusby
Lusby, Maryland
Lusby is a place in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. The population was officially 1,666 at the 2000 census, although residents of the Chesapeake Ranch Estates-Drum Point community also use the Lusby zip code designation, making Lusby in fact a much larger community...

; MD 765K, 765M, 765N, and 765T through 765V between Lusby and St. Leonard
St. Leonard, Maryland
St. Leonard is a census-designated place in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. The population was officially 536 at the 2000 census, although residents of the Calvert Beach-Long Beach, Maryland community also use the St. Leonard zip code designation, making it in fact a much larger community...

; MD 765, 765B, 765C, 765J, 765O, and 765S in St. Leonard and Port Republic
Port Republic, Maryland
Port Republic is a small, rural community located inCalvert County, Maryland. It is approximately5 miles south of Prince Frederick, Maryland, the countyseat of Calvert County...

; and MD 765A in Prince Frederick
Prince Frederick, Maryland
Prince Frederick is a census-designated place in Calvert County, Maryland, United States, not to be confused with the incorporated, and much larger, city of Frederick some to the northwest in Frederick County...

. MD 765D through 765I are associated with MD 2 between its split from MD 4 in Sunderland
Sunderland, Maryland
Sunderland is a small, rural community located in Calvert County, Maryland, approximately 5 miles south of Dunkirk, Maryland and 10 miles north of Prince Frederick, Maryland. Although Sunderland is not incorporated and does not have a central business district, it does have a zip code, 20689...

 and the Anne Arundel County
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Anne Arundel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is named for Anne Arundell , a member of the ancient family of Arundells in Cornwall, England and the wife of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. Its county seat is Annapolis, which is also the capital of the state...

 line. MD 765, 765A, 765N, 765P, 765Q, and 765R are signed with MD 765 shields; the remaining highways are unsigned.

Solomons–Lusby

MD 765R, which is known as Solomons Island Road South, runs 1.27 miles (2 km) from MD 2 in Solomons
Solomons, Maryland
Solomons is a community and census-designated place in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,536 at the 2000 census...

 north to Dowell Road in Dowell
Dowell, Maryland
Dowell is a small, rural community in Calvert County, Maryland located immediately north of Solomons, Maryland. While many people consider Dowell to be a part of Solomons, Maryland, it maintains its own separate zip code, 20629....

. MD 765Q begins at MD 765R's northern terminus. The state highway, which is known as H.G. Trueman Road and Pardoe Road, runs 5.91 miles (9.5 km) from Dowell Road in Dowell north to MD 2-4 in the northern part of Lusby
Lusby, Maryland
Lusby is a place in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. The population was officially 1,666 at the 2000 census, although residents of the Chesapeake Ranch Estates-Drum Point community also use the Lusby zip code designation, making Lusby in fact a much larger community...

.

Route description

MD 765R begins at the ramp that MD 2 follows to join MD 4 northbound. MD 2 continues south a short distance to its terminus at Lore Road in Solomons. MD 765R passes a ramp from southbound MD 2-4 to MD 765R and passes by several shopping centers. Shortly before reaching its northern terminus, the state highway intersects Patuxent Point Parkway, which provides the only full service connection between the divided highway and the service road. MD 765R and MD 765Q have their northern and southern termini, respectively, at Dowell Road. Dowell Road heads east as a county highway and west as unsigned MD 2V, which provides access to the northbound direction of MD 2-4.

MD 765Q heads north from Dowell Road and veers away from the divided highway, which it continues to parallel from a distance. After meeting Southern Connector Boulevard at a roundabout
Roundabout
A roundabout is the name for a road junction in which traffic moves in one direction around a central island. The word dates from the early 20th century. Roundabouts are common in many countries around the world...

, the highway curves northeast to intersect MD 760
Maryland Route 760
Maryland Route 760 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Rousby Hall Road, the state highway runs from Rousby Road in Drum Point north to MD 2 and MD 4 in Lusby. The portion of MD 760 in Lusby was built as MD 503 in the early 1930s; the Drum Point section was constructed as...

 (Rousby Hall Road) and pass through the village center of Lusby. MD 765Q then curves north and then northwest, intersecting MD 497
Maryland Route 497
Maryland Route 497 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Cove Point Road, the state highway runs from MD 2 and MD 4 in Lusby east to the community of Cove Point. MD 497 was constructed in the early 1930s....

 (Cove Point Road) and passing Middleham Chapel
Middleham Chapel
Middleham Chapel is an historic Episcopal church located at 10210 H. G. Trueman Road in Lusby, Calvert County, Maryland. It is a one-story, cruciform, Flemish bond brick structure with exposed fieldstone foundations. It was built in 1748, to replace an earlier frame or log structure believed to...

 and the entrance to Calvert Cliffs State Park
Calvert Cliffs State Park
Calvert Cliffs State Park is a state park in Calvert County, Maryland, USA, situated on the Chesapeake Bay. On the 1612 John Smith map, the site is called "Rickard's Cliffes"...

. The state highway intersects MD 2-4; its name changes to Pardoe Road on the west side of the divided highway. MD 765Q continues north a short distance on the west side of the divided highway, passing Sollers Wharf Road before turning east to its northern terminus at another intersection with MD 2-4.

Junction list

The entire route is in Calvert County
Calvert County, Maryland
Calvert County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It occupies the Calvert Peninsula which is bordered on the east by the Chesapeake Bay and on the west by the Patuxent River. Calvert County is part of the Southern Maryland region. Calvert County's residents are among the highest...

.

{| class=wikitable
!Location
!Mile

!Destinations
!Notes
|-
|Solomons
Solomons, Maryland
Solomons is a community and census-designated place in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,536 at the 2000 census...


|0.00
|
|Southern terminus of MD 765R; roadway continues south as MD 2
|-
|rowspan=2|Dowell
Dowell, Maryland
Dowell is a small, rural community in Calvert County, Maryland located immediately north of Solomons, Maryland. While many people consider Dowell to be a part of Solomons, Maryland, it maintains its own separate zip code, 20629....


|0.96
|Patuxent Point Parkway to
|
|-
|1.27
0.00
|Dowell Road to
|Dowell Road west is unsigned MD 2V; northern terminus of MD 765R; southern terminus of MD 765Q
|-
|rowspan=5|Lusby
Lusby, Maryland
Lusby is a place in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. The population was officially 1,666 at the 2000 census, although residents of the Chesapeake Ranch Estates-Drum Point community also use the Lusby zip code designation, making Lusby in fact a much larger community...


|1.08
|Southern Connector Boulevard – Drum Point
|Roundabout
Roundabout
A roundabout is the name for a road junction in which traffic moves in one direction around a central island. The word dates from the early 20th century. Roundabouts are common in many countries around the world...

; Southern Connector Boulevard is unsigned MD 765Z
|-
|1.84
|
|
|-
|3.23
|
|
|-
|5.25
|
|
|-
|5.91
|
|Northern terminus of MD 765Q

Auxiliary routes

There are four unsigned auxiliary routes associated with MD 765R and MD 765Q:
  • MD 765W is the unnamed designation for a 0.2 mile (0.321868 km) section of old alignment of MD 2-4 between MD 765Q just south of its northern terminus and a dead end in Lusby.
  • MD 765X is the designation for Creston Lane, a 0.24 mile (0.3862416 km) service road between MD 765Y and a park and ride near Solomons.
  • MD 765Y is the designation for portions of Patuxent Point Parkway and Swaggers Point Road, a 0.12 mile (0.1931208 km) service road that heads west from MD 2-4 near Solomons. Patuxent Point Parkway and Swaggers Point Road continue west as county roads from their state-maintained portions. A county-maintained section of Patuxent Point Parkway also heads east from MD 2-4 and intersects MD 765R.
  • MD 765Z is the designation for a 0.2 mile (0.321868 km) section of Southern Connector Boulevard from MD 2-4 to just beyond an intersection with MD 765Q in Lusby. MD 765Z, which was constructed and designated in 2008, meets MD 765Q at a roundabout.

Lusby – St. Leonard

There are two short signed mainline segments of MD 765 between the longer Solomons–Lusby and St. Leonard – Port Republic sections:
  • MD 765P is the designation for Nursery Road, a 0.84 miles (1.4 km) section of the old alignment of MD 2-4 that closely parallels the northbound direction of the divided highway in Lusby. The highway heads north from an intersection with MD 2-4 to a barricade at a secondary entrance to Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant
    Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant
    The Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant located on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay near Lusby, Calvert County, Maryland.-Overview:...

    .
  • MD 765N is the designation for Saw Mill Road, a 0.89 miles (1.4 km) section of old alignment of MD 2-4 that parallels the southbound direction of the divided highway near St. Leonard. The highway heads north from a right-in/right-out intersection with southbound MD 2-4 opposite the divided highway's directional crossover intersection with Calvert Cliffs Parkway; these intersections are a short distance north of MD 765P's northern end. MD 765N heads north to a full service intersection with MD 2-4 opposite MD 765M just south of MD 2-4's bridge over St. Leonard Creek.


There are five unsigned auxiliary routes associated with MD 765N and MD 765P:
  • MD 765K is the designation for a 0.24 mile (0.3862416 km) section of Flag Ponds Parkway, which consists of a service road paralleling the northbound direction of MD 2-4 south of St. Leonard. Flag Ponds Parkway continues east as a county highway toward Flag Ponds Nature Park
    Flag Ponds Nature Park
    Flag Ponds Nature Park is a nature preserve located in St. Leonard, Maryland along the Chesapeake Bay in Calvert County, Maryland. It is operated by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The park includes nature trails and a beach for swimmers. Fossil shark's teeth eroded from the Calvert...

    .
  • MD 765M is the designation for a 0.03 mile (0.0482802 km) connector between MD 2-4 and MD 765K opposite the northern terminus of MD 765N south of St. Leonard.
  • MD 765T is the designation for Woodland Court, a 0.18 mile (0.2896812 km) section of old alignment of MD 2-4 between MD 765N and a dead end south of St. Leonard.
  • MD 765U is the unnamed designation for a 0.11 mile (0.1770274 km) section of old alignment of MD 2-4 between MD 765N and a dead end north of Lusby.
  • MD 765V is the designation for Nursery Court, a 0.07 mile (0.1126538 km) section of old alignment of MD 2-4 between MD 765P and a dead end in Lusby.

St. Leonard – Port Republic

MD 765, which is known as St. Leonard Road, runs 5.07 miles (8.2 km) parallel to the northbound direction of MD 2-4 between intersections with the divided highway in St. Leonard
St. Leonard, Maryland
St. Leonard is a census-designated place in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. The population was officially 536 at the 2000 census, although residents of the Calvert Beach-Long Beach, Maryland community also use the St. Leonard zip code designation, making it in fact a much larger community...

 and Port Republic
Port Republic, Maryland
Port Republic is a small, rural community located inCalvert County, Maryland. It is approximately5 miles south of Prince Frederick, Maryland, the countyseat of Calvert County...

.

Route description

MD 765 begins at a full service intersection with MD 2-4 south of St. Leonard. The state highway heads north and meets Calvert Beach Road at a roundabout in the center of St. Leonard. Calvert Beach Road, which is unsigned MD 765J, heads east to the Chesapeake Bay communities of Calvert Beach and Long Beach
Calvert Beach-Long Beach, Maryland
Calvert Beach-Long Beach is a census-designated place in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,487 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Calvert Beach-Long Beach is located at ....

. Between St. Leonard and Port Republic, MD 765 intersects Western Shores Boulevard, which leads east to another beach community and west as unsigned MD 2J to MD 2-4. In Port Republic, the state highway intersects MD 509 (Governor Run Road), which heads east to Kenwood Beach, and unnamed MD 765B, which is signed as a westward extension of MD 509 to MD 2-4. MD 765 veers west and intersects Parkers Creek Road, which is unsigned MD 765O. Parkers Creek Road heads south to a full service intersection with MD 2-4 and north toward Scientists Cliffs. MD 765 reaches its northern terminus at a right-in/right-out intersection with northbound MD 2-4 opposite the divided highway's directional crossover intersection with MD 264
Maryland Route 264
Maryland Route 264 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Broomes Island Road, the route runs from Oyster House Road in Broomes Island north to MD 2 and MD 4 in Port Republic. MD 264 connects the central Calvert County communities of Broomes Island, Island Creek, and Mutual...

.

Junction list

The entire route is in Calvert County
Calvert County, Maryland
Calvert County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It occupies the Calvert Peninsula which is bordered on the east by the Chesapeake Bay and on the west by the Patuxent River. Calvert County is part of the Southern Maryland region. Calvert County's residents are among the highest...

.

{| class=wikitable
!Location
!Mile

!Destinations
!Notes
|-
|rowspan=2|St. Leonard
St. Leonard, Maryland
St. Leonard is a census-designated place in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. The population was officially 536 at the 2000 census, although residents of the Calvert Beach-Long Beach, Maryland community also use the St. Leonard zip code designation, making it in fact a much larger community...


|0.00
|
|Southern terminus of MD 765
|-
|2.12
|Calvert Beach Road – Calvert Beach
|Roundabout
Roundabout
A roundabout is the name for a road junction in which traffic moves in one direction around a central island. The word dates from the early 20th century. Roundabouts are common in many countries around the world...

; unsigned MD 765J
|-
|rowspan=5|Port Republic
Port Republic, Maryland
Port Republic is a small, rural community located inCalvert County, Maryland. It is approximately5 miles south of Prince Frederick, Maryland, the countyseat of Calvert County...


|3.49
|Western Shores Boulevard
|Westbound Western Shores Boulevard is unsigned MD 2J
|-
|4.10
|
|
|-
|4.16
|
|Officially MD 765B but signed as MD 509
|-
|4.60
|Parkers Creek Road to
|Unsigned MD 765O
|-
|5.07
|
|Northern terminus of MD 765; right-in/right-out
Right-in/right-out
Right-in/right-out and left-in/left-out refer to a type of road intersection where turning movements of vehicles are restricted. A RIRO permits only right turns and a LILO permits only left turns. RIRO is usual where vehicles drive on the right, and LILO is usual where vehicles drive on the left...

 intersection with northbound MD 2-4

Auxiliary routes

There are five unsigned auxiliary routes associated with MD 765:
  • MD 765B is the designation for an unnamed 0.13 mile (0.2092142 km) connector between MD 2-4 and MD 765 in Port Republic. This connector is signed as a western segment of MD 509.
  • MD 765C is the designation for Hurry Lane, a 0.05 mile (0.080467 km) service road that heads east from Parkers Creek Road to a dead end in Port Republic.
  • MD 765J is the designation for a 0.48 mile (0.7724832 km) section of Calvert Beach Road from MD 2-4 to a point east of MD 765 in St. Leonard, where Calvert Beach Road continues east as a county highway toward Calvert Beach and Long Beach. MD 765J intersects MD 765 at a roundabout.
  • MD 765O is the designation for a 0.14 mile (0.2253076 km) section of Parkers Creek Road between MD 2-4 and MD 765 in Port Republic. Parkers Creek Road continues north from MD 765 as a county highway toward Scientists Cliffs.
  • MD 765S is the designation for a 0.09 mile (0.1448406 km) section of Ball Road immediately to the west of its intersection with MD 2-4 opposite MD 765J in St. Leonard. Ball Road continues west as a county highway.

Prince Frederick

MD 765A, which is known as Main Street, runs 2.15 miles (3.5 km) parallel to the southbound direction of MD 2-4 between intersections with the divided highway on either side of Prince Frederick
Prince Frederick, Maryland
Prince Frederick is a census-designated place in Calvert County, Maryland, United States, not to be confused with the incorporated, and much larger, city of Frederick some to the northwest in Frederick County...

.

Route description

MD 765A begins at an intersection with MD 2-4 south of Prince Frederick. The state highway heads north through a forested area before reaching the center of the county seat, where the highway passes the county courthouse and several county government office buildings. MD 765 meets the eastern terminus of MD 231 (Church Street) and passes Armory Street, the original alignment of MD 2 that splits northeast toward the county fairgrounds, before reaching its northern terminus at a tangent intersection with MD 2-4.

Junction list

MD 765A is entirely within Prince Frederick
Prince Frederick, Maryland
Prince Frederick is a census-designated place in Calvert County, Maryland, United States, not to be confused with the incorporated, and much larger, city of Frederick some to the northwest in Frederick County...

 in Calvert County
Calvert County, Maryland
Calvert County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It occupies the Calvert Peninsula which is bordered on the east by the Chesapeake Bay and on the west by the Patuxent River. Calvert County is part of the Southern Maryland region. Calvert County's residents are among the highest...

.

{| class=wikitable
!Mile

!Destinations
!Notes
|-
|0.00
|
|Southern terminus of MD 765A
|-
|1.78
|
|
|-
|2.15
|
|Northern terminus of MD 765A

Sunderland–Owings

There are six unsigned sections of routes of MD 765 between the MD 2 – MD 4 junction in Sunderland
Sunderland, Maryland
Sunderland is a small, rural community located in Calvert County, Maryland, approximately 5 miles south of Dunkirk, Maryland and 10 miles north of Prince Frederick, Maryland. Although Sunderland is not incorporated and does not have a central business district, it does have a zip code, 20689...

 and the Anne Arundel County
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Anne Arundel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is named for Anne Arundell , a member of the ancient family of Arundells in Cornwall, England and the wife of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. Its county seat is Annapolis, which is also the capital of the state...

 line near Owings
Owings, Maryland
Owings is a census-designated place in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,325 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Owings is located at ....

.
  • MD 765D is the designation for Wayside Drive, a 0.9 miles (1.4 km) section of old alignment of MD 2 that parallels the southbound side of the present highway north of Sunderland.
  • MD 765E is the designation for Kent Road, a 0.15 mile (0.241401 km) section of old alignment of MD 2 that parallels the southern side of the present highway from its southern end at MD 2 to a dead end in Sunderland.
  • MD 765F is the designation for an unnamed 0.02 mile (0.0321868 km) service road that heads east toward a dead end from MD 2 opposite C Jones Road in Sunderland.
  • MD 765G is the designation for an unnamed 0.18 mile (0.2896812 km) section of old alignment of MD 2 that parallels the southbound side of the present highway between MD 2 and MD 262
    Maryland Route 262
    Maryland Route 262 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Lower Marlboro Road, the route runs from Chaneyville Road in Lower Marlboro east to MD 4 in Sunderland. MD 262 was constructed in the late 1920s.-Route description:...

     adjacent to All Saints' Church in Sunderland.
  • MD 765H is the designation for an unnamed 0.28 mile (0.4506152 km) section of old alignment of MD 2 that parallels the northbound side of the present highway between MD 2 and MD 778
    Maryland Route 778
    Maryland Route 778 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Old Solomons Island Road, the state highway runs from MD 2 in Owings north to MD 261 in Friendship...

     just south of Owings
    Owings, Maryland
    Owings is a census-designated place in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,325 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Owings is located at ....

    .
  • MD 765I is the designation for Mt. Harmony Lane, a 0.87 miles (1.4 km) section of old alignment of MD 2 that parallels the northbound side of the present highway on both sides of Mt. Harmony Road, which is the old alignment of MD 260
    Maryland Route 260
    Maryland Route 260 is a state highway in Calvert County and Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Route 260 starts at the northern border of Calvert and Anne Arundel counties, branching off from Maryland Route 4 by way of an overpass interchange...

    .
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK