Maryland Route 781 is a state highway

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 Delancy Road, the state highway runs 1.01 miles (1.6 km) from U.S. Route 40

U.S. Route 40 in Maryland

U.S. Route 40 in the U.S. state of Maryland runs from western Maryland to Cecil County in the state's northeastern corner. With a total length of over , it is the longest numbered highway in Maryland. Almost half of the road overlaps with Interstate 68 or Interstate 70, while the old alignment...

 (US 40) north to MD 281

Maryland Route 281

Maryland Route 281 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Red Hill Road, the state highway runs from MD 7 east to the Delaware state line within Elkton. MD 281 and its continuation in Delaware were originally blazed in the 18th century as part of the...

 within Elkton

Elkton, Maryland

The town of Elkton is the county seat of Cecil County, Maryland, United States. The population was 11,893 as of the 2000 census and 14,842 according to current July 2008 census estimates. It is the county seat of Cecil County...

 close to the Delaware

Delaware

Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...

 state line. MD 781 was designated in 1987.

Route description

MD 781 begins at an intersection with US 40 (Pulaski Highway) 0.23 mile (0.3701482 km) west of the Delaware state line. MD 781 heads north past residential subdivisions, paralleling the state line. The state highway reaches its northern terminus at MD 281 (Red Hill Road) adjacent to Grays Hill on the west.

History

Delancy Road long predates being a part of the state highway system, having existed since at least 1898. The highway was designated MD 781 in 1987.

Junction list

The entire route is in Elkton

Elkton, Maryland

The town of Elkton is the county seat of Cecil County, Maryland, United States. The population was 11,893 as of the 2000 census and 14,842 according to current July 2008 census estimates. It is the county seat of Cecil County...

 in Cecil County

Cecil County, Maryland

Cecil County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is part of the Delaware Valley. It was named for Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore , who was the first Proprietary Governor of the colony of Maryland from 1632 until his death in 1675. The county seat is Elkton. The newspaper...

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Glasgow, Delaware

Glasgow is a census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 12,840 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Glasgow is located at ....

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Christiana, Delaware

Christiana is a community near Wilmington, Delaware, USA. It is an unincorperated community in New Castle County, Delaware. It is home to the Christiana Mall and is the northern terminus to Delaware Route 1.-History:...

|Northern terminus

External links

• MD 781 @ MDRoads.com