Maryland Route 561

Maryland Route 561 marker
Maryland Route 561
Hassengers Corner Road
Map
Maryland Route 561 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length2.48 mi[1] (3.99 km)
Existed1933–present
Major junctions
South end MD 213 at Hassengers Corner
North end MD 298 at Lynch
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountiesKent
Highway system
← MD 560→ MD 562

Maryland Route 561 (MD 561) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Hassengers Corner Road, the state highway runs 2.48 miles (3.99 km) from MD 213 at Hassengers Corner north to MD 298 in Lynch in central Kent County. MD 561 was constructed in the early 1930s and widened around 1950.

Route description

View north along MD 561 at MD 213 in Hassengers Corner

MD 561 begins at an intersection with MD 213 (Augustine Herman Highway) at Hassengers Corner, a crossroads hamlet between Chestertown and Kennedyville. The two-lane undivided highway heads north to the unincorporated village of Lynch, where it intersects the Chestertown Branch of the Northern Line of the Maryland and Delaware Railroad. North of the railroad, MD 561 reaches its northern terminus at MD 298 (Lambs Meadow Road).[1][2]

History

MD 561 was constructed as a macadam road by 1933.[3] The highway was widened and resurfaced in 1949 and 1950.[4]

Junction list

The entire route is in Kent County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Hassengers Corner0.000.00 MD 213 (Augustine Herman Highway) – Chestertown, KennedyvilleSouthern terminus
Lynch2.483.99 MD 298 (Lambs Meadow Road) – Worton, Still PondNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  2. ^ Maryland State Highway Administration (2015). Maryland General Highway Statewide Grid Map (PDF) (Map). 1:12,000. Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration. § D15A. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  3. ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1933). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  4. ^ Maryland Road Construction Progress Log (PDF). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration. Contract Number: K-177X-215 (September 1, 1949). Retrieved August 21, 2016 – via Maryland State Archives.
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