Maryland Route 16
State highway in Maryland, USA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maryland Route 16 (MD 16) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs 51.06 miles (82.17 km) from Taylors Island east to the Delaware state line in Hickman, where the highway continues as Delaware Route 16 (DE 16). MD 16 connects Cambridge with several communities in northern Dorchester County and southwestern Caroline County, including East New Market and Preston. The state highway runs concurrently with U.S. Route 50 (US 50) near Cambridge, MD 331 between East New Market and Preston, and both MD 404 and MD 313 near Andersontown. MD 16 was constructed between Church Creek and Preston as one of the original state roads in the early and mid-1910s. The highway was extended in both directions in the late 1910s: north to what was to be designated MD 313 near Denton and west to Taylors Island. MD 16 was extended through Andersontown to the Delaware state line in the early 1930s. MD 16's bypass of Cambridge was constructed in the mid-1960s.
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Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
Length | 51.06 mi[1] (82.17 km) | |||
Existed | 1927–present | |||
Tourist routes | Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | Hoopers Neck Road in Taylors Island | |||
Major intersections | ||||
East end | DE 16 at Hickman | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Maryland | |||
Counties | Dorchester, Caroline | |||
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