Maryland Route 611
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Maryland Route 611 (MD 611) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Stephen Decatur Highway, the state highway runs 8.51 miles (13.70 km) from Assateague Island north to U.S. Route 50 (US 50) in West Ocean City. MD 611 is named for Stephen Decatur, the U.S. naval officer of the early 19th century who was born in nearby Berlin. The state highway provides access to Assateague State Park and Assateague Island National Seashore via the Verrazano Bridge named for Giovanni da Verrazzano. MD 611 was first paved in West Ocean City in the mid-1930s. The highway was extended south to MD 376 at Lewis Corner in the 1940s. A ferry crossed Sinepuxent Bay to Assateague Island from the southern end of the county highway that continued south from Lewis Corner until MD 611 was extended across the Verrazano Bridge in the mid-1960s.
Stephen Decatur Highway | ||||
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Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
Length | 8.51 mi[1] (13.70 km) | |||
Existed | 1935–present | |||
Tourist routes | Cape to Cape Scenic Byway | |||
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South end | Assateague State Park on Assateague Island | |||
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North end | US 50 in West Ocean City | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Maryland | |||
Counties | Worcester | |||
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