Maryland Route 259

Maryland Route 259 marker
Maryland Route 259
Greenock Road
Map
Maryland Route 259 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length2.67 mi[1] (4.30 km)
Existed1928–present
Major junctions
South end MD 794 in Bristol
North end MD 408 near Lothian
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountiesAnne Arundel
Highway system
← MD 258→ MD 260

Maryland Route 259 (MD 259) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Greenock Road, the highway runs 2.67 miles (4.30 km) from MD 794 in Bristol north to MD 408 near Lothian. MD 259 was constructed in the late 1920s and early 1930s.

Route description

View south along MD 259 past MD 408 near Lothian

MD 259 begins at an acute intersection with MD 794 (Southern Maryland Boulevard) in Bristol. MD 794 leads to MD 258 (Bay Front Road) and MD 4. MD 259 heads northeast as a two-lane undivided road that passes southeast of the historic James Owens Farm. The highway reaches its northern terminus at an intersection with MD 408 (Mount Zion-Marlboro Road) at the hamlet of Greenock southwest of Lothian.[1][2]

History

MD 259 was constructed as a gravel road from MD 4 (now MD 408) at Greenock southwest to north of the James Owens Farm in 1928.[3] The highway was completed southwest to MD 416 (now MD 794) in Bristol in 1933 and 1934.[4][5] MD 259 was paved in 1949.[6]

Junction list

The entire route is in Anne Arundel County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Bristol0.000.00

 MD 794 (Southern Maryland Boulevard) to MD 4 / MD 258 – Upper Marlboro, Prince Frederick		Southern terminus
Lothian2.674.30 MD 408 (Mount Zion–Marlboro Road) – Lothian, Upper MarlboroNorthern 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 2012-11-24.
  2. ^ "Maryland Route 259" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  3. ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1938). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
  4. ^ Byron, William D.; Lacy, Robert (December 28, 1934). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1931–1934 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 319. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  5. ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1934). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
  6. ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1949). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
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