Route 5 North

A short distance north of MD 236 (Thompson Station Road) west in New Market is the traffic light between MD 5 (Three Notch Road) north and MD 6 (New Market Road west / New Market Turner Road east).

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MD 6 (New Market Road) wanders west 14 miles to the Charles County seat of La Plata and loops nine miles southeast through Hughesville.

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Overall, MD 6 consists of a 47.38 mile route from Riverside on the Potomac River to MD 235 at Oraville.

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Northbound MD 5 at MD 6. MD 6 ventures west three miles to Dubois and five miles to Gilbert Run Park.

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The split roadways of MD 5 (Three Notch Road) converge north of New Market. Hughesville follows at the town of significance in six miles.

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MD 5 (Three Notch Road) stays east of Charlotte Hall and Oaks along a four lane alignment to the traffic light with Golden Beach Road. Golden Beach Road ends to the west at Charlotte Hall Road (former MD 5) and to the east at Golden Beach along the Patuxent River.

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Mt. Wolf Road west and Oaks Road east come together at MD 5 (Three Notch Road) in north Oaks.

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MD 5 northbound shield posted near the southbound split with Charlotte Hall Road (old MD 5).

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Mohawk Drive stems east from Three Notch Road to an adjacent shopping center, a small industrial park, and residential homes.

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MD 5 becomes Leonardtown Road northbound at the Charles County line near Hughesville. The state highway travels a four lane divided highway eight miles north from MD 235 to the county line.

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A bypass of Hughesville was constructed in 2007 to replace the Old Leonardtown Road alignment of MD 5 town. The expressway bypass features a diamond interchange with MD 231 (Prince Frederick Road).

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Leonardtown Road was renamed Old Leonardtown Road and rechristened MD 5 Business. The business loop travels 0.96 miles through Hughesville to the west.

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Homeland Drive was elevated to cross the MD 5 bypass of Hughesville. The exit to MD 231 (Prince Frederick Road) departs in one quarter mile for Benedict and the Calvert County seat of Prince Frederick.

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Drivers bound for MD 231 east across the Patuxent River or MD 231 west through Hughesville to Burnt Store leave MD 5 (Leonardtown Road) north.

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Entering the dumbbell interchange with MD 231 on MD 5 north. MD 231 totals 16.39 miles from Burnt Store (former MD 232) to Prince Frederick (MD 765).

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MD 5 leaves Hughesville and turns westerly on the ten mile drive to Waldorf. The four lane divided highway meets Bryantown and Olivers Shop Roads at Bryantown. Olivers Shop Road travels south to Burnt Store. Bryantown Road continues the road north to Woodville and Doctor Samuel Mudd Roads.

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Continuing west on MD 5 northbound between Bryantown and Waldorf. The highway retains four lanes and a grass median on the drive through eastern Charles County.

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A pair of MD 488 shields precede Laplata Road on MD 5 (Leonardtown Road) north. MD 488 stems west from MD 5 six miles to MD 6 outside of Laplata.

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Mast arm supported traffic lights govern the turns between MD 5 (Leonardtown Road) and the eastern terminus of MD 488 (Laplata Road). The town of Laplata was the site of an F4 tornado that devastated the area in 2003. The town lies at the crossroads of MD 6 and U.S. 301.

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Through traffic along MD 5 can bypass MD 488 (Laplata Road) without stopping. The traffic light only stops left turning traffic onto Laplata Road westbound. MD 5 otherwise continues north four miles to Beantown.

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MD 5 (Leonardtown Road) enters the Beantown, Waldorf and St. Charles area at its split with MD 5 Business. MD 5 turns north to bypass Waldorf via Mattawoman Beantown Road as MD 5 Business continues Leonardtown Road west to U.S. 301 and MD 228.

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All traffic to U.S. 301 northbound should utilize the MD 5 bypass of Waldorf for Mattawoman and points north to Washington. MD 5 Business travels west to meet U.S. 301 and MD 228 (Berry Road) in the heart of Waldorf. St. Charles Parkway enters the fold from the south, linking MD 5 & 5 Business with Billingsley Road through St. Charles itself.

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