Route 316

MD 316 follows Appleton Road northward from MD 279 (Elkton Road) to MD 277 (Fletchwood Road / Elk Mills Road), east of Elk Mills. Totaling 2.67 miles, the state route passes through residential areas, an industrial park and a quarry between Elkton and Appleton Acres. Appleton Road is unnumbered beyond MD 279, but was previously a part of MD 316 another 0.9 miles north to Barksdale Road.

2016 MDOT traffic counts along MD 316 range from 4,391 vehicles per day (vpd) south of the I-95 overpass to 4,841 vpd north of it.

North

The first confirming marker for MD 316 stands just beyond MD 279 (Elkton Road).
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Intersections with Ricketts Mill Road west to MD 213 and Belle Hill Road east to MD 279 tie into the first 1.1 miles of Appleton Road north.
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The reassurance marker for MD 316 north of Belle Hill Road was missing by September 2019.
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MD 316 crosses over Interstate 95 just west of the cloverleaf interchange with MD 279.
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South

Appleton Road south becomes MD 316 south from MD 277 (Fletchwood Road).
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MD 277 follows Fletchwood Road east to MD 279 (Elkton Newark Road) at the Delaware state line and west to Elk Mills.
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Spanning Interstate 95 on MD 316 (Appleton Road) southbound.
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MD 316 concludes at an unmarked intersection with MD 279 adjacent to Big Elk Creek and the Elkton town line.
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Connect with:

Route 277

Route 279

Page Updated Tuesday June 23, 2020.