Route 545

MD 545 spurs 5.92 miles northwest from Elkton and MD 213 (Bridge Street) along Blue Ball Road to Cedar Hill. State maintenance along Blue Ball Road ends at the intersection with Warburton and Kirk Roads. Beyond there, Blue Ball Road continues another 2.7 miles to MD 273 (Telegraph Road) as an unnumbered route.

Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) traffic counts along MD 545 (Blue Ball Road) in 2016 ranged from 4,244 vehicles per day (vpd) north of I-95 to 4,971 vpd south of MD 279 (Elkton Road).

North

The first shield for MD 545 stands along Elkton Boulevard between MD 213 (Bridge Street) and the turn onto Blue Ball Road in Elkton.
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MD 545 (Blue Ball Road) north next intersects MD 279 (Elkton Road).
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Blue Ball Road carries the remainder of MD 545 north from Elkton Boulevard.
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MD 279 curves southwest a short distance from MD 545 to U.S. 40 (Pulaski Highway) and MD 7 (Old Philadelphia Road). MD 279 east continues to MD 213 (Bridge Street), I-95 (Exit 109) and Newark, Delaware.
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Northbound MD 545 (Blue Ball Road) passes under Interstate 95 just ahead of Little Elk Creek.
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MD 545 narrows to a single lane below a CSX Railroad bridge at the community of Childs.
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Blue Ball Road - North

Blue Ball Road continues north from MD 545 to Wheatley Road by Little North East Creek.
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A roundabout was constructed in place of the intersection joining Blue Ball Road with MD 273 (Telegraph Road) in 2018-19.
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South

State maintenance commences along Blue Ball Road southbound after the intersection with Kirk Road east and Warburton Road west.
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A confirming marker for MD 545 precedes Middle Road along Blue Bll Road southbound at Pleasant Hill.
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MD 545 south at Union Church and Hilltop Roads. The state route advances 1.7 miles south to Leeds and 2.3 miles to Childs near the CSX and Interstate 95 overpasses.
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Angling southeast from Union Church Road, MD 545 (Blue Ball Road) passes by Egg Hill.
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MD 545 (Blue Ball Road) crosses Little Elk Creek just ahead of the overpasses for Interstate 95 (John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway).
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MD 545 navigates through a sharp curve from Blue Ball Road onto the final 0.33 miles of the route along Elkton Boulevard east.
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MD 545 ends at MD 213 (N Bridge Street) north of Downtown Elkton. Elkton Boulevard continues a quarter mile to Park Place at Gilpin Manor Square.
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Connect with:

Route 213

Route 279

Page Updated Friday November 04, 2022.