U.S. 301 South - Church Hill to Queenstown

U.S. 301 (Blue Star Memorial Highway) continues 2.3 miles south from MD 300 to MD 302 (Barclay Road).

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A 10.21 mile long route, MD 302 heads east from U.S. 301 to the state line and Delaware Route 11 southwest of Hartly.

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MD 302 (Barclay Road) meets MD 313 in the town of Barclay in 3.5 miles and MD 454 in the town of Templeville in 9.2 miles. Hall Road extends west from U.S. 301 and MD 302, 2.74 miles to MD 300 near Church Hill Park.

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South from MD 302, U.S. 301 shifts westward by a wooded area adjacent to Southeast Creek.

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The Bay Country Rest Area lies five miles south from MD 302 along U.S. 301. Signage formerly displayed Welcome Center.

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Queenstown is 18 miles to the southwest along U.S. 301. U.S. 50/301 ascend onto the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in 27.3 miles.

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MD 19 (Roberts Station Road) crosses paths with U.S. 301 between the town of Church Hill and Roberts, 1.5 miles south of MD 302.

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MD 19 (Roberts Station Road) measures 8.60 miles overall from MD 213 (Church Hill Rad) at Church Hill and MD 313 (Goldsboro Road) just east of Ingleside.

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U.S. 301 (Blue Star Memorial Highway) proceeds two miles southwest from MD 19 (Roberts Station Road) to MD 405 at Price.

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MD 405 (Price Station Road) branches 2.61 miles south from MD 19 (Roberts Station Road) to U.S. 301 at Price.

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South from U.S. 301 and Price, MD 405 (Price Station Road) continues 5.98 miles to Roe and MD 304 (Ruthsburg Road) west of Bridgetown.

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The roadways of U.S. 301 diverge at MD 405 and the community of Price.

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The roadways of U.S. 301 separate ahead of Hayden Clark Road (MD 834) and the Bay Country Welcome Center.

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The Bay Country Rest Area lies between the roadways of U.S. 301 along Hayden Clark Road (unsigned MD 834) at Hayden.

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Hayden Clark Road links U.S. 301 with White Marsh Road west, Granny Branch Road north and Clarks Corner Road east. MD 834 overlays the local road for 0.16 miles.

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Paralleling a Maryland and Delaware Railroad line, U.S. 301 progresses southwest to MD 305 (Hope Road) at Carville.

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MD 305 originates 2.15 miles to the east at the settlement of Hope where Dean, Hayden and Hope Roads intersect.

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The 5.08 mile long route of MD 305 extends west along Hope Road from U.S. 301 to MD 213 (Church Hill Road) in the town of Centreville. The intersection joining U.S 301/MD 305 was converted to use J-turns in 2018.

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Continuing southwest from MD 305 (Hope Road), U.S. 301 reaches the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in 20 miles.

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The junction of U.S. 301 and MD 305 was converted into a Restricted Crossing U-Turn (RCUT) intersection by 2018.

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MD 304 (Ruthsburg Road) travels 15.24 miles west from MD 312 at Bridgetown in Caroline County to Ruthsburg, Centreville and onto Corsica Neck.

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U.S. 301 meets MD 304 (Ruthsburg Road) at a parclo interchange. Built in 2017-18, the exchange replaced an intersection using J-turns.

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A loop ramp joins U.S. 301 (Blue Star Memorial Highway) with MD 304 (Ruthsburg Road) at a roundabout.

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Advancing west, U.S. 301 crosses Mill Stream Branch.

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Rolling Bridge Road is a minor collector heading 0.99 miles north from U.S. 301 to MD 304 (Ruthsburg Road) at Centreville. This intersection with U.S. 301 was converted to RIRO (right in right out), eliminating cross traffic, by 2018.

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MD 213 (Centreville Road) converges with U.S. 301 (Blue Star Memorial Highway) at a parclo interchange south of Centreville.

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Connecting the seats of Queen Anne's, Kent and Cecil Counties, MD 213 meanders 68.25 miles northward from MD 662 at Wye Mills to PA 841 and Lewisville at the Pennsylvania state line.

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Traveler services line MD 213 (Centreville Road) north within the town of Centreville.

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MD 213 (Centreville Road) provides a cutoff 4.4 miles south from U.S. 301 for U.S. 50 (Ocean Gateway) eastbound to Easton, Cambridge and Salisbury.

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North into Centreville, MD 213 partitions into a couplet of Commerce Street north and Liberty Street south through Downtown.

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The exchange joining U.S. 301 with MD 213 (Centreville Road) was completed in 1994.

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Historically MD 213 was a part of U.S. 213 between Elkton and Ocean City. U.S. 50 replaced U.S. 213 south from Wye Mills in 1948. The remainder of U.S. 213 north was decommissioned in 1971.

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Bloomingdale Road angles 3.72 miles southwest from U.S. 301 to U.S. 50 (Ocean Gateway) at Bloomingdale.

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Perlee Road runs 1.24 miles north from U.S. 301 (Blue Star Memorial Highway) to MD 18C (4-H Park Road) east of Route 18 Park and the John Selby Sports Complex.

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Continuing west from Perlee Road, U.S. 301 traverses timberland south of Reed Creek.

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Washington appears as a control city for U.S. 301 south on this distance sign posted after Perlee Road. Queenstown lies three miles ahead.

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John Brown Road weaves across a mixture of farm and timberland 3.44 miles west from MD 213 (Centreville Road) to MD 18 (4-H Park Road).

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Reassurance marker posted south of John Brown Road.

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Cherry Lane south and Washington Farm Lane north come together at U.S. 301, 0.54 miles from MD 18C (4H Park Road).

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Greenspring Road (MD 835L) links U.S. 301 with MD 18 (Main Street) west into Queenstown, 0.21 miles to the north. Greenspring Road continues south 0.91 miles to U.S. 50 (Ocean Gateway).

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U.S. 301 enters the town limits of Queenstown on the succeeding stretch west from Greenspring Road.

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MD 456 (Del Rhodes Avenue) meets U.S. 301 at a R-CUT intersection 0.32 miles southeast of MD 18C (Main Street) in the Queenstown town center.

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Del Rhodes Avenue west into Queenstown is inventoried as MD 456A. The remainder 0.88 miles southeast to U.S. 50 (Ocean Gateway) is MD 456.

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U.S. 301 straddles the Queenstown town line west to MD 18. Queenstown lies along Queenstown Creek off Coursey Point from the Chester River.

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MD 18 (Main Street) converges with U.S. 301 north of the Queenstown Premium Outlets and U.S. 50 (Ocean Gateway). The R-CUT intersection with U.S. 301 divides Main Street into MD 18 Segment C north into Queenstown and MD 18 Segment S south to Outlet Center Drive and MD 656 (Friels Road).

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Outlet Center Drive connects MD 18 (Main Street), MD 656 (Friels Road) and U.S. 50 (Ocean Gateway) with the Queentown Premium Outlets retail complex.

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MD 18S follows Main Street 0.33 miles southwest to U.S. 50 (Ocean Gateway). MD 18B parallels U.S. 50/301 beyond there to Grasonville.

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U.S. 301 (Blue Star Memorial Highway) runs alongside Queenstown Harbor Golf Course to U.S. 50 (Ocean Gateway).

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U.S. 301 combines with U.S. 50 west from Queenstown to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Annapolis and Bowie. Most users refer to the freeway to the Bay Bridge simply as U.S. 50.

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U.S. 50 (Ocean Gateway) converges with U.S. 301 west from Wye Mills and Talbot County.

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A junction U.S. 50 shield formerly appeared along southbound U.S. 301 within the wye interchange joining Blue Star Memorial Highway with Ocean Gateway.

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