Maryland Route 578

Maryland Route 578
Maryland Route 578
Bethlehem Road
Route information
	Maintained by MDSHA
Length	4.24 mi (6.82 km)
Existed	1935–present
Tourist; routes	Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway
Major junctions
West end	MD 331 at Bethlehem
East end	MD 16 at Harmony
Location
Counties	Caroline
Highway system
	Maryland highway system; Interstate; US; State; Scenic Byways;

Maryland Route 578 (MD 578) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Bethlehem Road, the state highway runs 4.24 miles (6.82 km) from MD 331 at Bethlehem east to MD 16 at Harmony. The first segment of MD 578 was completed in the mid-1930s; the remainder was built in the early 1940s.

Route description[]

View north along MD 578 at MD 331 in Bethlehem

MD 578 begins at an intersection with MD 331 (Dover Bridge Road) in Bethlehem. Bethlehem Road continues south as a county highway. MD 578 heads northeast as a two-lane undivided road through farmland. After passing Newton Road, the state highway crosses Hog Creek. MD 578 meets its eastern terminus at MD 16 (Harmony Road) in the unincorporated village of Harmony.^[1]^[2]

History[]

MD 578 was paved by 1935 from Bethlehem to Newton Road.^[3] The remainder of the highway to Harmony, including the bridge over Hog Creek, was completed in 1941.^[4]^[5]

Junction list[]

The entire route is in Caroline County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Bethlehem	0.00	0.00	MD 331 (Dover Bridge Road) / Bethlehem Road south – Preston, Easton	Western terminus
Harmony	4.24	6.82	MD 16 (Harmony Road) – Denton, Preston	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c
Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
- Caroline County (PDF).
^ Google (2010-03-28). "Maryland Route 578" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
^ Maryland Geological Survey (1935). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
^ Whitman, Ezra B.; Webb, P. Watson; Thomas, W. Frank (March 15, 1943). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1941–1942 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 82. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1946). Maryland: Official Highway Map (Map) (1946–1947 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.

External links[]

Route map:

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MDRoads: MD 578

[Maryland_HLR-1] Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
Caroline County (PDF).

[2] Caroline County (PDF).

[Google_Maps_MD_578-2] Google (2010-03-28). "Maryland Route 578" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-03-28.

[1935_map-3] Maryland Geological Survey (1935). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.

[1942_src_report-4] Whitman, Ezra B.; Webb, P. Watson; Thomas, W. Frank (March 15, 1943). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1941–1942 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 82. Retrieved 2010-03-24.

[1946_map-5] Maryland State Roads Commission (1946). Maryland: Official Highway Map (Map) (1946–1947 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.

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