Maryland Route 275 Explained

State:MD
Type:MD
Route:275
Alternate Name:Perrylawn Drive
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:Maryland Route 275 highlighted in red
Length Mi:2.22
Length Round:2
Established:1967
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in Perryville
Direction B:North
Terminus B: in Woodlawn
Counties:Cecil
Previous Type:MD
Previous Route:274
Next Type:MD
Next Route:276

Maryland Route 275 (MD 275) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Perrylawn Drive, the highway runs 2.22miles from MD 222 and MD 824 in Perryville north to MD 276 in Woodlawn in western Cecil County. MD 275 provides an eastern bypass of the town of Port Deposit. The state highway also serves to connect the town of Rising Sun (via MD 276) and Interstate 95 (I-95). MD 275 was constructed along a new alignment in the mid-1960s.

Route description

MD 275 begins at a four-way intersection with MD 222 and MD 824 (Blythedale Road) in the town of Perryville. MD 222 heads west toward Port Deposit as Bainbridge Road and south as Perryville Road toward an interchange with I-95 (John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway) and the center of Perryville. MD 275 heads north as Perrylawn Drive, a limited-access two-lane undivided highway. The highway heads north along a long, sweeping curve that passes to the east of the town limits of Port Deposit. MD 275 parallels Mill Creek and crosses the stream twice along its course. The state highway reaches its northern terminus at MD 276 (Jacob Tome Memorial Highway) in the community of Woodlawn.

MD 275 is a part of the National Highway System as a principal arterial for its entire length.

History

MD 275 was constructed along a new alignment between July 1965 and October 1967.

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