maryland route maryland route state highway state maryland state highway runs miles east delaware state line highway continues connects cambridge communities northern southwestern caroline including preston state highway runs concurrently near cambridge preston near constructed preston original state roads early highway extended directions late 1910s north designated near west extended delaware state line early 1930s bypass cambridge constructed mid-1960s route description national_highway_system principal arterial road western city limit cambridge east cambridge highway main national_highway_system near cambridge near begins short distance west bridge mainland roadway continues west county maintained provides access historic heads northeast island lane island road state highway crosses passes madison way town intersects golden hill road continues northeast church creek road cambridge state highway intersects race street old alignment southern edge city continues east intersects maryland delaware railroad curves north state highway joins concurrency lane divided highway intersect leads southeast cambridge airport ends old route reaching eastern end concurrency community known heads northeast lane mount holly road state highway approaches western terminus secretary road heads north secretary heads northeast turns north town highway passes main street west town east highway intersects railroad avenue leaving town crosses meeting corner road corner joins concurrency crosses passes old alignment grade crossing preston branch maryland delaware railroad state highways intersect preston road continue northwest preston road passes near jacob crossing concurrency continues northwest highway passes ends road provides access historic state highways continue town preston main street unsigned maple avenue heads south highways split west town heads north hamlet grove intersects community harmony state highway crosses passes hamlet known bureau passes west highway closely parallels old alignment state highway passes mill historic district east community contains historic homes potter hall memory lane continues northeast reaching intersection south turns southeast shore highway lane divided highway reduces lanes east intersection form triple state highway concurrency state highways continue east heads south highway short distance east continues straight southeast turns northeast road shortly reaches eastern terminus delaware state line highway continues east road history portion cambridge chosen original state roads portion highway bureau western junction south included planned state road system piece highway modern completed completed cambridge preston cambridge gap state highway closed segment highway preston grove surfaced grove bureau construction finished state highway constructed bridge taylor island church creek numbers assigned state highways maryland concurrency corner preston road delaware state line built concurrent completion connecting section extended north east delaware state line giving state highway additional vienna transferred new route cambridge old portion designated new section concurrent cambridge cambridge followed race street north highway followed east changes occurred 1950s extended west slaughter creek new bridge completed moved present alignment result sole route bureau south triple concurrency replaced expanded divided highway concurrency realigned relocated bypass cambridge state highway old route city transferred newly designated extension east relocated lake shortly construction new bridge lake outlet state highway straightened madison leaving old madison road junction list auxiliary route designation mile section old alignment south near
Maryland Route 16