Maryland Route 422

Maryland Route 422
Bayard Road
Maryland Route 422 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length:	3.04 mi[1] (4.89 km)
Major junctions
West end:	Polling House Road in Bayard
East end:	MD 2 in Lothian
Highway system
Maryland highway system Interstate • US • State • Minor • Former • Turnpikes ← MD 418 MD 423 →

Maryland Route 422 (MD 422) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Bayard Road, the route runs 3.04 mi (4.89 km) from Polling House Road near Bayard east to Maryland Route 2 in Lothian.

Route description

Maryland Route 422 begins at Polling House Road east of the hamlet of Bayard. Bayard Road continues west through Bayard to Sands Road, which parallels the Patuxent River. The route heads east as a two-lane road with a speed limit of 40 mph (64 km/h) through farmland. After passing South Polling House Road, which meets Polling House Road in Harwood, the route turns southeast toward Lothian. MD 422 meets its terminus as the north leg of the Lothian Roundabout, which also features Maryland Route 408 (Mount Zion Road) as the west leg and Maryland Route 2 (Solomons Island Road) as the south and east legs.

History

Maryland Route 422 was first paved in 1933.^[2] The 1939 Maryland state highway map shows MD 422 marked along its present course.^[3]

Junction list

The entire route is in Anne Arundel County.

Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Bayard	0.00	Polling House Road	Western terminus
Lothian	1.91	South Polling House Road
	3.04	MD 2 (Solomons Island Road) – Annapolis, Prince Frederick MD 408 west (Mount Zion Road) – Upper Marlboro	Eastern terminus Roundabout

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Maryland State Highway Administration (2008). "Highway Location Reference: Anne Arundel County" (PDF). http://apps.roads.maryland.gov/KeepingCurrent/performTrafficStudies/dataAndStats/hwyLocationRef/2008_hlr_all/co02.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-14. 
2. ^ Maryland State Highway Administration (1933). "Map of Maryland" (PDF). http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maryland_State_Highway_Map_-_1933.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-14. 
3. ^ Maryland State Highway Administration (1939). "Map of Maryland" (PDF). http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maryland_State_Highway_Map_-_1939.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-14. 

External links

• MD 422 @ MDRoads.com