Maryland Route 896

Maryland Route 896
New London Road
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length:	0.21 mi[1] (0.34 km)
Major junctions
South end:	DE 896 near Newark
North end:	PA 896 near Strickersville, PA
Location
Counties:	Cecil
Highway system
Maryland highway system Interstate • US • State • Minor • Former • Turnpikes ← MD 895 MD 897 →

Maryland Route 896 (MD 896) is an unsigned state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as New London Road, the state highway runs 0.21 miles (0.34 km) from the Delaware state line north to the Pennsylvania state line in far northeastern Cecil County. The highway continues from the Delaware and Pennsylvania ends as Delaware Route 896 (DE 896) toward Newark and Pennsylvania Route 896 (PA 896) toward Strickersville, respectively. The state highway in Maryland was constructed in the mid 1920s and later designated MD 278. MD 896 received its present number when the number of PA 896 was extended southeast into Maryland and Delaware in the early 1940s.

Route description

MD 896 begins at the Delaware state line; DE 896 continues southeast from the border toward Newark.^[2] The state highway is a two-lane road with a speed limit of 45 mph (72 km/h). MD 896 heads northwest toward its only intersection, with Little Egypt Road.^[1] The state highway curves north and enters Pennsylvania, where the highway continues as PA 896 toward Strickersville.^[2]

History

MD 896 was constructed in 1925 as Maryland's very short portion of the highway between Newark and the Lincoln Highway near Lancaster.^[3][4] The state highway was originally designated MD 278.^[5] MD 896 received its present designation around 1942 to maintain continuity between PA 896 and DE 896, the latter of which had been assigned in 1938.^[6][7][8]

Junction list

The entire route is in an unincorporated area of far northeastern Cecil County.

Mile [1]	Destinations	Notes
0.00	DE 896 south (New London Road) – Newark, DE	Southern terminus; Delaware state line
0.21	PA 896 north (New London Road) – Strickersville, PA	Northern terminus; Pennsylvania state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Highway Location Reference: Cecil County" (PDF). Maryland State Highway Administration. 2009. http://www.marylandroads.com/Location/2009_CECIL.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-13. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Google, Inc. Google Maps – Maryland Route 896 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=MD-896+N%2FNew+London+Rd&daddr=MD-896+N%2FNew+London+Rd&hl=en&geocode=FVkTXgId2o57-w%3BFc4cXgId9IV7-w&mra=ls&sll=39.720928,-75.789174&sspn=0.003788,0.009645&ie=UTF8&ll=39.720978,-75.789721&spn=0.003788,0.009645&t=h&z=17. Retrieved 2010-03-24. 
3. ^ Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland. 1924-1926. Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. January 1927. pp. 30, 75. http://www.archive.org/details/annualreportsofs1924mary. Retrieved 2010-03-24. 
4. ^ Maryland Geological Survey. Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (Map) (1927 ed.). 
5. ^ Maryland State Roads Commission. General Highway Map: State of Maryland (Map) (1939 ed.). 
6. ^ United States Geological Survey. Elkton, MD quadrangle (Map). 1:48,000. 15 Minute Series (Topographic) (1942 ed.). http://historical.mytopo.com/quad.cfm?quadname=Elkton&state=MD&series=15. Retrieved 2010-03-24. 
7. ^ Maryland State Roads Commission. Maryland: Official Highway Map (Map) (1946-47 ed.). 
8. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (1938 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_010.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-21. 

External links

• MD 896 @ MDRoads.com