Maryland Route 520

Maryland Route 520
Whites Neck Road
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length:	2.61 mi[1] (4.20 km)
Major junctions
South end:	Dead end near Bushwood
North end:	MD 239 in Bushwood
Location
Counties:	St. Mary's
Highway system
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Maryland Route 520 (MD 520) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Whites Neck Road, the state highway runs 2.61 miles (4.20 km) from a dead end at a boat ramp north to MD 239 in Bushwood in western St. Mary's County. MD 520 was constructed in 1933.

Route description

MD 520 begins at a boat ramp at the southern end of Whites Neck adjacent to the mouth of Whites Neck Creek at St. Catherine Sound, an embayment of the Wicomico River. The 18-foot (5.5 m) wide two-lane state highway heads west then north through farmland. MD 520 veers northeast through a forested area before crossing Whites Neck Creek and reaching its northern terminus at MD 239 (Bushwood Wharf Road) near the community of Bushwood.^[1][2]

History

MD 520 was constructed as a gravel road in 1933.^[3] The state highway was widened and resurfaced with bituminous concrete in 1956.^[4] MD 520 has changed very little since then.

Junction list

The entire route is in Bushwood in St. Mary's County.

Mile [1]	Destinations	Notes
0.00	Dead end at boat ramp	Southern terminus
2.61	MD 239 (Bushwood Wharf Road)	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Highway Location Reference: St. Mary's County" (PDF). Maryland State Highway Administration. 2009. http://www.marylandroads.com/Location/2009_SAINTMARYS.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-08. 
2. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Maryland Route 520 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Whites+Neck+Rd&daddr=Whites+Neck+Rd&hl=en&geocode=FXqvRwIdNEZs-w%3BFewUSAIdvE9s-w&mra=ls&dirflg=w&sll=38.275687,-76.78658&sspn=0.015464,0.038581&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=14. Retrieved 2010-07-30. 
3. ^ Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland. 1931-1934. Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. 1934-12-28. p. 353. http://www.archive.org/details/reportofstateroa1931mary. Retrieved 2010-12-08. 
4. ^ Maryland State Roads Commission. Maryland: Official Highway Map (Map) (1956 ed.). 

External links

• MD 520 @ MDRoads.com