Maryland Route 267

Maryland Route 267
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length:	1.90 mi[1] (3.06 km)
Major junctions
West end:	MD 7 in Charlestown
East end:	MD 7 in Charlestown
Location
Counties:	Cecil
Highway system
Maryland highway system Interstate • US • State • Minor • Former • Turnpikes ← MD 265 MD 268 →

Maryland Route 267 (MD 267) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs 1.90 miles (3.06 km) through Charlestown between two intersections with MD 7 in southwestern Cecil County. MD 267, which follows the path of the old post road between Baltimore and Philadelphia, was constructed as a modern highway in 1915 and bypassed by what is now MD 7 in 1921.

Route description

MD 267 begins at an intersection with MD 7 (Philadelphia Road) west of Charlestown. The state highway heads east as two-lane Baltimore Street, crossing over the Amtrak Northeast Corridor and passing through a forested area into the town of Charlestown. After passing Carpenters Point Road, MD 267 enters the Charlestown Historic District. After passing Charlestown Elementary School, the state highway turns north onto Cecil Street and crosses Red Rum Run. The state highway becomes Market Street after making a right-angle turn to the east, then turns north again onto Bladen Street. After leaving the historic district and the town limits, MD 267 crosses over the railroad tracks again and reaches its eastern terminus at MD 7 east of Charlestown.^[1][2]

History

MD 267 traces the path of the Old Post Road between Baltimore and Philadelphia of the 18th century, during which Charlestown was the county seat of Cecil County.^[3][4] Under the purview of the recently-formed Maryland State Roads Commission, the Charlestown portion of the Perryville–North East section of the old post road was upgraded to an all-weather highway in 1915.^[5][6] In 1921, to eliminate two crossings of the Pennsylvania Railroad (now Amtrak) on the Perryville–North East highway, Charlestown was bypassed by what was to become U.S. Route 40 and later MD 7.^[7]

Junction list

The entire route is in Charlestown in Cecil County.

Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
0.00	MD 7 (Philadelphia Road) – Perryville	Western terminus
0.44	Carpenters Point Road south – Carpenter Point	Former MD 164
0.82	Baltimore Street east / Cecil Parkway south	MD 267 turns north onto Cecil Street
1.12	Market Street east / Bladen Street south	MD 267 turns north onto Bladen Street
1.90	MD 7 (Philadelphia Road) – North East	Eastern terminus
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 2010-10-14. 
2. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Maryland Route 267 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=MD-267+W%2FBaltimore+St&daddr=Bladen+St+to:MD-267+E%2FBladen+St&geocode=FcHhWwId3W54-w%3BFcrbWwId7bN4-w%3BFc_9WwIdQMN4-w&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=39.57814,-75.979214&sspn=0.015182,0.038581&ie=UTF8&ll=39.577743,-75.982132&spn=0.015183,0.038581&t=h&z=15. Retrieved 2010-10-14. 
3. ^ "Charlestown History". Town of Charlestown, Maryland. http://www.charlestownmd.org/charlestown_history.html. Retrieved 2010-10-14. 
4. ^ United States Geological Survey. Elkton, MD quadrangle (Map). 1:48,000. 15 Minute Series (Topographic) (1898 ed.). http://historical.mytopo.com/quad.cfm?quadname=Elkton&state=MD&series=15. Retrieved 2010-10-14. 
5. ^ Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland. 1912-1915. Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. May 1915. p. 110. http://www.archive.org/details/annualreportsofs1912mary. Retrieved 2010-10-14. 
6. ^ "NBI Structure Number: 100000070030010". National Bridge Inventory. http://nationalbridges.com/nbi_record.php?StateCode=24&struct=100000070030010. Retrieved 2010-10-14. 
7. ^ Maryland Geological Survey. Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (Map) (1921 ed.). 

External links

• MD 267 @ MDRoads.com