Maryland Route 347

Maryland Route 347
Maryland Route 347 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length:	6.92 mi[1] (11.14 km)
Major junctions
South end:	MD 349 in Quantico
	MD 670 in Hebron
North end:	US 50 in Hebron
Location
Counties:	Wicomico
Highway system
Maryland highway system Interstate • US • State • Minor • Former • Turnpikes ← MD 346 MD 348 →

Maryland Route 347 (MD 347) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs 6.92 miles (11.14 km) from MD 349 in Quantico north to U.S. Route 50 (US 50) in Hebron. MD 347 was constructed as a modern highway in Hebron in the mid 1910s. The remainder of the highway was constructed in the late 1920s.

Route description

MD 347 begins at an intersection with MD 349 (Nanticoke Road) in Quantico. The state highway heads north as two-lane Quantico Road past scattered residences and Westside Primary School. After veering northwest at Catchpenny Road, MD 347 crosses Quantico Creek and passes through the historic center of Quantico. The state highway leaves Quantico after a sharp turn to the northeast at Old Athol Road and passes through farmland. Upon arriving in Hebron, the highway passes Westside Intermediate School and the historic home St. Giles. Within Hebron, MD 347 is known as Main Street and intersects MD 670 (Lillian Street).^[1] After leaving Hebron, the state highway continues northeast as Hebron Road, traversing Rewastico Creek before reaching its northern terminus at US 50 (Ocean Gateway).^[1][2]

History

The portion of MD 347 between Hebron and what is now US 50 was completed as a state-aid road by 1915.^[3] The next segment completed was from MD 349 to the center of Quantico by 1926.^[4][5] MD 347 was completed between Hebron and Quantico by 1930.^[6]

Junction list

The entire route is in Wicomico County.

Location	Mile [1]	Destinations	Notes
Quantico	0.00	MD 349 (Nanticoke Road) – Salisbury, Nanticoke	Southern terminus
Hebron	5.88	MD 670 east (Lillian Street)
	6.92	US 50 (Ocean Gateway) – Cambridge, Salisbury	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Highway Location Reference: Wicomico County" (PDF). Maryland State Highway Administration. 2009. http://www.marylandroads.com/Location/2009_WICOMICO.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-20. 
2. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Maryland Route 347 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=MD-347+N%2FQuantico+Rd&daddr=MD-347+N%2FQuantico+Rd&hl=en&geocode=FWxDSQIdNFR8-w%3BFahlSgId4Ex9-w&mra=ls&sll=38.427605,-75.675888&sspn=0.007716,0.01929&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=12. Retrieved 2010-04-21. 
3. ^ Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland. 1912-1915. Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. May 1915. p. 126. http://www.archive.org/details/annualreportsofs1912mary. Retrieved 2010-04-21. 
4. ^ Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland. 1924-1926. Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. January 1927. p. 26. http://www.archive.org/details/annualreportsofs1924mary. Retrieved 2010-04-21. 
5. ^ Maryland Geological Survey. Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (Map) (1927 ed.). 
6. ^ Maryland Geological Survey. Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (Map) (1930 ed.). 

External links

• MD 347 @ MDRoads.com