Maryland Route 267

Maryland Route 267 (MD 267) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The 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 along that main line in 1915. The highway was bypassed by what is now MD 7 in 1921 to avoid a pair of dangerous bridges across what is now Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. Those two bridges and adjacent sections of MD 267 were replaced west and east of Charlestown in the mid-1960s and mid-1970s, respectively.

Maryland Route 267
Maryland Route 267 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length	1.90 mi[1] (3.06 km)
Existed	1927[2]–present
Major junctions
West end	MD 7 west of Charlestown
East end	MD 7 east of Charlestown
Location
Counties	Cecil
Highway system
Maryland highway system Interstate U.S. State Scenic Byways ← MD 265 → MD 268

Route description

View west along MD 267 at MD 7 just east of Charlestown

MD 267 begins at an intersection with MD 7 (Philadelphia Road) west of Charlestown. The state highway heads east as two-lane undivided Baltimore Street, which immediately crosses over Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and enters 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 and passes the Indian Queen Tavern and Black's Store, then turns north again onto Bladen Street. After crossing Peddlers Run Creek, leaving the historic district, and leaving the town limits, MD 267 crosses over the railroad tracks again and reaches its eastern terminus at MD 7 east of Charlestown.[1][3]

History

MD 267 traces the path of the Old Post Road between Baltimore and Philadelphia blazed during the 18th century, during which Charlestown was the county seat of Cecil County.[4][5] The Post Road from Perryville to Elkton was part of the state road system proposed by the State Roads Commission in 1909.[6] The highway through Charlestown was constructed as a 14-foot-wide (4.3 m) macadam road in 1915.[7] The highway through Charlestown was bypassed when the Charlestown Cut-Off (later U.S. Route 40, now MD 7) was constructed in 1921, eliminating two dangerous bridges across the Pennsylvania Railroad (now Amtrak) from the course of the main highway.[8][9] The western bridge, named Weber's Bridge or Weavers Bridge, crossed over the railroad perpendicularly east of the current crossing and featured a sharp curve on the south side of the tracks and an intersection with MD 7 immediately to the north.[10][11] This bridge was reconstructed in 1951.[12] The eastern bridge, named Heisler's Bridge, also crossed the railroad perpendicularly east of the current crossing and had a right-angle turn immediately to the south of the crossing near Clearview Avenue.[10][13] MD 267 was relocated and Weber's Bridge was replaced in 1966 and 1967.[14] The bypassed piece of highway became MD 913.[15] Heisler's Bridge was replaced and the adjacent state highway relocated between 1973 and 1975.[14] A portion of the bypassed highway east of Charlestown was conveyed from the state to the adjacent property owners in 1974.[16]

Junction list

The entire route is in Charlestown, Cecil County.

mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.00	0.00	MD 7 (Philadelphia Road) – Perryville	Western terminus
1.90	3.06	MD 7 (Philadelphia Road) – North East	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

•  Maryland Roads portal

References

1. Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2014). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
   • Cecil County (PDF).
2. Maryland Geological Survey (1927). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
3. Maryland State Highway Administration (2015). Maryland General Highway Statewide Grid Map (PDF) (Map). 1:12,000. Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration. § B15A. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
4. "Charlestown History". Town of Charlestown, Maryland. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
5. Elkton, MD quadrangle (Map) (1898 ed.). 1:48,000. 15 Minute Series (Topographic). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
6. Maryland Geological Survey (1910). Map of Maryland (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
7. Weller, O.E.; Parran, Thomas; Miller, W.B.; Perry, John M.; Ramsay, Andrew; Smith, J. Frank (May 1916). Annual Reports of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1912–1915 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 110. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
8. Mackall, John N.; Crothers, Omar D.; Winebrener, D.C. (January 1924). Annual Reports of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1920–1923 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 42. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
9. Maryland Geological Survey (1921). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
10. North East, MD quadrangle (Map) (1955 ed.). 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
11. "Excerpt from Minutes of Meeting of the State Roads Commission" (PDF). S.R.C. Minutes District No. 2 Cecil County. Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. August 3, 1966. Retrieved March 23, 2016 – via Maryland State Archives.
12. McCain, Russell H.; Hall, Avery W.; Nichols, David M. (December 15, 1952). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1951–1952 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 126. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
13. "Memorandum of Action of Deputy State Highway Administrator Walter E. Woodford, Jr." (PDF). S.R.C. Minutes District No. 2 Cecil County. Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration. June 28, 1973. Retrieved March 23, 2016 – via Maryland State Archives.
14. Maryland Road Construction Progress Log (PDF). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration. Contract Numbers: CE-422-1-241 (March 28, 1966), CE-496-1-278 (September 21, 1973). Retrieved March 23, 2016 – via Maryland State Archives.
15. Bureau of Highway Statistics (July 1968). Control Section Listings for the State Highway System (PDF). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. Cecil County, p. 7. Retrieved August 13, 2016 – via Maryland State Archives.
16. "Memorandum of Action of State Highway Administrator Bernard M. Evans" (PDF). S.R.C. Minutes District No. 2 Cecil County. Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration. June 25, 1974. Retrieved March 24, 2016 – via Maryland State Archives.

External links

• MDRoads: MD 267