Maryland Route 306

Maryland Route 306 (MD 306) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Houston Branch Road, the state highway runs 4.13 miles (6.65 km) from the town limits of Federalsburg, where the road continues as Central Avenue to MD 315, east to the Delaware state line, where the road continues as Dublin Hill Road. MD 306 provides access to Idylwild Wildlife Management Area. The state highway was constructed in the late 1930s.

Maryland Route 306
Houston Branch Road
Maryland Route 306 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length	4.13 mi[1] (6.65 km)
Existed	1927–present
Major junctions
West end	Central Avenue in Federalsburg
East end	Dublin Hill Road at the Delaware state line near Federalsburg
Location
Counties	Caroline
Highway system
Maryland highway system Interstate U.S. State Scenic Byways ← MD 305 → MD 307

Route description

View east along MD 306 leaving Federalsburg

MD 306 begins at the eastern town limits of Federalsburg adjacent to Lake Chambers, an impoundment of Tanyard Branch. The roadway continues west as Central Avenue toward an intersection with MD 315 (Liberty Road) east of downtown Federalsburg. MD 306 heads northeast as a two-lane undivided road, passing through a mix of farmland and forest. The state highway also follows the eastern edge of Idylwild Wildlife Management Area. After crossing Houston Branch, MD 306 curves to the east and reaches its eastern terminus at the Delaware state line, where the highway continues into Sussex County as Dublin Hill Road, which heads to an intersection with Delaware Route 404 northwest of Bridgeville.[1][2]

History

Approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) of Houston Branch Road from the Federalsburg end was paved as a state-aid road by 1910.[3] That short portion of highway was reconstructed and the remainder of MD 306 constructed as a modern highway in 1938 and 1939.[4][5] MD 306 originally included Central Avenue west to Liberty Road, which was originally MD 318 and became MD 315 after the completion of the Federalsburg Bypass in 1964.[6] The portion of highway within the town of Federalsburg was removed from MD 306 by 1999.[7]

Junction list

The entire route is in Caroline County.

Location	mi [1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Federalsburg	0.00	0.00	Central Avenue west – Federalsburg	Western terminus
​	4.13	6.65	Dublin Hill Road east – Dublin Hill, Bridgeville	Delaware state line; 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, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
   • Caroline County (PDF).
2. Google (2010-05-12). "Maryland Route 306" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
3. Maryland Geological Survey (1910). Map of Maryland (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
4. Beall, J. Glenn; Jarboe, Elmer R.; Obrecht, George F., Sr. (March 4, 1939). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1937–1938 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 392. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
5. Maryland State Roads Commission (1939). General Highway Map: State of Maryland (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
6. Maryland State Roads Commission (1964). Maryland: Official Highway Map (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
7. Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 1999). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
   • Caroline County (PDF).

External links

• MDRoads: MD 306