Maryland Route 480

Maryland Route 480 marker
Maryland Route 480
Map
Maryland Route 480 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length9.08 mi[1] (14.61 km)
Existed1933–present
Tourist
routes
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway
Major junctions
West end MD 404 in Hillsboro
Major intersections
East end MD 313 in Greensboro
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountiesCaroline
Highway system
MD 478 MD 481

Maryland Route 480 (MD 480) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Ridgely Road, the state highway runs 9.08 miles (14.61 km) from MD 404 in Hillsboro east to MD 313 in Greensboro. MD 480 passes through Ridgely, where it has a concurrency with MD 312. The state highway was constructed between Ridgely and Greensboro in the early 1930s. MD 480 was rerouted in both towns in the early 1950s before being extended west to Hillsboro in the late 1950s. According to Backroads and Byways of Chesapeake Bay, Drives, Day Trips & Weekend Excursions, Leslie Atkins. MD 480 follows St. Joan's Path which was originally an ancient Native Americans trail used by both Choptank and Naticoke tribes.

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