 Maryland Route 218 | ||||
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| Suitland Road | ||||
 Maryland Route 218 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
| Length | 1.64 mi[1] (2.64 km) | |||
| Existed | 1927–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | Suitland Road at the District of Columbia boundary in Suitland | |||
| East end |  MD 458 in Suitland | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maryland | |||
| Counties | Prince George's | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Maryland Route 218 (MD 218) is a state highway located in Prince George's County in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Suitland Road, the highway runs 1.64 miles (2.64 km) from near Southern Avenue at the District of Columbia boundary east to MD 458 in Suitland. MD 218 provides access to the Suitland Federal Center, which is home to the U.S. Census Bureau. The state highway was constructed in the late 1920s and widened in the early 1940s and again in the late 1940s. The county portion of Suitland Road was reconstructed by the state in the mid-1950s.