Maryland Route 235

Maryland Route 235 marker
Maryland Route 235
Three Notch Road
Map
Maryland Route 235 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length30.63 mi[1] (49.29 km)
Existed1927–present
Major junctions
South end MD 5 in Ridge
Major intersections
North end MD 5 near Mechanicsville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountiesSt. Mary's
Highway system
MD 234 MD 236

Maryland Route 235 (MD 235) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Three Notch Road, the state highway runs 30.63 miles (49.29 km) between its southern intersection with MD 5 in Ridge and its northern intersection with MD 5 near Mechanicsville. While the southern part of the state highway is a two-lane undivided rural road, the northern part of MD 235 is a four- to six-lane divided highway connecting Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NAS Patuxent River) and the Washington, D.C., metro area in conjunction with MD 5. Three Notch Road has been the main highway between northern St. Mary's County and Point Lookout since the colonial era. The highway was reconstructed as the modern MD 235 between 1923 and 1938. The state highway was then completely rebuilt during World War II to serve the recently established NAS Patuxent River. Between 1960 and 1985, MD 235 was converted into a four-lane divided highway to the west and north of the military base. In the face of increasing activity at the base, the highway adjacent to NAS Patuxent River was expanded to six lanes in the early 2000s.

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