Maryland Route 318

Maryland Route 318 marker
Maryland Route 318
Map
Maryland Route 318 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length11.32 mi[1] (18.22 km)
Existed1927–present
Tourist
routes
Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway
Major junctions
West end MD 16 / MD 331 at Linchester
Major intersections
East end DE 18 near Federalsburg
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountiesDorchester, Caroline
Highway system
MD 317 MD 320

Maryland Route 318 (MD 318) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs 11.32 miles (18.22 km) from MD 16/MD 331 at Linchester east to the Delaware state line near Federalsburg, where the highway continues east as Delaware Route 18 (DE 18). MD 318 connects Federalsburg with Preston and Bridgeville, Delaware. The state highway follows the DorchesterCaroline county line for most of its length between Linchester and Federalsburg. The county line road is considered to be in Caroline County for maintenance purposes.[2] Further east, MD 318 runs concurrently with MD 313 to bypass Federalsburg. The portion of MD 318 west of Federalsburg was originally numbered Maryland Route 319 and assumed by MD 318 in the mid-1950s. The MD 319 section was constructed in the late 1910s near Federalsburg and completed west to MD 16/MD 331 in the late 1920s. MD 318 east of Federalsburg was built in the mid-1920s. MD 318 was placed on the bypass of Federalsburg in the early 1960s; its old alignment through Federalsburg became MD 315.

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