Maryland Route 802
 Maryland Route 802 | ||||
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| Batts Neck Road | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
| Length | 1.02 mi[1] (1.64 km) | |||
| Existed | 1973–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  MD 8 near Matapeake | |||
| North end | MD 8 near Matapeake | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maryland | |||
| Counties | Queen Anne's | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Maryland Route 802 (MD 802) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Batts Neck Road, the state highway runs 1.02 miles (1.64 km) as a north–south highway between junctions with MD 8 south of Matapeake on Kent Island. MD 802 is the old alignment of MD 8. The state highway was assigned after MD 8 was relocated by the early 1970s.
Route description
MD 802 begins at an intersection with MD 8 (Romancoke Road) in the unincorporated community of Normans north of Romancoke. The state highway heads north as a narrow two-lane road past residences in a forested area and intersects Batts Neck Road, an east–west county highway that provides access to the namesake peninsula. MD 802 continues north to Matapeake Farm Lane, where the highway widens and turns west to its northern junction with MD 8 south of Matapeake.[1][2]
History
MD 802 is the original alignment of MD 8 through Normans. The highway was constructed in 1938 as part of the Matapeake–Romancoke highway constructed to serve the newly inaugurated Romancoke–Claiborne ferry across Eastern Bay.[3][4] This highway became a western extension of MD 17, which originally ran from Claiborne to Easton, in 1939.[5] The number changed to MD 33 when MD 33 and MD 17 swapped numbers in 1940.[6] The highway's number changed again when MD 8 replaced MD 33 on Kent Island in 1960.[7] MD 802 was assigned to its current length after MD 8 was relocated through Normans by 1973.[8]
Junction list
The entire route is in Queen Anne's County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 0.00 | 0.00 | MD 8 (Romancoke Road) – Romancoke | Southern terminus | |
| | 0.29 | 0.47 | Batts Neck Road | Batts Neck Road between MD 8 and MD 802 is unsigned MD 8A | |
| Matapeake | 1.02 | 1.64 | MD 8 (Romancoke Road) – Stevensville | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
References
- ^ a b c Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- Queen Anne's County (PDF).
- ^ "Maryland Route 802" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ 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. 105. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1938). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1939). General Highway Map: State of Maryland (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1940). Map of Maryland Showing Highways and Points of Interest (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1960). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
- ^ Normans, Maryland, United States (Map). Topo Map. United States Geological Survey. 1973-07-01. Retrieved 2011-03-15.