Maryland Route 452

Maryland Route 452 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Friendship Road, the state highway runs from U.S. Route 50 near Berlin north to MD 575 in Friendship in northern Worcester County. MD 452 was built as a cut-off between US 213 and US 113 in the early 1930s.

Route description

MD 452 begins at an intersection with US 50 to the northeast of Berlin. Seahawk Road continues south from the intersection, providing access to Stephen Decatur High School and Stephen Decatur Middle School. MD 452 immediately encounters the west end of MD 707, which was formerly US 213. The state highway heads north as a two-lane undivided road through a mix of farms and residences, crossing Taylorville Creek. MD 452 reaches its northern terminus at MD 575, the old alignment of US 113, in the hamlet of Friendship.

History

MD 452 was constructed between 1930 and 1933 from US 213 to US 113. The state highway was extended south a short distance to its present terminus when the US 50 divided highway was completed in 1950.