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User:Viridiscalculus/U.S. Route 13 Business (Pocomoke City, Maryland)

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U.S. Route 13 marker
U.S. Route 13
Route information
Business route of US 13
Maintained by MDSHA
Length2.48 mi[1][2] (3.99 km)
Major junctions
South end US 13 in Pocomoke City
Major intersections MD 366 in Pocomoke City
North end US 13 / MD 364 in West Pocomoke
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountiesWorcester, Somerset
Highway system

U.S. Route 13 Business (US 13 Business) is a business route of U.S. Route 13 in the U.S. state of Maryland. The highway runs 2.48 miles (3.99 km) between US 13 in Pocomoke City north to US 13 and MD 364 in West Pocomoke. US 13 Business is the old alignment of US 13 in southwestern Worcester County and southeastern Somerset County.


Route description

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US 13 Business begins at a partial directional intersection with US 13 (Ocean Highway) on the southern edge of Pocomoke City. The highway heads northwest as a two-lane street that intersects the western end of MD 366 (Stockton Road) before intersection Old Virginia Road. Old Virginia Road to the east is unsigned MD 250A, the old alignment of US 113 (Worcester Highway) that connects US 13 Business with the present US 13 – US 113 intersection. US 13 Business continues northwest through the Pocomoke City Historic District. Within the district, the business route intersects the old alignments of MD 756 (Old Snow Hill Road) and MD 371 (Cedar Hall Road), which are Sixth Street and Second Street, respectively. US 13 Business also passes the historic Crockett House, Young-Sartorius House, and Mar-Va Theater. At the west edge of the downtown area, the highway veers west and crosses the Pocomoke River into Somerset County on a bascule bridge.[1][3] A short distance west of the bridge, Market Street Extended continues straight as the old alignment while US 13 Business makes a right angle turn to the north to its northern terminus in West Pocomoke at an intersection with US 13 (Ocean Highway) and MD 364 (Dividing Creek Road), which heads straight on the opposite side of the intersection toward Pocomoke State Forest.[2][3]

Junction list

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County Location Mile
[1][2]
Destinations Notes
Worcester Pocomoke City 0.00
US 13 south (Ocean Highway) – Norfolk
Southern terminus; southbound exit to and northbound exit from US 13
0.41
MD 366 east (Stockton Road) – Stockton
0.50

MD 250 east (Old Virginia Road) to US 113 north (Worcester Highway) / Old Virginia Road west – Snow Hill
Officially MD 250A
2.06 Pocomoke River
Somerset West Pocomoke 2.48 US 13 (Ocean Highway) / MD 364 (Dividing Creek Road) – Princess Anne, Salisbury Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Highway Location Reference: Worcester County" (PDF). Maryland State Highway Administration. 2009. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
  2. ^ a b c "Highway Location Reference: Somerset County" (PDF). Maryland State Highway Administration. 2009. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Route 13 Business (Pocomoke City, MD)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
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