| Maryland Route 794 | ||||
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| Length: | 2.75 mi (4.43 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1962 – present | |||
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| Counties: | Anne Arundel | |||
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MD 258 in Bristol
Maryland Route 794 (MD 794) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Southern Maryland Boulevard, the highway runs 2.75 miles (4.43 km) from MD 4 in Bristol north to MD 408 at Waysons Corner in southwestern Anne Arundel County. MD 794 is the old alignment of MD 4 between Bristol and Waysons Corner. Southern Maryland Boulevard was constructed in the late 1920s and was designated MD 416. MD 416 was expanded to a divided highway in the early 1960s, shortly before MD 416 became part of MD 4. Northbound MD 4 followed the original alignment of MD 416 until MD 4 was upgraded to a freeway in the early 1990s and MD 794 was extended along its current course.
MD 794 begins as an exit ramp from northbound MD 4 in Bristol. The road becomes two-way at its intersection with MD 258 (Bay Front Road). After passing an entrance ramp to northbound MD 4 and the southern terminus of MD 259 (Greenock Road), MD 794 heads in a straight line northwest. The road crosses Galloway Creek and receives a pair of exit ramps from MD 4 before reaching its northern terminus at MD 408 (Mount Zion–Marlboro Road) at Waysons Corner.