 Maryland Route 845 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byMDSHA | ||||
| Length | 1.23 mi[1] (1.98 km) | |||
| Existed | 1961–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  MD 34 south ofKeedysville | |||
| North end | MD 34 north of Keedysville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maryland | |||
| Counties | Washington | |||
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Maryland Route 845 (MD 845) is anunsignedstate highway in theU.S. state ofMaryland. Known for most of its length as Main Street, the state highway runs 1.23 miles (1.98 km) between intersections withMD 34 on either side ofKeedysville in southernWashington County. MD 845, which is officially MD 845A, is the old alignment of MD 34 through Keedysville. The state highway was designated around 1960 when MD 34 bypassed the town.
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MD 845 begins at an intersection with MD 34 (Shepherdstown Pike) just south of the town of Keedysville. Keedysville Road heads northwest on the opposite side of the intersection as a county highway that passes byHills, Dales and The Vinyard,Hitt's Mill and Houses, and theHoffman Farm. MD 845 heads southeast then immediately curves to the northeast as two-lane undivided Main Street, entering the town limits and theKeedysville Historic District. The state highway intersects Dogstreet Road, which leads to the historicGeeting andSnively farms, before crossing overLittle Antietam Creek. MD 845 intersects an abandonedBaltimore and Ohio Railroad grade before reaching an intersection with Keedy Drive on the north side of town. Main Street continues as a municipal street to a dead end while the state highway turns onto Keedy Drive to reach its northern terminus at MD 34.[1][2]
MD 845 is the old alignment of MD 34 through Keedysville. MD 34 was paved through the town by 1921.[3] MD 34 bypassed the town center and MD 845 was assigned to the old alignment around 1961.[4]
The entire route is inKeedysville,Washington County.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.00 | 0.00 | MD 34 (Shepherdstown Pike) / Keedysville Road west –Sharpsburg | Western terminus | ||
| 1.23 | 1.98 | MD 34 (Shepherdstown Pike) –Boonsboro | Eastern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
