Maryland Route 537
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| MD Route 537 |
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| Basil Street, George Street, Lock Street Maintained by MDSHA |
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| Length: | 0.80 mi[1] (1.29 km) | ||||||||||||
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| South end: |  MD 213 in Chesapeake City |
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| Major junctions: |
 MD 342 MD 286
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| North end: |  MD 284 in Chesapeake City |
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Maryland Route 537 is an unsigned state highway in Cecil County, Maryland running through Chesapeake City.
[edit] Route description
A piece of Maryland 537 begins as a branch from Maryland 284 in Chesapeake City, continuing as Lock Street southward through the city past Maryland 285, and stopping at Bank Street and the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. Across the canal, the route picks up again in the same direction as George Street, crossing Maryland 286, and then ending at the Augustine Herman Highway (Maryland 213). Maryland Route 537 used to cross MD 213 and parallel it along Basil Road before rejoining it, however this section has been removed from the state highway system.
[edit] History
Maryland 537 is the original route of Maryland 213 through Chesapeake City, which was diverted when a different site was found for a high bridge across the canal. The current bridge on Maryland 213 was opened in 1949 after the earlier vertical lift bridge connecting George Street with Lock Street was destroyed in an accident with the tanker Franz Klasen in 1942.
[edit] See also
- List of Maryland state highways
- Chesapeake City Website with a photo of the destruction of the Route 213 bridge.
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