History
MD 611 was paved from US 213 (now MD 707) to near the Sinepuxent Road intersection on the southern end of West Ocean City by 1935. By 1946, the state highway extended north to the US 213 divided highway and south to MD 376 at Lewis Corner. A ferry began service between the southern end of South Point Road and Assateague Island in 1957; this ferry reached the island at what is now Ferry Landing Road. The ferry was discontinued following the completion of the Verrazano Bridge in 1964. MD 611 was extended south from Lewis Corner to the eastern end of the Verrazano Bridge in 1967. The state highway was extended south along Bayberry Road to Ferry Landing Road in 1969 but was retracted to its present southern terminus by 1995.
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