History
The first section of MD 328 was paved from Easton to a point just east of Wootenaux Creek by 1919. In addition, another section of present-day MD 328 was paved from MD 404 (now MD 404 Business) in West Denton southwest about 2 mi (3.2 km) by 1921. The Talbot County portion of the highway was extended to just west of Beaverdam Branch, about 2 mi (3.2 km) west of Matthews, by 1923. The Caroline County portion of the highway was extended southwest to Tuckahoe Creek in two sections in 1933 and 1935 and was designated MD 457.
After World War II, construction began to fill the 5-mile (8.0 km) gap between the eastern end of MD 328 and the western end of MD 457. The new bridge over Tuckahoe Creek and the remainder of the highway were completed in 1947 and by 1948 the MD 328 designation was applied to the whole highway from Easton to Denton. By 1963, the western terminus had been rolled back from downtown Easton to US 50. In West Denton, MD 328 was moved to a new alignment in 1981 since the old alignment had been overpassed by MD 404's new bridge over the Choptank River in 1980. MD 328 was extended to its present terminus in 1985 ahead of the opening of the Denton bypass in 1987.
A new bridge over Tuckahoe Creek was built immediately downstream from the former MD 328 bridge. The new bridge opened to traffic in October 2012.
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