Maryland Route 346 - Route Description

Route Description

MD 346 begins at an intersection with US 50 Business (Salisbury Parkway) in Salisbury. Main Street continues west into downtown Salisbury on the other side of US 50 Business. MD 346 heads northeast as Main Street, a two-lane road maintained by the city of Salisbury. The state highway veers east at Church Street. At the city limit of Salisbury, state maintenance begins and the name of the highway changes to Old Ocean City Road. MD 346 passes under the Salisbury Bypass (US 13 and US 50) without access and continues east through a mix of farmland and scattered residences. MD 346 passes through the unincorporated community of Parsonsburg and along the edge of the town of Pittsville, where the highway intersects MD 353 (Gumboro Road) and Sixty Foot Road. The state highway next passes through Willards, where the highway meets the northern end of MD 354 (Powellville Road). After crossing Burnt Mill Branch, MD 346 crosses the Pocomoke River and enters Worcester County.

MD 346 continues east as Old Ocean City Boulevard, passing along the southern edge of Whaleyville, where the highway intersects MD 610 (Whaleyville Road). The state highway curves southeast and crosses over MD 90 (Ocean City Expressway) with no access, then turns south through the hamlet of St. Martin before intersecting US 50 (Ocean Gateway). MD 346 turns southeast, paralleling US 50 for a while before turning south toward the center of Berlin. Upon entering the town limits of Berlin, the state highway curves east to intersect MD 818 (Main Street). MD 346 has a grade crossing of the Maryland and Delaware Railroad's Snow Hill Line track, then intersects unsigned MD 377 (Williams Street) immediately before an intersection with US 113 (Worcester Highway). The state highway veers northeast to its eastern terminus at a tangent intersection with US 50.