page_title: U.S. Route 40 in Maryland
section_title: Cecil County
hierarchical_section_title: U.S. Route 40 in Maryland / Route description / Cecil County
caption_attribution_description: Westbound U.S. Route 40 (Pulaski Highway) past the intersection with the eastern terminus of Maryland Route 781 (Delancy Road) in Elkton, Maryland
context_page_description: U.S. Route 40 in the U.S. state of Maryland runs from Garrett County in western Maryland to Cecil County in the state's northeastern corner. With a total length of 221 miles, it is the longest numbered highway in Maryland. Almost half of the road overlaps or parallels with Interstate 68 or I-70, while the old alignment is generally known as US 40 Alternate, US 40 Scenic, or Maryland Route 144. West of Baltimore, in the Piedmont and
  Appalachian Mountains / Blue Ridge region of the Western Maryland panhandle of the small state, the portions where it does not overlap an Interstate highway are mostly two-lane roads. The portion northeast of Baltimore going toward Wilmington in northern Delaware and Philadelphia in southeastern Pennsylvania is a four-lane divided highway, known as the Pulaski Highway. This section crosses the Susquehanna River at the north end of the Chesapeake Bay on the Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge.
context_section_description: While crossing the Susquehanna River, US 40 enters Cecil County and passes over forested Garrett Island before heading across more of the river. Upon reaching the east bank of the Susquehanna River, the route enters the town of Perryville and passes over residential areas and Norfolk Southern's Port Road Branch railroad line before descending off the Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge, where it passes a pair of weigh stations. US 40 becomes state-maintained again and follows four-lane divided Pulaski Highway northeast to an intersection with MD 222. Following this, the road passes through business areas with some woodland to the south. The route becomes paralleled by CSX's Philadelphia Subdivision to the north for a short distance before it passes east-northeast between commercial development to the north and residential areas to the south. US 40 leaves Perryville and continues through a mix of farm fields and woods with some commercial development, coming to an intersection with the eastern terminus of a section of MD 7 that serves Perryville. The route passes a pair of abandoned weigh stations as it runs through a mix of woods and sand quarries, with another section of MD 7 splitting to the southeast. The road continues northeast and passes north of a sand quarry as it continues through forested areas with some residential and commercial development including warehouses.
  US 40 enters the town of North East and heads into business areas, reaching an intersection with MD 272. The route passes more development before it curves east and leaves North East, crossing North East Creek and Little North East Creek in a wooded area. The road passes near a cluster of businesses near the Mechanics Valley Road junction and continues east through forested areas with some residential and commercial development. Farther east, US 40 reaches an intersection with the eastern terminus of the section of MD 7 passing through North East and the southern terminus of MD 279. Past this intersection, the route heads into the town of Elkton and curves east-southeast, passing over Little Elk Creek and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor in a wooded area. The road runs through commercial areas with some homes before it comes to a bridge over Big Elk Creek in woodland. US 40 heads into business areas, crossing MD 213 and curving east at the White Hall Road intersection. The route turns to the north-northeast and passes commercial development with some woodland, coming to a junction with the eastern terminus of a section of MD 7 that leads into the center of Elkton. US 40 heads through business areas and intersects the southern terminus of MD 781 before it reaches the Delaware state line, where US 40 continues into that state along Pulaski Highway.
caption: US 40 westbound past MD 781 in Elkton
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