History
The designation MD 313 was in use by 1927 for the road running from Eldorado to Galena, while the current route between Mardela Springs and Eldorado designated as a part of U.S. Route 213, which ran from Ocean City to Elkton. By 1940, US 213 was realigned to follow present-day US 50 between Mardela Springs and Easton, and MD 313 was extended south to end at US 213 in Mardela Springs. By 1960, a few realignments of MD 313 had taken place. The route was moved to its current alignment between Federalsburg and Denton after originally following American Corner Road and MD 16 between the two towns. In addition, the route was rerouted to bypass Greensboro instead of passing through the town on Sunset Avenue (present-day MD 314) and Main Street (present-day MD 480) and a bypass of MD 313 was built east of Ingleside in place of following Roberts Station Road (present-day MD 19) and St. Paul Road. In the early 1980s, a four-lane divided bypass of Denton was constructed for MD 313 and MD 404, with the alignment of MD 313 through Denton became MD 619. A superstreet intersection was built at US 301 in 2000, resulting in the northern terminus of MD 313 being officially moved to US 301 and the portion of the route between US 301 and MD 213 being designated MD 313A. Despite this, MD 313A is still signed as MD 313. The divided highway portion of the route in the Denton area was extended further in the 2000s from the south end of Denton to the Sennett Road intersection south of where MD 16 joins the route. This project received $3 million from the federal government in 2001. The remaining two-lane portions of MD 313 that are concurrent with MD 404 are slated to be widened into a four-lane divided highway in order to provide relief to travelers driving to the ocean resorts along MD 404.
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