Maryland Route 272

Maryland Route 272
Maryland Route 272 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length	20.67 mi[1] (33.27 km)
Existed	1927[2]–present
Major junctions
South end	Elk Neck State Park
Major intersections	MD 7 in North East US 40 in North East I-95 near North East MD 274 at Bay View MD 273 at Calvert
North end	PA 272 near Calvert
Location
Country	United States
State	Maryland
Counties	Cecil
Highway system
Maryland highway system Interstate US State Scenic Byways
← MD 270 → MD 273

Maryland Route 272 (MD 272) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs 20.67 miles (33.27 km) from Turkey Point within Elk Neck State Park north through North East to the Pennsylvania state line near Calvert, where the highway continues as Pennsylvania Route 272 (PA 272). MD 272 is the main north–south highway of central Cecil County, connecting the Elk Neck Peninsula between the North East River and Elk River with U.S. Route 40 (US 40) and Interstate 95 (I-95) in North East, MD 273 in Calvert, and Rising Sun via MD 274. The section of MD 272 between North East and Bay View was paved by 1910. The remainder of the state highway north to Calvert and south to Elk Neck was completed in several sections in the 1930s. The first relocations of MD 272 occurred when both railroads near North East were bridged in the early 1940s and mid-1950s. Multiple relocations occurred in the late 1950s and early 1960s along the whole length of the highway to eliminate curves and tie the state highway into I-95. MD 272 reached its current extent when it was extended south into Elk Neck State Park in 1979.