Maryland Route 65

Maryland Route 65
Maryland Route 65 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length	11.75 mi[1] (18.91 km)
Existed	1927–present
Tourist routes	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Scenic Byway Antietam Campaign Scenic Byway
Major junctions
South end	MD 34 in Sharpsburg
Major intersections	MD 63 in Fairplay MD 68 in Lappans I-70 in Hagerstown
North end	Potomac Street in Hagerstown
Location
Country	United States
State	Maryland
Counties	Washington
Highway system
Maryland highway system Interstate US State Scenic Byways
← MD 64 → MD 66

Maryland Route 65 (MD 65) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Sharpsburg Pike, the state highway runs 11.75 miles (18.91 km) from MD 34 in Sharpsburg north to the southern end of Hagerstown, where the highway continues north as Potomac Street toward the downtown area. MD 65 connects central and southern Washington County and serves as the primary access point to Antietam National Battlefield. The state highway, which was originally laid out as a turnpike, was constructed in its modern form in the mid-1920s. MD 65 was rebuilt in the early 1950s and relocated through Antietam National Battlefield by the early 1980s.