text: maryland route 413 maryland route 413 ( also known as md 413 or route 413 ) is a 14 . 61 - mile ( 23 . 51 km ) state highway in somerset county in the u.s. state of maryland . the route runs from a dead end at crisfield 's city dock , which is located on the tangier sound , northeast to u.s. route 13 ( us 13 ) in westover . it is the main highway leading into crisfield , and is known as crisfield highway for much of its length . the highway travels through mostly rural areas of farms and woods as well as the communities of hopewell , marion station , and kingston . it is a two - lane undivided road for most of its length ; a portion of the road in crisfield is a four - lane road that follows a one - way pair . md 413 is part of two scenic routes : blue crab scenic byway and the beach to bay indian trail , both are maryland scenic byways . the crisfield – westover road was one of the original state roads marked for improvement by the maryland state roads commission . the highway was paved in the 1910s and designated md 413 in 1927 . md 413 was relocated starting in the late 1930s to a new alignment parallel to the eastern shore railroad line that made crisfield the " seafood capital of the world . " the relocation began in crisfield and was completed to westover in 1950 . the old alignment of md 413 was designated md 667 . the state highway was expanded to a divided highway in the mid - 1950s in crisfield . the railroad track was abandoned in 1976 and later removed , but traces of the railroad remain along md 413 's modern alignment . route description md 413 begins at the city dock on the waterfront in crisfield at the intersection with dock street , heading to the northeast . it begins on a four - lane boulevard with a median , and is known as west main street , fronting local businesses in the downtown area . after seventh street , main street leaves md 413 , and the boulevard 's two carriageways become known as richardson avenue northbound and maryland avenue southbound . at this point the road begins to front mostly homes on maryland avenue , while on richardson avenue it runs past and homes and businesses , such as gas stations and restaurants . on a gentle curve , chesapeake avenue intersects the northbound carriageway , providing access to the southern beginning of md 667 . before leaving the city , the route intersects md 460 , also known as hall highway , immediately accessible only from the southbound carriageway . md 460 provides a direct link to mccready memorial hospital . access to that route from northbound md 413 is given by avenue , which the road intersects farther south . very soon after , it intersects md 358 ( jacksonville road ) , which heads north , and somerset avenue , which heads south . past the md 358 intersection , the road narrows to two travel lanes with the median becoming a left turn lane as many businesses and side streets front the road . the route becomes the crisfield highway , which it is known as for the remainder of its journey . after intersecting silver lane , the left turn lane closes , and md 413 becomes a rural , two - lane highway with full shoulders , exiting crisfield 's corporate limits just north of the sherwin – williams ( former ) entrance and continuing past the old site of carvel hall cutlery . upon leaving crisfield , md 413 passes through a mix of woodland and farmland . in hopewell , md 667 intersects the highway , and after clearing some modest wooded development up to and slightly beyond the holland crossing road intersection , the route enters heavy woodland . it passes a man - made pond before intersecting md 667 again . both routes parallel each other on the way into the community of marion station , straddling the old railroad bed . both routes are intersected by davis road and corner road / charles cannon road , after which md 667 turns almost due east , with md 413 heading through a small neighborhood outside the center of marion . past marion , the route resumes northeast through woods and farms with some residences along the route . approaching kingston , md 413 intersects lovers lane . after this , a long curve to the north - northeast begins , which ends just south of kingston lane and the center of kingston . beyond kingston , the route crosses the big river and travels past a tree farm . after passing through a forest , two side roads lead to the somerset county health department and the somerset intermediate school , with the pavement 's striping reconfigured to accommodate left turns at the two close intersections . as the road nears westover , it passes by the great hope golf course and shortly after intersects md 361 ( fairmount road ) . here , the road meets old westover - marion road , a former routing of the highway . passing through the development of westover , md 413 intersects md 673 ( sam barnes road ) , a short connector route to us 13 southbound to pocomoke city . from us 13 northbound , md 673 serves as the connection to md 413 southbound . past md 673 , the highway passes through farmland . md 413 heads through some woods and crosses the back creek of the manokin river before coming to end at an intersection with us 13 . md 413 is part of the blue crab scenic byway , which consists of various roads in the lower eastern shore of maryland . it is also part of the beach to bay indian trail , a maryland scenic byway that connects ocean city on the atlantic ocean to smith island in the chesapeake bay and is noted by signs along the route . history crisfield grew to prominence as the " seafood capital of the world " and became the second largest city in maryland by 1904 thanks to an extension of the eastern shore railroad to the city in 1866 instigated by the city 's namesake , john w. crisfield . the city 's importance led to the crisfield – westover road being designated one of the original state roads nominated for improvement by the maryland state roads commission in 1909 . the state road was paved from the eastern city limits of crisfield ( the present western terminus of md 667 ) to hopewell and from westover to kingston in 1913 . the segment between kingston and marion was completed in 1915 . the state road was completed when the final section was completed between hopewell and marion by 1920 . md 413 received its number in the original assignment of state route numbers in 1927 . within the city of crisfield , maryland avenue was constructed between main street and somerset avenue , chesapeake avenue was brought into the state highway system within the city limits , and main street was improved and brought into the state highway system between the city pier and maryland avenue around 1935 . starting in the mid - 1930s , md 413 was relocated to an alignment paralleling the crisfield secondary branch of the pennsylvania railroad . the first portion of md 413 was relocated in 1935 in conjunction with the relocation of us 13 between princess anne and westover . md 413 was moved from sam barnes road and sign post road to its present alignment between us 13 and old westover – marion road in westover . the first section of the present straight highway between crisfield and westover was constructed in 1938 and 1939 from the eastern city limits of crisfield ( near the intersection with md 358 ) to hopewell . the bypassed portion of md 413 and subsequent bypassed segments were designated md 667 . the section of the new alignment between hopewell and marion was completed in 1942 . the marion – westover portion of the realignment was completed in 1950 . md 413 was expanded to a four - lane divided highway between the city pier and the eastern city limits of crisfield in 1956 . between the city pier and maryland avenue , the divided highway replaced the path of the railroad ; the railroad 's terminus was moved to a new pier to the north . north of the main street portion of the divided highway , the railroad track separated the two directions of md 413 : maryland avenue formed the northbound lanes while richardson avenue was brought into the state highway system to comprise the southbound lanes . the two directions of md 413 were divided by an operating railroad track until the crisfield secondary branch was abandoned with the formation of conrail in 1976 . junction list the entire route is in somerset county .