md 589 begins at an intersection with us 50 (ocean gateway) at grays corner. the state highway immediately encounters md 707 (grays corner road); the highway is officially md 707b to the west and md 707e to the east of the intersection. md 589 heads north as a three-lane undivided road with one lane northbound and two lanes southbound. after passing ocean downs, the southbound direction reduces to one lane. md 589 crosses taylorville creek and passes through the hamlet of taylorville. the state highway enters a commercial area and intersects manklin creek road, which is the main access to ocean pines. md 589 curves northwest, then expands to a three-lane road with center turn lane before passing another entrance to the ocean pines development and meeting md 90 (ocean city expressway) at a diamond interchange.