Maryland Route 725
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| Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
| Length: | 1.86 mi (2.99 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1977 – present | |||
| Tourist routes: |
 Star-Spangled Banner Scenic Byway
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| West end: | Brown Station Road in Upper Marlboro | |||
 MD 717 in Upper Marlboro MD 202 in Upper Marlboro |
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 US 301 in Upper Marlboro |
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| Counties: | Prince George's | |||
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Maryland Route 725 (MD 725) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs 1.86 miles (2.99 km) from Brown Station Road east to U.S. Route 301 (US 301) within Upper Marlboro. MD 725 is the old alignment of MD 4 through the county seat of Prince George's County. What is now MD 725 was constructed in the mid- to late 1910s and became MD 4 in 1927. After MD 4 bypassed Upper Marlboro in the early 1960s, the old highway through town became part of MD 408. After the Prince George's County segments of MD 408 were removed in the late 1970s, the remaining state-maintained highway through Upper Marlboro became MD 725.
MD 725 begins at an intersection with Brown Station Road on the west side of Upper Marlboro. Old Marlboro Pike continues west as a county highway. After passing John Rogers Boulevard, MD 725 crosses Federal Spring Branch and enters the town limits of Upper Marlboro. The state highway curves south, then turns east at the intersection with Old Crain Highway, where the highway's name changes to Main Street. MD 725 heads into the downtown area, where the highway meets the northern end of MD 717 (Water Street) and passes many county buildings, including the county courthouse. The state highway passes Governor Oden Bowie Drive, where the highway's name changes to Marlboro Pike, and heads northeast out of the downtown area. MD 725 leaves the town limits by crossing the Western Branch of the Patuxent River and immediately meets the eastern end of MD 202 (Largo Road). The state highway passes several industrial buildings that cluster around the road's at-grade crossing of CSX's Popes Creek Subdivision. MD 725 reaches its eastern terminus at a cluster of restaurants surrounding the intersection with US 301 (Robert Crain Highway). Marlboro Pike continues east as a county highway.
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