Delmarva Highways :: MD 731 / Former US 50 / Former US 213 (Vienna, MD)

This portion of US 50 (former US 213) was bypassed in 1991, with the opening of the new 4-lane route around Vienna. This portion of old US 50, unlike it's now orphaned half on the other side of the Nanticoke River, remains in active service as unsigned MD 731.

This was the final 2-lane section of US 50 to remain in active service on the Delmarva peninsula, until it was rerouted onto the new Vienna bypass in 1991.

	Views of the former US 50 crossing of the Nanticoke River... shortly before it was demolished. (Special thanks to Scott Kozel for these pics!!)
	Present day MD 731 at it's terminus. A bascule drawbridge once crossed the Nanticoke River at this location, and met up with another section of old US 50/213 across the river, which is now abandoned.
	An exit for MD 331 goes off to the right. This highway used to carry a high volume of traffic before it was bypassed, especially during the summer months with traffic going to Ocean City, MD.
	The intersection with MD 331. A traffic signal used to guard this intersection. It was removed the same time the US 50 designation was removed. MD 331 used to be the former US 213.
	Further up the road. Another former (and original) alignment of US 213/US 50 exits off to the right.
	More of former US 213/US 50. The highway now ends at an intersection with the new US 50 bypass. It also, once again, meets up with it's original alignment right in the last picture.
	Another pic showing the original US 213/US 50. The original alignment had the highway going through the heart of the town.