About: Maryland Route 544

Maryland Route 544 (MD 544) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as McGinnes Road, the highway runs 9.48 miles (15.26 km) from MD 213 in Kingstown east to MD 313 near Millington. Through the routes at its termini, MD 544 connects the Kent County towns of Chestertown and Millington through the northern tier of Queen Anne's County. The highway was constructed in four sections: west from MD 313 and west from MD 290 near Crumpton in the early to mid-1930s, east from U.S. Route 213 (US 213, now MD 213) in the mid-1940s, and east from MD 290 in the early 1950s. MD 544 was reconstructed in the early 1960s and early 1970s. The highway was relocated at its east end during the construction of US 301. MD 544 was officially split in two when its superstreet intersection with US 301