▁Med le ys ▁Ne ck ▁between ▁Bre ton ▁Bay ▁and ▁the ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁River , ▁including ▁Beau vue . ▁ ▁The ▁state ▁highway ▁was ▁constructed ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁three ▁different ▁state ▁high ways — MD ▁ 2 4 4 ▁from ▁Leonard town , ▁MD ▁ 2 5 0 ▁from ▁Valley ▁Lee , ▁and ▁MD ▁ 2 5 1 ▁through ▁D ray den — between ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁ ▁MD ▁ 2 4 4 ▁assumed ▁the ▁courses ▁of ▁MD ▁ 2 5 0 ▁and ▁MD ▁ 2 5 1 ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 4 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁portion ▁of ▁MD ▁ 2 4 4 ▁east ▁of ▁MD ▁ 2 4 9 ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁highway ▁system ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁Route ▁description ▁ ▁MD ▁ 2 4 4 ▁begins ▁at ▁an ▁intersection ▁with ▁MD ▁ 5 ▁adjacent ▁to ▁Leonard town ▁High ▁School , ▁Leonard town ▁Middle ▁School , ▁and ▁the ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁County ▁Fair ground s . ▁ ▁The ▁state ▁highway ▁heads ▁south ▁from ▁the ▁Leonard town ▁area ▁as ▁two - lane ▁und iv ided ▁Med le ys ▁Ne ck ▁Road ▁through ▁a ▁for ested ▁area . ▁ ▁After ▁crossing ▁Mold ier ▁Run , ▁MD ▁ 2 4 4 ▁passes ▁by ▁Fox es ▁Point ▁Lane , ▁which ▁leads ▁to ▁the ▁Indian ▁Village ▁Arch ae ological ▁Park . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ham