The original north–south highway through Fruitland and Salisbury followed Allen Road north from Allen on Wicomico County's border with Somerset County to near the present intersection of Division Street and Camden Avenue on the west side of Fruitland. Division Street continued east to pass through the center of Fruitland before heading north to Salisbury, while Camden Avenue bypassed Fruitland to the west and headed directly toward Salisbury. The two roads reunited in downtown Salisbury just south of Main Street. Division Street continued north out of Salisbury toward Delmar. When the Maryland State Roads Commission (SRC) designated a state road system in 1909, the highway between Allen and Salisbury using Camden Avenue was designated a state road. In 1911, the road between Westover and Princess Anne was completed as a state highway while the portion between Salisbury and south of Delmar was completed as a state-aid road. At this time, the road between Pocomoke City and Salisbury was proposed as a state road. The state road was completed from the southern limit of Salisbury to Main Street in Fruitland in 1912 and from there to Allen in 1913. In 1914, the state highway between Princess Anne and Allen was completed. The highway between the Virginia border through Pocomoke City to Westover and between Salisbury and Delmar was completed by 1921.