Maryland Route 353

Maryland Route 353 marker

Maryland Route 353
Gumboro Road

A map of the northern part of the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland showing major roads.  Maryland Route 354 runs from Pittsville north to the Delaware state line.

Maryland Route 353 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length: 4.60 mi[1] (7.40 km)
Existed: 1927 – present
Major junctions
South end: MD 346 in Pittsville
North end: DE 26 / DE / MD 54 near Pittsville
Location
Counties: Wicomico
Highway system
MD 352MD 354

Maryland Route 353 (MD 353) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Gumboro Road, the state highway runs 4.60 miles (7.40 km) from MD 346 in Pittsville north to the Delaware state line, where the highway intersects Delaware Route 26 (DE 26) and DE-MD 54. MD 353 was constructed in the mid- to late 1920s.

Route description

MD 353 begins at an intersection with MD 346 (Old Ocean City Road) just south of Pittsville. Sixty Foot Road continues south as a county highway to an intersection with U.S. Route 50 (Ocean Gateway). MD 353 heads northeast as a two-lane road through Pittsville. After intersecting Main Street, the highway turns north past scattered residences. After crossing Aydelotte Branch, MD 353 leaves Pittsville, crossing Burnt Mill Branch and passing through farmland all the way to the highway's northern terminus at the Delaware state line. The roadway continues into Delaware as DE 26 and DE 54 (Millsboro Highway). Bethel Road heads east from the intersection at the state line, while DE-MD 54 (Line Road) follows the state line west to Delmar, Maryland, and Delmar, Delaware.[1][2]

History

MD 353 was constructed as a modern highway beginning in 1925 from Pittsville.[3] By 1927, the highway extended north to Burnt Mill Branch.[4] MD 353 was completed to the Delaware state line in 1929.[5][6]

Junction list

The entire route is in Wicomico County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Pittsville0.000.00 MD 346 (Old Ocean City Road) / Sixty Foot Road south Parsonsburg, WillardsSouthern terminus
 4.607.40 DE / MD 54 west (Line Road) / Bethel Road east Delmar
DE 26 east / DE 54 east (Millsboro Highway) Gumboro
Northern terminus; Delaware state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
  2. Google (2010-04-21). "Maryland Route 353" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
  3. Mackall, John N.; Darnall, R. Bennett; Brown, W.W. (January 1927). "Annual Reports of the State Roads Commission of Maryland" (1924–1926 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission: 100. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
  4. Maryland Geological Survey (1927). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  5. Uhl, G. Clinton; Bruce, Howard; Shaw, John K. (October 1, 1930). "Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland" (1927–1930 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission: 234. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
  6. Maryland Geological Survey (1930). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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