Maryland Route 53

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MD Route 53

Winchester Road
Maintained by MDSHA

Length:

3.33 mi [1] (5.36 km)

South end:

US 220 in Cresaptown

Major
junctions:

MD 636 in Cresaptown

I-68 at LaVale
MD 658 at LaVale

North end:

US 40 Alt in LaVale

Highways in Maryland
< MD 52		MD 54 >
State highways - Minor - Former - Turnpikes

Maryland Route 53 is a north/south route located in the U.S. state of Maryland. Also known as Winchester Road, the route runs from U.S. Route 40 Alternate in LaVale, Allegany County south to U.S. Route 220 in Cresaptown, Allegany County.

1 Route Description
- 1.1 U.S. Route 220 Truck
2 Towns Serviced
3 Junction list

[edit] Route Description

Winchester Road begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 220 in Cresaptown, as a southbound one-way road. A short distance north of the intersection, at the intersection with Brant Road, the road becomes two-way.^[1] Northbound traffic from U.S. Route 220 must use Warrior Drive to access Maryland Route 53. The route continues as a two-lane road northward to LaVale. At LaVale, the route expands to a four-lane divided highway near the entrance to Country Club Mall. It intersects Maryland Route 658 in LaVale, then provides an entrance to eastbound Interstate 68, before ending at U.S. Route 40 Alternate.

[edit] U.S. Route 220 Truck

Maryland Route 53 acts as the main part of U.S. Route 220 Truck, a truck bypass of U.S. Route 220. U.S. Route 220 Truck exits Interstate 68 at Exit 40, uses Vocke Road/Maryland Route 658 to connect to Maryland Route 53, and then follows Route 53 south to its terminus. This route avoids a steep ramp at exit 42 on Interstate 68.

[edit] Towns Serviced

[edit] Junction list

Location	Mile^[1]	Destinations	Notes
Cresaptown	0.00	US 220/McMullen Highway - Keyser, WV	Southern terminus of , road is one-way southbound
	0.09	Brant Road	Road becomes two-way
	0.21	MD 636/Warrior Drive	Provides access to northbound MD 53 from U.S. 220
LaVale	1.14	MD 951/Vine Street	Unsigned route
	2.41	Country Club Mall
	2.70	MD 658/Vocke Road
	3.14	I-68/US 40	Eastbound entrance only
	3.33	US 40 Alt	Northern terminus of