Maryland Route 255

Maryland Route 255 marker

Maryland Route 255

Maryland Route 255 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length: 4.21 mi[1] (6.78 km)
Existed: 1927 – present
Major junctions
West end: MD 2 near Owensville
  MD 468 in Galesville
East end: Riverside Drive in Galesville
Location
Counties: Anne Arundel
Highway system
← MD 254MD 256 →

Maryland Route 255 (MD 255) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The highway runs 4.21 miles (6.78 km) from MD 2 near Owensville east to Riverside Drive in Galesville. MD 255, which was built in the 1920s, originally included the portion of MD 468 between Galesville and Shady Side; the section in Galesville was MD 393. MD 255 and MD 468 were assigned to their present courses in the late 1940s.

Route description

MD 255 begins at an intersection with MD 2 (Solomons Island Road) near Owensville, which is also known as West River. The highway heads east as two-lane Owensville Road. The highway enters the Owensville Historic District, within which the highway intersects Owensville Sudley Road and passes historic Christ Church. MD 255 continues east to an intersection with MD 468 (Muddy Creek Road) adjacent to the Quaker Burying Ground. The highway continues east as Galesville Road into the namesake unincorporated village, where the road passes the Carrie Weedon House, the site of the Galesville Heritage Museum.[2] MD 255 carries the name Main Street from Woodfield Road to its eastern terminus at Riverside Drive on the West River.[1][3]

History

MD 255 originally included Owensville Road and the portion of MD 468 from Galesville to Shadyside. The portion of MD 255 in Galesville was originally MD 393.[4] Grading work began on MD 255 from the Annapolis–Prince Frederick road east to the Quaker Burying Ground and from there south to Sudley Road in 1920.[5] The gravel highway was completed to Sudley Road in 1921 and proposed to extend to Churchton Deale Road, which is today MD 256.[6] The highway extended to Deep Creek Road on the south side of Shady Side in 1923.[7] MD 255 was completed to Shady Side in 1929 and 1930, the same period during which MD 393 was constructed as a gravel road.[8][9] By 1934, traffic was dense enough that MD 255 was recommended to be widened from 16 to 20 feet (4.9 to 6.1 m) from MD 2 to Shady Side.[10] MD 468 was extended south of Galesville around the West River to Shady Side and MD 255 was extended into Galesville in 1949.[11]

Junction list

The entire route is in Anne Arundel County.

Locationmi
[1]		kmDestinationsNotes
Owensville0.000.00 MD 2 (Solomons Island Road) – Annapolis, Prince FrederickWestern terminus
Galesville3.155.07 MD 468 (Muddy Creek Road) – Edgewater, Shady Side
4.216.78Riverside DriveEastern terminus
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 2012-11-24.
  2. ↑ Busta-Peck, Christopher (March 14, 2008). "Welcome to Galesville Marker". The Historical Marker Database. Springfield, VA: J.J. Prats. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  3. ↑ Google (2013-01-05). "Maryland Route 255" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  4. ↑ Maryland State Roads Commission (1939). General Highway Map: State of Maryland (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
  5. ↑ Zouck, Frank H.; Uhl, G. Clinton; Mudd, John F. (January 1920). "Annual Reports of the State Roads Commission of Maryland" (1916–1919 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission: 33. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  6. ↑ Maryland Geological Survey (1921). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  7. ↑ Maryland Geological Survey (1923). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  8. ↑ 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: 196–197. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  9. ↑ Maryland Geological Survey (1930). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  10. ↑ Byron, William D.; Lacy, Robert (December 28, 1934). "Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland" (1931–1934 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission: 22. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  11. ↑ Maryland State Roads Commission (1949). Maryland: Official Highway Map (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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