 Maryland Route 225 | ||||
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| Hawthorne Road | ||||
 Map of Southern Maryland with MD 225 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
| Length | 10.59 mi[1] (17.04 km) | |||
| Existed | 1927–present | |||
| Tourist routes |  Religious Freedom Byway | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  MD 210 in Potomac Heights | |||
 MD 224 in Mason Springs | ||||
| East end |  US 301 in La Plata | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maryland | |||
| Counties | Charles | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Maryland Route 225 (MD 225) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Hawthorne Road, the state highway runs 10.59 miles (17.04 km) from MD 210 in Potomac Heights east to U.S. Route 301 (US 301) in La Plata. MD 225 connects La Plata, the county seat of Charles County, with Indian Head in the northwestern part of the county, which is home to Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center. The state highway was designated one of the original state roads by the Maryland State Roads Commission and constructed in the mid-1910s. MD 225 was reconstructed in the early 1950s, shortly after the highway's western terminus was moved to Potomac Heights following the completion of Indian Head Highway during World War II.