Maryland Route 253

Maryland Route 253
Mayo Road
Maryland Route 253 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length	1.34 mi[1] (2.16 km)
Existed	1927–present
Tourist routes	Roots and Tides Scenic Byway
Major junctions
South end	MD 214 in Edgewater
North end	MD 2 in Edgewater
Location
Country	United States
State	Maryland
Counties	Anne Arundel
Highway system
Maryland highway system Interstate US State Scenic Byways
← MD 250 → MD 254

Maryland Route 253 (MD 253) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Mayo Road, the route runs 1.34 miles (2.16 km) from MD 214 north to MD 2 within Edgewater. MD 253 was constructed in Edgewater in the early 1910s and early 1920s. The highway was extended southeast through Mayo to Beverley Beach in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The part of MD 253 southeast of Edgewater became part of MD 214 in 1950.