Maryland Route 256

Maryland Route 256
Maryland Route 256 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length	5.28 mi[1] (8.50 km)
Existed	1927–present
Tourist routes	Roots and Tides Scenic Byway
Major junctions
West end	MD 2 at Tracys Landing
Major intersections	MD 258 in Deale
East end	MD 468 in Shady Side
Location
Country	United States
State	Maryland
Counties	Anne Arundel
Highway system
Maryland highway system Interstate US State Scenic Byways
← MD 255 → MD 257

Maryland Route 256 (MD 256) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The highway runs 5.28 miles (8.50 km) from MD 2 at Tracys Landing east to MD 468 in Shady Side. MD 256 connects the aforementioned communities with Deale on the shore of Herring Bay in southern Anne Arundel County. The highway was constructed at either end in the mid-1920s and completed through Deale in the early 1930s.