Maryland Route 53

Maryland Route 53 marker
Maryland Route 53
Winchester Road
Map
Maryland Route 53 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length3.33 mi[1] (5.36 km)
Existed1927–present
Major junctions
South end US 220 in Cresaptown
Major intersections
North end
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountiesAllegany
Highway system
MD 51 MD 54

Maryland Route 53 (MD 53) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Winchester Road, the state highway runs 3.33 miles (5.36 km) from U.S. Route 220 (US 220) in Cresaptown north to US 40 Alternate in La Vale. MD 53 is the northernmost part of the Winchester Road, a colonial era road between Cumberland and Winchester, Virginia. The modern MD 53 was constructed in the mid-1920s and updated in the 1950s.

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