Maryland Route 953

Maryland Route 953
Glenn Dale Road
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length:	3.53 mi[1] (5.68 km)
Major junctions
South end:	MD 193 in Glenn Dale
	MD 450 in Glenn Dale
North end:	Dead end at Amtrak Northeast Corridor in Glenn Dale
Highway system
Maryland highway system Interstate • US • State • Minor • Former • Turnpikes ← MD 951 MD 954 →

Maryland Route 953 (MD 953) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs 3.53 mi (5.68 km) from MD 193 north to a dead end at the Amtrak Northeast Corridor in Glenn Dale. MD 953 is the old alignment of MD 193.

Route description

MD 953 begins at an intersection with MD 193 (Enterprise Road) a short distance north of MD 193's underpass of U.S. Route 50.^[2] The state highway heads west as a two-lane road, crossing Lottsford Branch, before turning north.^[1][2] MD 953 temporarily gains an extra lane in both directions between Atwell Avenue and the intersection with MD 450.^[2] The state highway continues north across the remains of the Glenn Dale Hospital and crosses the Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Trail.^[1][2] Shortly after passing Daisy Lane and Prospect Hill Road, which connect MD 953 with MD 193, MD 953 reaches its northern terminus at a dead end adjacent to the Amtrak Northeast Corridor.^[2]

History

MD 953 north of MD 450 was originally constructed as MD 199 in the 1920s. The MD 199 designation was removed from the highway in the 1950s and MD 193 was extended south along the highway to MD 953's present southern terminus in the 1960s. When Glenn Dale Boulevard was completed in 1986, MD 193 was moved to the new highway and the grade crossing of the Amtrak Northeast Corridor on old MD 193 was removed; part of the old alignment north of the railroad tracks is MD 953A. MD 953 was assigned to Glenn Dale Road shortly thereafter.

Junction list

The entire route is in Glenn Dale in Prince George's County.

Mile [1]	Destinations	Notes
0.00	MD 193 (Enterprise Road) – Greenbelt, Kettering	Southern terminus
1.32	MD 450 (Annapolis Road) – Lanham, Bowie
3.53	Dead end at Amtrak Northeast Corridor	Northern terminus

Auxiliary route

MD 953A is the unsigned designation for Glenn Dale Road, a 0.15-mile (0.24 km) section of old alignment of MD 193 that runs between two dead ends on the north side of the Amtrak Northeast Corridor. MD 953A has an intersection with MD 564 (Lanham Severn Road) and provides access to the Glenn Dale post office.^[1][3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Highway Location Reference: Prince George's County" (PDF). Maryland State Highway Administration. 2008. http://apps.roads.maryland.gov/KeepingCurrent/performTrafficStudies/dataAndStats/hwyLocationRef/2008_hlr_all/co16.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-11. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} Google, Inc. Google Maps – Maryland Route 953 (Map). Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Enterprise+Rd&daddr=Glenn+Dale+Rd&hl=en&geocode=FYJRUgIdPCVs-w%3BFfjfUgId5tVr-w&mra=ls&sll=38.987026,-76.817136&sspn=0.003811,0.009645&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=13. Retrieved 2010-06-11. 
3. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Maryland Route 953A (Map). Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Glenn+Dale+Rd&daddr=Unknown+road&hl=en&geocode=FRrhUgIdRtVr-w%3BFZbnUgIdpNFr-w&mra=ls&sll=38.98698,-76.819555&sspn=0.001906,0.004823&ie=UTF8&ll=38.986838,-76.819593&spn=0.001906,0.004823&t=h&z=18. Retrieved 2010-06-11. 

External links

• MD 953 @ MDRoads.com