Maryland Route 353

Maryland Route 353
Gumboro Road
Maryland Route 353 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length:	4.60 mi[1] (7.40 km)
Major junctions
South end:	MD 346 in Pittsville
North end:	DE 26 / DE-MD 54 near Pittsville
Location
Counties:	Wicomico
Highway system
Maryland highway system Interstate • US • State • Minor • Former • Turnpikes ← MD 352 MD 354 →

Maryland Route 353 (MD 353) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Gumboro Road, the state highway runs 4.60 miles (7.40 km) from MD 346 in Pittsville north to the Delaware state line, where the highway intersects Delaware Route 26 (DE 26) and DE-MD 54. MD 353 was constructed in the mid to late 1920s.

Route description

MD 353 begins at an intersection with MD 346 (Old Ocean City Road) just south of Pittsville. Sixty Foot Road continues south as a county highway to an intersection with U.S. Route 50 (Ocean Gateway). MD 353 heads northeast as a two-lane road through Pittsville. After intersecting Main Street, the highway turns north past scattered residences. After crossing Aydelotte Branch, MD 353 leaves Pittsville, crossing Burnt Mill Branch and passing through farmland all the way to the highway's northern terminus at the Delaware state line. The roadway continues into Delaware as DE 26 and DE 54 (Millsboro Highway). Bethel Road heads east from the intersection at the state line, while DE-MD 54 (Line Road) follows the state line west to Delmar, Maryland and Delmar, Delaware.^[1][2]

History

MD 353 was constructed as a modern highway beginning in 1925 from Pittsville.^[3] By 1927, the highway extended north to Burnt Mill Branch.^[4] MD 353 was completed to the Delaware state line in 1929.^[5][6]

Junction list

The entire route is in Wicomico County.

Location	Mile [1]	Destinations	Notes
Pittsville	0.00	Sixty Foot Road south to US 50 (Ocean Gateway) – Salisbury, Ocean City	Southern terminus
		MD 346 (Old Ocean City Road) – Parsonsburg, Willards
	4.60	DE-MD 54 west (Line Road) / Bethel Road east – Delmar, DE, Delmar, MD	Northern terminus
		DE 26 / DE 54 east (Millsboro Highway) – Gumboro, DE
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Highway Location Reference: Wicomico County" (PDF). Maryland State Highway Administration. 2009. http://www.marylandroads.com/Location/2009_WICOMICO.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-21. 
2. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Maryland Route 353 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Gumboro+Rd&daddr=Gumboro+Rd%2FMD-353+N%2FPittsville-Delaware+Rd&hl=en&geocode=FULMSQId0jiB-w%3BFay7SgIdFpWB-w&mra=ls&sll=38.393171,-75.411851&sspn=0.007719,0.01929&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=13. Retrieved 2010-04-21. 
3. ^ Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland. 1924-1926. Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. January 1927. p. 100. http://www.archive.org/details/annualreportsofs1924mary. Retrieved 2010-04-21. 
4. ^ Maryland Geological Survey. Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (Map) (1927 ed.). 
5. ^ Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland. 1927-1930. Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. 1930-10-01. p. 234. http://www.archive.org/details/reportofstateroa1927mary. Retrieved 2010-04-21. 
6. ^ Maryland Geological Survey. Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (Map) (1930 ed.). 

External links

• MD 353 @ MDRoads.com