Maryland Route 260

Maryland Route 260
Chesapeake Beach Road
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length:	8.68 mi[1][2] (13.97 km)
Major junctions
West end:	MD 4 in Lyons Creek
	MD 2 MD 778
East end:	MD 261 in Chesapeake Beach
Highway system
Maryland highway system Interstate • US • State • Minor • Former • Turnpikes ← MD 259 MD 261 →

Maryland Route 260 is a state highway in Calvert County and Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Route 260 starts at the northern border of Calvert and Anne Arundel counties, branching off from Maryland Route 4 by way of an overpass interchange. It then proceeds diagonally southeast as a two-lane road, where it briefly passes through Anne Arundel County before re-entering Calvert County and intersecting with Maryland Route 2 in Owings. Past Owings, Route 260 takes a turn to the direct east and becomes a four-lane dual highway. Route 260 remains a dual highway until reaching the Chesapeake Beach town limits, where it returns to two lanes and ends at Maryland Route 261 near the Chesapeake Bay.

Along with Route 2-4, Route 260 is the only other four-lane divided highway in Calvert County.

Route description

Maryland Route 260 begins in the west as it branches off Maryland Route 4 via an interchange atop the Calvert/Anne Arundel border. It turns southeast, passing through the wooded country of Calvert County on the two-lane, shouldered Chesapeake Beach Road. The route serves mostly side roads leading to residential areas and farmland in this area. Eventually the route crosses the Anne Arundel County border and passes through that county for 1.38 miles (2.22 km). Once it returns to Calvert County, the route spreads to four lanes undivided momentarily to meet a wide ramped intersection with MD 2 (Solomons Island Road), which also spreads to four lanes in this respect.

MD 260 passes through Owings just beyond this intersection, intersecting MD 778 within the community. It continues through another short stretch of woods and farmland before it meets an interchange with Mount Harmony Road. Here, MD 260 turns east and upgrades into a four-lane divided highway. This stretch of the highway is largely wooded as well; various roads branch from the highway and follow it, providing direct access to homes. As it near Chesapeake Beach, the route narrows to two lanes wide with a shared left-turn lane. It passes through the town, intersecting several streets before coming to its eastern end at MD 261 (Bayside Road), mere feet from the shore of the Chesapeake Bay.

Junction list

County	Location	Mile[1][2]	Intersection	Notes
Calvert	Lyons Creek	0.00	MD 4 – Prince Frederick, Washington	Interchange, western terminus
No major junctions in Anne Arundel County
Calvert	Owings	3.94	MD 2 (Solomons Island Road) – Prince Frederick, Solomons Island, Annapolis
		4.20	MD 778 (Old Solomons Island Road)
	Chesapeake Beach	8.51	MD 261 (Bayside Road) – North Beach, Plum Point	Eastern terminus

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Maryland State Highway Administration (2008). "Highway Location Reference: Calvert County" (PDF). http://apps.roads.maryland.gov/KeepingCurrent/performTrafficStudies/dataAndStats/hwyLocationRef/2008_hlr_all/co04.pdf. Retrieved 2010-05-14. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Maryland State Highway Administration (2008). "Highway Location Reference: Anne Arundel County" (PDF). http://apps.roads.maryland.gov/KeepingCurrent/performTrafficStudies/dataAndStats/hwyLocationRef/2008_hlr_all/co02.pdf. Retrieved 2010-05-14. 

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