Maryland Route 953
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Maryland Route 953 is a state highway
in the U.S. state
of Maryland
. The state highway runs 3.53 mi (5.7 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.
. The state highway heads west as a two-lane road, crossing Lottsford Branch, before turning north. MD 953 temporarily gains an extra lane in both directions between Atwell Avenue and the intersection with MD 450
. The state highway continues north across the remains of the Glenn Dale Hospital
and crosses the Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Trail
. 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.
in Prince George's County
.
designation for Glenn Dale Road, a 0.15 mile (0.241401 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.
State highway
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in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
. The state highway runs 3.53 mi (5.7 km) from MD 193
Maryland Route 193
Maryland Route 193 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as University Boulevard and Greenbelt Road, the state highway runs from MD 185 in Kensington east to MD 202 in Greater Upper Marlboro...
north to a dead end at the Amtrak Northeast Corridor in Glenn Dale
Glenn Dale, Maryland
Glenn Dale is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 12,609 at the 2000 census...
. 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 50U.S. Route 50 in Maryland
U.S. Route 50 is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching just over from Ocean City, Maryland on the Atlantic Ocean to West Sacramento, California. In the U.S. state of Maryland, US 50 exists in two sections. The longer of these serves as a major route connecting...
. The state highway heads west as a two-lane road, crossing Lottsford Branch, before turning north. MD 953 temporarily gains an extra lane in both directions between Atwell Avenue and the intersection with MD 450
Maryland Route 450
Maryland Route 450 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 1 Alternate in Bladensburg east to US 50, US 301, and MD 2 near Annapolis. MD 450 is the original alignment of US 50 in Prince George's and Anne Arundel Counties...
. The state highway continues north across the remains of the Glenn Dale Hospital
Glenn Dale Hospital
Glenn Dale Hospital was a tuberculosis sanitarium and isolation hospital in Glenn Dale, Maryland in the United States. It is a large facility, consisting of 23 buildings on , that was built in 1934 and closed in 1981 due to asbestos....
and crosses the Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Trail
Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Trail
The Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Trail is a long discontinuous rail trail from Lanham to Odenton in Maryland. Despite its name, it does not actually connect with Washington, D.C., Annapolis or Baltimore; its name is taken from the Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway, from...
. 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.
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 DaleGlenn Dale, Maryland
Glenn Dale is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 12,609 at the 2000 census...
in Prince George's County
Prince George's County, Maryland
Prince George's County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, immediately north, east, and south of Washington, DC. As of 2010, it has a population of 863,420 and is the wealthiest African-American majority county in the nation....
.
| Mile |
Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.00 | Southern terminus | |
| 1.32 | ||
| 3.53 | Dead end at Amtrak Northeast Corridor | Northern terminus |
Auxiliary route
MD 953A is the unsignedUnsigned highway
An unsigned highway is a highway that has been assigned a route number, but does not bear conventional road markings that would normally be used to identify the route with that number...
designation for Glenn Dale Road, a 0.15 mile (0.241401 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
Maryland Route 564
Maryland Route 564 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Lanham Severn Road, the state highway runs from MD 450 in Lanham east to a dead end near a connection to MD 197 in Bowie.-Route description:...
(Lanham Severn Road) and provides access to the Glenn Dale post office.