Maryland Route 255
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Maryland Route 255 highlighted in red
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| Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
| Length: | 4.21 mi (6.78 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1927 – present | |||
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 MD 2 near Owensville
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 MD 468 in Galesville
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| East end: | Riverside Drive in Galesville | |||
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| Counties: | Anne Arundel | |||
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| Location: | Galesville |
| Existed: | 1930–1949 |
Maryland Route 255 (MD 255) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The highway runs 4.21 miles (6.78 km) from MD 2 near Owensville east to Riverside Drive in Galesville. MD 255, which was built in the 1920s, originally included the portion of MD 468 between Galesville and Shady Side; the section in Galesville was MD 393. MD 255 and MD 468 were assigned to their present courses in the late 1940s.
MD 255 begins at an intersection with MD 2 (Solomons Island Road) near Owensville, which is also known as West River. The highway heads east as two-lane Owensville Road. The highway enters the Owensville Historic District, within which the highway intersects Owensville Sudley Road and passes historic Christ Church. MD 255 continues east to an intersection with MD 468 (Muddy Creek Road) adjacent to the Quaker Burying Ground. The highway continues east as Galesville Road into the namesake unincorporated village, where the road passes the Carrie Weedon House, the site of the Galesville Heritage Museum. MD 255 carries the name Main Street from Woodfield Road to its eastern terminus at Riverside Drive on the West River.
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