Maryland Route 253 ( MD 253 ) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland . Known as Mayo Road , the route runs 1.34 miles (2.16 km) from MD 214 north to MD 2 within Edgewater in Anne Arundel County . MD 253 was constructed in Edgewater in the early 1910s and early 1920s. The highway was extended southeast through Mayo to Beverley Beach in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The part of MD 253 southeast of Edgewater became part of MD 214 in 1950.
19-458: MD 253 begins at an intersection with MD 214 (Central Avenue) across from the entrance to South River High School . The route heads north as a two-lane undivided road that forms the main street through the Londontowne area of Edgewater. The highway intersects Stepneys Lane and Londontown Road; the latter road leads east to the historic London Town Publik House , located next to the landing of
38-518: A fight in one of the men’s bathrooms where three students were assaulting another student. After the three students refused to stop, one School Resource Officer deployed oleoresin capsicum spray and began to arrest them. One female student entered the bathroom in an attempt to stop the arrest. The female student and the assaulter sprayed with oleoresin capsicum were taken to the hospital for decontamination. The three male juveniles were charged with second-degree assault, resisting arrest, and affray , while
57-543: A former ferry across South River . After passing Washington Road, which leads east to Edgewater Elementary School and South River Park, the road turns northwest and reaches its northern terminus at MD 2 (Solomons Island Road) across from the entrance to Lee Airport . When the Maryland State Roads Commission laid out its state road system in 1909, the Annapolis – Prince Frederick road
76-856: A middle school that is included in South River’s STEM feeder system. South River is one of two high schools in Anne Arundel County featuring the STEM program, the other being North County High School in Glen Burnie . South River competes in the Anne Arundel County Division of Maryland's 3A subdivision as of the 2023/2024 School Year. South River has won many state championships, most recently in 2023 for soccer. The field hockey team has won state championships in 2001, 2004, 2016 and 2017. The baseball team won
95-518: A report following the incident, then-principal William Myers was alerted of the injury by the player’s father four days after the incident. Steve Erxleben was suspended from coaching at South River indefinitely on August 24, 2010 after failing to follow administrative practices reporting the incident. After an investigation that concluded before the season began, the Anne Arundel County Public Schools superintendent at
114-517: A state championship in 2013, their first state championship ever and only their third regional championship. The football team won a county championship in the 2019-2020 season, going undefeated in the regular season. The Seahawks last appeared in the playoffs in 2019 losing in the 2nd round to their rival, the Arundel Wildcats. The wrestling team won their first regional championship in 2017 and then in 2022 and 2023. In 2024, they lost
133-547: Is Glen Burnie High School . It is the primary high school for students living in Linthicum , Brooklyn Park , Ferndale , and portions of the Glen Burnie and Hanover areas. North County High School has a rigorous STEM Magnet Program, and the IT3 (International Trade, Transportation, and Tourism) Signature Program. The school has a multitude of college course offerings such as Advanced Placement . North County became one of
152-426: Is the primary school for high school students from Edgewater , Mayo , Davidsonville , Riva , and a small portion of Harwood . South River High School only has one feeder middle school, which is Central Middle School. Central Middle School has 4 feeder elementary schools: Central, Davidsonville, Edgewater, and Mayo. The school has received a Blue Ribbon in education. In 2013, Newsweek ranked South River as one of
171-559: The entrance to Camp Letts by 1923. These extensions were built and the old state-aid road through Edgewater was rebuilt with a width of 15 feet (4.6 m). MD 253 was extended east to Selby-on-the-Bay in 1929 and 1930. The state highway reached MD 214's present terminus in Beverley Beach in 1932. By 1934, traffic on MD 253 was dense enough that the Maryland State Roads Commission recommended widening
190-497: The female student was charged with hindering a lawful arrest, and disorderly conduct . North County High School (Glen Burnie, Maryland) 39°11′36″N 76°38′15″W / 39.193250627670515°N 76.63737807386349°W / 39.193250627670515; -76.63737807386349 ( North County High School ) North County High School (NCHS) is an Anne Arundel County Public Schools high school located in Glen Burnie , Maryland , United States. The school
209-532: The highway from 16 to 20 feet (4.9 to 6.1 m) from Edgewater to Beverley Beach. MD 253 was resurfaced and widened to 30 feet (9.1 m) from MD 2 to Washington Road in 1948 and to 34 feet (10 m) from Washington Road to Stepneys Lane in 1952. MD 214 was extended along a new route from Pike Ridge Road west of MD 2 to MD 253 east of the modern MD 214–MD 253 intersection in 1949. The following year, MD 214 replaced MD 253 on Mayo Road from that junction to Beverley Beach. MD 253's current intersection with MD 214
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#1732765179167228-414: The player to a wheelchair for at least six months. After another student alerted the school’s football coach Steve Erxleben of the injury, Erxleben instructed players to continue with practice, claiming the injury did not appear to be severe at the time. According to the player injured, Erxleben denied the student athlete ice and later watched as they were carried off the field by two teammates. According to
247-480: The road was physically removed for the construction of a residential subdivision. South River High School (Maryland) South River High School is a public high school located in Edgewater, Maryland , United States, a suburb of the state capital, Annapolis . It lies directly next to Central Middle School. It was built in 1978 due to overcrowding at Arundel High School and Southern High School . It
266-406: The state final to Liganore High School. The men's lacrosse team took its first state championship in 2009 winning 11-6 over Urbana High School after a regular season record of 17-1. The team continued its success with two more state championships in 2012 and 2014. On August 16, 2010, a South River student varsity football player suffered a serious back injury during a passing drill which confined
285-666: The time, Kevin Maxwell, announced Erxleben would remain suspended for the first three games of the season until September 20, 2010 for failure to report the incident. In December 2010, Erxleben resigned from his coaching position at South River. He returned several years later and was named the Baltimore Ravens High School Coach of the Week of the 2021 fall season. On September 12, 2018, School Resource Officers and administration staff were made aware of
304-531: The top 30 high schools in Maryland, and one of the top 1,000 in the country. South River features the STEM magnet program ( Science , Technology , Engineering , and Mathematics ). It was introduced in the fall of 2009, and students from other Anne Arundel County public high school districts can apply to the magnet program and attend South River if they get accepted by means of a lottery system and are assigned to
323-400: Was built in 1963. The old alignment remained in the state highway system as MD 253A until 2000. The entire route is in Edgewater , Anne Arundel County . MD 253A was the designation for a 0.42-mile (0.68 km) section of Mayo Road bypassed when MD 253's southern terminus was moved to a new intersection with MD 214 in 1963. MD 253A was removed from the state highway system in 2000. Most of
342-471: Was established in 1990 as a result of the merger of Andover High School and Brooklyn Park High School . It later moved into the former Lindale Junior High School building, with Lindale moving to the former Andover site. The school mascot is the Knight and the school colors are silver, red and black, chosen by the school students and faculty of both Andover and Brooklyn Park High Schools. North County's rival
361-403: Was planned to follow Mayo Road and Stepneys Lane through Edgewater to what is now MD 2's existing course. The road that became MD 2 was instead built along the line it runs now and Mayo Road from that highway to south of Stepneys Lane was built as a 9-foot (2.7 m) wide gravel state-aid road by 1915. The highway was extended as a gravel road to near the present MD 214 intersection by 1921 and to
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