Known for much of its length as Cedar Lane, the state highway runs 1.77 miles (2.85 km) from Jackson Road just south of the interchange with U.S. Route 13 (US 13) north to US 13 Business, almost entirely within Fruitland.

MD 513 begins at an intersection with Jackson Road just south of its diamond interchange with US 13 (Salisbury Bypass).

The state highway continues north as Cedar Lane and meets Division Street at a roundabout.

Cedar Lane continues north through Fruitland toward Camden Avenue, the original alignment of US 13.

[1][2] Cedar Lane was extended south to St. Lukes Road on the edge of Fruitland in 1979 to provide a more direct connection from US 13 to St. Lukes Road's interchange with the Salisbury Bypass, which was completed in 1981.