Maryland Route 299
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Maryland Route 299 is a state highway
in the U.S. state
of Maryland
. The state highway runs 5.67 miles (9.1 km) from MD 313
and MD 330
in Massey
in eastern Kent County
north to U.S. Route 301
(US 301) near Warwick in far southern Cecil County
. MD 299 was constructed from Massey to the Sassafras River
around 1930 and from there to MD 282
in Warwick in the early 1930s. During the 1950s, MD 299 extended to the Delaware
state line in Warwick, replacing MD 282. MD 282 was again routed to the state line after MD 299 was rolled back to US 301 in 1959.
just west of the junction
of the Centreville and Chestertown branches of the Northern Line. The state highway passes through farmland and crosses Jacobs Creek before an intersection with the northern terminus of MD 290 (Galena Sassafras Road). MD 299 continues northeast as Galena Sassafras Road through a forested area, crossing Herring Creek and passing through the village of Sassafras
. The state highway crosses the Sassafras River into Cecil County, where the name of the highway changes to Massey Sassafras Road, and reaches its northern terminus at US 301 (Blue Star Memorial Highway). Sassafras Road, which used to be part of MD 299, continues northeast toward the village of Warwick.
to the Delaware state line that was completed by 1919 and later designated MD 282. MD 299 was paved from Massey to the Sassafras River in 1930. The modern road was extended north with the completion of a new bridge across the Sassafras River in 1932 and extension of pavement to Main Street in Warwick in 1933. By 1951, MD 299 replaced MD 282 on Main Street in Warwick. The highway on the Delaware side of the border was changed from Delaware Route 4 to DE 299
to match the Maryland highway number in 1958. However, in 1959 MD 299 was rolled back to its present terminus at US 301, which had been extended along the Blue Star Memorial Highway that same year. MD 282 replaced MD 299 in Warwick; MD 299 between US 301 and MD 282 became a county highway.
!County
!Location
!Mile
!Destinations
!Notes
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|rowspan=2|Kent
|Massey
|0.00
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|Southern terminus
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|Sassafras
|4.21
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|rowspan=2|Cecil
|rowspan=2|Warwick
|rowspan=2|5.67
|, Wilmington
|rowspan=2|Northern terminus; Sassafras Road is former MD 299
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|Sassafras Road north
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
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 5.67 miles (9.1 km) from MD 313
Maryland Route 313
Maryland Route 313 is a state highway located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in the United States. The route runs from U.S. Route 50 in Mardela Springs, Wicomico County north to Maryland Route 213 and Maryland Route 290 in Galena, Kent County...
and MD 330
Maryland Route 330
Maryland Route 330 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Massey Delaware Line Road, the state highway runs from MD 313 and MD 299 in Massey east to the Delaware state line in eastern Kent County, where the highway continues east as Clayton Delaney Road...
in Massey
Massey, Maryland
Massey is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
in eastern Kent County
Kent County, Maryland
Kent County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, on its Eastern Shore. It was named for the county of Kent in England. Its county seat is Chestertown. In 2010, the county population was 20,197...
north to U.S. Route 301
U.S. Route 301 in Maryland
U.S. Route 301 in Maryland is a major highway that runs from Delaware to the Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge into Virginia. It passes through three of Maryland's four main regions: the Eastern Shore, the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area, and Southern Maryland...
(US 301) near Warwick in far southern Cecil County
Cecil County, Maryland
Cecil County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is part of the Delaware Valley. It was named for Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore , who was the first Proprietary Governor of the colony of Maryland from 1632 until his death in 1675. The county seat is Elkton. The newspaper...
. MD 299 was constructed from Massey to the Sassafras River
Sassafras River
The Sassafras River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula in the United States. It is about long and starts in western New Castle County, Delaware, and along the boundary between Cecil County, Maryland on the north and Kent County, Maryland on the south...
around 1930 and from there to MD 282
Maryland Route 282
Maryland Route 282 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from Crystal Beach east to the Delaware state line in Warwick, where the highway continues east as Delaware Route 299...
in Warwick in the early 1930s. During the 1950s, MD 299 extended to the Delaware
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
state line in Warwick, replacing MD 282. MD 282 was again routed to the state line after MD 299 was rolled back to US 301 in 1959.
Route description
MD 299 begins at a four-way intersection with MD 313 and MD 330 in Massey in eastern Kent County. MD 313 heads west as Galena Massey Road and south as Millington Massey Road. MD 330 heads east as Massey Delaware Line Road. MD 299 heads north as two-lane Massey Road, crossing the Chestertown Branch of the Northern Line of the Maryland and Delaware RailroadMaryland and Delaware Railroad
The Maryland and Delaware Railroad Company is a Class III short-line railroad, formed in 1977 to operate several branch lines of the former Penn Central Railroad in both Maryland and Delaware. These branches were omitted from the system plan for Conrail in 1976 and would have been discontinued...
just west of the junction
Junction (rail)
A junction, in the context of rail transport, is a place at which two or more rail routes converge or diverge.This implies a physical connection between the tracks of the two routes , 'points' and signalling.one or two tracks each meet at a junction, a fairly simple layout of tracks suffices to...
of the Centreville and Chestertown branches of the Northern Line. The state highway passes through farmland and crosses Jacobs Creek before an intersection with the northern terminus of MD 290 (Galena Sassafras Road). MD 299 continues northeast as Galena Sassafras Road through a forested area, crossing Herring Creek and passing through the village of Sassafras
Sassafras, Maryland
Sassafras is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
. The state highway crosses the Sassafras River into Cecil County, where the name of the highway changes to Massey Sassafras Road, and reaches its northern terminus at US 301 (Blue Star Memorial Highway). Sassafras Road, which used to be part of MD 299, continues northeast toward the village of Warwick.
History
The first section of future MD 299 to be paved was Main Street in Warwick, which was surfaced by 1910. This section was part of a road from CeciltonCecilton, Maryland
Cecilton is a town in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. The population was 474 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cecilton is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
to the Delaware state line that was completed by 1919 and later designated MD 282. MD 299 was paved from Massey to the Sassafras River in 1930. The modern road was extended north with the completion of a new bridge across the Sassafras River in 1932 and extension of pavement to Main Street in Warwick in 1933. By 1951, MD 299 replaced MD 282 on Main Street in Warwick. The highway on the Delaware side of the border was changed from Delaware Route 4 to DE 299
Delaware Route 299
Delaware Route 299 is a state highway in New Castle County, Delaware. It runs from Maryland Route 282 at the Maryland border east of Warwick, Maryland to DE 9 in Mathews Corner, passing through Middletown and Odessa. It overlaps US 301 from just east of the Maryland border to the west end of...
to match the Maryland highway number in 1958. However, in 1959 MD 299 was rolled back to its present terminus at US 301, which had been extended along the Blue Star Memorial Highway that same year. MD 282 replaced MD 299 in Warwick; MD 299 between US 301 and MD 282 became a county highway.
Junction list
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!Location
!Mile
!Destinations
!Notes
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|rowspan=2|Kent
Kent County, Maryland
Kent County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, on its Eastern Shore. It was named for the county of Kent in England. Its county seat is Chestertown. In 2010, the county population was 20,197...
|Massey
Massey, Maryland
Massey is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
|0.00
|
|Southern terminus
|-
|Sassafras
Sassafras, Maryland
Sassafras is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
|4.21
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|Cecil
Cecil County, Maryland
Cecil County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is part of the Delaware Valley. It was named for Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore , who was the first Proprietary Governor of the colony of Maryland from 1632 until his death in 1675. The county seat is Elkton. The newspaper...
|rowspan=2|Warwick
|rowspan=2|5.67
|, Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
|rowspan=2|Northern terminus; Sassafras Road is former MD 299
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|Sassafras Road north