Maryland Route 287 (MD 287) is a state highway in Caroline County in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for much of its length as Sandtown Road, the state highway runs 2.88 miles (4.63 km) from MD 313 in Goldsboro east to the Delaware state line, where the highway continues east as Delaware Route 10 (DE 10). MD 287 was constructed in the early 1930s.
 Maryland Route 287 | ||||
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 Maryland Route 287 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
| Length | 2.88 mi[1] (4.63 km) | |||
| Existed | 1933–present | |||
| Tourist routes |  Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  MD 313 in Goldsboro | |||
 MD 311 in Goldsboro | ||||
| East end |  DE 10 near Goldsboro | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maryland | |||
| Counties | Caroline | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editMD 287 begins at an intersection with MD 313 on the northwest edge of the town of Goldsboro. MD 313 heads south into the town as Oldtown Road and west as Goldsboro Road. MD 287 heads east as two-lane undivided Old Line Road along the northern edge of Goldsboro. After intersecting MD 311 (Main Street) and crossing an unused railroad grade owned by the Maryland Department of Transportation, the state highway's name changes to Sandtown Road and it leaves Goldsboro as it heads east through farmland, crossing Broadway Branch and the upper part of the Choptank River. MD 287 reaches its eastern terminus at the Delaware state line, where the road continues east as DE 10 (Willow Grove Road) toward the town of Camden.[1][2]
History
editMD 287 was constructed starting in 1930 and completed by 1933.[3][4]
Junction list
editThe entire route is in Caroline County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldsboro | 0.00 | 0.00 | Western terminus | ||
| 0.29 | 0.47 | ||||
| | 2.88 | 4.63 | Delaware state line; eastern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- Caroline County (PDF).
- ^ "Maryland Route 287" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- ^ Uhl, G. Clinton; Bruce, Howard; Shaw, John K. (October 1, 1930). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1927–1930 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 201. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1933). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.