Maryland Route 287

Maryland Route 287 marker
Maryland Route 287
Map
Maryland Route 287 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length2.88 mi[1] (4.63 km)
Existed1933–present
Tourist
routes		 Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway
Major junctions
West end MD 313 in Goldsboro
Major intersections MD 311 in Goldsboro
East end DE 10 near Goldsboro
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountiesCaroline
Highway system
← MD 286→ MD 288

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.

Route description

View east along MD 287 at MD 311 in Goldsboro

MD 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

MD 287 was constructed starting in 1930 and completed by 1933.[3][4]

Junction list

The entire route is in Caroline County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Goldsboro0.000.00 MD 313 (Goldsboro Road/Oldtown Road) – Ingleside, Bay BridgeWestern terminus
0.290.47

 MD 311 (Main Street) to MD 313 south – Henderson, Marydel
​2.884.63
 DE 10 east (Willow Grove Road) – Camden		Delaware state line; eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
  2. ^ "Maryland Route 287" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
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