Maryland Route 285
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Maryland Route 285 highlighted in red
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| Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
| Length: | 2.43 mi (3.91 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1930 – present | |||
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 MD 213 in Chesapeake City
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 MD 284 in Chesapeake City |
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| East end: | Chesapeake City Road at the Delaware state line near Chesapeake City | |||
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| Counties: | Cecil | |||
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Maryland Route 285 (MD 285) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The highway runs 2.43 miles (3.91 km) from MD 213 through Chesapeake City to the Delaware state line in southern Cecil County. MD 285 consists of two sections. The first section parallels the north side of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal; this portion was constructed around 1930. The other segment included sections of the main north–south highway through Chesapeake City, U.S. Route 213 (US 213). Sections of the main highway were constructed in the mid-1910s and then in the mid-1920s concurrent with the second bridge across the canal. After US 213 was moved to MD 213's present course using the Chesapeake City Bridge in 1949, the old highway became part of Maryland Route 537. That portion of MD 537 was replaced by an extension of MD 285 to MD 213 in 1983.
MD 285 begins at an intersection with MD 213 (Augustine Herman Highway) at the north end of the Chesapeake City Bridge. The highway heads east as two-lane Lock Street, which curves south at county-maintained Hemphill Street. MD 285 curves to the southwest at its junction with the north end of MD 284 (Hemphill Street) and enters the town of Chesapeake City. The highway continues to Biddle Street, onto which the route turns east; Lock Street continues south to the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal. MD 285 meets the southern end of MD 284 (Hemphill Street) and passes through an S-curve before leaving the town. The highway parallels the canal to the north and intersects Knights Corner Road before reaching its eastern terminus at the Delaware state line, from which the highway continues as Chesapeake City Road.
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