Maryland Route 292 | ||||
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Maryland Route 292 highlighted in red
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
Length: | 4.58 mi (7.37 km) | |||
Existed: | 1927 – present | |||
Tourist routes: |
Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end: | MD 298 near Still Pond | |||
MD 566 at Still Pond | ||||
North end: | Road end at Sassafras River in Betterton | |||
Location | ||||
Counties: | Kent | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Maryland Route 292 (MD 292) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Still Pond Road, the highway runs 4.58 miles (7.37 km) from MD 298 near Still Pond north to the Sassafras River in Betterton in northern Kent County. MD 292 was constructed in the early to mid-1910s between Still Pond and Betterton and in the early 1920s south of Still Pond to what is now MD 213. The highway from Still Pond to Betterton was widened in the late 1940s and resurfaced in the late 1960s. The portion of MD 292 between MD 213 and MD 298 was transferred to county control in 1994.
MD 292 begins at an intersection with MD 298 (Lambs Meadow Road) south of Still Pond. Still Pond Road continues south as a county highway that passes the historic home Shepherd's Delight on its way to MD 213. MD 292 heads north as two-lane Still Pond Road, which passes the historic home Hebron on its way to the village of Still Pond. Within the Still Pond Historic District, the highway turns west at an intersection with MD 566 (Still Pond Harmony Road) and Main Street adjacent to the George Harper Store. MD 292 leaves the village, crosses the headwaters of Stillpond Creek, and curves north at Bessick's Corner Road, a portion of which is unsigned MD 864. The highway's name changes to Main Street on entering the town of Betterton. MD 292 passes through the Betterton Historic District and makes a sharp turn to the east immediately before reaching its northern terminus at Betterton Beach Park on the Sassafras River where that river enters the Chesapeake Bay.