Maryland Route 298

Maryland Route 298
Maryland Route 298 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length:	20.14 mi (32.41 km)
Existed:	1930 – present
Tourist routes:	Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway
Major junctions
West end:	MD 20 near Fairlee
	MD 514 at Melitota MD 297 in Butlertown MD 561 at Lynch MD 292 near Still Pond MD 566 near Still Pond MD 213 near Kennedyville
East end:	MD 291 near Chesterville
Location
Counties:	Kent
Highway system
Maryland highway system Interstate US State Scenic Byways ← MD 297 MD 299 →

Maryland Route 298 (MD 298) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The highway runs 20.14 miles (32.41 km) from MD 20 near Fairlee east to MD 291 near Chesterville. MD 298 is a C-shaped highway that connects Fairlee, MD 213, and Millington with several villages in northern Kent County, including Butlertown, Lynch, and Still Pond. The highway also provides a bypass of Chestertown between the western and eastern parts of the county. MD 298 was built from Fairlee to MD 292 near Still Pond around 1930 and reconstructed in the early 1950s. The highway was extended eastward to MD 566 east of Still Pond in the mid-1950s, to MD 213 in the early 1960s, and to MD 291 in the late 1980s.

MD 298 begins at an intersection with MD 20 (Rock Hall Road) south of the village of Fairlee. The highway heads north as two-lane Fairlee Road through the village, where the highway intersects Old Fairlee Road. MD 298 heads northeast through the hamlet of Melitota, where the highway meets the northern end of MD 514 (Melitota Road), and Hanesville, where the highway crosses Mills Branch its name changes to Lambs Meadow Road at Hanesville Road. MD 298 curves to the east and passes through the community of Butlertown, where the highway intersects MD 297 (Worton Road) and passes Kent County High School. East of Butlertown, the highway passes the Christ Church, Graveyard and Sexton's House complex and the historic home Hopeful Unity.