Maryland 282 is a rural route through southern reaches of Cecil County. The state highway begins at the community of Crystal Beach on the Elk River and travels east to Earleville, Cecilton, and Warwick. Maryland 282 used to travel Grove Neck Road from Chesapeake Haven to Crystal Beach Road south of Earleville. At that time Crystal Beach Road west of Grove Neck Road was a part of Maryland 283. Maryland 283 became part of Maryland 282 upon realignment and was thus decommissioned.1 The eastern terminus of Maryland 282 saw extension from Sassafras Road over the former Maryland 299 alignment of Cecilton Warwick Road to the Delaware state line. Thus Maryland 282 transitions into Delaware 299 east of Warwick.
Western Terminus
Eastern Terminus
Road Names
Mileage
Crystal Beach
Delaware state line (Delaware 299)
Crystal Beach Road, Main Street, Cecilton Warwick Road
12.43
Western Terminus - Crystal Beach
Maryland 282 (Crystal Beach) draws to a close at the intersection of White Crystal Beach Road. The community of Crystal Beach lies ahead. Photo taken 08/10/04.
Looking back to the north from the intersection of Crystal Beach Road and White Crystal Beach Road on Maryland 282 east. The state route curves eastward and intersects Elk View Shores Road & Buttonwood Beach Road en route to Earleville. Photo taken 08/10/04.
Eastern Terminus - Delaware state line (Delaware 299)
Maryland 282 reassurance shield posted at the Delaware state line near Warwick. Delaware 299 (Warwick Road) stems west from U.S. 301 near Middletown to become Maryland 282. The numbering convention of Delaware 299 remains from when Maryland 299 began here. Photo taken 12/21/01.
The first Delaware 299 shield posted on Warwick Road at the Maryland state line. Maryland 282 travels 0.9 miles between Sassafras Road (former Maryland 299) through Warwick to the New Castle County line. From here Delaware 299 travels one half mile to the merge with U.S. 301 (Middletown Warwick Road). Photo taken 12/21/01.
Maryland 282 2003 Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT)
2,450 - 0.10 miles west of Delaware state line
Source: 2003 Highway Location Reference file for Cecil County (MDSHA)
Maryland 282 Guide
Maryland 282 East
Crystal Beach Road departs the community of Crystal Beach and rounds the bend with Elk View Shores Road and encounters the first eastbound shield of Maryland 282. The community of Earleville lies 3.1 miles ahead followed by junction Maryland 313 at Cecilton 6.6 miles to the southeast. Photo taken 08/10/04.
Maryland 282 West
Westbound Maryland 282 shield posted on Cecilton Warwick Road after the split with Sassafras Road (former Maryland 299). Maryland 282 used to begin at that intersection but was extended when Maryland 299 was shortened to its intersection with U.S. 301 2.3 miles to the south. Photo taken 08/10/04.
Now in the town of Cecilton, Maryland 282 (Main Street) intersects Maryland 213 (Bohemia Avenue). Maryland 213 constitutes the main north-south route in Cecil County as it links Cecilton with Chesapeake City and Elkton. The former U.S. 213 crosses the Bohemia River, Sassafras River, and Chesapeake and Delaware Canals on the 20-mile drive between Galena and Elkton. Photo taken 08/10/04.
Main Street westbound after junction Maryland 213 (Bohemia Avenue) in Cecilton. Maryland 282 reaches Earleville in 3.5 miles as Crystal Beach Road. Photo taken 08/10/04.
Old Crystal Beach Road
This suite of photos displays the narrow concrete Old Crystal Beach Road as it parallels Maryland 282 (Crystal Beach Road) through the community of Earleville. The old alignment loops north of Maryland 282 in the vicinity of Glebe Road. Glebe Road stems northeast from Maryland 282 to Maryland 213 (Augustine Herman Highway) at the Bohemia River. Photos taken 08/10/04.
