Route 299
MD 299 branches southward from U.S. 301 (Blue Star Memorial Highway) in southern Cecil County to the unincorporated community of Massey. Massey Sassafras Road leads the state route 0.49 miles south across the Sassafras River into Kent County. The 5.18 mile course in Kent County follows Galena Sassafras Road southwest to MD 290, Massey Road south to MD 313 (Massey Galena Road) and MD 330 (Massey Delaware Line Road) at Massey.
MD 299 previously continued north of U.S. 301 along Sassafras Road to Cecilton Warwick Road (MD 282), and east through Warwick to form a multi state route with SR 299 to Middletown and Odessa, Delaware. With the extension of U.S. 301 northward along the Eastern Shore, MD 299 was dropped through Warwick and partially replaced with an extension of MD 282 east to the state line. SR 299 remains posted in neighboring New Castle County.
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) recorded 921 vehicles per day (vpd) along Massey Road in 2016 and 811 vpd along MD 299 through Sassafras.
North
Leaving the intersection with MD 313 and MD 310 in Massey, MD 299 (Massey Road) northbound crosses the MDDE Railroad beyond this confirming marker.
04/13/04
MD 299 meets MD 290 (Galena Sassafras Road) at a wye intersection 4.1 miles north of Massey.
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MD 299 (Sassafras Road) concludes at U.S. 301 (Blue Star Memorial Highway) north of the Sassafras River. Sassafras Road continues northward 2.3 miles to Ginns Corner and MD 282 (Cecilton Warwick Road) at Warwick.
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Sassafras Road (old MD 299) branches 2.21 miles south from MD 282 (Cecilton Warwick Road) to U.S. 301 beyond Wards Hill Road and Ginns Corner.
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U.S. 301 travels northeast onto the First Responders Memorial Highway toll road around Middletown, Delaware and southwest along an at-grade expressway to U.S. 50 at Queenstown.
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Sassafras Road meets U.S. 301 adjacent to a southbound weigh station and across from the north end of MD 299.
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South
Right of way at the cross roads of MD 299 (Sassafras Road) and U.S. 301 was reserved for an interchange. The state route advances south through farm land to the Sassafras River.
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MD 299 (Massey Sassafras Road) enters northern Kent County across the Sassafras River, 0.49 miles south from U.S. 301.
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Navigating through an S-curve, MD 299 (Galena Sassafras Road) crosses Herring Branch south from the settlement of Sassafras.
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Galena Sassafras Road branches west from MD 299 (Massey Road) along MD 290, 4.19 miles to Cross Street in the town of Galena. A modified diamond interchange connects MD 290 and U.S. 301 nearby.
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Confirming marker posted south of MD 290. Overall MD 290 loops 17.20 miles south through Galena, Chesterville and Crumpton to MD 300 near Sudlersville.
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A wooden bridge dating from 1938 takes MD 299 (Massey Road) across Jacobs Creek.1
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MD 299 (Massey Road) traverses agricultural land south to Massey.
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MD 299 (Massey Road) concludes at MD 313 (Galena Road) and MD 310 (Maryland Line Road) east in the unincorporated community of Massey.
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MD 330 stems east from MD 299/313 in Massey 3.72 miles to Clayton Delany Road in Delaware. MD 313 heads northwest to Galena beyond an RCUT intersection with U.S. 301 and south to Millington.
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References:
- Jacobs Creek Bridge. BridgeHunter.com.
Photo Credits:
- Alex Nitzman: 04/13/04, 08/27/21
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Page Updated Friday November 04, 2022.