Cecil County encompasses the Northeast corner of the Free State. It is bounded by the Susquehanna River to the West, Pennsylvania to the North, Delaware to the East, and the Sassafras River to the South. Population centers within the county include the city of Elkton and the towns of Cecilton, Perryville, Port Deposit, North East, Rising Sun, Chesapeake City and unincorporated Conowingo, Fair Hill and Warwick among others. Cecil County retains large tracts of rural land, including protected lands at Fair Hill and Elk Neck. Although in the state of Maryland, the county falls within the jurisdiction of the Wilmington Metropolitan Area Planning Council (WILMAPCO).

Susquehanna River - 05-22-05

The Susquehanna River bounds the western border of Cecil County with adjoining Harford County. The river flows southward from Pennsylvania and features the Conowingo Dams (pictured in the lower center). With depths of up to 400 feet, a reservoir created by Conowingo Dam, Conowingo Pond, impounds drinking water for Baltimore and Chester County, Pennsylvania. South of Conowingo Dam, shallow waters are as shallow as 1 foot until the flow reaches Perryville. Conowingo is also a source of hydro-electric power.

Cecil County Route Log

25 of the 28 state routes in Cecil County are signed. Cecil County generally adheres to the statewide route clustering system, with routes numbered between 270 and 290. Historical information, notes, photographs, traffic count data and maps are found on each state route’s corresponding guide found below.

Route West / South End East / North End Mileage
I-95 Millard J Tydings Bridge Delaware state line 18.50
U.S. 1 Conowingo Dam Pennsylvania state line 9.23
U.S. 40 Hatem Bridge Delaware state line 17.28
U.S. 222 Conowingo Pennsylvania state line 3.61
U.S. 301 Sassafras River Delaware state line 3.14
7 Baltimore Elkton 40.23
213 Wye Mills Pennsylvania State line 68.25
222 Perryville Conowingo 11.36
267 west of Charlestown east of Charlestown 1.90
268 Downtown Elkton north Elkton 0.95
272 Turkey Point Pennsylvania state line 20.67
273 Harrisville Delaware state line 16.80
274 Bay View Rising Sun 7.35
275 Craigtown Woodlawn 2.22
276 Port Deposit northeast of Harrisville 7.85
277 Elk Mills near Delaware state line 2.51
279 Elkton Delaware state line 4.95
281 Elkton Delaware state line 2.12
282 Crystal Beach Delaware state line 12.43
284 North Chesapeake City North Chesapeake City 0.25
285 North Chesapeake City Delaware state line 2.43
286 South Chesapeake City Delaware state line 2.09
299 Massey north of Sassafras 5.18
310 Cayots Delaware state line 3.96
316 Elkton east of Elk Mills 2.67
327 Principio Furnace Principio Furnace 0.36
342 South Chesapeake City Saint Augustine 2.82
537 North Chesapeake City South Chesapeake City 0.80
545 Elkton Cedar Hill 5.92
591 west of Harrisville west of Harrisville 1.08
727 Elkton Elkton 0.21
781 east of Elkton Elkton 1.01
824 Aikin Craigtown 1.06
896 Delaware state line Pennsylvania state line 0.21

Sources:
State Highway Administration of Maryland Highway Information Services Dvision Data Support Group, State Highway Location References – 2009
MDRoads.com Route Log
2002 Highway Location Reference file for Cecil County (MDSHA)

A handful of segments were omitted in compiling the Cecil County Route Log including:

  • 0.12 miles of MD 7H (unnamed road), an old alignment of MD 7
  • 0.05 miles of MD 213A (unnamed road), a connecting ramp between unsigned MD 537D and MD 213 at South Chesapeake City
  • 0.09 miles of MD 222A (unnamed road), an access road between MD 222 and Turnpike Drive
  • 0.88 miles of MD 222B (Turnpike Drive) to the MDTA Administration Building
  • 0.12 miles of MD 274A (Calvert Road)
  • 0.56 miles of MD 274B (Ebenezer Church Road)

Unsigned routes in Cecil County include:

  • 0.80 collective miles of MD 537B, MD 537C and MD 537D including George and Lock Streets at Chesapeake City and ramps to the MD 213 Chesapeake City Bridge.
  • 0.21 collective miles of MD 727 and MD 727A in Elkton consisting of two sections of Old North Road bypassed by the MD 268 bridge over Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor.
  • 0.21 miles of MD 896. Multi State Route 896 connects Delaware and Pennsylvania at the northeastern corner of the state. The alignment through Cecil County is short enough to not require signing.

Decommissioned Routes

Prior to 1971, U.S. 213 extended north into Cecil County from the Sassafras River at Georgetown through to U.S. 40 (Pulaski Highway) and MD 280 in Elkton. MD 280 north to the Pennsylvania state line was renumbered as an extension of MD 213 by 1978. Additionally, the following state routes are no longer posted in Cecil County, Maryland:
164, 269, 278, 283, 338, 441, 473, 592 and 711.