Maryland Route 287

Maryland Route 287
	Maryland Route 287 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by MDSHA
Length	2.88 mi[1] (4.63 km)
Existed	1933–present
Tourist; routes	Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway
Major junctions
West end	MD 313 in Goldsboro
	MD 311 in Goldsboro
East end	DE 10 near Goldsboro
Location
Counties	Caroline
Highway system

Maryland Route 287 (MD 287) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for much of its length as Sandtown Road, the state highway runs 2.88 miles (4.63 km) from MD 313 in Goldsboro east to the Delaware state line, where the highway continues east as Delaware Route 10 (DE 10). MD 287 was constructed in the early 1930s.

Route description

View east along MD 287 at MD 311 in Goldsboro

MD 287 begins at an intersection with MD 313 on the northwest edge of the town of Goldsboro. MD 313 heads south into the town as Oldtown Road and west as Goldsboro Road. MD 287 heads east as two-lane undivided Old Line Road along the northern edge of Goldsboro. After intersecting MD 311 (Main Street) and crossing an unused railroad grade owned by the Maryland Department of Transportation, the state highway's name changes to Sandtown Road and it heads east through farmland, crossing Broadway Branch and the upper part of the Choptank River. MD 287 reaches its eastern terminus at the Delaware state line, where the road continues east as DE 10 (Willow Grove Road) toward Camden.[1][2]

History

MD 287 was constructed starting in 1930 and completed by 1933.[3][4]

Junction list

The entire route is in Caroline County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Goldsboro	0.00	0.00	MD 313 (Goldsboro Road/Oldtown Road) – Ingleside, Bay Bridge	Western terminus
Goldsboro	0.29	0.47	MD 311 (Main Street) to MD 313 south – Henderson, Marydel
	2.88	4.63	DE 10 east (Willow Grove Road) – Camden	Delaware state line; eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- Caroline County (PDF).
Google (2010-05-15). "Maryland Route 287" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
Uhl, G. Clinton; Bruce, Howard; Shaw, John K. (October 1, 1930). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1927–1930 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 201. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
Maryland Geological Survey (1933). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.

External links

MDRoads: MD 287

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[Maryland_HLR-1] Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
Caroline County (PDF).

[2] Caroline County (PDF).

[Google_Maps_MD_287-2] Google (2010-05-15). "Maryland Route 287" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-05-15.

[1930_src_report-3] Uhl, G. Clinton; Bruce, Howard; Shaw, John K. (October 1, 1930). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1927–1930 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 201. Retrieved 2010-08-11.

[1933_map-4] Maryland Geological Survey (1933). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.