Maryland Route 287 (MD 287) is a
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in
Caroline County in the
U.S. state of
Maryland. Known for much of its length as Sandtown Road, the state highway runs 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
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 leaves Goldsboro as it heads east through farmland, crossing Broadway Branch and the upper part of the
Choptank River
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. MD 287 reaches its eastern terminus at the Delaware state line, where the road continues east as DE 10 (Willow Grove Road) toward the town of
Camden
Camden may refer to:
People
* Camden (surname), a surname of English origin
* Camden Joy (born 1964), American writer
* Camden Toy (born 1957), American actor
Places Australia
* Camden, New South Wales
* Camden, Rosehill, a heritage res ...
.
History
MD 287 was constructed starting in 1930 and completed by 1933.
Junction list
See also
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References
External links
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