Maryland Route 292
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Maryland Route 292 is a state highway
in the U.S. state
of Maryland
. The state highway runs 4.61 miles (7.4 km) from MD 298
near Still Pond
north to Betterton
, which is located where the Sassafras River
flows into the Chesapeake Bay
in northern Kent County
. MD 292 was constructed between MD 213
and Betterton in the 1910s. The state highway's southern terminus was moved to MD 298 in the mid 1990s.
. Between intersections with Bessicks Corner Road, which is unsigned MD 864, the old alignment of MD 292, and leads to the county highway of the same name, MD 292 curves to the north. The state highway intersects Still Pond Neck Road and Royal Swan Road, both former state highways, before reaching the town of Bettertown. MD 292's name changes to Main Street, which intersects four former state highways within town: Howell Point Road, Wheeler Avenue, First Avenue, and Ericsson Avenue. Just north of Ericsson Avenue, the state highway makes a sharp turn to the east and reaches its northern terminus at a dead end adjacent to a county beach on the Sassafras River.
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{|class=wikitable
!Location
!Mile
!Intersection
!Notes
|-
|rowspan=3|Still Pond
|rowspan=2|0.00
|Still Pond Road south
|rowspan=2|Southern terminus; Still Pond Road south is former MD 292
|-
|
|-
|0.93
| / Main Street north
|MD 292 turns west at this intersection
|-
|rowspan=4|
|1.76
|Bessicks Corner Road west
|rowspan=2|Old alignment of MD 292; Bessicks Corner Road is unsigned MD 864
|-
|1.86
|Bessicks Corner Road south
|-
|2.69
|Still Pond Neck Road
|Former MD 443
|-
|3.07
|Royal Swan Road
|Former MD 442
|-
|rowspan=5|Betterton
|4.04
|Howell Point Road west / Sixth Avenue east
|Howell Point Road is former MD 295
|-
|4.28
|Wheeler Avenue west
|Former MD 294
|-
|4.47
|First Avenue east
|Former MD 296
|-
|4.56
|Ericsson Avenue south
|Former MD 293
|-
|4.61
|Road end
|Northern terminus
State highway
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in the U.S. state
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of Maryland
Maryland
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. The state highway runs 4.61 miles (7.4 km) from MD 298
Maryland Route 298
Maryland Route 298 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from MD 20 in Fairlee east to MD 291 near Chesterville. MD 298 is a C-shaped highway that connects Fairlee, MD 213, and Millington with several villages in central Kent County, including Worton, Lynch,...
near Still Pond
Still Pond, Maryland
Still Pond is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland, United States. Much of the community is included in the Still Pond Historic District and it is notable as the first place in Maryland that women gained the right to vote.-Notable residents:...
north to Betterton
Betterton, Maryland
Betterton is a town in Kent County, Maryland, United States. The population was 376 at the 2000 census.-Betterton Historic District:The Betterton Historic District consists of a collection of vernacular Victorian resort structures. The district includes many of the homes, hotels and cottages built...
, which is located where the Sassafras River
Sassafras River
The Sassafras River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula in the United States. It is about long and starts in western New Castle County, Delaware, and along the boundary between Cecil County, Maryland on the north and Kent County, Maryland on the south...
flows into the Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay's drainage basin covers in the District of Columbia and parts of six states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West...
in northern Kent County
Kent County, Maryland
Kent County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, on its Eastern Shore. It was named for the county of Kent in England. Its county seat is Chestertown. In 2010, the county population was 20,197...
. MD 292 was constructed between MD 213
Maryland Route 213
Maryland Route 213 is a state highway located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in the United States. The route runs from Maryland Route 662 in Wye Mills, Queen Anne's County north to the Pennsylvania border in Cecil County, where it continues into that state as Pennsylvania Route 841...
and Betterton in the 1910s. The state highway's southern terminus was moved to MD 298 in the mid 1990s.
Route description
MD 292 begins at an intersection with MD 298 (Lambs Meadow Road) south of the village of Still Pond. Still Pond Road continues south as a county highway that was once part of MD 292. MD 292 heads north through farmland to Still Pond, where the highway turns west at an intersection with MD 566 (Still Pond Harmony Road) and Main Street within the Still Pond Historic DistrictStill Pond Historic District
Still Pond Historic District is a national historic district located at Still Pond in Kent County, Maryland, United States. The district contains approximately 75 buildings dating from the early 19th century through the 1930s...
. Between intersections with Bessicks Corner Road, which is unsigned MD 864, the old alignment of MD 292, and leads to the county highway of the same name, MD 292 curves to the north. The state highway intersects Still Pond Neck Road and Royal Swan Road, both former state highways, before reaching the town of Bettertown. MD 292's name changes to Main Street, which intersects four former state highways within town: Howell Point Road, Wheeler Avenue, First Avenue, and Ericsson Avenue. Just north of Ericsson Avenue, the state highway makes a sharp turn to the east and reaches its northern terminus at a dead end adjacent to a county beach on the Sassafras River.
History
Still Pond Road was constructed as a state-aid road in the 1910s. The highway was paved from Betterton south to Lambs Meadow Road, currently MD 298, by 1915. Still Pond Road south of Lambs Meadow Road was paved by 1921; however, the paved highway followed Big Woods Road and Station Road north from what is now MD 213 to Still Pond Road. By 1939, MD 292 was moved off of Big Woods Road and Station Road and onto Still Pond Road to its southern terminus. The section of MD 292 between MD 213 and MD 298 was removed from the state highway system in 1995.Junction list
The entire route is in Kent CountyKent County, Maryland
Kent County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, on its Eastern Shore. It was named for the county of Kent in England. Its county seat is Chestertown. In 2010, the county population was 20,197...
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{|class=wikitable
!Location
!Mile
!Intersection
!Notes
|-
|rowspan=3|Still Pond
Still Pond, Maryland
Still Pond is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland, United States. Much of the community is included in the Still Pond Historic District and it is notable as the first place in Maryland that women gained the right to vote.-Notable residents:...
|rowspan=2|0.00
|Still Pond Road south
|rowspan=2|Southern terminus; Still Pond Road south is former MD 292
|-
|
|-
|0.93
| / Main Street north
|MD 292 turns west at this intersection
|-
|rowspan=4|
|1.76
|Bessicks Corner Road west
|rowspan=2|Old alignment of MD 292; Bessicks Corner Road is unsigned MD 864
|-
|1.86
|Bessicks Corner Road south
|-
|2.69
|Still Pond Neck Road
|Former MD 443
|-
|3.07
|Royal Swan Road
|Former MD 442
|-
|rowspan=5|Betterton
Betterton, Maryland
Betterton is a town in Kent County, Maryland, United States. The population was 376 at the 2000 census.-Betterton Historic District:The Betterton Historic District consists of a collection of vernacular Victorian resort structures. The district includes many of the homes, hotels and cottages built...
|4.04
|Howell Point Road west / Sixth Avenue east
|Howell Point Road is former MD 295
|-
|4.28
|Wheeler Avenue west
|Former MD 294
|-
|4.47
|First Avenue east
|Former MD 296
|-
|4.56
|Ericsson Avenue south
|Former MD 293
|-
|4.61
|Road end
|Northern terminus