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|direction_b=East |terminus_b= near Millington |counties=Kent |previous_type=MD |previous_route=290 |next_type=MD |next_route=292 |browse= }} Maryland Route 291 (MD 291) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from MD 20 in Chestertown east to the Delaware state line east of Millington, where the highway continues east as Delaware Route 6 (DE 6). MD 291 parallels the Chester River along the southern edge of Kent County, connecting Chestertown with U.S. Route 301 (US 301). The state highway follows much of what was originally MD 447, which was constructed between US 213 in Chestertown and MD 290 at Chesterville around 1930. MD 291 itself was built east of Millington around 1930. The state highway was extended west toward Chesterville in the early 1930s, but was not complete to MD 290 until the late 1940s. MD 291 was extended west to US 213 along a partially new alignment in the early 1960s, superseding MD 447. MD 291 reached its present western terminus at MD 20 in 1969. ==Route description== MD 291 begins at a roundabout with the eastern terminus of MD 20 (Chestertown Road) and High Street in the town of Chestertown. The state highway heads east as two-lane Morgnec Road. After intersecting the Chestertown Branch of the Northern Line of the Maryland and Delaware Railroad, MD 291 passes along the northern edge of the campus of Washington College before intersecting MD 213 (Washington Avenue) and leaving Chestertown. The state highway crosses Morgan Creek on a steel truss bridge and passes through the hamlet of Morgnec, where Morgnec Road turns north and MD 291 continues east as River Road.〔〔 MD 291 crosses Goosehaven Creek and Norris Creek and intersects the eastern terminus of MD 298 (Cherry Lane). The highway crosses Chesterville Branch before joining MD 290 (Crumpton Road) for a short concurrency south of Chesterville. East of MD 290, MD 291 passes through a forested area and crosses Mill Branch before passing through two roundabouts with Edge Road and Howard Johnson Road, which are unsigned MD 701A and MD 701, respectively. The two roads lead to interchange ramps to and from US 301 (Blue Star Memorial Highway), over which MD 291 crosses between the roundabouts. MD 291 parallels the Chester River east to the town of Millington, where the highway's name changes to Cypress Street. The state highway intersects MD 313 (Sassafras Street) and the Centreville Branch of the Northern Line of the Maryland and Delaware Railroad before leaving the town by crossing Cypress Branch. MD 291 continues east as Cypress Road to its eastern terminus at the Delaware state line. The highway continues east as DE 6 (Millington Road) toward Smyrna.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maryland Route 291」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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