Maryland Route 297

Maryland Route 297
Worton Road
Maryland Route 297 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length	3.59 mi[1] (5.78 km)
Existed	1927–present
Major junctions
South end	MD 213 near Chestertown
North end	MD 298 in Butlertown
Location
Country	United States
State	Maryland
Counties	Kent
Highway system
Maryland highway system Interstate US State Scenic Byways
← MD 295 → MD 298

Maryland Route 297 (MD 297) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Worton Road, the highway runs 3.59 miles (5.78 km) from MD 213 near Chestertown north to MD 298 in Butlertown in central Kent County. MD 297 was constructed in the late 1920s and reconstructed in the early 1970s. The highway from Butlertown to Newtown was part of MD 297 between 1942 and 1993.