 Maryland Route 229 | ||||
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| Bensville Road | ||||
 Map of Southern Maryland with MD 229 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
| Length | 5.25 mi[1] (8.45 km) | |||
| Existed | 1997–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  MD 227 near Pomfret | |||
| North end |  MD 228 near Bennsville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maryland | |||
| Counties | Charles | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Maryland Route 229 (MD 229) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Bensville Road, the state highway runs 5.25 miles (8.45 km) from MD 227 near Pomfret north to MD 228 near Bennsville. MD 229 passes through the community of Bennsville in northern Charles County. The state highway was originally constructed as part of MD 228 in the late 1920s. When MD 228 was extended west to Accokeek in the mid 1990s, MD 229 was assigned to Bensville Road.