Maryland Route 285

Maryland Route 285
Maryland Route 285 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length	2.43 mi[1] (3.91 km)
Existed	1930–present
Major junctions
West end	MD 213 near Chesapeake City
Major intersections	MD 284 in Chesapeake City
East end	Chesapeake City Road at the Delaware state line near Chesapeake City
Location
Country	United States
State	Maryland
Counties	Cecil
Highway system
Maryland highway system Interstate US State Scenic Byways
← MD 284 → MD 286

Maryland Route 285 (MD 285) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The highway runs 2.43 miles (3.91 km) from MD 213 east through Chesapeake City to the Delaware state line in southern Cecil County. MD 285 consists of two sections. The first section parallels the north side of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal; this portion was constructed around 1930. The other segment included sections of the main north–south highway through Chesapeake City, U.S. Route 213 (US 213). Sections of the main highway were constructed in the mid-1910s and then in the mid-1920s concurrent with the second bridge across the canal. After US 213 was moved to MD 213's present course using the Chesapeake City Bridge in 1949, the old highway became part of MD 537. That portion of MD 537 was replaced by an extension of MD 285 to MD 213 in 1983.