Maryland Route 291

Maryland Route 291
Maryland Route 291 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length	18.34 mi[1] (29.52 km)
Existed	1930–present
Tourist routes	Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway
Major junctions
West end	MD 20 in Chestertown
Major intersections	MD 213 in Chestertown MD 298 near Chesterville MD 290 near Chesterville US 301 near Millington MD 313 in Millington
East end	DE 6 near Millington
Location
Country	United States
State	Maryland
Counties	Kent
Highway system
Maryland highway system Interstate US State Scenic Byways
← MD 290 → MD 292

Maryland Route 291 (MD 291) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The highway runs 18.34 miles (29.52 km) 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 and connects Chestertown with U.S. Route 301 (US 301). The 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 highway was extended west toward Chesterville in the early 1930s, but it 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 was reconstructed along its entire length between the mid-1960s and mid-1970s, and it reached its present western terminus at MD 20 in 1969.