Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway

Getting to the Byway: Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI), MD * Take exit 1 to Aviation Blvd/MD-170. * Turn left at Cromwell Park Dr. * Merge onto I-97 southbound. * Take the exit onto US-301 N/US-50 E * Turn left at the end of the exit ramp onto Route 8 to Stevensville. * Turn left onto Route 18, the beginning of the byway. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), VA * From George Washington Parkway, take exit onto I-395 northbound to Washington. * Turn right at New York Ave/US-1/US-50. * Take exit 37 and merge onto MD-8 to Stevensville. * Turn left onto Route 18, the beginning of the byway. Washington-Dulles International Airport (IAD), VA * Take the exit to VA-267 eastbound. * Take the exit to I-495 northbound. * Take exit 19A and merge onto US-50 northbound. * Turn left at the end of the exit ramp onto Route 8 to Stevensville. * Turn left onto Route 18, the beginning of the byway. In good driving conditions, you can get to the byway in 1 hour and 20 minutes. However plan for 2 hours and 10 minutes in traffic. Washington, DC * Take the first exit off of Route 50/301. * Turn left at the end of the exit ramp onto Route 8 to Stevensville. * Turn left onto Route 18, the beginning of the byway. Navigating the Byway: The Upper Eastern Shore section of the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway runs between the east side of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and the Chesapeake and Delaware (C&D) Canal. ###Stevensville to Kent Narrows### * Begin your experience in Stevensville on Kent Island. Follow MD 18, out of Stevensville, through Chester, and across the old Kent Narrows Bridge to Kent Narrows. ###Kent Narrows to Church Hill * Return to MD 18 and continue through Grasonville. * Along this stretch of the byway, areas of open agricultural fields and woodland will lead you to Nesbitt Road. * At Nesbitt Road, take US 301 and return to MD 18 by taking your first left after crossing under the US 50 overpass. * Follow MD 18 to downtown Queenstown, one of Maryland's earliest colonial ports of entry. * Continue along MD 18 to MD 213. * Turn left onto MD 213, which will take you to downtown Centreville, Queen Anne's county seat. * Continue on MD 213 North towards Church Hill. ###Church Hill to Chestertown### * Return to MD 213 North. The predominantly rural landscape and working agricultural lands along the way will lead you through Kingstown and over the Chester River Bridge, which serves as a scenic gateway into Chestertown, a colonial port on the Chester River. * Follow MD 213 North to discover Washington College, the only college George Washington authorized to use his name. ###Chestertown to Rock Hall### * Continue a short distance north on MD 213, and turn left onto MD 291. * Bear right onto MD 20 West, which will take you to Rock Hall. ###Rock Hall to Georgetown### * From MD 20, make a left onto MD 291 and then another left onto MD 213 North. * Continue north to Galena. * Follow MD 213, making a left at the only traffic light in Galena. * A short drive farther on MD 213 North, you will come to the river port of Georgetown on the southern bank of the Sassafras River. ###Georgetown to Chesapeake City### * On the other side of the Sassafras River, you enter Cecil County and the town of Fredericktown. The communities of Georgetown and Fredericktown line the two sides of the Sassafras River. * Continue on MD 213 North towards Cecilton. * Return to MD 213 North, following to Cayots Corner and Chesapeake City.