 The highway was extended eastward to MD 566 east of Still Pond in the mid-1950s, to MD 213 in the early 1960s, and to MD 291 in the late 1980s.MD 298 begins at an intersection with MD 20 (Rock Hall Road) south of the village of Fairlee.The highway heads north as two-lane undivided Fairlee Road through the village, where the highway intersects Old Fairlee Road.