 On January 10, 2019, US 301 in Delaware was shifted to a tollway linking the divided US 301 in Maryland with Delaware Route 1, providing a multi-lane alternative to I-95 between northern Delaware and Washington, D.C. As a result, MD 299 intersection became the last exit before toll, and US 301 no longer narrowed to a two-lane roadway as it reached the Delaware state line.The Maryland Transportation Authority has been studying the Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge over the Potomac River since about 2006, and has identified a preferred alternative which involves replacing the current two-lane span with a new bridge with four lanes, shoulders and a new two-way bike and pedestrian trail.A group known as the Eastern Shoreway Alliance is seeking to have US 301 from Queenstown to the Delaware line redesignated as the Eastern Shoreway, similar to the Ocean Gateway designation of US 50 to the south.