Maryland Route 247

Maryland Route 247 marker

Maryland Route 247
Loveville Road
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length: 2.89 mi[1] (4.65 km)
Existed: 1942 – present
Major junctions
South end: MD 5 in Loveville
  MD 235 in Oakville
North end: Oakville Road in Oakville
Location
Counties: St. Mary's
Highway system
← MD 246MD 248 →

Maryland Route 247 (MD 247) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Loveville Road, the state highway runs 2.89 miles (4.65 km) from MD 5 in Loveville north to Oakville Road in Oakville. MD 247, which serves as a connector between MD 5 and MD 235 in northern St. Mary's County, was constructed in the early 1940s.

Route description

View south from the north end of MD 247

MD 247 begins at an intersection with MD 5 (Point Lookout Road) in Loveville. The state highway heads north as a two-lane road through farmland. MD 247 intersects MD 235 (Three Notch Road) in Oakville before reaching its northern terminus at Oakville Road, the old alignment of MD 235.[1][2]

History

MD 247 was constructed as a gravel road between 1940 and 1942.[3][4] Aside from repaving, the state highway has changed very little since.

Junction list

The entire route is in St. Mary's County.

Locationmi
[1]		kmDestinationsNotes
Loveville0.000.00 MD 5 (Point Lookout Road) – Leonardtown, WaldorfSouthern terminus
Oakville2.844.57 MD 235 (Three Notch Road) – Lexington Park, Waldorf
2.894.65Oakville RoadNorthern terminus; old alignment of MD 235
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
  2. ↑ Google (2010-12-14). "Maryland Route 247" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
  3. ↑ Whitman, Ezra B.; Webb, P. Watson; Thomas, W. Frank (March 15, 1943). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1941–1942 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 95. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
  4. ↑ Maryland State Roads Commission (1946). Maryland: Official Highway Map (Map) (1946–47 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.

Route map: Google

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