Maryland Route 247 (MD 247) is a state highway in Maryland. Known as Loveville Road, the 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.
 Maryland Route 247 | ||||
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| Loveville Road | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maryland | |||
| Counties | St. Mary's | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
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MD 247 begins at an intersection with MD 5 (Point Lookout Road) in Loveville. The state highway heads north as a two-lane undivided 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
editMD 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
editThe entire route is in St. Mary's County.
| Location | mi [1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Loveville | 0.00 | 0.00 | MD 5 (Point Lookout Road) – Leonardtown, Waldorf | Southern terminus | |
| Oakville | 2.84 | 4.57 | MD 235 (Three Notch Road) – Lexington Park, Waldorf | ||
| 2.89 | 4.65 | Oakville Road | Northern terminus; old alignment of MD 235 | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- St. Mary's County (PDF).
- ^ "Maryland Route 247" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1946). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1946–1947 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
External links
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