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Maryland Route 247

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Existed:
  
1942 – present

Counties:
  
St. Mary's

Constructed
  
1942

South end:
  
MD 5 in Loveville

Length
  
4.65 km

Maryland Route 247

North end:
  
Oakville Road in Oakville

County
  
St. Mary's County, Maryland

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.

Contents

Map of MD-247, Mechanicsville, MD 20659, USA

Route description

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.

History

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

Junction list

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

References

Maryland Route 247 Wikipedia