- Maryland Route 247
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Maryland Route 247
Loveville Road 
Route information Maintained by MDSHA Length: 2.89 mi[1] (4.65 km) Major junctions South end: 
MD 5 in Loveville
MD 235 in OakvilleNorth end: Oakville Road in Oakville Location Counties: St. Mary's Highway system Maryland highway system
Interstate • US • State • Minor • Former • Turnpikes← 
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.
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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.[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.
Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes Loveville 0.00 MD 5 (Point Lookout Road) – Leonardtown, WaldorfSouthern terminus Oakville 2.84 MD 235 (Three Notch Road) – Lexington Park, Waldorf2.89 Oakville Road Northern terminus; old alignment of MD 235 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi References
- ^ a b c "Highway Location Reference: St. Mary's County" (PDF). Maryland State Highway Administration. 2009. http://www.marylandroads.com/Location/2009_SAINTMARYS.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Maryland Route 247 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=MD-5+N%2FPoint+Lookout+Rd&daddr=Albert+Wood+Rd&geocode=Fb5kSQIdnult-w%3BFcDkSQIdvFdu-w&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=38.380735,-76.668755&sspn=0.061766,0.154324&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=13. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ^ Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland. 1941-1942. Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. 1943-03-15. p. 95. http://www.archive.org/details/reportofstateroa1941mary. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ^ Maryland State Roads Commission. Maryland: Official Highway Map (Map) (1946-47 ed.).
External links
Roads in St. Mary's County, Maryland State highways 
Categories:- State highways in Maryland
- Roads in St. Mary's County, Maryland
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