Maryland Route 472

Maryland Route 472
North Sandgates Road
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length:	2.58 mi[1] (4.15 km)
Major junctions
South end:	MD 235 in Oakville
North end:	South Sandgates Road in Sandgates
Location
Counties:	St. Mary's
Highway system
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Maryland Route 472 (MD 472) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as North Sandgates Road, the state highway runs 2.58 miles (4.15 km) from MD 235 in Oakville north to Sandgates Creek in Sandgates. MD 472 was built in 1933.

Route description

MD 472 begins at an intersection with MD 235 (Three Notch Road) in Oakville. The state highway heads northeast as a two-lane road through farmland and forest with scattered residences. After passing the historic home Sandgates on Cat Creek, MD 472 enters the beach community of Sandgates on the Patuxent River. The state highway reaches its northern terminus at the west end of the county-maintained wooden-floored bridge over Sandgates Creek.^[2] The roadway continues south as South Sandgates Road, a county highway that connects back with MD 235 in Hillville.^[1][3]

History

MD 472 was constructed in 1933.^[4][5] Aside from repaving, the state highway has changed very little since then.

Junction list

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

Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Oakville	0.00	MD 235 (Three Notch Road) – Waldorf, Lexington Park	Southern terminus
Sandgates	2.58	South Sandgates Road	Northern terminus; state maintenance ends at west end of bridge over Sandgates Creek
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{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 2010-12-16. 
2. ^ St. Mary's County Department of Public Works and Transportation (August 2009). "Bridge Inventory Update". http://www.stmarysmd.com/docs/BridgeInventory-8-09.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-16. 
3. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Maryland Route 472 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=oakville,+md&daddr=MD-472+E%2FN+Sandgates+Rd&hl=en&geocode=FcTNSQIdDINu-yljMmPdAHC3iTF3jnUh_6fxRw%3BFZsiSgIdkA5v-w&mra=ls&sll=38.413114,-76.608412&sspn=0.001929,0.004823&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=14. Retrieved 2010-12-16. 
4. ^ Maryland Geological Survey. Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (Map) (1933 ed.). 
5. ^ Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland. 1931-1934. Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. 1934-12-28. p. 352. http://www.archive.org/details/reportofstateroa1931mary. Retrieved 2010-12-16. 

External links

• MD 472 @ MDRoads.com