Maryland Route 489

Maryland Route 489
Park Hall Road
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length:	1.27 mi[1] (2.04 km)
Major junctions
West end:	MD 5 in Park Hall
East end:	MD 235 in Park Hall
Location
Counties:	St. Mary's
Highway system
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Maryland Route 489 (MD 489) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Park Hall Road, the state highway runs 1.27 miles (2.04 km) from MD 5 east to MD 235 within Park Hall Estates in southern St. Mary's County. MD 489, which serves as a connector between MD 5 and MD 235 south of Lexington Park, was assigned to Park Hall Road in 1956.

Route description

MD 489 begins at an intersection with MD 5 (Point Lookout Road) in the unincorporated community of Park Hall Estates between St. Mary's City and Great Mills. The state highway heads east as a two-land road through a mix of farmland and forest. MD 489 reaches its eastern terminus at MD 235 (Three Notch Road) between Ridge and Hermanville.^[1][2]

History

The MD 489 designation was originally applied to Whiteleysburg Road in Whiteleysburg in Caroline County.^[3] MD 489 was removed from Whiteleysburg Road in 1950; the highway is now part of MD 314.^[4][5] MD 489 was assigned to Park Hall Road in 1956.^[6] Aside from repaving, the state highway has changed very little since then.

Junction list

The entire route is in Park Hall Estates in St. Mary's County.

Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
0.00	MD 5 (Point Lookout Road) – St. Mary's City, Leonardtown	Western terminus
1.27	MD 235 (Three Notch Road) – Lexington Park, Ridge	Eastern terminus
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 2010-12-14. 
2. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Maryland Route 489 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Park+Hall+Rd&daddr=Park+Hall+Rd&geocode=FfgsRwIdPMVx-w%3BFb4rRwIdMB1y-w&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=38.217009,-76.421242&sspn=0.015476,0.038581&ie=UTF8&ll=38.218324,-76.418753&spn=0.015476,0.038581&t=h&z=15. Retrieved 2010-12-14. 
3. ^ Maryland State Roads Commission. General Highway Map: State of Maryland (Map) (1939 ed.). 
4. ^ Maryland State Roads Commission. Maryland: Official Highway Map (Map) (1950 ed.). 
5. ^ "Highway Location Reference: Caroline County" (PDF). Maryland State Highway Administration. 2009. http://www.marylandroads.com/Location/2009_CAROLINE.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-14. 
6. ^ Maryland State Roads Commission. Maryland: Official Highway Map (Map) (1956 ed.). 

External links

• MD 489 @ MDRoads.com