Maryland Route 247

Maryland Route 247
	Loveville Road
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
Counties	St. Mary's
Highway system

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.

Route description

View south from the north end of MD 247 near MD 235 in Oakville

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

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	mi [1]	km	Destinations	Notes
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
Oakville	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

References

Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- St. Mary's County (PDF).
Google (2010-12-14). "Maryland Route 247" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 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 (Map) (1946–1947 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.

External links

MDRoads: MD 247

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[Maryland_HLR-1] Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
St. Mary's County (PDF).

[2] St. Mary's County (PDF).

[Google_Maps_MD_247-2] Google (2010-12-14). "Maryland Route 247" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-12-14.

[1942_src_report-3] 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.

[1946_map-4] Maryland State Roads Commission (1946). Maryland: Official Highway Map (Map) (1946–1947 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.