Maryland Route 497

Maryland Route 497 (MD 497) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Cove Point Road, the state highway runs 2.68 miles (4.31 km) from MD 2 and MD 4 in Lusby east to the community of Cove Point. MD 497 was constructed in the early 1930s.

Maryland Route 497
Cove Point Road
Maryland Route 497 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length2.68 mi[1] (4.31 km)
Existed1933–present
Major junctions
West end MD 2 / MD 4 in Lusby
  MD 765 in Lusby
East endLighthouse Boulevard in Cove Point
Location
CountiesCalvert
Highway system
← MD 496→ MD 500

Route description
View west from the east end of MD 497 in Cove Point

MD 497 begins at an intersection with MD 2 and MD 4, which run concurrently as Solomons Island Road, in Lusby. The state highway heads east as a two-lane undivided road and intersects the old alignment of MD 2, MD 765 (H.G. Trueman Road). A park and ride lot is located on the southwest corner of this intersection. MD 497 continues east along Cove Point Park before intersecting Little Cove Point Road, which leads to the Chesapeake Ranch Estates community and the Chesapeake Ranch Airstrip. The state highway passes by the entrance to the Cove Point Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal and through a forested area before reaching its eastern terminus at the entrance to the Cove Point community. The roadway continues as county-maintained Lighthouse Boulevard to the Cove Point Light.[1][2]

History

MD 497 was constructed as a gravel road from MD 2 (now MD 765) to its eastern terminus by 1933.[3] The state highway was extended west to MD 2 and MD 4 when the two highways were relocated from MD 765 to a new divided highway to the west around 1987.[4]

Junction list

The entire route is in Calvert County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Lusby0.000.00 MD 2 / MD 4 (Solomons Island Road) – Prince Frederick, SolomonsWestern terminus
0.250.40 MD 765 (H.G. Trueman Road)Officially MD 765Q
Cove Point2.684.31Lighthouse Boulevard east – Cove Point LightEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also
  •  Maryland Roads portal

References
  1. Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  2. Google (2011-02-18). "Maryland Route 497" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  3. Maryland Geological Survey (1933). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  4. Maryland State Highway Administration (1987). Maryland: Official Highway Map (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration.

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