Maryland Route 247 Explained

State:MD
Type:MD
Route:247
Alternate Name:Loveville Road
Map Custom:yes
Length Mi:2.89
Length Round:2
Established:1942
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in Loveville
Junction: in Oakville
Direction B:North
Terminus B:Oakville Road in Oakville
Counties:St. Mary's
Previous Type:MD
Previous Route:246
Next Type:MD
Next Route:249

Maryland Route 247 (MD 247) is a state highway in Maryland. Known as Loveville Road, the highway runs 2.89miles 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

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.

History

MD 247 was constructed as a gravel road between 1940 and 1942. Aside from repaving, the state highway has changed very little since.

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