Maryland Route 247 (MD 247) is a
state highway in the
U.S. state
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of
Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...
. Known as Loveville Road, the state highway runs 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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MDRoads: MD 247
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Maryland Route 247