page_title: Maryland Route 247
section_title: Route description
hierarchical_section_title: Maryland Route 247 / Route description
caption_attribution_description: English: will rename and categorize soon
context_page_description: Maryland Route 247 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Loveville Road, the state highway runs 2.89 miles 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.
context_section_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.
caption: View south from the north end of MD 247 near MD 235 in Oakville