Maryland Route 472 (MD 472) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as North Sandgates Road, the state highway runs 2.58 miles (4.15 km) from MD 235 in Oakville north to Sandgates Creek in Sandgates in St. Mary's County. MD 472 was built in 1933.
 Maryland Route 472 | ||||
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| North Sandgates Road | ||||
 Maryland Route 472 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
| Length | 2.58 mi[1] (4.15 km) | |||
| Existed | 1933–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  MD 235 in Oakville | |||
| North end | South Sandgates Road in Sandgates | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maryland | |||
| Counties | St. Mary's | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editMD 472 begins at an intersection with MD 235 (Three Notch Road) in Oakville. The state highway heads northeast as a two-lane undivided road through farmland and forest with scattered residences. After passing the historic home Sandgates On Cat Creek, MD 472 enters the beach community of Sandgates on the Patuxent River. The state highway reaches its northern terminus at the west end of the county-maintained wooden-floored bridge over Sandgates Creek.[2] The roadway continues south as South Sandgates Road, a county highway that connects back with MD 235 in Hillville.[1][3]
History
editMD 472 was constructed in 1933.[4][5] Aside from repaving, the state highway has changed very little since then.
Junction list
editThe entire route is in St. Mary's County.
| Location | mi [1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakville | 0.00 | 0.00 | Southern terminus | ||
| Sandgates | 2.58 | 4.15 | South Sandgates Road | Northern terminus; terminus at west end of bridge over Sandgates Creek | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
- St. Mary's County (PDF).
- ^ St. Mary's County Department of Public Works and Transportation (August 2009). "Bridge Inventory Update" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-12-16.
- ^ "Maryland Route 472" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
- ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1933). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
- ^ Byron, William D.; Lacy, Robert (December 28, 1934). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1931–1934 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 352. Retrieved 2010-12-16.