Maryland Route 470 is a state highway

State highway

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 in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Maryland

Maryland

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. Known as Oakley Road, the state highway runs north 3.75 miles (6 km) between intersections with MD 242

Maryland Route 242

Maryland Route 242 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Colton Point Road, the state highway runs from Coltons Point north to MD 5 in Morganza. MD 242 connects the communities of Morganza, Clements, Bushwood, Avenue, and Coltons Point in western St. Mary's County. The...

 in Avenue

Avenue, Maryland

Avenue is an unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States.-References:...

 and Dynard. MD 470 loops through Oakley

Oakley, Maryland

Oakley is an unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. The River View was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.-References:...

 in western St. Mary's County. The state highway was constructed in the early 1930s.

Route description

MD 470 begins at an intersection with MD 242 (Colton Point Road) in the community of Avenue. The state highway immediately intersects Abell Road, which heads east toward the community of Abell

Abell, Maryland

Abell is an unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. In 1950 it had a population of 10.-References:...

. MD 470 heads northeast as an 18 feet (5.5 m) wide two-lane road through a mix of farmland and forest. The state highway crosses Canoe Neck Creek before curving north through the hamlet of Oakley. The highway intersects Burch Road, which provides access to the historic home The River View

The River View

The River View is a historic home located at Oakley, St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. It is a -story, Flemish bond brick house that is one of the best preserved examples of its type in Lower Southern Maryland. It was built by the Gardiner family in the early 18th century, then purchased...

, before widening to 20 feet (6.1 m). MD 470 passes All Saints Episcopal Church, then crosses Tomakokin Creek and reaches its northern terminus at MD 242 (Colton Point Road) near the hamlet of Dynard.

History

MD 470 was constructed as a gravel road in three sections in the early 1930s. The first section was constructed from Avenue to just north of Canoe Neck Creek starting in 1930. That first section and the second section from Canoe Neck Creek through Oakley to south of Tomakokin Creek were completed by 1933. The final section north to Dynard was started in 1934 and completed in 1935. Aside from widening and paving, MD 470 has changed very little from when it was first constructed.

Junction list

The entire route is in St. Mary's County.

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!Location
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|rowspan=2|Avenue

Avenue, Maryland

Avenue is an unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States.-References:...

|0.00
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|Southern terminus
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|0.04
|Abell Road – Abell

Abell, Maryland

Abell is an unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. In 1950 it had a population of 10.-References:...

|Former MD 241
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|Dynard
|3.75
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|Northern terminus

External links

• MD 470 @ MDRoads.com