Maryland Route 497

Maryland Route 497
	Cove Point Road
	Maryland Route 497 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by MDSHA
Length	2.68 mi[1] (4.31 km)
Existed	1933–present
Major junctions
West end	MD 2 / MD 4 in Lusby
	MD 765 in Lusby
East end	Lighthouse Boulevard in Cove Point
Location
Counties	Calvert
Highway system

Maryland Route 497 (MD 497) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Cove Point Road, the state highway runs 2.68 miles (4.31 km) from MD 2 and MD 4 in Lusby east to the community of Cove Point. MD 497 was constructed in the early 1930s.

Route description

View west from the east end of MD 497 in Cove Point

MD 497 begins at an intersection with MD 2 and MD 4, which run concurrently as Solomons Island Road, in Lusby. The state highway heads east as a two-lane road and intersects the old alignment of MD 2, MD 765 (H.G. Trueman Road). A park and ride lot is located on the southwest corner of this intersection. MD 497 continues east along Cove Point Park before intersecting Little Cove Point Road, which leads to the Chesapeake Ranch Estates community and the Chesapeake Ranch Airstrip. The state highway passes by the entrance to the Cove Point Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal and through a forested area before reaching its eastern terminus at the entrance to the Cove Point community. The roadway continues as county-maintained Lighthouse Boulevard to the Cove Point Light.[1][2]

History

MD 497 was constructed as a gravel road from MD 2 (now MD 765) to its eastern terminus by 1933.[3] The state highway was extended west to MD 2 and MD 4 when the two highways were relocated from MD 765 to a new divided highway to the west around 1987.[4]

Junction list

The entire route is in Calvert County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Lusby	0.00	0.00	MD 2 / MD 4 (Solomons Island Road) – Prince Frederick, Solomons	Western terminus
Lusby	0.25	0.40	MD 765 (H.G. Trueman Road)	Officially MD 765Q
Cove Point	2.68	4.31	Lighthouse Boulevard east – Cove Point Light	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
- Calvert County (PDF).
Google (2011-02-18). "Maryland Route 497" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
Maryland Geological Survey (1933). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
Maryland State Highway Administration (1987). Maryland: Official Highway Map (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration.

External links

MDRoads: MD 497

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[Maryland_HLR-1] Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
Calvert County (PDF).

[2] Calvert County (PDF).

[Google_Maps_MD_497-2] Google (2011-02-18). "Maryland Route 497" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-02-18.

[1933_map-3] Maryland Geological Survey (1933). Map of Maryland Showing State Road System: State Aid Roads and Improved County Road Connections (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.

[1987_map-4] Maryland State Highway Administration (1987). Maryland: Official Highway Map (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration.