Maryland Route 245
highway in Maryland
Maryland Route 245 (MD 245) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Hollywood Road, the state highway runs 7.55 miles (12.15 km) from MD 5 and Washington Street in Leonardtown north to Steer Horn Neck Road near Hollywood. MD 245 connects Leonardtown with MD 235 in Hollywood in central St. Mary's County. The state highway was constructed in the mid-1920s and rebuilt around 1950.
Route description
MD 245 begins at an intersection with MD 5 (Point Lookout Road) and Washington Street in the town of Leonardtown. Washington Street heads south from the intersection opposite MD 245 to serve downtown Leonardtown. MD 245 heads north as Hollywood Road, a three-lane road with a center left-turn lane. The state highway immediately passes between the Leonardtown campus of the College of Southern Maryland to the east and the St. Mary's Nursing Center to the west.
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