 Maryland Route 712 | ||||
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| Forest Park Road | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
| Length | 1.11 mi[1] (1.79 km) | |||
| Existed | 1945–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  MD 235 in Lexington Park | |||
| North end | Entrance to NAS Patuxent River in Lexington Park | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maryland | |||
| Counties | St. Mary's | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Maryland Route 712 (MD 712) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Forest Park Road, the state highway runs 1.11 miles (1.79 km) from MD 235 north to an entrance to Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NAS Patuxent River) within Lexington Park in eastern St. Mary's County. MD 712 was constructed in the mid-1940s as a military access project.