Vermont Route 279

Vermont Route 279
Bennington Bypass
Map of Bennington and vicinity with VT 279 highlighted in red.
Route information
Maintained by VTrans
Length	6.716 mi[1] (10.808 km)
Existed	October 12, 2004[2]–present
Major junctions
West end	NY 7 via NY 915G in Hoosick, NY
Major intersections	VT 67A in Bennington US 7 in Bennington
East end	VT 9 in Bennington
Location
Country	United States
State	Vermont
Counties	Bennington
Highway system
State highways in Vermont
← VT 253 → VT 289

Vermont Route 279 (VT 279), often referred to as the Bennington Bypass, is a freeway bypass of Bennington in Bennington County, Vermont, in the United States. It extends for roughly 6.7 miles (10.8 km) from the New York state line northwest of Bennington to an intersection with VT 9 east of the downtown district. At its west end, VT 279 connects to New York State Route 915G (NY 915G), an unsigned reference route leading to NY 7 in Hoosick, New York.

The section of VT 279 west of U.S. Route 7 (US 7) officially opened to traffic in 2004; however, portions of the route have been open in some capacity since the 1970s. An extension of VT 279 southeast to VT 9 was completed in 2012.