 Maryland Route 279 | ||||
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 Maryland Route 279 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
| Length | 4.95 mi[1] (7.97 km) | |||
| Existed | 1927–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   US 40 / MD 7 near Elkton | |||
| North end |  DE 279 near Elkton | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maryland | |||
| Counties | Cecil | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Maryland Route 279 (MD 279) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Elkton Road, the highway runs 4.95 miles (7.97 km) from U.S. Route 40 (US 40) and MD 7 west of Elkton northeast to the Delaware state line north of Elkton in northeastern Cecil County. At the state line, the highway continues as Delaware Route 279 (DE 279). MD 279 functions as a northern bypass of Elkton and is the primary highway to Newark, Delaware, from Maryland. The road has an interchange with Interstate 95 (I-95) northeast of Elkton. The state highway was originally constructed in the early 1910s. MD 279 was reconstructed and placed on a new course north of Elkton in the early 1960s. MD 279 bypassed the center of Elkton with an extension to US 40 in the late 1960s; the old alignment to downtown Elkton was designated MD 268.