Maryland Route 279

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MD Route 279

Elkton-Newark Road
Maintained by MDSHA

Length:

4.95 mi [1] (7.97 km)

West end:

US 40 in Elkton

Major
junctions:

MD 545

MD 213
MD 268
MD 316
I-95
MD 277

East end:

DE 2 at the Delaware border

Highways in Maryland
< MD 278		MD 280 >
State highways - Minor - Former - Turnpikes

Maryland Route 279 is a state highway that connects U.S. Route 40 in Cecil County, Maryland with the Delaware state line and Delaware Route 2.

1 Route description
2 Junction list
3 References
4 See also

[edit] Route description

From the Delaware border, Maryland 279 extends Delaware Route 2, continuing with the name Elkton Road. The road runs southwest parallel to the Amtrak tracks, has a full cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 95 (the northernmost exit on Interstate 95 in Maryland), and continues through the northern part of Elkton before meeting the Pulaski Highway (U.S. Route 40).

[edit] Junction list

The entire route is in Elkton, Cecil County.

Mile^[1]	Intersections	Notes
0.00	US 40 (Pulaski Highway)
0.60	MD 545 (Blue Ball Road)
1.18	MD 213 (North Bridge Street)
1.70	MD 268 (North Street)
1.80	MD 316 north (Appleton Road)
3.81	I-95 / JFK Mem. Hwy. – Baltimore, New York	Cloverleaf interchange
4.91	MD 277 west (Fletchwood Road)
4.95	DE 2 (Elkton Road)	Continuation into Delaware