Maryland Route 279

Maryland Route 279
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
Major intersections	MD 545 in Elkton MD 213 in Elkton MD 268 in Elkton MD 316 near Elkton I-95 near Elkton MD 277 near Elkton
North end	DE 279 near Elkton
Location
Country	United States
State	Maryland
Counties	Cecil
Highway system
Maryland highway system Interstate US State Scenic Byways
← MD 277 → MD 281

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.