Delaware Route 279
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| Elkton Road | ||||
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| Maintained by DelDOT | ||||
| Length: | 1.05 mi (1.69 km) | |||
| Existed: | 2013 – present | |||
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 MD 279 near Newark
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  DE 4 / DE 896 in Newark |
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| Counties: | New Castle | |||
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Delaware Route 279 (DE 279) is a 1.05-mile (1.69 km) long state highway located in northern New Castle County, Delaware. It runs from the Maryland state line southwest of Newark, where it continues as Maryland Route 279 (MD 279), northeast to DE 4 and DE 896 in Newark. DE 279 follows a four-lane divided highway called Elkton Road and serves as part of the route connecting Elkton, Maryland with Newark. The roadway is maintained by the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT). DE 279 was originally the westernmost portion of DE 2, designated in the 1930s. This portion of road was widened into a divided highway in 1972. In 2013, DE 2 was truncated from the Maryland border to east of Newark to simiplify the route designations through Newark, resulting in DE 279 being designated to its current alignment.
DE 279 begins at the Maryland border southwest of Newark. The road continues southwest into that state as MD 279, which heads towards Elkton. From the state line, the route heads northeast on Elkton Road, a four-lane divided highway. DE 279 heads through commercial areas of Newark, where it comes to an intersection with Otts Chapel Road (Road 397). The road continues past more commercial development and comes to an intersection with the western terminus of DE 4 and DE 896 (Christiana Parkway). Here, DE 279 ends and Elkton Road continues northeast as part of DE 896 towards downtown Newark. The entire length of the route is located in New Castle County. The route passes through flat to gently rolling terrain at an elevation of about 100 feet (30 m).
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