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Maryland Route 279

January 10, 2023

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 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.

Maryland Route 279

Maryland Route 279 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length4.95 mi[1] (7.97 km)
Existed1927–present
Major junctions
South end US 40 / MD 7 near Elkton
Major intersections
North end DE 279 near Elkton
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountiesCecil
Highway system
← MD 277→ MD 281

Route description

 
MD 279 northbound past MD 213 in Elkton

MD 279 begins at an intersection with US 40 (Pulaski Highway) west of the town of Elkton. MD 7 (Philadelphia Road) heads south and west from the opposite side of the intersection. MD 279 heads northeast as two-lane divided Elkton Road, which becomes undivided before it crosses Little Elk Creek and enters the town limits of Elkton. The highway intersects MD 545 (Blue Ball Road) and curves to the east ahead of the junction with MD 213 (Bridge Street). MD 279 continues east as Newark Avenue, which has a center left-turn lane and passes between Elkton High School to the north and the adjacent Gilpin Manor Elementary School and Elkton Middle School to the south. The highway becomes four-lane divided Elkton Road at its intersection with the northern terminus of MD 268 (North Street), after which the route crosses Big Elk Creek, leaves the town limits of Elkton, and immediately meets the southern terminus of MD 316 (Appleton Road). MD 279 turns into an undivided road before it continues northeast as a four-lane divided highway. The state highway heads into a business area and intersects Belle Hill Road, which provides access to a park and ride lot to the east of the road, before meeting I-95 (John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway) at a cloverleaf interchange and crossing Persimmon Run. MD 279 intersects the eastern terminus of MD 277 (Fletchwood Road) immediately before reaching its northern terminus at the Delaware state line. The highway continues northeast as DE 279 toward the city of Newark.[1][2]

MD 279 is a part of the National Highway System as a principal arterial for its entire length.[1][3]

History

 
View south along MD 279 from I-95 just north of Elkton

MD 279's original route included North Street in Elkton, what is now MD 316 from Big Elk Creek to Belle Hill Road, and Belle Hill Road to connect with the present course of the state highway.[4] The Newark Road was planned to be built by the state but was instead constructed by Cecil County with state aid. Work on the 14-foot-wide (4.3 m) macadam road from the Elkton town limits at Big Elk Creek to the Delaware state line was underway by 1911 and completed in 1915.[5][6] This work included reconstructing the concrete arch bridge across Big Elk Creek in 1913.[6] North Street in Elkton was paved as a 15-foot-wide (4.6 m) concrete road by 1921.[7][8] By this point, the road was part of the Capitol Trail, connecting Atlanta and Philadelphia via Washington, D.C.[9][10] The North Street bridge across the Pennsylvania Railroad (now Amtrak's Northeast Corridor) was constructed between 1930 and 1934.[11][12] The split segments of North Street leading to the former grade crossing of the railroad were later designated sections of MD 727.[8] North Street was resurfaced with bituminous concrete as part of a 1950 project to resurface Elkton streets that were part of state highways.[13]

MD 279 was entirely reconstructed starting in the late 1950s. The highway's concrete arch bridge across Big Elk Creek was replaced with a prestressed concrete box girder bridge in 1958 and 1959.[13] MD 279's present course between Big Elk Creek and Belle Hill Road was constructed and in 1959 and 1960 and surfaced with bituminous concrete in 1962.[13] The old portion of MD 279 was replaced with a southern extension of MD 316 on Appleton Road and by MD 823 on Belle Hill Road.[14][15] The highway from Belle Hill Road to the Delaware state line was reconstructed concurrent with the construction of I-95 in 1962 and 1963.[13][16] Newark Avenue between MD 280 (now MD 213) and North Street was brought into the state highway system through a June 29, 1964, road transfer agreement with the county.[17] Finally, Newark Avenue was reconstructed and the portion of MD 279 between US 40 and MD 280 was constructed between 1966 and 1968.[16] The bypassed portion of MD 279 along North Street became MD 268.[18] MD 279 was expanded to a four-lane divided highway from MD 316 to the Delaware state line between 1981 and 1983.[19] The highway's junction with I-95 was originally constructed as a diamond interchange.[20] The junction was expanded to a cloverleaf interchange between 1984 and 1993.[21][22]

Junction list

The entire route is in Cecil County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
​0.000.00  
  US 40 (Pulaski Highway) / MD 7 west (Old Philadelphia Road) – Philadelphia, Baltimore		Southern terminus; eastern terminus of MD 7C
Elkton0.600.97  MD 545 (Blue Ball Road) – Childs, Pleasant Hill, Elkton
1.181.90  MD 213 (Bridge Street) – Cherry Hill, Elkton
1.702.74 
  MD 268 south (North Street)		Northern terminus of MD 268
​1.802.90 
  MD 316 north (Appleton Road) – Elk Mills		Southern terminus of MD 316
​3.816.13  I-95 (John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway) – Baltimore, New YorkI-95 Exit 109
​4.917.90 
  MD 277 west (Fletchwood Road) – Elk Mills		Eastern terminus of MD 277
​4.957.97 
  DE 279 north (Elkton Road) – Newark		Delaware state line; northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2014). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
    • Cecil County (PDF).
  2. ^ Maryland State Highway Administration (2015). Maryland General Highway Statewide Grid Map (PDF) (Map). 1:12,000. Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration. §§ A15D, A16C. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  3. ^ National Highway System: Maryland (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. March 25, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  4. ^ Elkton, MD quadrangle (Map) (1942 ed.). 1:62,500. 15 Minute Series (Topographic). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  5. ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1911). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads Completed or Under Construction December 31, 1911 (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  6. ^ a b Weller, O.E.; Parran, Thomas; Miller, W.B.; Perry, John M.; Ramsay, Andrew; Smith, J. Frank (May 1916). Annual Reports of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1912–1915 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. pp. 59, 120, 124. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
  7. ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1921). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
  8. ^ a b "Letter to Rolph Townsend from Frank P. Scrivener" (PDF). S.R.C. Minutes District No. 2 Cecil County. Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. November 29, 1949. Retrieved July 10, 2016 – via Maryland State Archives.
  9. ^ "Named highways of the United States". HathiTrust. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  10. ^ "Rand McNally official 1920 auto trails map, District number 7 : Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Southern New York, Northern Delaware, Northern Maryland, Northern Virginia, North East W. Virginia / copyright by Rand McNally & Company. - Yale University Library". collections.library.yale.edu. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  11. ^ Uhl, G. Clinton; Bruce, Howard; Shaw, John K. (October 1, 1930). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1927–1930 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 67. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  12. ^ Byron, William D.; Lacy, Robert (December 28, 1934). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1931–1934 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 49. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  13. ^ a b c d Maryland Road Construction Progress Log (PDF). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration. Contract Numbers: CE-333-215 (August 9, 1950), CE-400-2-220 (September 17, 1958), CE-400-1-220 (December 11, 1958). Retrieved July 10, 2016 – via Maryland State Archives.
  14. ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (1963). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission.
  15. ^ "Memoramdum of Action of Director Hal Kassoff" (PDF). S.R.C. Minutes District No. 2 Cecil County. Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration. December 27, 1979. Retrieved July 10, 2016 – via Maryland State Archives.
  16. ^ a b Maryland Road Construction Progress Log (PDF). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration. Contract Numbers: NE-110 (March 29, 1962), CE-400-8-220 (September 11, 1962), CE-450-1-241 (July 18, 1966). Retrieved July 10, 2016 – via Maryland State Archives.
  17. ^ "Memorandum of Action of State Roads Commission of Maryland by Chairman and Director John B. Funk" (PDF). S.R.C. Minutes District No. 2 Cecil County. Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. June 29, 1964. Retrieved July 10, 2016 – via Maryland State Archives.
  18. ^ Maryland State Highway Administration (1978). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration.
  19. ^ Maryland Road Construction Progress Log (PDF). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration. Contract Number: CE-400-009-270 (November 12, 1981). Retrieved July 10, 2016 – via Maryland State Archives.
  20. ^ Newark West, DE quadrangle (Map) (1972 ed.). 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  21. ^ Newark West, DE quadrangle (Map) (1993 ed.). 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  22. ^ Wilmington, DE quadrangle (Map) (1984 ed.). 1:100,000. 30 Minute Series (Topographic). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 14, 2017.

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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 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 Maryland Route 279Maryland Route 279 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by MDSHALength4 95 mi 1 7 97 km Existed1927 presentMajor junctionsSouth endUS 40 MD 7 near ElktonMajor intersectionsMD 545 in Elkton MD 213 in Elkton MD 268 in Elkton MD 316 near Elkton I 95 near Elkton MD 277 near ElktonNorth endDE 279 near ElktonLocationCountryUnited StatesStateMarylandCountiesCecilHighway systemMaryland highway systemInterstate US State Scenic Byways MD 277 MD 281 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Junction list 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksRoute description Edit MD 279 northbound past MD 213 in Elkton MD 279 begins at an intersection with US 40 Pulaski Highway west of the town of Elkton MD 7 Philadelphia Road heads south and west from the opposite side of the intersection MD 279 heads northeast as two lane divided Elkton Road which becomes undivided before it crosses Little Elk Creek and enters the town limits of Elkton The highway intersects MD 545 Blue Ball Road and curves to the east ahead of the junction with MD 213 Bridge Street MD 279 continues east as Newark Avenue which has a center left turn lane and passes between Elkton High School to the north and the adjacent Gilpin Manor Elementary School and Elkton Middle School to the south The highway becomes four lane divided Elkton Road at its intersection with the northern terminus of MD 268 North Street after which the route crosses Big Elk Creek leaves the town limits of Elkton and immediately meets the southern terminus of MD 316 Appleton Road MD 279 turns into an undivided road before it continues northeast as a four lane divided highway The state highway heads into a business area and intersects Belle Hill Road which provides access to a park and ride lot to the east of the road before meeting I 95 John F Kennedy Memorial Highway at a cloverleaf interchange and crossing Persimmon Run MD 279 intersects the eastern terminus of MD 277 Fletchwood Road immediately before reaching its northern terminus at the Delaware state line The highway continues northeast as DE 279 toward the city of Newark 1 2 MD 279 is a part of the National Highway System as a principal arterial for its entire length 1 3 History Edit View south along MD 279 from I 95 just north of Elkton MD 279 s original route included North Street in Elkton what is now MD 316 from Big Elk Creek to Belle Hill Road and Belle Hill Road to connect with the present course of the state highway 4 The Newark Road was planned to be built by the state but was instead constructed by Cecil County with state aid Work on the 14 foot wide 4 3 m macadam road from the Elkton town limits at Big Elk Creek to the Delaware state line was underway by 1911 and completed in 1915 5 6 This work included reconstructing the concrete arch bridge across Big Elk Creek in 1913 6 North Street in Elkton was paved as a 15 foot wide 4 6 m concrete road by 1921 7 8 By this point the road was part of the Capitol Trail connecting Atlanta and Philadelphia via Washington D C 9 10 The North Street bridge across the Pennsylvania Railroad now Amtrak s Northeast Corridor was constructed between 1930 and 1934 11 12 The split segments of North Street leading to the former grade crossing of the railroad were later designated sections of MD 727 8 North Street was resurfaced with bituminous concrete as part of a 1950 project to resurface Elkton streets that were part of state highways 13 MD 279 was entirely reconstructed starting in the late 1950s The highway s concrete arch bridge across Big Elk Creek was replaced with a prestressed concrete box girder bridge in 1958 and 1959 13 MD 279 s present course between Big Elk Creek and Belle Hill Road was constructed and in 1959 and 1960 and surfaced with bituminous concrete in 1962 13 The old portion of MD 279 was replaced with a southern extension of MD 316 on Appleton Road and by MD 823 on Belle Hill Road 14 15 The highway from Belle Hill Road to the Delaware state line was reconstructed concurrent with the construction of I 95 in 1962 and 1963 13 16 Newark Avenue between MD 280 now MD 213 and North Street was brought into the state highway system through a June 29 1964 road transfer agreement with the county 17 Finally Newark Avenue was reconstructed and the portion of MD 279 between US 40 and MD 280 was constructed between 1966 and 1968 16 The bypassed portion of MD 279 along North Street became MD 268 18 MD 279 was expanded to a four lane divided highway from MD 316 to the Delaware state line between 1981 and 1983 19 The highway s junction with I 95 was originally constructed as a diamond interchange 20 The junction was expanded to a cloverleaf interchange between 1984 and 1993 21 22 Junction list EditThe entire route is in Cecil County Locationmi 1 kmDestinationsNotes 0 000 00 US 40 Pulaski Highway MD 7 west Old Philadelphia Road Philadelphia BaltimoreSouthern terminus eastern terminus of MD 7CElkton0 600 97 MD 545 Blue Ball Road Childs Pleasant Hill Elkton1 181 90 MD 213 Bridge Street Cherry Hill Elkton1 702 74 MD 268 south North Street Northern terminus of MD 268 1 802 90 MD 316 north Appleton Road Elk MillsSouthern terminus of MD 316 3 816 13 I 95 John F Kennedy Memorial Highway Baltimore New YorkI 95 Exit 109 4 917 90 MD 277 west Fletchwood Road Elk MillsEastern terminus of MD 277 4 957 97 DE 279 north Elkton Road NewarkDelaware state line northern terminus1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miSee also Edit Maryland Roads portalReferences Edit a b c d Highway Information Services Division December 31 2014 Highway Location Reference Maryland State Highway Administration Retrieved July 9 2016 Cecil County PDF Maryland State Highway Administration 2015 Maryland General Highway Statewide Grid Map PDF Map 1 12 000 Baltimore Maryland State Highway Administration A15D A16C Retrieved July 9 2016 National Highway System Maryland PDF Map Federal Highway Administration March 25 2015 Retrieved July 9 2016 Elkton MD quadrangle Map 1942 ed 1 62 500 15 Minute Series Topographic United States Geological Survey Retrieved April 14 2017 Maryland Geological Survey 1911 Map of Maryland Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads Completed or Under Construction December 31 1911 PDF Map Baltimore Maryland Geological Survey a b Weller O E Parran Thomas Miller W B Perry John M Ramsay Andrew Smith J Frank May 1916 Annual Reports of the State Roads Commission of Maryland 1912 1915 ed Baltimore Maryland State Roads Commission pp 59 120 124 Retrieved 2010 10 13 Maryland Geological Survey 1921 Map of Maryland Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads PDF Map Baltimore Maryland Geological Survey a b Letter to Rolph Townsend from Frank P Scrivener PDF S R C Minutes District No 2 Cecil County Baltimore Maryland State Roads Commission November 29 1949 Retrieved July 10 2016 via Maryland State Archives Named highways of the United States HathiTrust Retrieved July 7 2022 Rand McNally official 1920 auto trails map District number 7 Pennsylvania New Jersey Southern New York Northern Delaware Northern Maryland Northern Virginia North East W Virginia copyright by Rand McNally amp Company Yale University Library collections library yale edu Retrieved July 7 2022 Uhl G Clinton Bruce Howard Shaw John K October 1 1930 Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland 1927 1930 ed Baltimore Maryland State Roads Commission p 67 Retrieved July 10 2016 Byron William D Lacy Robert December 28 1934 Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland 1931 1934 ed Baltimore Maryland State Roads Commission p 49 Retrieved July 10 2016 a b c d Maryland Road Construction Progress Log PDF Baltimore Maryland State Highway Administration Contract Numbers CE 333 215 August 9 1950 CE 400 2 220 September 17 1958 CE 400 1 220 December 11 1958 Retrieved July 10 2016 via Maryland State Archives Maryland State Roads Commission 1963 Maryland Official Highway Map PDF Map Baltimore Maryland State Roads Commission Memoramdum of Action of Director Hal Kassoff PDF S R C Minutes District No 2 Cecil County Baltimore Maryland State Highway Administration December 27 1979 Retrieved July 10 2016 via Maryland State Archives a b Maryland Road Construction Progress Log PDF Baltimore Maryland State Highway Administration Contract Numbers NE 110 March 29 1962 CE 400 8 220 September 11 1962 CE 450 1 241 July 18 1966 Retrieved July 10 2016 via Maryland State Archives Memorandum of Action of State Roads Commission of Maryland by Chairman and Director John B Funk PDF S R C Minutes District No 2 Cecil County Baltimore Maryland State Roads Commission June 29 1964 Retrieved July 10 2016 via Maryland State Archives Maryland State Highway Administration 1978 Maryland Official Highway Map PDF Map Baltimore Maryland State Highway Administration Maryland Road Construction Progress Log PDF Baltimore Maryland State Highway Administration Contract Number CE 400 009 270 November 12 1981 Retrieved July 10 2016 via Maryland State Archives Newark West DE quadrangle Map 1972 ed 1 24 000 7 5 Minute Series Topographic United States Geological Survey Retrieved April 14 2017 Newark West DE quadrangle Map 1993 ed 1 24 000 7 5 Minute Series Topographic United States Geological Survey Retrieved April 14 2017 Wilmington DE quadrangle Map 1984 ed 1 100 000 30 Minute Series Topographic United States Geological Survey Retrieved April 14 2017 External links EditRoute map KML file edit help Template Attached KML Maryland Route 279KML is from Wikidata Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maryland Route 279 MDRoads MD 279 MD 279 at AARoads com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maryland Route 279 amp oldid 1121497332, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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