Delaware Route 279
Elkton Road | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by DelDOT | ||||
Length | 1.05 mi[1] (1.69 km) | |||
Existed | 2013[2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | MD 279 in Newark | |||
North end | DE 4 / DE 896 in Newark | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Delaware | |||
Counties | New Castle | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Delaware Route 279 (DE 279) is a 1.05-mile (1.69 km) long
Route description
DE 279 begins at the
DE 279 has an annual average daily traffic count of 30,155 vehicles west of Otts Chapel Road and 14,214 vehicles east of Otts Chapel Road.[1] The entire length of DE 279 is part of the National Highway System.[5]
History
What is now DE 279 was originally an unimproved county road.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Newark, New Castle County.
mi[1] | km | Destinations[3][4] | Notes | ||
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0.00 | 0.00 | MD 279 south (Elkton Road) | Maryland state line; southern terminus | ||
1.05 | 1.69 | DE 4 east / DE 896 (Christiana Parkway/Elkton Road) – University of Delaware | Northern terminus; western terminus of DE 4 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
- U.S. Roads portal
References
- ^ a b c Staff (2018). "Traffic Count and Mileage Report: Interstate, Delaware, and US Routes" (PDF). Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ a b Shannon, Josh (July 1, 2013). "A route to less clutter: DelDOT to consolidate Newark route numbers". Newark Post. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ a b Google (May 1, 2014). "overview of Delaware Route 279" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ OCLC 794112185.
- ^ National Highway System: Delaware (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
- ^ Delaware State Highway Department (1920). Official Road Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ "Lincoln Highway Map". Lincoln Highway Association. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "Rand McNally official 1920 auto trails map, New York City and vicinity". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ISBN 9781439645444. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- ^ "Named highways of the United States". HathiTrust. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ Delaware State Highway Department (1924). Official Road Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ "Annual Report of the State Highway Department" (PDF) (1925 ed.). Dover, Delaware: Delaware State Highway Department. December 31, 1925: 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
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(help) - ^ "Delaware State Highway Department Report" (PDF) (1926 ed.). Dover, Delaware: Delaware State Highway Department. December 31, 1926: 35. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 9, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
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(help) - ^ Delaware State Highway Department; The National Survey Co. (1936). Official Road Map of the State of Delaware (PDF) (Map) (1936–1937 ed.). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ Maryland State Highway Administration (1972). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration.