Vermont Route 279

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Vermont Route 279

Length:

3.74 mi^[1] (6.02 km)

Formed:

2004

West end:

NY 7 via NY 915G in Hoosick, NY

Major
junctions:

VT 67A in Bennington

East end:

US 7 in Bennington

Counties:

Bennington

Vermont Routes
< VT 253		VT 289 >

Vermont Route 279, often referred to as the Bennington Bypass, is a two and three-lane undivided northwest bypass of Bennington. Its short continuation to New York State Route 7 is designated New York Reference Route 915G.

1 Major intersections
- 1.1 New York
- 1.2 Vermont
2 History
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Major intersections

Also featured is VT 279's continuation into New York as NY 915G.

[edit] New York

County	Location	Mile	Road(s)	Notes
Rensselaer	Hoosick	0.0	NY 7
Rensselaer	Hoosick Falls	1.5	VT 279	Western terminus of VT 279.

Legend
Crossing, no access	Concurrency termini	Decommissioned	Unconstructed	Closed

[edit] Vermont

County	Location	Mile	Road(s)	Notes
Bennington	Bennington	0.0	NY 915G	Eastern terminus of NY 915G.
		3.2	VT 67A
		3.5	VT 7A
		3.7	US 7	Current eastern terminus with stub.

Legend
Crossing, no access	Concurrency termini	Decommissioned	Unconstructed	Closed

[edit] History

Prior to the opening of Route 279 on October 12, 2004^[2], the short segment between Vermont Route 67A and U.S. 7 was known as the Vermont Route 67A Connector. There were plans to extend the Bennington bypass around the east side of town across Route 9 and back to U.S. 7 south of the city at one time.

The number 279 was chosen because it provides a bypass for both U.S. 7 and Vermont Route 9 ^[3].