Vermont Route 279
| Bennington Bypass | ||||
Map of Bennington and vicinity with VT 279 highlighted in red. | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by VTrans | ||||
| Length | 6.716 mi (10.808 km) | |||
| Existed | October 12, 2004–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | NY 915G at the New York state line | |||
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| East end | VT 9 in Bennington | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Vermont | |||
| Counties | Bennington | |||
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Vermont Route 279 (VT 279), often referred to as the Bennington Bypass, is a freeway bypass of Bennington in Bennington County, Vermont, in the United States. It extends for roughly 6.7 miles (10.8 km) from the New York state line northwest of Bennington to an intersection with VT 9 east of the downtown district. At its west end, VT 279 connects to New York State Route 915G (NY 915G), an unsigned reference route leading to New York State Route 7 (NY 7) in Hoosick, New York.
The section of VT 279 west of U.S. Route 7 (US 7) officially opened to traffic in 2004; however, portions of the route have been open in some capacity since the 1970s. An extension of VT 279 southeast to VT 9 was completed in 2012.