Delaware Route 9A
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| DE Route 9A |
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| Length: | 2 mi (3 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1978 | ||||||||
| South end: |  DE 1 in Wilmington |
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| Major junctions: |
 I-495 near Port of Wilmington |
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| North end: |  US 13/DE 9 in Wilmington |
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Delaware Route 9A is a 2 mi. (3 km.) two to four lane road that serves as the primary access route to the Port of Wilmington, Delaware as well as provide access to I-495, the main Interstate highway in Delaware to Philadelphia and Baltimore.
The road begins as a four-lane highway at Delaware Route 9 just past the I-495 underpass north of the I-295/U.S. Route 40 interchange at the Delaware Memorial Bridge, crossing underneath of I-495 less than ΒΌ mi. east of the road's terminus. Past I-495, the road, still four lanes, then crosses over Norfolk Southern's (former Penn Central and Conrail) Delmarva Branch at a grade crossing before making a sharp left turn at the entrance to the Port of Wilmington.
The road then proceeds due north, crossing under I-495 again (this time underneath of the I-495 bridge over the Christina River, as well as crossing over both of NS Delmarva and Shellpot Branches (both grade crossings) before terminating at both U.S. Route 13 and Del. Route 9 near the Christina River drawbridge leading into Wilmington's Central Business District.
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