Delaware Route 12

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DE Route 12

Length:

16.19 mi^[1] (26.06 km)

West end:

MD 314 near Whiteleysburg, MD

Major
junctions:

US 13 in Felton

DE 15 east of Felton

East end:

DE 1 near Frederica

Routes in Delaware
< DE 11		US 13 >

Delaware Route 12 is a state highway in Kent County, Delaware. It runs from Maryland Route 314 at the Maryland border near Whiteleysburg, Maryland east to Delaware Route 1 near Frederica. The route follows a mostly rural alignment, passing through the towns of Felton and Frederica.

[edit] Route description

Delaware Route 12 heads east from the Maryland border on Whiteleysburg Road. Shortly after crossing the state line, it makes a left turn onto Burnite Mill Road. DE 12 then continues east through farmland to the town of Felton, which it runs through on Main Street. At the eastern edge of Felton, DE 12 intersects U.S. Route 13 and continues east on Midstate Road. It conntiues east, intersecting Delaware Route 15, and heads to the intersection with Andrews Lake Road, where the name changes to Johnnycake Landing Road. It then heads into Frederica, where it becomes Front Street. In the eastern part of town, it splits into the one-way pair of David Street eastbound and Front Street westbound. It follows these streets to Frederica Road, where it then heads north on Frederica Road to its eastern termiuns at Delaware Route 1 just north of Frederica.