Delaware Route 261

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DE Route 261

Length:

4.62 mi^[1] (7.44 km)

Formed:

N/A

South end:

US 202/DE 141 near Fairfax

Major
junctions:

DE 92 near Claymont

North end:

PA 261 in Bethel Township, PA

Routes in Delaware
< DE 202		DE 273 >

Delaware Route 261, also known as Foulk Road, is a 4.62-mile state highway that connects U.S. Route 202 and Delaware Route 141 near Interstate 95 in Wilmington, Delaware with the Pennsylvania State Line in Bethel Township, where it continues into Pennsylvania as Pennsylvania Route 261.

[edit] Route description

With the exception of the northernmost mile, Delaware Route 261 is a four-lane road with, in most places, no physical barrier separating the travel lanes. The route heads to the northeast from an intechange with U.S. Route 202 and the northern terminus of Delaware Route 141. This intersection was originally a sharp at-grade intersection where Rockland Road also headed off to the northwest, however a recent reconstruction converted this intersection into an interchage and DE 141 was realigned to meet US 202 at this interchange also. DE 261 heads northeast through the suburban neighborhoods of the Brandywine Hundred area to the north of Wilmington. Most of the road passes through residential areas, however there is some commercial development. The road intersects with Delaware Route 92 near the PA State Line, with the roadway itself becoming Pennsylvania Route 261 at the DE/PA State Line. PA Route 261 continues north to U.S. Route 322 in Boothwyn, Pennsylvania; previously, it had then continued on a still-driveable route to U.S. 1.