Delaware Route 4
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| DE Route 4 |
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| Length: | 14.31 mi[1] (23.03 km) | ||||||||
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| West end: |   DE 2/DE 896 in Newark |
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| Major junctions: |
DE 896 in Newark DE 2/DE 72 in Newark DE 273 in Ogletown DE 58 in Christiana DE 7 in Stanton DE 141 in Newport DE 62 near Newport DE 100 near Elsmere  I-95/US 202 in Wilmington |
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| East end: |  DE 48 in Wilmington |
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Delaware Route 4 is a state highway in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs from Delaware Route 2 and Delaware Route 896 in Newark east to Delaware Route 48 in downtown Wilmington.
[edit] Route description
Delaware Route 4 heads east from Elkton Road, which heads northeast to Newark as Delaware Route 2 Business and Delaware Route 896 and southwest toward the Maryland border as Delaware Route 2, on the undivided, two-lane Christina Parkway, concurrent with Routes 2 and 896. The road eventually widens to a four-lane, divided highway and intersects with South College Avenue, where Route 896 heads to the south and Routes 2 and 4 continue east on Chestnut Hill Road to the intersection with Delaware Route 72 (South Chapel Street).
At this intersection, DE 2 heads north on DE 72 and Route 4 continues east on Chestnut Hill Road into suburban Brookside. It then reaches Ogletown, where it features an interchange with Delaware Route 273 and the name changes to Ogletown Stanton Road. It then heads to the northeast and intersects Delaware Route 58 near the Christiana Hospital.
Delaware Route 4 then meets Delaware Route 7, where it turns north for a concurrency, crossing over the Amtrak Northeast Corridor and the White Clay Creek and passing by the Delaware Park Racetrack. It then heads to Stanton, where it splits into the one-way pair of Mitch Road eastbound and Main Street westbound. At the beginning of the one-way pair, DE 7 heads to the north on Limestone Road.
Past Stanton, DE 4 continues east through suburban areas on the four-lane, divided West Newport Pike. It then reaches the town of Newport where it splits into the one-way pair of Market Street eastbound and Justis Street westbound. In Newport, the route interchanges with Exit 4 of Delaware Route 141, which passes over the town on a limited-access alignment. The route becomes two-way at the eastern edge of Newport, heading northeast on the four-lane undivided East Newport Pike.
DE 4 intersects Delaware Route 62 (Boxwood Road), where the road names changes to Maryland Avenue. It then intersects the southern terminus of Delaware Route 100, which ends at DE 4 as the one-way pair of Race Street northbound and Dupont Road southbound. The road then continues into the city of Wilmington on Maryland Avenue. It heads northeast to Downtown Wilmington, where the route passes under Interstate 95 and ends at Delaware Route 48, which follows the one-way pair of Lancaster Avenue eastbound and Second Street westbound and provides access to I-95 at Exit 6.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.deldot.gov/static/pubs_forms/traffic_counts/2006/rpt_pgs1_38_rev.pdf DelDOT 2006 Traffic Count and Mileage Report
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