Delaware Route 8
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| DE Route 8 |
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| Length: | 17.16 mi[1] (27.62 km) | ||||||||
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| West end: |  MD 454 in Marydel, MD |
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| Major junctions: |
 DE 44 in Pearsons Corner DE 15 in Dover  ALT US 13 in Dover US 13 in Dover DE 1 east of Dover |
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| East end: |  DE 9 north of Little Creek |
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Delaware Route 8 is a state highway located in Kent County, Delaware. It runs from Maryland Route 454 at the Maryland border near Marydel, Maryland east to an intersection with Delaware Route 9 north of Little Creek. The route passes through the heart of Delaware's capital, Dover, on Division Street and the western part of Dover on Forrest Avenue.
[edit] Route description
Delaware Route 8 heads to the northeast from the Maryland border in the stateline town of Marydel on Halltown Road. In Pearsons Corner, it intersects the eastern terminus of Delaware Route 44, where the name changes to Forrest Avenue. It then heads east through the countryside west of Dover, which is home to many Amish families.
DE 8 then crosses into Dover, where it widens from a two-lane country road to a five-lane suburban road. It passes through the residential and commercial areas of West Dover and it intersects Delaware Route 15. It then heads toward downtown Dover, where DE 8 bears to the left onto Division Street, narrowing to a two-lane road. It passes through the northern edge of downtown Dover, intersecting U.S. Route 13 Alternate (Governors Avenue) and passing by Wesley College.
It then leaves downtown Dover and intersects U.S. Route 13. The name then changes to North Little Creek Road and it continues through the eastern part of Dover. At the eastern edge of Dover, it features a partial interchange with Delaware Route 1, providing access to and from the north. This interchange was not originally constructed when DE 1 was built in the early 1990's; it was built later by upgrading an emergency connection that existed between the two routes. It then heads east through countryside to an intersection with Delaware Route 9 just north of the town of Little Creek.
[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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