List of numbered routes in Delaware


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Highway names
Interstates: Interstate X (I-X)
US Routes: U.S. Route X (US X)
State: Delaware Route X (DE X)

The following is a List of numbered routes in Delaware, consisting of Interstate highways, U.S. routes, and state routes. The Delaware Department of Transportation is responsible for maintaining numbered roads in Delaware. State routes in Delaware use the circular highway shield. Delaware's numbering system mirrors that of U.S. Highways in that odd numbered highways travel north-south and even numbered routes go east-west. The numbers increase in value as one goes south and west respectively. There are some exceptions, however, mainly with routes from other states keeping their number as they enter Delaware, hence breaking the pattern.

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History

The first numbered routes in Delaware came in 1925 with the designation of the U.S. Highway System, in which US 13, US 40, and US 113 were legislated to run through the state.[1] In 1930 and again in 1932, the Delaware State Highway Department recommended giving numbers to state roads to supplement the existing U.S. Highway System.[2][3] By 1936, Delaware began assigning numbers to state routes.[4] In 1956, the Interstate Highway System was created, with under 40 miles of Interstate highway legislated in New Castle County.[5]

State routes

Route Starting point Ending point Length
(mi) [6]		 Length
(km)[6]		 Notes
Delaware Route 1  MD 528 at Fenwick Island DE 7 / DE 58 at Christiana 103.02 165.8
Delaware Route 1A  DE 1 at Dewey Beach DE 1 at Rehoboth Beach 2.92 4.7
Delaware Route 1B  DE 1 at Rehoboth Beach DE 1A at Rehoboth Beach 1.11 1.8
Delaware Route 1D  DE 1 / DE 24 at Midway US 9 / DE 23 / DE 404 at Five Points

Delaware Route 1 Business 		 DE 1 near Milford US 113 / DE 1 near Milford 3.90 6.3
Delaware Route 2  MD 279 near Newark DE 52 at Wilmington 16.13 26.0

Delaware Route 2 Business 		 DE 2 / DE 4 / DE 896 at Newark DE 2 / DE 72 / DE 273 at Newark 2.91 4.7
Delaware Route 3  I-495 at Edgemoor DE 92 at Brandywine Hundred 5.87 9.4
Delaware Route 4  DE 2 / DE 896 at Newark DE 48 at Wilmington 14.31 23.0
Delaware Route 5  Road end at Oak Orchard DE 1 near Milton 19.48 31.4

Delaware Route 5 Alternate 		 DE 5 near Milton DE 5 / DE 16 near Milton
Delaware Route 6  MD 291 near Blackiston Road end at Woodland Beach 17.33 27.9
Delaware Route 7  US 13 / DE 72 near Delaware City Pennsylvania state line at Pike Creek 16.94 27.3
Delaware Route 8  MD 454 at Marydel DE 9 near Little Creek 17.16 27.6
Delaware Route 9  DE 1 near Dover Air Force Base DE 2 at Wilmington 58.21 93.7
Delaware Route 9A  DE 9 at Wilmington US 13 / DE 9 at Wilmington 0.78 1.3

Delaware Route 9 Truck 		 DE 9 near Tybouts Corner DE 9 / DE 141 / DE 273 at New Castle
Delaware Route 10  MD 287 at Sandtown DE 1 at Dover Air Force Base 16.12 25.9

Delaware Route 10 Alternate 		 DE 10 at Willow Grove DE 10 at Lebanon 9.23 14.9
Delaware Route 11  MD 302 near Templeville, MD DE 300 near Kenton 6.95 11.2
Delaware Route 12  MD 314 near Whiteleysburg, MD DE 1 near Frederica 16.19 26.1
Delaware Route 14  MD 317 near Burrsville, MD DE 1 near Milford 19.12 30.8 Route truncated from Delaware Seashore to Milford in the 1970s and replaced with Delaware Route 1
Delaware Route 14A  DE 14 at Dewey Beach DE 14 at Rehoboth Beach 2.92 4.7 Renumbered Delaware Route 1A in 1978

Delaware Route 14 Truck 		 DE 14 at Harrington US 13 / DE 14 at Harrington
Delaware Route 15  DE 14 near Milford US 301 / DE 71 / DE 896 at Summit 57.04 91.8
Delaware Route 16  MD 16 near Hickman Road end at Broadkill Beach 30.47 49.0
Delaware Route 17  DE 54 at Selbyville DE 26 near Millville 8.30 13.4
Delaware Route 18  MD 318 near Federalsburg, MD US 9 / DE 404 at Georgetown 19.49 31.4
Delaware Route 20  MD 392 at Reliance DE 54 near Fenwick Island 39.00 62.8
Delaware Route 23  Road end at Long Neck US 9 / DE 404 / DE 1D at Five Points 14.86 23.9
Delaware Route 24  MD 348 near Sharptown, MD DE 1 at Midway 40.61 65.4

Delaware Route 24 Alternate 		 US 113 at Stockley DE 24 at Midway
Delaware Route 26  DE 54 / MD 54 / MD 353 near Gumboro Road end at Bethany Beach 23.15 37.3
Delaware Route 28  US 13 at Laurel DE 18 at Georgetown 12.79 20.6 Replaced by US 9 in mid-1970s
Delaware Route 30  US 13 near Laurel and Delmar DE 1 Bus. near Milford 44.45 71.5

Delaware Route 30 Alternate 		 DE 30 at Cedar Creek DE 1 at Cedar Creek 0.74 1.2
Delaware Route 32  MD 467 near Delmar DE 14 at Fenwick Island 38.59 62.1 Renumbered DE 54 in 1969
Delaware Route 34  Duncan Road near Prices Corner DE 100 near Elsmere 3.30 5.3
Delaware Route 36  DE 404 at Scotts Corner Bay Avenue in Slaughter Beach 23.28 37.5
Delaware Route 37  DE 273 near Christiana US 202 / DE 141 near New Castle Airport 3.11 5.0
Delaware Route 41  DE 2 / DE 141 at Prices Corner PA 41 near Hockessin 7.05 11.3
Delaware Route 42  DE 6 at Blackiston DE 9 at Leipsic 12.69 20.4
Delaware Route 44  DE 300 at Everetts Corner DE 8 at Pearsons Corner 6.67 10.7
Delaware Route 48  DE 41 at Hockessin US 13 Bus. at Wilmington 7.11 11.4
Delaware Route 52  US 13 Bus. at Wilmington PA 52 near Centerville 8.88 14.3
Delaware Route 54  MD 54 near Delmar DE 1 at Fenwick Island 38.59 62.1

Delaware Route 54 Alternate 		 DE 54 at Bunting DE 26 at Bethany Beach
Delaware Route 58  DE 4 at Christiana DE 273 near Hares Corner 3.86 6.2
Delaware Route 62  DE 2 / DE 41 at Prices Corner Dead end at Newport 2.65 4.3
Delaware Route 71  US 13 near Townsend US 13 / DE 1 at Tybouts Corner 21.99 35.4
Delaware Route 72  DE 9 near Delaware City DE 7 at Pike Creek 17.45 28.1
Delaware Route 82  DE 52 near Greenville PA 82 near Yorklyn 5.51 8.9
Delaware Route 92  DE 100 near Montchanin US 13 at Claymont 8.83 14.2
Delaware Route 100  DE 4 near Elsmere Chadds Ford Road near Montchanin 8.97 14.4
Delaware Route 141  DE 9 / DE 273 at New Castle US 202 / DE 261 near Fairfax 11.34 18.2
Delaware Route 202  US 13 Bus. at Wilmington I-95 / US 202 at Wilmington 1.01 1.6
Delaware Route 261  US 202 / DE 141 near Fairfax PA 261 at Brandywine Hundred 4.62 7.4
Delaware Route 273  MD 273 at Newark DE 9 at New Castle 12.56 20.2
Delaware Route 286  MD 286 near Chesapeake City, MD DE 15 near Summit 1.73 2.8
Delaware Route 299  MD 282 near Warwick, MD DE 9 at Mathews Corner 9.77 15.7
Delaware Route 300  MD 300 near Everetts Corner US 13 / DE 6 at Smyrna 11.83 19.0
Delaware Route 404  MD 404 near Adams Crossroads US 9 / DE 1 / US 9 Bus. at Five Points 35.18 56.6

Delaware Route 404 Alternate 		 DE 404 near Bridgeville US 13 / DE 404 near Bridgeville 4.65 7.5 Replaced by Delaware Route 404 in 1999

Delaware Route 404 Business 		 DE 404 near Bridgeville US 13 / DE 404 near Bridgeville 3.34 5.4
Delaware Route 491  DE 92 near Claymont PA 491 near Claymont 0.36 0.6
Delaware Route 896  DE 1 at Boyds Corner MD 896 near Newark 21.09 33.9

Delaware Route 896 Alternate 		 US 13 / DE 896 at Boyds Corner US 40 / US 301 / DE 896 at Glasgow

Delaware Route 896 Business 		 US 301 / DE 896 near Glasgow DE 896 near Glasgow 1.78 2.9

U.S. routes in Delaware

Route Starting point Ending point Length
(mi) [6]		 Length
(km)[6]		 Notes
U.S. Route 9  US 13 at Laurel Cape May-Lewes Ferry at Lewes 30.92 49.8

U.S. Route 9 Business 		 US 9 / DE 1 / DE 404 at Five Points US 9 at Lewes 4.26 6.9

U.S. Route 9 Truck 		 US 9 / US 113 at Georgetown US 9 / DE 404 near Georgetown 4.19 6.7
U.S. Route 13  US 13 at Maryland border at Delmar US 13 at Pennsylvania border near Claymont 103.33 166.3

U.S. Route 13 Alternate 		 DE 54 / MD 54 / MD 675 at Delmar US 13 near Seaford 16.67 26.8 Designation removed in 1950s

U.S. Route 13 Alternate 		 US 13 / DE 15 near Canterbury US 13 at Camden 5.69 9.2

U.S. Route 13 Alternate 		 US 13 at Rodney Village US 13 at Dover 3.86 6.2

U.S. Route 13 Alternate 		 US 13 at Wilmington US 13 at Claymont 8.70 14.0 Replaced by US 13 in 1970s

U.S. Route 13 Business 		 US 13 / DE 404 / DE 404 Bus. at Bridgeville US 13 at Bridgeville 2.46 4.0

U.S. Route 13 Business 		 US 13 at Wilmington US 13 at Claymont 8.19 13.2

U.S. Route 13 Bypass 		 US 13 near Claymont US 13 Byp. at Pennsylvania border near Claymont Designation removed in 1967
U.S. Route 40  US 40 at Maryland border near Glasgow I-295 / US 40 at New Jersey border near Wilmington Manor 17.18 27.6
U.S. Route 113  US 113 at Maryland border at Selbyville DE 1 near Milford 37.26 60.0

U.S. Route 113 Alternate 		 US 113 / DE 1 at Little Heaven US 13 / US 113 at Dover 9.10 14.6 Designation removed in 2004
U.S. Route 122  US 13 at Wilmington US 122 at Pennsylvania border in Brandywine Hundred Replaced by US 202 in 1934
U.S. Route 202  US 13 / US 40 / DE 141 near New Castle Airport US 202 at Pennsylvania border in Brandywine Hundred 13.06 21.0
U.S. Route 301  US 301 at Maryland border near Warwick, MD US 40 / DE 896 at Glasgow 14.93 24.0
U.S. Route 301N  US 301 / DE 71 / DE 896 at Mt. Pleasant US 13 / US 301 / DE 71 at Tybouts Corner 12.10 19.5 Replaced by US 301 in 1987
U.S. Route 301S  US 301 / DE 71 / DE 896 at Mt. Pleasant US 13 / US 301 / DE 71 at Tybouts Corner 11.95 19.2 Designation removed in 1987

U.S. Route 301 Truck 		 US 301 / DE 71 / DE 896 at Mount Pleasant US 13 / US 40 / US 301 at State Road 9.10 14.6 Designation removed in 2001

Interstate highways in Delaware

Route Starting point Ending point Length
(mi) [6]		 Length
(km)[6]		 Notes
Interstate 95  I-95 at Maryland border near Newark I-95 at Pennsylvania border near Claymont 23.43 37.7
Interstate 295  I-95 / I-495 / US 202 at Newport I-295 / US 40 at New Jersey border near Wilmington Manor 5.71 9.2
Interstate 495  I-95 / I-295 / US 202 at Newport I-95 / DE 92 at Claymont 11.47 18.5
Interstate 895  I-95 at Newport I-95 at Claymont 10.78 17.3 Replaced by I-95 in 1982

See also

References

  1. ^ Annual Report of the State Highway Department. 1925. Dover, Delaware: Delaware State Highway Department. 1925-12-31. p. 17. http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/annual_reports/pdf/1925/annual_1925.pdf. Retrieved 2010-11-18. 
  2. ^ Annual Report of the Chief Engineer State Highway Department. 1930. Dover, Delaware: Delaware State Highway Department. 1930-12-31. p. 19. http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/annual_reports/pdf/1930/annual_1930_chief.pdf. Retrieved 2010-11-18. 
  3. ^ Annual Report of the Chief Engineer State Highway Department. 1932. Dover, Delaware: Delaware State Highway Department. 1932-12-31. p. 31. http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/annual_reports/pdf/1932/annual_1932_chief.pdf. Retrieved 2010-11-18. 
  4. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (1936/37 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_008.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-15. 
  5. ^ Annual Report of the Chief Engineer Delaware State Highway Department. 1956. Dover, Delaware: Delaware State Highway Department. 1956-07-01. p. 8. http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/annual_reports/pdf/1956/annual_1956_chief.pdf. Retrieved 2010-11-18. 
  6. ^ a b c d e f http://www.deldot.gov/information/pubs_forms/manuals/traffic_counts/2006/pdf/rpt_pgs1_38_rev.pdf DelDOT 2006 Traffic Count and Mileage Report

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