Delaware Route 3

Delaware Route 3 marker

Delaware Route 3
Route information
Maintained by DelDOT
Length: 5.87 mi[1] (9.45 km)
Major junctions
South end: I‑495 in Edgemoor
  US 13 in Edgemoor

US 13 Bus. near Bellefonte
I‑95 near Bellefonte
North end: DE 92 in Brandywine Hundred
Location
Counties: New Castle
Highway system

Routes in Delaware

← DE 2DE 4 →

Delaware Route 3 (DE 3) is a state highway northeast of Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs from an interchange at Interstate 495 (I-495) in Edgemoor north to DE 92 in Brandywine Hundred. The route passes through the suburban areas of Brandywine Hundred, Bellefonte, and Arden. It intersects U.S. Route 13 (US 13) in Edgemoor, US 13 Business (US 13 Bus.) in Bellefonte, and I-95 near Bellevue State Park. DE 3 was built as a state highway during the 1920s and 1930s. By 1968, the route was designated between US 13 (now US 13 Bus.) north to DE 92 on Marsh Road. The route was moved to its current alignment and terminus by 1984.

Route description

DE 3 southbound approaching Washington Street Extension

DE 3 begins at an intersection with Hay Road at an interchange with I-495 in an industrial section of Edgemoor, heading northwest on four-lane divided Edgemoor Road. After the I-495 interchange, the road passes over Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and intersects US 13 in areas of businesses. Past this intersection, DE 3 enters a more residential area as a three-lane undivided road with two southbound lanes and one northbound lane. The route narrows to two lanes and turns west and north through woods with some development, coming to an intersection with US 13 Bus. At this point, DE 3 turns northeast to form a concurrency with that route on four-lane undivided Philadelphia Pike, passing through residential and commercial areas. DE 3 splits from US 13 Bus. in Bellefonte by turning northwest onto Washington Street Extension, a four-lane divided highway that passes homes. The route turns north onto Marsh Road, a four-lane undivided road that forms the western boundary of Bellevue State Park. The road becomes a divided highway as it comes to an interchange with I-95.[2][3]

Immediately after this interchange, DE 3 passes under CSX's Philadelphia Subdivision and narrows into a two-lane undivided road that heads into residential neighborhoods of Brandywine Hundred. The route enters commercial areas, gaining a second southbound lane between Wilson Road/Veale Road and Silverside Road. The road turns northeast and continues into wooded areas of homes, forming the western border of Arden. DE 3 turns north again and runs between neighborhoods to the west and woodland to the east, ending at an intersection with DE 92. Marsh Road continues north past this intersection as an unnumbered road toward the Pennsylvania border.[2][3]

DE 3 has an annual average daily traffic count ranging from a high of 13,893 vehicles at the Carr Road intersection to a low of 5,021 vehicles on Washington Street Extension.[1] None of DE 3 is part of the National Highway System.[4]

History

What is now DE 3 existed as a county road by 1920.[5] By 1924, the road was upgraded to a state highway between Philadelphia Pike and Harvey Road.[6] The state highway was extended north to Naamans Road by 1931.[7] When Delaware first numbered its state highways around 1936, what is now DE 3 remained unnumbered.[8] By 1968, DE 3 was designated to run from US 13 (now US 13 Business) north to DE 92 along Marsh Road.[9] DE 4 was extended onto the Washington Street Extension portion of present-day DE 3 three years later.[10] DE 4 was removed from Washington Street Extension by 1981.[11] Three years later, DE 3 was extended to I-495 in Edgemoor. At this time, DE 3 was realigned to follow Washington Street Extension from Marsh Road to a concurrency with US 13 Business, heading southwest along that route before heading southeast along Edgemoor Road.[12]

Major intersections

The entire route is in New Castle County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Edgemoor0.000.00 I‑495Southern terminus, I-495 exit 4
0.230.37 US 13 (Governor Printz Boulevard)
Bellefonte
US 13 Bus. south (Philadelphia Pike)		South end of US 13 Bus. overlap
1.732.78
US 13 Bus. north (Philadelphia Pike)		North end of US 13 Bus. overlap
2.554.10 I‑95 – Wilmington, PhiladelphiaI-95 exit 9
Brandywine Hundred5.879.45 DE 92 (Naamans Road) to I‑95Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Staff (2011). "Traffic Count and Mileage Report: Interstate, Delaware, and US Routes" (PDF). Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Delaware Department of Transportation (2008). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (2008 ed.). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Northern New Castle County inset. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Google (February 5, 2011). "overview of Delaware Route 3" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  4. ↑ National Highway System: Delaware (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  5. ↑ Delaware State Highway Department (1920). Official Road Map (PDF) (Map) (1920 ed.). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  6. ↑ Delaware State Highway Department (1924). Official Road Map (PDF) (Map) (1924 ed.). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  7. ↑ Delaware State Highway Department (1931). Official Road Map of the State of Delaware (PDF) (Map) (1931 ed.). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  8. ↑ Delaware State Highway Department; The National Survey Co. (1936). Official Road Map of the State of Delaware (PDF) (Map) (1936–37 ed.). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  9. ↑ Delaware State Highway Department (1968). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1968 ed.). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Northern New Castle County inset. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  10. ↑ Delaware Department of Highways and Transportation (1971). Delaware Highways Official Map (PDF) (Map) (1971 ed.). Dover: Delaware Department of Highways and Transportation. Northern New Castle County inset. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  11. ↑ Delaware Department of Transportation (1981). Delaware Official State Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1981 ed.). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Northern New Castle County inset. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  12. ↑ Delaware Department of Transportation (1984). Official State Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1984 ed.). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Northern New Castle County inset. Retrieved March 22, 2012.

External links

Route map: Bing