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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.
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]
Number | Length (mi) [6] | Length (km) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Formed | Removed | Notes | |
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I-95 | 23.43 | 37.71 | I-95 at Maryland border near Newark | I-95 at Pennsylvania border near Claymont | [7] | 1956current | ||
I-295 | 5.71 | 9.19 | I-95 / I-495 / US 202 at Newport | I-295 / US 40 at New Jersey border near Wilmington Manor | [8] | 1959current | ||
I-495 | 11.47 | 18.46 | I-95 / I-295 / US 202 at Newport | I-95 / DE 92 at Claymont | [9] | 1962current | I-95 was routed along I-495 from 1979-1980 during a major reconstruction. | |
I-895 | 10.78 | 17.35 | I-95 at Newport | I-95 at Claymont | [10] | 1979[11] | 1980Temporary designation for I-95 through Wilmington during a major reconstruction | |
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Number | Length (mi) [6] | Length (km) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Formed | Removed | Notes | |
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US 9 | 31.04 | 49.95 | US 13 at Laurel | Cape May–Lewes Ferry at Lewes | [12] [13] | 1974current | Replaced DE 28 between Laurel and Georgetown and DE 18 between Georgetown and Five Points | |
US 13 | 103.33 | 166.29 | US 13 at Maryland border at Delmar | US 13 at Pennsylvania border near Claymont | [14] | 1926current | ||
US 40 | 17.18 | 27.65 | US 40 at Maryland border near Glasgow | I-295 / US 40 at New Jersey border near Wilmington Manor | [14] | 1926current | ||
US 113 | 37.26 | 59.96 | US 113 at Maryland border at Selbyville | DE 1 near Milford | [14] | 1926current | Route truncated from Dover to Milford in 2004 | |
US 122 | 6.15 | 9.90 | US 13 at Wilmington | US 122 at Pennsylvania border near Brandywine | [14] | 1926[4] [15] | 1934Replaced by US 202 | |
US 202 | 12.65 | 20.36 | US 13 / US 40 / DE 141 near New Castle Airport | US 202 at Pennsylvania border near Brandywine | [4] [15] | 1934current | Replaced US 122 | |
US 301 | 11.29 | 18.17 | US 301 at Maryland border near Warwick, MD | DE 1 at Biddles Corner | [8] | 1959current | Four-lane freeway that is tolled. | |
US 301N | 11.2 | 18.0 | US 301 / DE 71 / DE 896 at Summit Bridge | US 13 / US 40 / US 301 at State Road | [8] | 1959[16] | 1983||
US 301S | 10.69 | 17.20 | US 301 / DE 71 / DE 896 at Summit Bridge | US 13 / US 40 / US 301 at State Road | [8] | 1959[16] | 1983||
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Number | Length (mi) [6] | Length (km) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Formed | Removed | Notes | |
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US 9 Bus. | 3.36 | 5.41 | US 9 / DE 1 / DE 404 at Nassau | US 9 at Lewes | [13] | 1974current | Replaced DE 18 | |
US 9 Truck | 6.1 | 9.8 | US 9 / US 113 / DE 404 Truck at Georgetown | US 9 / DE 404 near Georgetown | [17] [18] | 1983current | ||
US 13 Alt. | 16.67 | 26.83 | MD 455 at Delmar | US 13 near Seaford | [19] | 1954[20] | 1957Former alignment of US 13 | |
US 13 Alt. | 2.46 | 3.96 | US 13 / DE 404 at Bridgeville | US 13 at Bridgeville | [20] | 1957[21] | 1970Former alignment of US 13. Replaced by US 13 Bus. | |
US 13 Alt. | 5.69 | 9.16 | US 13 / DE 15 near Canterbury | US 13 at Camden | [19] | 1954current | Former alignment of US 13 | |
US 13 Alt. | 3.86 | 6.21 | US 13 at Rodney Village | US 13 at Dover | [8] | 1959current | Former alignment of US 13 | |
US 13 Alt. | 8.70 | 14.00 | US 13 / US 202 at Wilmington | US 13 at Claymont | [22] | 1939[21] | 1970Replaced by US 13 | |
US 13 Bus. | 2.46 | 3.96 | US 13 / DE 404 / DE 404 Bus. at Bridgeville | US 13 / DE 404 at Bridgeville | [21] | 1970current | Former alignment of US 13 and US 13 Alt. | |
US 13 Bus. | 8.19 | 13.18 | I-495 / US 13 at Wilmington | US 13 at Claymont | [21] | 1970current | Former alignment of US 13. | |
US 13 Byp. | 8.19 | 13.18 | US 13 near Claymont | US 13 Byp. at Pennsylvania border near Claymont | 1950 [23] | c.1970 [24] | c.||
US 113 Alt. | 9.10 | 14.65 | US 113 / DE 1 at Little Heaven | US 13 / US 113 at Dover | [4] | 1936[25] | 2004Former alignment of US 113 south of Dover | |
US 301 Truck | 9.10 | 14.65 | US 301 / DE 71 / DE 896 at Mount Pleasant | US 13 / US 40 / US 301 at State Road | — | 2001 | ||
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Number | Length (mi) [6] | Length (km) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Formed | Removed | Notes | |
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DE 1 | 102.63 | 165.17 | MD 528 at Fenwick Island | I-95 / DE 7 at Christiana | [26] | 1974current | Longest state route, extended past Milford in 1991, previously used alignment of US-13 between gaps in expressway north of Dover between 1991 and 2003 | |
DE 1A | 2.01 | 3.23 | DE 1 at Dewey Beach | DE 1 at Rehoboth Beach | [26] | 1974current | Former DE 14A | |
DE 1B | 0.75 | 1.21 | DE 1 at Rehoboth Beach | DE 1A at Rehoboth Beach | [26] | 1974current | ||
DE 1D | 3.92 | 6.31 | DE 1 / DE 24 at Midway | DE 23 at Nassau | [27] | 1996current | ||
DE 1 Bus. | 3.90 | 6.28 | DE 1 near Milford | US 113 / DE 1 near Milford | [28] | 1977current | ||
DE 2 | 10.81 | 17.40 | DE 72 / DE 273 near Newark | DE 52 at Wilmington | [4] | 1936current | Until 2013, continued west along DE-72, DE-4, and DE-279 to the Maryland line | |
DE 2 Bus. | 2.91 | 4.68 | DE 2 / DE 4 / DE 896 at Newark | DE 2 / DE 72 / DE 273 at Newark | [29] | 1990[30] | 2013||
DE 3 | 6.15 | 9.90 | I-495 at Edgemoor | DE 92 at Hanbys Corner | [31] | 1968current | ||
DE 4 | 14.08 | 22.66 | DE 279 / DE 896 at Newark | DE 48 at Wilmington | [32] | 1967current | ||
DE 4 | 8.08 | 13.00 | MD 299 near Warwick, MD | US 13 at Odessa | [33] | 1938[19] [20] | 1957Replaced by DE 299 | |
DE 5 | 19.49 | 31.37 | River Road at Oak Orchard | DE 1 near Milton | [33] | 1938current | ||
DE 5 Alt. | 3.8 | 6.1 | DE 5 near Milton | DE 5 / DE 16 near Milton | [34] | 1998current | ||
DE 6 | 17.38 | 27.97 | MD 291 near Blackiston | Delaware Avenue at Woodland Beach | [4] | 1936current | ||
DE 7 | 16.87 | 27.15 | US 13 / DE 72 in Wrangle Hill | SR 3013 at Pennsylvania state line near Hockessin | [4] | 1936current | ||
DE 8 | 17.15 | 27.60 | MD 454 at Marydel | DE 9 near Little Creek | [4] | 1936current | ||
DE 9 | 57.83 | 93.07 | DE 1 near Dover Air Force Base | DE 2 at Wilmington | [4] | 1936current | ||
DE 9A | 2.0 | 3.2 | DE 9 at Wilmington | US 13 / DE 9 at Wilmington | [35] | 1971current | Official length is 0.78 miles (1.26 km) between DE 9 and Christiana Avenue | |
DE 9 Truck | 5.7 | 9.2 | DE 9 near Tybouts Corner | DE 9 / DE 141 / DE 273 at New Castle | — | — | ||
DE 10 | 16.12 | 25.94 | MD 287 at Sandtown | DE 1 at Dover Air Force Base | [4] | 1936current | ||
DE 10 Alt. | 9.23 | 14.85 | DE 10 at Willow Grove | DE 10 at Highland Acres | [36] | 1988current | ||
DE 11 | 6.93 | 11.15 | MD 302 near Templeville, MD | DE 300 near Kenton | [4] | 1936current | ||
DE 12 | 16.35 | 26.31 | MD 314 in Whiteleysburg | DE 1 near Frederica | [4] | 1936current | ||
DE 14 | 19.47 | 31.33 | MD 317 near Burrsville, MD | DE 1 near Milford | [4] | 1936current | Route truncated from Fenwick Island to Milford in 1977 and replaced with DE 1 | |
DE 14A | 2.01 | 3.23 | DE 14 at Dewey Beach | DE 14 at Rehoboth Beach | [37] | 1966[28] | 1977Renumbered DE 1A | |
DE 14 Truck | 3.9 | 6.3 | DE 14 at Harrington | US 13 / DE 14 at Harrington | [38] [39] | 2008current | ||
DE 15 | 57.05 | 91.81 | DE 14 near Milford | DE 71 / DE 896 at Summit Bridge | [17] | 1984current | ||
DE 16 | 30.31 | 48.78 | MD 16 near Hickman | Road end at Broadkill Beach | [4] | 1936current | ||
DE 17 | 8.30 | 13.36 | DE 54 at Selbyville | DE 26 near Millville | [33] | 1938current | ||
DE 18 | 19.35 | 31.14 | MD 318 near Federalsburg, MD | US 9 / DE 404 at Georgetown | [4] | 1936current | Route truncated from Lewes to Georgetown in 1974 and replaced with US 9 and US 9 Bus. | |
DE 20 | 40.29 | 64.84 | MD 392 at Reliance | DE 54 near Fenwick Island | [4] | 1936current | ||
DE 22 | 21.39 | 34.42 | Long Neck | DE 14 near Milton | [40] | 1936[33] | 1938Replaced by DE 5 between DE 24 and DE 14 | |
DE 23 | 15.63 | 25.15 | Road end at Long Neck | US 9 / DE 404 at Nassau | [41] | 1994current | ||
DE 24 | 40.42 | 65.05 | MD 348 near Sharptown, MD | DE 1 at Midway | [4] | 1936current | ||
DE 24 Alt. | 17.8 | 28.6 | US 113 at Stockley | DE 24 at Midway | [42] | 2006current | ||
DE 26 | 22.96 | 36.95 | DE / MD 54 / MD 353 near Gumboro | Road end at Bethany Beach | [4] | 1936current | ||
DE 28 | 12.79 | 20.58 | US 13 at Laurel | DE 18 at Georgetown | [4] | 1936[12] [13] | 1974Replaced by US 9 | |
DE 30 | 22.63 | 36.42 | DE 24 at Millsboro | DE 1 Bus. at Milford | [33] | 1938current | ||
DE 30 | 11.6 | 18.7 | DE 20 in Seaford | DE 404 near Bridgeville | [40] | 1936[33] | 1938||
DE 30 Alt. | 0.74 | 1.19 | DE 30 at Cedar Creek | DE 1 at Cedar Creek | [43] | 1999[44] | 2017||
DE 32 | 38.59 | 62.10 | MD 467 near Delmar | DE 14 at Fenwick Island | [31] | 1968[45] | 1969Replaced by DE 54 | |
DE 34 | 3.30 | 5.31 | Duncan Road near Prices Corner | DE 100 near Elsmere | [46] | 1974[46] | 2019||
DE 36 | 23.28 | 37.47 | DE 404 at Scotts Corner | Bay Avenue in Slaughter Beach | [33] | 1938current | ||
DE 37 | 3.11 | 5.01 | DE 273 near Christiana | US 202 / DE 141 near New Castle Airport | [47] | 1985current | ||
DE 41 | 6.19 | 9.96 | DE 2 / DE 62 at Prices Corner | PA 41 near Hockessin | [4] | 1936current | Originally continued to New Castle along DE-62 and DE-141. Cut back to end at DE-141 at DE-2 and in 2015 again to present end. | |
DE 42 | 12.74 | 20.50 | DE 6 at Blackiston | DE 9 at Leipsic | [4] | 1936current | ||
DE 44 | 6.65 | 10.70 | DE 300 at Everetts Corner | DE 8 at Pearsons Corner | [4] | 1936current | ||
DE 48 | 7.09 | 11.41 | DE 41 at Hockessin | US 13 Bus. at Wilmington | [4] | 1936current | Once continued to ferry docks near Port of Wilmington and connected with NJ-48 via a ferry to Penns Grove | |
DE 52 | 7.87 | 12.67 | US 13 Bus. at Wilmington | PA 52 near Centerville | [4] | 1936current | ||
DE 54 | 38.59 | 62.10 | MD 54 near Delmar | DE 1 at Fenwick Island | [45] | 1969current | Portion of route runs concurrent with MD 54 on Maryland state line | |
DE 54 Alt. | 8.6 | 13.8 | DE 54 at Bunting | DE 26 at Bethany Beach | [42] | 2006current | ||
DE 58 | 3.86 | 6.21 | DE 4 at Christiana | DE 273 near Hares Corner | [47] | 1985current | ||
DE 62 | 3.02 | 4.86 | DE 2 / DE 41 at Prices Corner | Dead end at Newport | [48] | 1981current | ||
DE 71 | 21.99 | 35.39 | US 13 near Townsend | US 13 / DE 1 at Tybouts Corner | [33] | 1938current | End point once followed path of US-301 to meet former MD-71 | |
DE 72 | 17.42 | 28.03 | DE 9 near Delaware City | DE 7 at Pike Creek | [49] | 1942current | ||
DE 82 | 5.49 | 8.84 | DE 52 near Greenville | PA 82 near Yorklyn | [50] | 1952current | ||
DE 92 | 8.83 | 14.21 | DE 100 near Montchanin | US 13 at Claymont | [31] | 1968current | ||
DE 100 | 8.99 | 14.47 | DE 4 near Elsmere | SR 3100 near Montchanin | [33] | 1938current | Continued as PA-100 until 2003 | |
DE 141 | 11.60 | 18.67 | DE 9 / DE 273 at New Castle | US 202 / DE 261 near Fairfax | [50] | 1952current | ||
DE 202 | 1.01 | 1.63 | US 13 Bus. at Wilmington | I-95 / US 202 at Wilmington | [48] | 1981current | Old alignment of US-202 | |
DE 261 | 4.37 | 7.03 | US 202 / DE 141 near Fairfax | PA 261 near Ways Corner | [33] | 1938current | ||
DE 273 | 12.66 | 20.37 | MD 273 at Newark | DE 9 / DE 141 at New Castle | [4] | 1936current | ||
DE 279 | 1.05 | 1.69 | MD 279 at Newark | DE 4 / DE 896 at Newark | [30] | 2013current | Former DE 2 | |
DE 286 | 1.73 | 2.78 | MD 286 near Chesapeake City, MD | DE 15 near Summit Bridge | [41] | 1994current | ||
DE 299 | 9.77 | 15.72 | MD 282 near Warwick, MD | DE 9 at Mathews Corners | [19] [20] | 1957current | Former DE 4, originally connected to MD-299 at Warwick | |
DE 300 | 11.83 | 19.04 | MD 300 near Everetts Corner | US 13 / DE 6 at Smyrna | [4] | 1936current | ||
DE 404 | 35.22 | 56.68 | MD 404 near Adams Crossroads | US 9 / DE 1 / US 9 Bus. at Nassau | [4] | 1936current | ||
DE 404 Alt. | 4.65 | 7.48 | DE 404 near Bridgeville | US 13 / DE 404 near Bridgeville | [29] | 1990[43] | 1999Replaced by DE 404 | |
DE 404 Bus. | 3.45 | 5.55 | DE 404 near Bridgeville | US 13 / DE 404 near Bridgeville | [43] | 1999current | Former DE 404 | |
DE 404 Truck | 7.2 | 11.6 | US 113 / DE 18 / DE 404 at Georgetown | US 9 / DE 404 at Georgetown | — | — | ||
DE 491 | 0.36 | 0.58 | DE 92 near Claymont | PA 491 near Claymont | — | — | Shortest state route, only two signs posted along DE-92 | |
DE 896 | 21.13 | 34.01 | US 13 at Boyds Corner | MD 896 near Newark | [33] | 1938current | Once continued south on DE-71 to US-13 near Blackbird | |
DE 896 Alt. | 11.0 | 17.7 | US 13 / DE 896 at Boyds Corner | US 40 / US 301 / DE 896 at Glasgow | — | 2012 | Detour around Summit Bridge during construction, some signs still posted as of April 2016 | |
DE 896 Bus. | 1.78 | 2.86 | DE 896 near Glasgow | DE 896 near Glasgow | [27] | 1996current | Northbound does not reconnect to DE-896, must use US-40 east | |
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U.S. Route 113 (US 113) is a U.S. Highway that is a spur of US 13 in the U.S. states of Maryland and Delaware. The route runs 74.75 miles (120.30 km) from US 13 in Pocomoke City, Maryland, north to Delaware Route 1 (DE 1) in Milford, Delaware. In conjunction with DE 1, US 113 is one of two major north–south highways on the Delmarva Peninsula that connect Dover with Pocomoke City and the Eastern Shore of Virginia. The U.S. Highway is the primary north–south highway in Worcester County, Maryland, where it connects Pocomoke City with Snow Hill and Berlin. US 113 is one of three major north–south highways in Sussex County, Delaware, where it connects Selbyville, Millsboro, and Georgetown with Milford. While US 113 does not pass through Ocean City or the Delaware Beaches, the U.S. Highway intersects several highways that serve the Atlantic seaboard resorts, including US 50, Maryland Route 90 (MD 90), US 9, DE 404, DE 16, and DE 1. US 113 is a four-lane divided highway for its whole length.
Interstate 495 (I-495) is an 11.47-mile-long (18.46 km) auxiliary Interstate Highway in the US state of Delaware. The highway, named the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway, serves as a six-lane bypass of I-95 around the city of Wilmington. I-495 begins at an interchange with I-95 and I-295 near Newport to the southwest of Wilmington. From here, the road heads east to the Port of Wilmington, where it turns northeast and crosses the Christina River as it heads to the east of downtown Wilmington. Upon reaching Edgemoor, I-495 runs between the Delaware River to the east and U.S. Route 13 (US 13) to the west, continuing to Claymont. In Claymont, I-495 turns north and merges into northbound I-95 at an interchange with Delaware Route 92 (DE 92) just south of the Pennsylvania state line.
Interstate 95 (I-95) is an Interstate Highway running along the East Coast of the United States from Miami, Florida, north to the Canadian border in Houlton, Maine. In the state of Delaware, the route runs for 23.43 miles (37.71 km) across the Wilmington area in northern New Castle County from the Maryland state line near Newark northeast to the Pennsylvania state line in Claymont. I-95 is the only primary Interstate Highway that enters Delaware, although it also has two auxiliary routes within the state. Between the Maryland state line and Newport, I-95 follows the Delaware Turnpike, a toll road with a mainline toll plaza near the state line. Near Newport, the Interstate has a large interchange with Delaware Route 141 (DE 141) and the southern termini of I-295 and I-495. I-95 becomes the Wilmington Expressway from here to the Pennsylvania state line and heads north through Wilmington concurrently with U.S. Route 202 (US 202). Past Wilmington, I-95 continues northeast to Claymont, where I-495 rejoins the route right before the Pennsylvania state line.
Delaware Route 896 (DE 896) is a state highway located in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs from U.S. Route 13 (US 13) in Boyds Corner north to the Maryland border northwest of Newark, where the road becomes unsigned Maryland Route 896 (MD 896) briefly before heading into Pennsylvania as Pennsylvania Route 896 (PA 896). The route heads west from US 13 before turning north along with DE 71 in Mount Pleasant, crossing the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on the Summit Bridge. After the bridge, DE 71 splits off to the east and the road continues to Glasgow, where it comes to an intersection with US 40. DE 896 continues north and interchange with Interstate 95 (I-95) before reaching Newark, where it bypasses the University of Delaware to the west by following DE 4, Elkton Road, and South Main Street. DE 896 comes to downtown Newark and continues northwest to the Maryland border. DE 896 has a business route, DE 896 Business, that passes through Glasgow, and had an alternate alignment south of Glasgow called DE 896 Alternate.
Delaware Route 141 (DE 141) is a state highway that serves as a western bypass of Wilmington, Delaware. Its southern terminus is at DE 9 and DE 273 in New Castle and its northern terminus is an interchange with U.S. Route 202 (US 202) and DE 261 near Fairfax. The route heads north from DE 9 and DE 273 on four-lane divided Basin Road, becoming concurrent with US 202 at an interchange with US 13/US 40 in Wilmington Manor, and passes to the east of Wilmington Airport. The highway becomes a freeway and reaches an interchange with Interstate 95 (I-95) and I-295, at which point US 202 splits from DE 141. The DE 141 freeway continues north through Newport to Prices Corner. Here, the freeway segment ends and DE 141 continues northeast as a surface road, with another brief freeway segment in Greenville. The route heads east across the Brandywine Creek on the Tyler-McConnell Bridge and continues to US 202 and DE 261.
U.S. Route 301 (US 301) is a US Highway running from Sarasota, Florida, north to Biddles Corner, Delaware. In the state of Delaware, the route runs 11.9 mi (19.2 km) across New Castle County from the Maryland state line southwest of Middletown northeast to its northern terminus at the Delaware Route 1 (DE 1) freeway in Biddles Corner, just south of the Senator William V. Roth Jr. Bridge that carries DE 1 over the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal in St. Georges. US 301 in Delaware is a controlled-access toll road that is designated as the First Responders Memorial Highway. The freeway has interchanges with DE 299 west of Middletown, DE 71 north of Middletown, and Jamison Corner Road, and uses all-electronic tolling, with tolls paid by E-ZPass or toll-by-plate. A mainline toll gantry is located north of the Maryland state line while there are ramp tolls on the southbound exits and northbound entrances at the three interchanges.
Delaware Route 286 (DE 286), also known as Bethel Church Road, is a 1.73-mile (2.78 km) two-lane undivided state highway in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs from the Maryland border, where the road becomes Maryland Route 286 (MD 286), east to DE 15. The route passes through rural areas with some homes. DE 286, along with MD 286 and DE 15, forms a link between Chesapeake City, Maryland, and Summit Bridge, Delaware. The road was paved in the 1930s and became DE 286 in the 1990s.
Delaware Route 10 (DE 10) is a state highway in Kent County, Delaware. It runs from Maryland Route 287 (MD 287) at the Maryland border in Sandtown east to an interchange with the DE 1 freeway at the North Gate of Dover Air Force Base in the southeastern part of the city of Dover. The route passes through the towns of Camden and Wyoming along the way. From the Maryland border to Camden, it is a two-lane undivided road that passes through rural areas. DE 10 is a four-lane divided highway called Lebanon Road between U.S. Route 13 (US 13) in Camden and DE 1. DE 10 has one alternate route, DE 10 Alternate, which runs between Willow Grove and Highland Acres along an alignment further to the south, passing through Woodside and Rising Sun.
Delaware Route 18 (DE 18) is a state highway located in Sussex County, Delaware. It runs from Maryland Route 318 (MD 318) at the Maryland border east of Federalsburg, Maryland, east to U.S. Route 9 (US 9) in Georgetown. DE 18 runs concurrent with DE 404 from its intersection with that highway southeast of Bridgeville to the eastern terminus, where DE 404 continues eastward to Five Points on US 9. The route passes through rural areas of western Sussex County. What would become DE 18 was built as a state highway in stages during the 1920s and 1930s. By 1936, DE 18 was designated to run from the Maryland border east through Georgetown to Lewes. In 1974, the route east of Georgetown was replaced by US 9 and US 9 Business. DE 404 was designated concurrent with the eastern portion of DE 18 by 1987.
Delaware Route 71 (DE 71) is a state highway in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs from U.S. Route 13 (US 13) south of Townsend north to another intersection with US 13 in Tybouts Corner, traveling to the west of US 13 by way of Townsend, Middletown, and the Summit Bridge. The route runs concurrent with DE 896 from Mount Pleasant to just north of the Summit Bridge.
Delaware Route 299 (DE 299) is a 9.77-mile-long (15.72 km) state highway in New Castle County, Delaware. It runs from Maryland Route 282 (MD 282) at the Maryland state line east of Warwick, Maryland to DE 9 in Mathews Corners, traveling through Middletown and Odessa. The route intersects the U.S. Route 301 (US 301) toll road, DE 15, and DE 71 in Middletown, the DE 1 toll road east of Middletown, and US 13 in Odessa. The highway travels through a mix of suburban development and some farmland.
Delaware Route 202 (DE 202), also known as Concord Avenue, is a short state highway mostly within Wilmington, Delaware. It runs from U.S. Route 13 Business north to a modified cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 95 (I-95) and US 202 just beyond the northern city limits. North of the interchange, the route becomes US 202 northbound, also known as the Concord Pike. The road is two lanes and undivided for most of its length except for the part just south of the I-95 interchange, which is four lanes and divided. DE 202 was a part of US 202 until that highway was truncated to the I-95 interchange in 1970. DE 202 was designated by 1981.
U.S. Route 13 Business is an 8.19-mile (13.18 km) business route of US 13 that runs through the heart of the city of Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware, where US 13 bypasses downtown Wilmington to the east, running near Interstate 495 (I-495) and the Delaware River. US 13 Bus. begins at I-495 and US 13 at the southern border of Wilmington and heads north toward the downtown area, where it splits into a one-way pair. Past downtown, the business route heads through the northeastern part of the city on North Market Street before continuing through suburban Brandywine Hundred on Philadelphia Pike. US 13 Bus. reaches its northern terminus at US 13 in Claymont. US 13 Bus. is a four-lane road for much of its length.
U.S. Route 40 (US 40) is a US highway running from Silver Summit, Utah, east to Atlantic City, New Jersey. In the US state of Delaware, it serves as a major east–west highway in northern New Castle County, just south of Wilmington. It runs from the Maryland state line west of Glasgow east to the Delaware Memorial Bridge over the Delaware River to New Jersey, at which point it is concurrent with Interstate 295 (I-295). Along the way, US 40 passes through suburban areas in Glasgow and Bear before running concurrent with US 13 and I-295 around New Castle. US 40 is a multilane divided highway the entire length across Delaware, with the section concurrent with I-295 a freeway.
U.S. Route 13 (US 13) is a U.S. highway running from Fayetteville, North Carolina, north to Morrisville, Pennsylvania. In the U.S. state of Delaware, the route runs for 103.33 mi (166.29 km). It traverses the entire north–south length of the state from the Maryland state line in Delmar, Sussex County, north to the Pennsylvania state line in Claymont, New Castle County. US 13 connects many important cities and towns in Delaware, including Seaford, Dover, and Wilmington. The entire length of US 13 in Delaware is a multilane divided highway with the exceptions of the segment through Wilmington and parts of the route in Claymont. Between the Maryland state line and Dover, US 13 serves as one of the main north–south routes across the Delmarva Peninsula. From Dover north to Tybouts Corner, the route is followed by the controlled-access Delaware Route 1 (DE 1) toll road, which crosses the route multiple times and has multiple interchanges with it. US 13 bypasses downtown Wilmington to the east before it heads northeast of the city parallel to Interstate 495 (I-495) and the Delaware River to Claymont. US 13 is the longest numbered highway in the state of Delaware.
U.S. Route 13 (US 13) runs along the Atlantic coastline for over 500 miles (800 km), passing through five states. Along its route, it possessed numerous special routes, which are all loops off the mainline US 13. At present, there are at least 15 special routes in existence: two in North Carolina, five in Virginia, two in Maryland, four in Delaware, and two in Pennsylvania. 13 others have existed in the past but have been deleted.
U.S. Route 202 (US 202) is a US Highway running from New Castle, Delaware, northeast to Bangor, Maine. The southernmost section of the route in the U.S. state of Delaware passes through northern New Castle County. It runs from its southern terminus at an interchange with US 13/US 40 near the Wilmington Airport north to the Pennsylvania state line in Brandywine Hundred. The route passes east of the airport concurrent with Delaware Route 141 (DE 141) before coming to an interchange with Interstate 95 (I-95). At this point, US 202 heads northeast along with I-95 through Wilmington. Just north of Wilmington, US 202 splits from I-95 by running north on Concord Pike through the suburban Brandywine Hundred area to the Pennsylvania state line. US 202 is a multilane divided highway the entire length across Delaware, with the section concurrent with I-95 a freeway.
Delaware Route 279 (DE 279) is a 1.05-mile (1.69 km) long state highway located in northern New Castle County, Delaware. It is signed north-south and runs from the Maryland state line southwest of Newark, where the road continues as Maryland Route 279 (MD 279), northeast to DE 4 and DE 896 in Newark. DE 279 follows a four-lane divided highway called Elkton Road and serves as part of the route connecting Elkton, Maryland with Newark. The roadway is maintained by the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT). DE 279 was originally the westernmost portion of DE 2, designated in the 1930s. This portion of road was widened into a divided highway in 1972. In 2013, DE 2 was truncated from the Maryland state line to east of Newark to simplify the route designations through Newark, resulting in DE 279 being designated to its current alignment.
The Delaware State Route System consists of roads in the U.S. state of Delaware that are maintained by the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT). The system includes the portions of the Interstate Highway System and United States Numbered Highways system located in the state along with state routes and other roads maintained by DelDOT. All roads maintained by the state are assigned a maintenance road number that is only marked on little white markers at intersections and on auxiliary plates below warning signs approaching intersections. These numbers are only unique in a specific county; some roads can be designated with multiple road numbers, and numbers do not necessarily correspond to the signed Interstate, U.S., or state route numbers. DelDOT maintains a total of 5,386.14 miles (8,668.15 km) of roads, comprising 89 percent of the roads within the state. Some large bridges in the state are maintained by other agencies including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Delaware River and Bay Authority. Roads in the system include multilane freeways, multilane surface divided highways, and two-lane undivided roads serving urban, suburban, and rural areas. Some of the roads maintained by DelDOT are toll roads, in which motorists must pay to use.