Delaware Route 7 (DE 7) is a north–south highway in New Castle County, Delaware that connects U.S. Route 13 (US 13) and DE 72 in Wrangle Hill north to the Pennsylvania border near Hockessin, where the road continues into Pennsylvania as State Route 3013 (SR 3013), intersecting Pennsylvania Route 41 (PA 41) at an interchange. Between Wrangle Hill and Christiana, DE 7 runs parallel to the west of the DE 1 freeway through suburban areas, passing through Bear. DE 7 joins DE 1 next to the Christiana Mall and comes to an interchange with Interstate 95 (I-95), where DE 1 reaches its northern terminus, before the freeway ends at the DE 58 interchange. After the freeway segment, DE 7 continues north as an at-grade road concurrent with DE 4 through Stanton. From Stanton to the Pennsylvania border, DE 7 heads northwest through suburban areas, passing through Pike Creek.
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 9 (DE 9) is a 57.83-mile (93.07 km) state highway that runs from DE 1 near Dover Air Force Base in Kent County north to DE 2 in the city of Wilmington in New Castle County. DE 9 is a designated scenic highway known as the Delaware Bayshore Byway south of New Castle, running through mostly rural areas to the west of the Delaware Bay and the Delaware River as a two-lane undivided road. Between New Castle and Wilmington, DE 9 is a four-lane road that runs through urban and suburban areas. DE 9 passes through several cities and towns including Little Creek, Leipsic, Port Penn, Delaware City, and New Castle. DE 9 has an auxiliary route, DE 9A, that provides access to the Port of Wilmington. In addition, it has a truck route, DE 9 Truck, located to the south of New Castle.
Delaware Route 72 (DE 72) is a state highway located in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs from DE 9 near Delaware City north to DE 7 in Pike Creek. The highway runs through suburban areas of northern New Castle County, passing through the eastern part of Newark. DE 72 intersects U.S. Route 13 (US 13), DE 7, and DE 1 near Delaware City, DE 71 in Williamsburg, US 40 east of Glasgow, and DE 4, DE 2, and DE 273 in Newark. Parts of DE 72 were built as a state highway during the 1930s. By the 1940s, the route was designated from DE 2 in Newark north to DE 7 in Pike Creek along Paper Mill Road. The route was extended south to DE 9 in the 1960s. In 1980, the alignment was shifted to the east through Newark to bypass an at-grade railroad crossing on Chapel Street.
Guyencourt is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Guyencourt is located at the intersection of Delaware Route 100 and Guyencourt Road, north of Wilmington and south of the Pennsylvania border.
Bellevue is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Bellevue is located along U.S. Route 13, on the west bank of the Delaware River between Edgemoor and Claymont.
Boyds Corner is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Boyds Corner is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 13 and Delaware Route 896, north of Odessa.
Mathews Corners is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Mathews Corners is located on Delaware Route 299, just west of Delaware Route 9, to the southeast of Odessa.
Red Lion is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Red Lion is located at the intersection of Delaware Route 7 and Delaware Route 71, northwest of Delaware City and southwest of New Castle. The community takes its name from a colonial tavern. and lends it name to the Red Lion Hundred.
Hares Corner is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Hares Corner is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 13/U.S. Route 40 and Delaware Route 273, west of New Castle and immediately south of Wilmington Airport.
Prices Corner is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Prices Corner is located at the intersection of Delaware Route 2 and Delaware Route 141, west of Wilmington. The Prices Corner Shopping Center is located in Prices Corner.
Gravel Hill is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Gravel Hill is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 9/Delaware Route 404 and Delaware Route 30, east of Georgetown.
Taylors Bridge is an unincorporated community in Appoquinimink Hundred and Blackbird Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Taylors Bridge is located on Delaware Route 9, 7.4 miles (11.9 km) east-southeast of Middletown. It is named for the bridge that carries Route 9 over the Blackbird Creek, the boundary between the two hundreds.
Augustine Beach is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Augustine Beach is located on the west bank of the Delaware River along Delaware Route 9, northeast of Odessa.
Pleasantville is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Pleasantville is located on Delaware Route 273, west of New Castle.
Milford Crossroads is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Milford Crossroads is located along Delaware Route 72, at the intersection of Possum Park Road/Thompson Station Road and Paper Mill Road, northeast of Newark.
Silview is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Silview is located along Delaware Route 4, west of Newport.
Star Hill is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Star Hill is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 13 and Voshells Mill Road/Voshells Mill Star Hill Road, south of Camden.
Hollandsville is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Hollandsville is located at the intersection of Delaware Route 12 and Spectrum Farms Road/Hills Market Road, west of Felton.
Milltown is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Milltown is located at the intersection of Delaware Route 7 and Milltown Road west of Wilmington.
