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, made up of Interstate highways, U.S. routes, and state routes. The Delaware Department of Transportation is responsible for taking care of the numbered roads in Delaware. State routes in Delaware use a highway sign that has the numbers in a white circle on a black square. Delaware's numbering system is like that of the U.S. Highways in that odd numbered highways (1, 3, 5, 7, or 9) travel north-south and even numbered routes (2, 4, 6, 8, or 0) go east-west. The numbers get bigger as one goes south and west respectively. There are some numbers that do not follow this, however, mostly with routes from other states keeping their number as they enter Delaware.
History[change]
The first numbered routes in Delaware came in 1925 with the creation of the U.S. Highway System, in which US 13, US 40, and US 113 were made by law to run through the state.[1] In 1930 and again in 1932, the Delaware State Highway Department suggested giving numbers to state roads to go along with the existing U.S. Highway System.[2][3] By 1936, Delaware began giving numbers to state routes.[4] In 1956, the Interstate Highway System was made, with under 40 miles of Interstate highway made by law in New Castle County.[5]
State routes[change]
U.S. routes in Delaware[change]
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Interstate highways in Delaware[change]
| Route | Starting point | Ending point | Length (mi) [22] |
Length (km)[22] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:I-95.svg Interstate 95 | I-95 / / / at Maryland border near Newark | I-95 / / / at Pennsylvania border near Claymont | |||
| File:I-295.svg Interstate 295 | I-95 / I-495 / US 202 / at Newport | I-295 / US 40 / / at New Jersey border near Wilmington Manor | |||
| File:I-495.svg Interstate 495 | I-95 / I-295 / US 202 / at Newport | I-95 / DE 92 / / at Claymont | |||
| File:I-895.svg Interstate 895 | I-95 / / / at Newport | I-95 / / / at Claymont | Became I-95 in 1982 |
References[change]
- ↑ "Annual Report of the State Highway Department" (PDF). 1925. Dover, Delaware: Delaware State Highway Department. 1925-12-31: 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ "Annual Report of the Chief Engineer State Highway Department" (PDF). 1930. Dover, Delaware: Delaware State Highway Department. 1930-12-31: 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ "Annual Report of the Chief Engineer State Highway Department" (PDF). 1932. Dover, Delaware: Delaware State Highway Department. 1932-12-31: 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 Delaware Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1936/37 ed.). Delaware Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
- ↑ "Annual Report of the Chief Engineer Delaware State Highway Department" (PDF). 1956. Dover, Delaware: Delaware State Highway Department. 1956-07-01: 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ Lengths to two decimal places provided by DelDOT Traffic Count and Mileage Report: Interstate, Delaware, and US Routes. Lengths to one decimal place provided by Google Maps.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Maryland State Highway Administration (1974). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Delaware Department of Transportation Division of Planning Cartographic Information Section (1996). Delaware Official State Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Maryland State Highway Administration (1977). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Delaware Department of Transportation (1990). Official State Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Shannon, Josh (July 1, 2013). "A route to less clutter: DelDOT to consolidate Newark route numbers". Newark Post. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Delaware State Highway Department (1968). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Northern New Castle County inset. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ↑ Delaware State Highway Department (1967). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ↑ 14.00 14.01 14.02 14.03 14.04 14.05 14.06 14.07 14.08 14.09 14.10 Delaware State Highway Department; The National Survey Co. (1938). Official Road Map of the State of Delaware (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Delaware State Highway Department (1954). Official Highway Map of Delaware (PDF) (Map) (1954–1955 ed.). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Delaware State Highway Department (1957). Official Highway Map of Delaware (PDF) (Map) (1957–1958 ed.). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ↑ "State of Delaware Capital Transportation Program 2006-2011: Road System Locals" (PDF). Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ↑ Delaware Department of Highways and Transportation (1971). Delaware Highways Official Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Highways and Transportation. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ↑ Delaware Department of Transportation (1988). Official State Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ↑ Delaware State Highway Department (1966). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ↑ Delaware Department of Transportation (2008). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 "City of Harrington Truck Route By-Pass Opens Today". Delaware Department of Transportation. August 20, 2008. Archived from the original on January 17, 2009. Retrieved February 1, 2009.
- ↑ Delaware Department of Transportation (1984). Official State Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 "1940 Census Enumeration District Maps: Delaware, Sussex County, ED 3-1 - ED 3-57". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Delaware Department of Transportation Division of Planning Cartographic Information Section (1994). Delaware Official State Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Delaware Department of Transportation (2006). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ↑ U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee (June 25, 1974). "U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee Agenda" (PDF) (Report). Seattle, WA: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 448. Retrieved October 16, 2014 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ↑ Delaware Department of Highways and Transportation (1976). Delaware Highways Official Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Highways and Transportation. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 Delaware Department of Transportation (1999). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ↑ Delaware Department of Transportation (2017). Official Travel & Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Delaware State Highway Department (1969). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 "Faulkland Road: Proposed Declassification of Delaware Route 34" (PDF). Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 Delaware Department of Transportation (1985). Official State Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 Delaware Department of Transportation (1981). Delaware Official State Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ↑ Delaware State Highway Department (1942). Official Road Map of the State of Delaware (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 Delaware State Highway Department (1952). Official Highway Map of Delaware (PDF) (Map) (1952–1953 ed.). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.