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Routes in Delaware

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.

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. 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. By 1936, Delaware began assigning numbers to state routes. In 1956, the Interstate Highway System was created, with under 40 miles of Interstate highway legislated in New Castle County.

Interstate Highways

Number Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
I-95 23.43 37.71 I-95 at Maryland border near Newark I-95 at Pennsylvania border near Claymont 1956 current
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 1959 current
I-495 11.47 18.46 I-95 / I-295 / US 202 at Newport I-95 / DE 92 at Claymont 1962 current 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 1979 1980 Temporary designation for I-95 through Wilmington during a major reconstruction
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U.S. Highways

Mainline routes

Number Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
US 9 31.04 49.95 US 13 at Laurel Cape May–Lewes Ferry at Lewes 1974 current 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 1926 current
US 40 17.18 27.65 US 40 at Maryland border near Glasgow I-295 / US 40 at New Jersey border near Wilmington Manor 1926 current
US 113 37.26 59.96 US 113 at Maryland border at Selbyville DE 1 near Milford 1926 current 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 1926 1934 Replaced 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 1934 current Replaced US 122
US 301 11.29 18.17 US 301 at Maryland border near Warwick, MD DE 1 at Biddles Corner 1959 current 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 1959 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 1959 1983
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Special routes

Number Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes

US 9 Bus.		 3.36 5.41 US 9 / DE 1 / DE 404 at Nassau US 9 at Lewes 1974 current 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 1983 current

US 13 Alt.		 16.67 26.83 MD 455 at Delmar US 13 near Seaford 1954 1957 Former alignment of US 13

US 13 Alt.		 2.46 3.96 US 13 / DE 404 at Bridgeville US 13 at Bridgeville 1957 1970 Former 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 1954 current Former alignment of US 13

US 13 Alt.		 3.86 6.21 US 13 at Rodney Village US 13 at Dover 1959 current Former alignment of US 13

US 13 Alt.		 8.70 14.00 US 13 / US 202 at Wilmington US 13 at Claymont 1939 1970 Replaced 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 1970 current 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 1970 current Former alignment of US 13.

US 13 Byp.		 8.19 13.18 US 13 near Claymont US 13 Byp. at Pennsylvania border near Claymont c. 1950 c. 1970

US 113 Alt.		 9.10 14.65 US 113 / DE 1 at Little Heaven US 13 / US 113 at Dover 1936 2004 Former 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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State routes

Number Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
DE 1 102.63 165.17 MD 528 at Fenwick Island I-95 / DE 7 at Christiana 1974 current 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 1974 current Former DE 14A
DE 1B 0.75 1.21 DE 1 at Rehoboth Beach DE 1A at Rehoboth Beach 1974 current
DE 1D 3.92 6.31 DE 1 / DE 24 at Midway US 9 / DE 23 / DE 404 at Nassau 1996 current

DE 1 Bus.		 3.90 6.28 DE 1 near Milford US 113 / DE 1 near Milford 1977 current
DE 2 10.81 17.40 DE 72 / DE 273 near Newark DE 52 at Wilmington 1936 current 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 1990 2013
DE 3 6.15 9.90 I-495 at Edgemoor DE 92 at Hanbys Corner 1968 current
DE 4 14.08 22.66 DE 279 / DE 896 at Newark DE 48 at Wilmington 1967 current
DE 4 8.08 13.00 MD 299 near Warwick, MD US 13 at Odessa 1938 1957 Replaced by DE 299
DE 5 19.49 31.37 River Road at Oak Orchard DE 1 near Milton 1938 current

DE 5 Alt.		 3.8 6.1 DE 5 near Milton DE 5 / DE 16 near Milton 1998 current
DE 6 17.38 27.97 MD 291 near Blackiston Delaware Avenue at Woodland Beach 1936 current
DE 7 16.87 27.15 US 13 / DE 72 in Wrangle Hill SR 3013 at Pennsylvania state line near Hockessin 1936 current
DE 8 17.15 27.60 MD 454 at Marydel DE 9 near Little Creek 1936 current
DE 9 57.83 93.07 DE 1 near Dover Air Force Base DE 2 at Wilmington 1936 current
DE 9A 2.0 3.2 DE 9 at Wilmington US 13 / DE 9 at Wilmington 1971 current 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 1936 current

DE 10 Alt.		 9.23 14.85 DE 10 at Willow Grove DE 10 at Highland Acres 1988 current
DE 11 6.93 11.15 MD 302 near Templeville, MD DE 300 near Kenton 1936 current
DE 12 16.35 26.31 MD 314 in Whiteleysburg DE 1 near Frederica 1936 current
DE 14 19.47 31.33 MD 317 near Burrsville, MD DE 1 near Milford 1936 current 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 1966 1977 Renumbered DE 1A

DE 14 Truck		 3.9 6.3 DE 14 at Harrington US 13 / DE 14 at Harrington 2008 current
DE 15 57.05 91.81 DE 14 near Milford DE 71 / DE 896 at Summit Bridge 1984 current
DE 16 30.31 48.78 MD 16 near Hickman Road end at Broadkill Beach 1936 current
DE 17 8.30 13.36 DE 54 at Selbyville DE 26 near Millville 1938 current
DE 18 19.35 31.14 MD 318 near Federalsburg, MD US 9 / DE 404 at Georgetown 1936 current 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 1936 current
DE 22 21.39 34.42 Long Neck DE 14 near Milton 1936 1938 Replaced by DE 5 between DE 24 and DE 14
DE 23 14.76 23.75 Road end at Long Neck US 9 / DE 404 / DE 1D at Nassau 1994 current
DE 24 40.42 65.05 MD 348 near Sharptown, MD DE 1 at Midway 1936 current

DE 24 Alt.		 17.8 28.6 US 113 at Stockley DE 24 at Midway 2006 current
DE 26 22.96 36.95 DE / MD 54 / MD 353 near Gumboro Road end at Bethany Beach 1936 current
DE 28 12.79 20.58 US 13 at Laurel DE 18 at Georgetown 1936 1974 Replaced by US 9
DE 30 22.63 36.42 DE 24 at Millsboro DE 1 Bus. at Milford 1938 current
DE 30 11.6 18.7 DE 20 in Seaford DE 404 near Bridgeville 1936 1938

DE 30 Alt.		 0.74 1.19 DE 30 at Cedar Creek DE 1 at Cedar Creek 1999 2017
DE 32 38.59 62.10 MD 467 near Delmar DE 14 at Fenwick Island 1968 1969 Replaced by DE 54
DE 34 3.30 5.31 Duncan Road near Prices Corner DE 100 near Elsmere 1974 2019
DE 36 23.28 37.47 DE 404 at Scotts Corner Bay Avenue in Slaughter Beach 1938 current
DE 37 3.11 5.01 DE 273 near Christiana US 202 / DE 141 near New Castle Airport 1985 current
DE 41 6.19 9.96 DE 2 / DE 62 at Prices Corner PA 41 near Hockessin 1936 current 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 1936 current
DE 44 6.65 10.70 DE 300 at Everetts Corner DE 8 at Pearsons Corner 1936 current
DE 48 7.09 11.41 DE 41 at Hockessin US 13 Bus. at Wilmington 1936 current 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 1936 current
DE 54 38.59 62.10 MD 54 near Delmar DE 1 at Fenwick Island 1969 current 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 2006 current
DE 58 3.86 6.21 DE 4 at Christiana DE 273 near Hares Corner 1985 current
DE 62 3.02 4.86 DE 2 / DE 41 at Prices Corner Dead end at Newport 1981 current
DE 71 21.99 35.39 US 13 near Townsend US 13 / DE 1 at Tybouts Corner 1938 current 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 1942 current
DE 82 5.49 8.84 DE 52 near Greenville PA 82 near Yorklyn 1952 current
DE 92 8.83 14.21 DE 100 near Montchanin US 13 at Claymont 1968 current
DE 100 8.99 14.47 DE 4 near Elsmere SR 3100 near Montchanin 1938 current 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 1952 current
DE 202 1.01 1.63 US 13 Bus. at Wilmington I-95 / US 202 at Wilmington 1981 current Old alignment of US-202
DE 261 4.37 7.03 US 202 / DE 141 near Fairfax PA 261 near Ways Corner 1938 current
DE 273 12.66 20.37 MD 273 at Newark DE 9 / DE 141 at New Castle 1936 current
DE 279 1.05 1.69 MD 279 at Newark DE 4 / DE 896 at Newark 2013 current Former DE 2
DE 286 1.73 2.78 MD 286 near Chesapeake City, MD DE 15 near Summit Bridge 1994 current
DE 299 9.77 15.72 MD 282 near Warwick, MD DE 9 at Mathews Corners 1957 current 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 1936 current
DE 404 35.22 56.68 MD 404 near Adams Crossroads US 9 / DE 1 / US 9 Bus. at Nassau 1936 current

DE 404 Alt.		 4.65 7.48 DE 404 near Bridgeville US 13 / DE 404 near Bridgeville 1990 1999 Replaced by DE 404

DE 404 Bus.		 3.45 5.55 DE 404 near Bridgeville US 13 / DE 404 near Bridgeville 1999 current 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 1938 current 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 1996 current Northbound does not reconnect to DE-896, must use US-40 east
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