Delaware Route 10
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West end | MD 287 in Sandtown | |||
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East end | DE 1 at Dover AFB | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Delaware | |||
Counties | Kent | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Delaware Route 10 (DE 10) is a state highway in
What is now DE 10 between the Maryland border and Camden was constructed as a state highway in stages in the 1920s and early 1930s. The route was first designated by 1936 to follow its current alignment between the Maryland border and Camden and current Rising Sun Road to
Route description
DE 10 begins at the
The road continues northeast into the town of
Past the intersection with US 13, DE 10 becomes West Lebanon Road, a four-lane divided highway, and intersects Rising Sun Road, which leads southeast to the community of
The portion of the route between the Maryland border and US 13 Alt. in Camden and between DE 10 Alt. and Gateway South Boulevard near Lebanon is part of the
History
By 1920 what is now DE 10 existed as an unimproved county road.
The Lebanon Road portion of the route between US 13 and US 113 was completely widened into a divided highway by 1981.[13] In 1993, the DE 1 freeway was completed in the area of the eastern terminus, with an interchange to that road built that incorporated ramps to both DE 10 and the existing US 113, which merged with DE 1 at this point.[14][15] The US 113 designation was removed from the area in 2004, leaving DE 10 terminating only with DE 1.[16][17] On June 5, 2017, construction began for a roundabout at the junction with DE 15 west of Camden in order to improve safety at the intersection. The roundabout was completed by September 2017.[18]
There are plans to build a bypass of the section of DE 10 through Camden in order to improve safety and reduce congestion on the alignment through the town.[19][20] The bypass is proposed to run to the south of Camden, running from DE 10 at the western end of Camden east to a roundabout with DE 10 and Rising Sun Road east of the town.[21] Construction of the bypass is planned to begin in 2024 and be completed in 2026.[19][20]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Kent County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Sandtown | 0.00 | 0.00 | MD 287 west (Sandtown Road) – Goldsboro | Maryland state line; western terminus | |
DE 10 Alt. east (Henry Cowgill Road) – Woodside | Western terminus of DE 10 Alt. | ||||
Camden | 10.10 | 16.25 | DE 15 (Moose Lodge Road/Dundee Road) | Roundabout | |
12.94 | 20.82 | US 13 Alt. (Main Street) | |||
13.19 | 21.23 | US 13 (South Dupont Highway) – Dover, Harrington, Felton | |||
Rising Sun | Eastern terminus of DE 10 Alt. | ||||
Beaches | DE 1 exit 95; access to northbound DE 1 and from southbound DE 1 via Bay Road; eastern terminus | ||||
Dover AFB North Gate | Continuation beyond DE 10 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Delaware Route 10 Alternate
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Delaware Route 10 Alternate (DE 10 Alt.) is an alternate route of DE 10 between Willow Grove and Highland Acres. The route heads east from DE 10 on two-lane undivided Henry Cowgill Road, passing through a mix of farmland and woodland with some homes and crossing Tidbury Creek. DE 10 Alt. reaches the town of Woodside and intersects DE 15, with that route becoming concurrent with DE 10 Alt. on Main Street. The road crosses the Delmarva Central Railroad's Delmarva Subdivision line at-grade and becomes lined with homes. At an intersection with US 13 Alt., DE 15 splits from DE 10 Alt. by heading south of US 13 Alt. DE 10 Alt. becomes Walnut Shade Road and comes to an intersection with US 13 on the eastern edge of Woodside. Past this intersection the route passes to the south of Polytech High School and enters a mix of farms, woods, and residential development to the north of the community of Woodside East, curving to the northeast and reaching an intersection with Peachtree Run before heading north-northeast. DE 10 Alt. reaches the community of Rising Sun, turning northeast onto Sorghum Mill Road at the Voshells Mill Star Hill Road/Rising Sun Road intersection before making a turn to the north onto South State Street. The route passes through woods, crossing Tidbury Creek, and runs through residential development before ending at another intersection with DE 10, with South State Street continuing north toward Dover.[3][23]
The portion of the route between Voshells Mill Star Hill Road/Rising Sun Road and South State Street/Sorghum Mill Road in Rising Sun is part of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, a Delaware Byway.[5] DE 10 Alt. has an annual average daily traffic count ranging from a high of 11,746 vehicles at the eastern terminus at DE 10 to a low of 1,341 vehicles at the western border of Woodside.[1]
The road was constructed as a state highway between Woodside and Rising Sun in 1931 and between Willow Grove and Woodside the following year.[24][25] DE 10 Alt. was designated by 1988 onto its current alignment.[22] Prior to 2004, the South State Street portion of DE 10 Alt. was concurrent with US 113 Alt., which was decommissioned when US 113 was truncated from Dover to Milford.[16][17]
- Major intersections
The entire route is in Kent County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Willow Grove | 0.00 | 0.00 | DE 10 (Willow Grove Road) – Petersburg, Sandtown, Willow Grove | Western terminus | |
Woodside | 3.66 | 5.89 | DE 15 north (Dundee Road) | West end of DE 15 overlap | |
4.17 | 6.71 | East end of DE 15 overlap | |||
4.70 | 7.56 | US 13 (South Dupont Highway) – Camden, Dover, Felton | |||
Dover AFB | Eastern terminus | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- U.S. Roads portal
References
- ^ a b c d e f Staff (2018). "Traffic Count and Mileage Report: Interstate, Delaware, and US Routes" (PDF). Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ a b Delaware State Highway Department; The National Survey Co. (1936). Official Road Map of the State of Delaware (PDF) (Map) (1936–1937 ed.). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Delaware Department of Transportation (2017). Official Travel & Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ a b c Google (August 19, 2010). "overview of Delaware Route 10" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
- ^ a b "Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway". Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ Delaware State Highway Department (1920). Official Road Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ Delaware State Highway Department (1924). Official Road Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ Delaware State Highway Department (1925). Official Road Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ Delaware State Highway Department (1931). Official Road Map of the State of Delaware (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ Delaware State Highway Department (1964). Official Highway Map of Delaware (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ Delaware State Highway Department (1966). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ Delaware State Highway Department (1969). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (1981). Delaware Official State Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ "State Route 1 Project Timeline". Internet Archives WayBack Machine. Delaware Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on June 24, 2003. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (October 7, 2003). "Report of the Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering to the Standing Committee on Highways" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
- ^ a b Delaware Department of Transportation (2006). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ "Construction of Roundabout at SR 10/Willow Grove Road and SR 15/Moose Lodge Road/Dundee Road Intersection" (Press release). Delaware Department of Transportation. May 22, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
- ^ a b "DelDOT Projects Portal - West Camden Bypass". Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ a b "DelDOT Projects Portal - East Camden Bypass". Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Camden Bypass Preferred Alternative". Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ a b Delaware Department of Transportation (1988). Official State Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ Google (August 19, 2010). "overview of Delaware Route 10 Alternate" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
- ^ "Annual Report of the State Highway Department" (PDF) (1931 ed.). Dover, Delaware: Delaware State Highway Department. December 31, 1931: 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
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