Delaware Route 299
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West end | MD 282 near Warwick, Maryland | |||
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East end | DE 9 in Mathews Corners | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Delaware | |||
Counties | New Castle | |||
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Delaware Route 299 (DE 299) is a 9.77-mile-long (15.72 km)
DE 299 was originally designated as DE 4 in 1938, traveling as far east as US 13 in Odessa. By 1957, DE 4 became DE 299 to match
Route description
After running through the downtown area, the route becomes East Main Street and heads east through suburban commercial development in the eastern part of Middletown, passing to the north of
Portions of DE 299 are designated as part of the
History
Location | Near Warwick, Maryland–Odessa |
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Length | 8.08 mi[1] (13.00 km) |
Existed | 1938[10]–1957[2][3] |
By 1920, what is now DE 299 existed as an unimproved county road.
In July 2008, a widening project began on US 301/DE 299 between United Drive and the east end of the concurrency.
Major intersections
The entire route is in New Castle County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| 0.00 | 0.00 | MD 282 west (Main Street) – Warwick, Cecilton | Maryland state line; western terminus | |
toll-by-plate | |||||
3.13 | 5.04 | DE 15 south (Levels Road) | West end of DE 15 overlap | ||
4.35 | 7.00 | DE 15 north (Bunker Hill Road) | East end of DE 15 overlap | ||
4.68 | 7.53 | DE 71 (Broad Street) | |||
Beaches | DE 1 exit 136 | ||||
Odessa | 7.99 | 12.86 | US 13 south (Dupont Parkway/6th Street) – Townsend, Smyrna | ||
8.08 | 13.00 | US 13 north (Dupont Parkway/5th Street) – New Jersey, Wilmington | |||
Mathews Corners | 9.77 | 15.72 | DE 9 (Taylors Bridge Road/Thomas Landing Road) – Wilmington | 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 Staff (2018). "Traffic Count and Mileage Report: Interstate, Delaware, and US Routes" (PDF). Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ a b c Delaware State Highway Department (1954). Official Highway Map of Delaware (PDF) (Map) (1954–1955 ed.). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ a b c Delaware State Highway Department (1957). Official Highway Map of Delaware (PDF) (Map) (1957–1958 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 d e f Google (2010-04-29). "overview of Delaware Route 299" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ^ "Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway". Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "Delaware Bayshore Byway". Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "2021 Summary of Designated Byways" (PDF). National Scenic Byways Program. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ National Highway System: Delaware (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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 March 9, 2016.
- ^ "Delaware State Highway Department Annual Report" (PDF) (1958 ed.). Dover, Delaware: Delaware State Highway Department. 1958: 4–13. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
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(help) - ^ 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 March 9, 2016.
- ^ Delaware State Highway Department (1959). Official Highway Map of Delaware (PDF) (Map) (1959–1960 ed.). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ Delaware Department of Highways and Transportation (1971). Delaware Highways Official Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Highways and Transportation. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee (December 3, 1971). "U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee Agenda" (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway Officials. p. 415. Retrieved October 11, 2014 – via Wikisource.
- ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (1987). Official State Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Existing Route 301 Widening to Begin" (Press release). Delaware Department of Transportation. July 20, 2008. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ^ "Traffic Alert – Sections of Route 301 Closed for Construction" (Press release). Delaware Department of Transportation. September 30, 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ^ "Traffic Alert - Middletown/Warwick Road Reopened July 15, As Part of the U.S. 301 Mainline Project" (Press release). Delaware Department of Transportation. July 10, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (May 2, 2011). "Report 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 December 28, 2018.
- ^ Smith, Jerry (January 10, 2019). "U.S. 301 Mainline toll road opens Thursday to cheers and jeers". The News Journal. Wilmington, DE. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ "Traffic Alert - Route 299, Route 1 to Catherine Street Project" (Press release). Delaware Department of Transportation. June 25, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "Projects - SR299, SR 1 to Catherine Street". Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
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