Delaware Route 82
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| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  DE 52 near Greenville | |||
| North end |  PA 82 near Yorklyn | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Delaware | |||
| Counties | New Castle | |||
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Delaware Route 82 (DE 82) is a state highway in the northwest suburbs of
Route description
DE 82 heads to the west of
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The route reaches the community of Yorklyn, where it turns southwest briefly. In Yorklyn, the Wilmington and Western Railroad splits from following the road and the creek by heading to the southwest. After making a turn to the northwest at the Yorklyn Road intersection to continue on Creek Road, DE 82 heads alongside the Red Clay Creek through Auburn Valley State Park, curving to the north. A short distance past Yorklyn, the route reaches the Pennsylvania state line, where the road becomes PA 82 and continues north toward the borough of Kennett Square.[3][4]
The entire length of DE 82 is a part of the
History
When Delaware started numbering state highways in the 1930s, what is now DE 82 was originally an unnumbered road.[7] By 1952, DE 82 was created on its current alignment to connect PA 82 at the Pennsylvania state line to DE 52 near Greenville.[2] DE 82 was incorporated into the Red Clay Scenic Byway, the second scenic byway to be designated in Delaware, in 2005.[5] In 2010, DelDOT considered removing the DE 82 designation in order to preserve the route as a scenic byway. After a virtual public workshop on the proposed designation removal was held, DelDOT decided in April 2010 to keep the DE 82 designation due to strong opposition from area residents on the plan.[8]
Major intersections
Mileposts run from north to south. The entire route is in New Castle County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville | 5.49 | 8.84 | DE 52 (Kennett Pike) | Southern terminus | |
| Yorklyn | 0.00 | 0.00 |  PA 82 north (Creek Road) | Pennsylvania state line; northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
U.S. Roads portal
References
- ^ a b c 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 (1952). Official Highway Map of Delaware (PDF) (Map) (1952–1953 ed.). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ a b Delaware Department of Transportation (2017). Official Travel & Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ a b Google (May 24, 2010). "overview of Delaware Route 82" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
- ^ a b "Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan" (PDF). Delaware Nature Society. May 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 11, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- ^ "Red Clay Scenic Byway". Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "DelDOT Responds to Public Feedback". Delaware Department of Transportation. April 26, 2010. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
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