Delaware Route 92
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Maintained by DelDOT | ||
Length | 8.83 mi[1] (14.21 km) | |
Existed | 1968[2]–present | |
Major junctions | ||
West end | DE 100 near Montchanin | |
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East end | US 13 in Claymont | |
Location | ||
Country | United States | |
State | Delaware | |
Counties | New Castle | |
Highway system | ||
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Delaware Route 92 (DE 92) is a 8.83-mile-long (14.21 km) road in northern
Route description
DE 92 begins at the intersection with
Past the US 202 intersection, DE 92 becomes Naamans Road and passes to the south of the Brandywine Town Center shopping center, where a
Farther east, DE 92 reaches a junction with the northern terminus of
DE 92 has an annual average daily traffic count ranging from a high of 30,848 vehicles at the Harvey Road intersection to a low of 6,643 vehicles at the Creek Road intersection.[1] The portion of DE 92 east of US 202 is part of the National Highway System.[5]
History
By 1920, what is now DE 92 originally existed as a county road, with the portion east of Foulk Road proposed to become a state highway.[6] The state highway between Foulk Road and Philadelphia Pike was completed four years later.[7] By 1931, the portion of road between Grubb Road and Foulk Road was upgraded to a state highway.[8] The state highway portion was extended west to Concord Pike by 1936.[9]
By 1968, DE 92 was designated onto its current alignment between DE 100 and US 13, with the easternmost portion replacing what had been designated a part of
Major intersections
The entire route is in New Castle County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Montchanin | 0.00 | 0.00 | DE 100 (Montchanin Road) | Western terminus | |
Brandywine | 3.18 | 5.12 | US 202 (Concord Pike) | ||
Ways Corner | 5.51 | 8.87 | DE 261 (Foulk Road) | ||
Hanbys Corner | 6.25 | 10.06 | DE 3 south (Marsh Road) | Northern terminus of DE 3 | |
I-95 exit 11 northbound; I-495 exit 6 southbound | |||||
DE 491 north (Hickman Road) | Right-in/right-out intersection westbound; southern terminus of DE 491 | ||||
8.83 | 14.21 | US 13 (Philadelphia Pike) – Claymont | Eastern 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 (1968). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ a b c Delaware Department of Transportation (2017). Official Travel & Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ a b c Google (February 5, 2011). "overview of Delaware Route 92" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
- ^ National Highway System: Delaware (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
- ^ 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 (1931). Official Road Map of the State of Delaware (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (1997). Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (1999). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
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