Delaware Route 92

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Delaware Route 92

Map
Route information
Maintained by DelDOT
Length8.83 mi[1] (14.21 km)
Existed1968[2]–present
Major junctions
West end DE 100 near Montchanin
Major intersections
East end US 13 in Claymont
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountiesNew Castle
Highway system
I-95

Delaware Route 92 (DE 92) is a 8.83-mile-long (14.21 km) road in northern

divided highway called Naamans Road that passes through suburban areas to the north of Wilmington, with an interchange at Interstate 95
(I-95) in Claymont. DE 92 was first built as a state highway east of US 202 during the 1920s and 1930s. By 1968, the route was designated onto its current alignment. In the 1990s, DE 92 east of US 202 was widened into a divided highway.

Route description

DE 92 eastbound past US 202 north of Wilmington

DE 92 begins at the intersection with

Brandywine.[3][4]

Past the US 202 intersection, DE 92 becomes Naamans Road and passes to the south of the Brandywine Town Center shopping center, where a

DE 261 in Ways Corner.[3][4]

DE 92 westbound past DE 261 north of Wilmington

Farther east, DE 92 reaches a junction with the northern terminus of

DE 491. Past this intersection, the route turns southeast and has a junction with Ridge Road before ending at US 13 south of the Robinson House.[3][4]

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

DE 92 eastbound past DE 100 near Montchanin

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

US 13 Bypass.[2] DE 92 was widened into a divided highway by 1997 between US 202 and DE 261 and between DE 3 and DE 491.[10] Two years later, the road was upgraded to a divided highway between DE 261 and DE 3.[11]

Major intersections

The entire route is in New Castle County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Montchanin0.000.00 DE 100 (Montchanin Road)Western terminus
Brandywine
3.185.12 US 202 (Concord Pike)
Ways Corner5.518.87
DE 261
(Foulk Road)
Hanbys Corner6.2510.06
DE 3 south (Marsh Road)
Northern terminus of DE 3
I-95 (Wilmington Expressway) – Chester, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Baltimore
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
8.8314.21 US 13 (Philadelphia Pike) – ClaymontEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b c Staff (2018). "Traffic Count and Mileage Report: Interstate, Delaware, and US Routes" (PDF). Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Delaware State Highway Department (1968). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Delaware Department of Transportation (2017). Official Travel & Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Google (February 5, 2011). "overview of Delaware Route 92" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  5. ^ National Highway System: Delaware (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  6. ^ Delaware State Highway Department (1920). Official Road Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  7. ^ Delaware State Highway Department (1924). Official Road Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  8. ^ Delaware State Highway Department (1931). Official Road Map of the State of Delaware (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (1997). Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  11. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (1999). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 24, 2015.

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