List of Delaware Byways
Delaware Byways | |
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System information | |
Formed | 2000[1] |
Highway names | |
Interstates | Interstate X (I-X) |
US Highways | U.S. Route X (US X) |
State | Delaware Route X (DE X) |
Maintenance road numbers: | Road X |
System links | |
The Delaware Byways (formerly Delaware Scenic and Historic Highways) system consists of roads in the U.S. state of Delaware that travel through areas of scenic and historic interest. The intent of this system is to promote tourism and raise awareness of the communities along these routes.
History
The Delaware Scenic and Historic Highways program was created in 2000 by Senate Bill 320, which authorized the Delaware Department of Transportation to create a system of statewide scenic byways.[1] In 2007, the United States Department of Transportation awarded a $174,600 grant to preserve the Route 9 and Brandywine Valley byways.[2] The Delaware Scenic and Historic Highways program was renamed to the Delaware Byways program in 2010.[3]
Byways
Brandywine Valley National Scenic Byway
Location | Wilmington–Centerville Wilmington–Montchanin |
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Length | 12.25 mi[4] (19.71 km) |
The Brandywine Valley National Scenic Byway is located in
The byway passes by several tourist destinations, including
The Brandywine Valley Byway was designated a Delaware Scenic and Historic Highway on June 25, 2002 and a National Scenic Byway on September 22, 2005.[7]
Delaware Bayshore Byway
Location | Lewes–New Castle |
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Length | 157 mi[8] (253 km) |
The Delaware Bayshore Byway (formerly Route 9 Coastal Heritage Byway) runs along the
The
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway
Location | Sandtown–Centerville |
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Length | 95 mi[13] (153 km) |
The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway runs from the
The byway was nominated in 2009 by the Underground Railroad Coalition of Delaware and the National Park Service's National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.[14] The byway was designated by 2010.[15] In 2011, focus group meetings were held for the byway's corridor management plan, which was completed in 2012.[16]
Historic Lewes Byway, Gateway to the Bayshore
Location | Lewes |
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Length | 12.35 mi[17] (19.88 km) |
The Historic Lewes Byway, Gateway to the Bayshore (formerly Lewes, Gateway to the Nation Byway and Lewes Byway) runs through
The Lewes Byway was approved as a Delaware Scenic and Historic Highway by DelDOT in 2008.[18]
Nanticoke Heritage Byway
Location | Seaford–Laurel |
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Length | 35 mi[19] (56 km) |
The Nanticoke Heritage Byway (formerly Western Sussex Byway) runs along several roads in western Sussex County, beginning at US 13 north of Seaford and passing through Seaford, Bethel, and Laurel before ending at Trap Pond State Park. The byway passes many natural and historical sites including the Maston House; the Hearn and Rawlins Mill; the Ross Mansion and Plantation, Downtown Seaford, Seaford Museum, Seaford Railroad Station, DuPont Nylon Plant, Nanticoke River, and Chapel Branch Nature Trail in Seaford; the Woodland Ferry across the Nanticoke River southwest of Seaford; the Broad Creek in Bethel; the Cook House in Laurel; and Old Christ Church east of Laurel.[19]
The Western Sussex Byway was nominated to be a Delaware Scenic and Historic Highway in 2009.[20] The designation was approved by DelDOT in 2010.[21]
Red Clay Scenic Byway
Location | Red Clay Creek valley |
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Length | 27 mi[22] (43 km) |
The Red Clay Scenic Byway (formerly Red Clay Valley Byway) consists of 28 roads in the Red Clay Creek valley between DE 48 and DE 52. The byway provides access to many sites including the Garrett Snuff Mill in Yorklyn, the Wilmington and Western Railroad between Greenbank and Hockessin, the Ashland Nature Center, the Mt. Cuba Center, Auburn Valley State Park, and the Ashland and Wooddale covered bridges.[22]
The Red Clay Valley Byway was nominated to be a scenic byway by the Delaware Nature Society and its partners in July 2004; it was designated a Delaware Scenic and Historic Highway on April 5, 2005.[23]
See also
- U.S. Roads portal
References
- ^ a b "About Delaware Byways". Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ "Grant provided for scenic byway improvements". Dover Post. December 12, 2007.
- ^ "Suggest a Byway". Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "Brandywine Valley National Scenic Byway". Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ National Scenic Byways Program. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- ^ National Scenic Byways Program. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- National Scenic Byways Program. Archived from the originalon June 6, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
- ^ a b "Delaware Bayshore Byway". Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ a b "2021 Summary of Designated Byways" (PDF). National Scenic Byways Program. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ "Delaware's Bayshore Byway Corridor Management Plan" (PDF). Delaware Greenways, Inc. November 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (2017). Official Travel & Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation.
- ^ "The Delaware Bayshore Byway National Scenic Byway Designation Sign Unveiling" (Press release). Delaware Department of Transportation. April 22, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ a b "Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway". Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ Ames, David L. "Delaware Scenic and Historic Highway Nomination Application — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway" (PDF). University of Delaware Center for Historic Architecture and Design. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ "State's Scenic Byways Program Gets A Facelift". Delaware Department of Transportation. October 25, 2010. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ "Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway Corridor Management Plan" (PDF). TranSystems. May 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ a b "Historic Lewes Byway, Gateway to the Bayshore". Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "About the Byway". Delaware Greenways. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ a b "Nanticoke Heritage Byway". Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ Ames, David L. (July 23, 2009). "Delaware Scenic and Historic Highway Nomination Application — Western Sussex Scenic and Historic Highway" (PDF). University of Delaware Center for Historic Architecture and Design. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ "Western Sussex historic byway wins official designation from DelDOT". Sussex County, Delaware. March 23, 2010. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ a b "Red Clay Scenic Byway". Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "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.