Route 491 (Pennsylvania–Delaware)

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South end DE 92 in Claymont, DE
Location
Country
New Castle
Highway system
←
PA 490
PA 491→ PA 492
← DE 404DE 491→ I-495

Pennsylvania Route 491 (PA 491) and Delaware Route 491 (DE 491) is a state highway starting in

PA 261 in the Booths Corner section of Bethel Township
. The western portion of PA 491 was first designated as part of Legislative Route 135 in 1911. In the 1920s, the Delaware portion of road was built as a state highway while PA 491 was created in 1928.

Route description

Pennsylvania

PA 491 westbound past PA 261 in Booths Corner

PA 491 begins at an intersection with

CSX's Philadelphia Subdivision railroad line at-grade. After crossing into Lower Chichester Township, the route passes under I-95 as it heads south into woodland to the Delaware border.[4][5]

Delaware

DE 491 approaching its terminus at DE 92 in Claymont

Upon crossing into Delaware, the road becomes DE 491, which carries the name Hickman Road. A short distance past the state line, the road passes an entrance to the former Tri-State Mall and the intersection with residential Woodfield Drive. The road continues south to the east of Naamans Creek between a business to the west and homes to the east prior to ending at DE 92 in Claymont at a right-in/right-out intersection with the westbound lanes of DE 92.[4]

History

What is now PA 491 west of Zebley Road was designated as part of Legislative Route 135 in 1911, a

Sproul Road Bill that ran from West Chester to the Delaware border in Bethel Township.[6] By 1920, the entire alignment of PA 491 and DE 491 existed as an unimproved county road.[7] By 1925, the Delaware portion of road was completed as a state highway.[8] PA 491 was designated onto its current alignment running from US 122/PA 29 (now US 202) east to the Delaware border in 1928.[3] When first designated, the Pennsylvania portion of the road was paved.[9] The route has remained on the same alignment since.[10]

Major intersections

StateCountyLocationmi[1][2]kmDestinationsNotes
PennsylvaniaDelawareConcord Township0.0000.000 US 202 (Wilmington-West Chester Pike) – Wilmington, West ChesterWestern terminus of PA 491
PA 261 (Foulk Road) – Chester Heights, Wilmington
Pennsylvania–Delaware state line5.661
0.36		9.110
0.58		Eastern terminus of PA 491; northern terminus of DE 491
DelawareNew CastleClaymont0.000.00
 DE 92 west (Naamans Road)		Southern terminus of DE 491; no access to or from eastbound DE 92
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2015). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2015 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Staff (2018). "Traffic Count and Mileage Report: New Castle County" (PDF). Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Pennsylvania Highway Map (Philadelphia Metro) (Map). Gulf Oil. 1928. Retrieved November 8, 2007.
  4. ^ a b Google (November 26, 2010). "overview of Pennsylvania Route 491 and Delaware Route 491" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
  5. ^ Delaware County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2010. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
  6. Pennsylvania Department of Highways
    . 1911. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
  7. ^ Delaware State Highway Department (1920). Official Road Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  8. ^ Delaware State Highway Department (1925). Official Road Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  9. ^ Tourist Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1930. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
  10. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (2017). Official Travel & Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 18, 2019.

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