U.S. Route 202 in Delaware
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by DelDOT | ||||
Length | 12.65 mi[1] (20.36 km) | |||
Existed | 1934[2][3]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | US 13 / US 40 / DE 141 in Wilmington Manor | |||
North end | US 202 at Pennsylvania border near Brandywine | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Delaware | |||
Counties | New Castle | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 202 (US 202) is a
The Concord Pike was originally chartered as the Wilmington and Great Valley Turnpike in 1811, a
Route description
Here, US 202 splits from DE 141 and heads to the east along I-95, an eight-lane freeway with a wide median. I-295 splits off to the east before the freeway curves northeast and has an interchange with the southern terminus of
At this point, the four-lane freeway continues northeast, with
US 202 in Delaware has an annual average daily traffic count ranging from a high of 118,720 vehicles at the south end of Wilmington along the I-95 concurrency to a low of 30,643 vehicles at the intersection with Augustine Cut-Off between I-95 and DE 141/DE 261.[1] The entire length of US 202 in Delaware is part of the National Highway System.[6]
History
Location | Wilmington–Brandywine Hundred |
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Length | 6.15 mi[1] (9.90 km) |
Existed | 1926[7]–1934[2][3] |
The Wilmington and Great Valley Turnpike Company was chartered on January 23, 1811 to build a
In 1934, US 122 was redesignated US 202. Also at this time, US 202 was realigned in Wilmington to head southwest from Concord Avenue onto Baynard Boulevard, splitting into a one-way pair following Washington Street southbound and West Street northbound as it passed through downtown Wilmington. In this area, US 202 turned east onto Front Street to an intersection with US 13. From here, US 202 headed south concurrent with US 13 to an intersection with US 13 and US 40 in State Road.[2][3] On July 1, 1935, the portion of the route between Talleyville and the Pennsylvania state line was taken over by the state.[3][15] In 1941, the portion of US 202 along Baynard Boulevard and from Talleyville to the Pennsylvania state line was reconstructed.[16]
In 1953, the portion of US 202 along the Concord Pike between the Wilmington border and Murphy Road was widened into a four-lane divided highway.[17] In September 1953, construction began to widen the portion of US 202 between Murphy Road and Talleyville into a four-lane divided highway. This widening was completed in October 1954.[18] In 1955, recommendations were made to widen US 202 between Talleyville and the Pennsylvania state line.[19] The divided highway was extended north from Talleyville to the Pennsylvania state line in 1957.[20][21]
By 1954, US 202 was moved onto a new one-way pair through downtown Wilmington, with the southbound direction splitting from Concord Avenue to follow Baynard Boulevard to Washington Street and the northbound direction following US 13 on one-way Walnut Street and two-way Market Street before heading north onto Concord Avenue.[22] In 1964, the southern terminus of US 202 was cut back from State Road to an interchange with I-295/US 40 in Farnhurst; this interchange also served as the northern terminus of US 301, which was extended along US 13/US 40 from its previous terminus at State Road to Farnhurst.[2][23][24] By 1966, the portion of I-95 that currently carries US 202 was completed between DE 141 and downtown Wilmington.[25] I-95 was completed between downtown Wilmington and the Concord Pike in 1969.[26]
In 1970, the southern terminus of US 202 was truncated to the interchange with I-95 north of Wilmington.[27][28] By 1981, DE 202 was designated along Concord Avenue between US 13 Bus. and I-95, extending south from the southern terminus of US 202.[29] US 202 was extended south to its current terminus at US 13/US 40 near the Wilmington Airport in 1984, following I-95 through Wilmington before heading south along DE 141.[30][31]
In 1992, plans were made to build an interchange with DE 141 and DE 261 north of I-95; however, plans for the proposed interchange were placed on hold two years later. In 2000, the portion of US 202 between I-95 and DE 141 (Powder Mill Road) was improved, with the alignment shifted to eliminate a few curves, the intersections at DE 261 and DE 141 improved, and a southbound transit lane added.[32] In the 2000s, the Blue Ball Construction Project built an interchange at DE 261 that also relocated the northern terminus of DE 141 from the Powder Mill Road intersection further north.[33] This interchange was constructed as part of the Blue Ball Properties project, a project undertaken to improve roads in this area as part of AstraZeneca locating their North American headquarters to the area.[34] The project took place between 2002 and 2007 and cost $123 million.[33]
In December 2011, a project began to improve the interchange between I-95 and US 202/DE 202 in order to reduce congestion. The project widened the ramp between northbound I-95 and northbound US 202 to two lanes, the ramp between southbound US 202 and southbound I-95 was extended to modern standards, and the ramp between southbound I-95 and southbound DE 202 was relocated from a cloverleaf loop to a directional ramp that intersects DE 202 at a signalized intersection. In addition, the interchange ramps were repaved and bridges were rehabilitated. The project was finished in July 2015, months behind schedule due to the closure of I-495 in 2014. On August 7, 2015, a dedication ceremony to mark the completion of the project was held, with Governor Jack Markell, Senator Tom Carper, and DelDOT secretary Jennifer Cohan in attendance. The project, which cost over $33 million, was 80-percent funded by the federal government.[35]
On September 25, 2017, the section of US 202 along Concord Pike between I-95 and the Pennsylvania state line was dedicated as the Gold Star Highway in honor of families of military members who died in service, with Governor John Carney and DelDOT secretary Cohan in attendance at a dedication ceremony.[36]
Major intersections
The entire route is in New Castle County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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Wilmington Manor | 0.00 | 0.00 | DE 141 south (Basin Road) – New Castle | Continuation beyond US 13/US 40; south end of DE 141 overlap | |
1A | US 13 north / US 40 east – Wilmington, Delaware Memorial Bridge | Interchange; southern terminus | |||
1B | US 13 south / US 40 west – Dover, Elkton, Baltimore | Interchange; no northbound exit | |||
1.02 | 1.64 | DE 37 south (Commons Boulevard) | Northern terminus of DE 37 | ||
South end of freeway section | |||||
I-295 north – Delaware Memorial Bridge, New Jersey | Southern terminus of I-295; southbound exit | ||||
1.51 | 2.43 | 3A 5B | North end of DE 141 overlap; South end of I-95 overlap | ||
3.60 | 5.79 | 5D | Port of Wilmington, Philadelphia | Southern terminus of I-495; northbound exit and southbound entrance; exit number not signed | |
4.29 | 6.90 | 5C | I-295 north – New Castle, Delaware Memorial Bridge | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
Wilmington Riverfront | |||||
6.40 | 10.30 | DE 9 (Fourth Street) / Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (DE 48) | Southbound exit and entrance; to DE 4; access to Wilmington station | ||
6.63 | 10.67 | 7 | DE 52 (Delaware Avenue) | Split into exits 7A (south) and 7B (north) southbound; access to Downtown Wilmington and Brandywine Valley Attractions | |
7.87 | 12.67 | 8 | North end of I-95 overlap; northern terminus of DE 202 | ||
North end of freeway section | |||||
DE 261 north (Foulk Road) / Augustine Cut-off | Interchange; northern terminus of DE 141; southern terminus of DE 261 | ||||
Brandywine | 11.87 | 19.10 | DE 92 (Beaver Valley Road / Naamans Road) – Claymont, Philadelphia | ||
12.65 | 20.36 | US 202 north (Wilmington-West Chester Pike) – West Chester | Pennsylvania state line | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- U.S. Roads portal
References
- ^ a b c d Staff (2018). "Traffic Count and Mileage Report: Interstate, Delaware, and US Routes" (PDF). Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "U.S. 202 - Maine to Delaware - General Highway History - Highway History - Federal Highway Administration". www.fhwa.dot.gov. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b c d Delaware Department of Transportation (2017). Official Travel & Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Google (January 6, 2012). "overview of U.S. Route 202 in Delaware" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
- ^ National Highway System: Delaware (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
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- ^ Scharf, John Thomas (1888). History of Delaware : 1609-1888, Volume 1. Philadelphia: L.J. Richards & Co. p. 418. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
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- ^ 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 (1925). 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.
- ^ "Annual Report of the State Highway Department of the State of Delaware" (PDF) (1935 ed.). Dover, DE: Delaware State Highway Department. January 7, 1936: 7. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
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- ^ Delaware State Highway Department (1964). Official Highway Map of Delaware (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ U.S. Route Numbering Committee (June 3, 1964). "U.S. Route Numbering Committee Agenda Showing Action Taken by the AASHO Executive Committee at Their Meeting" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway Officials. p. 281. Retrieved October 27, 2020 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ Delaware State Highway Department (1966). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ Delaware State Highway Department (1969). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee (November 7, 1970). "U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee Agenda Showing Action Taken by the Executive Committee" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway Officials. p. 397. Retrieved October 15, 2014 – via Wikimedia Commons.
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- ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (1981). Delaware Official State Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (December 7, 1984). "Route Numbering Committee Agenda" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 546. Retrieved October 15, 2014 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (1985). Official State Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ "Blue Ball Properties Transportation Improvements Project - Project History" (PDF). Delaware Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2010. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ^ a b "Blue Ball Properties Project Honored At American Society of Civil Engineers - Delaware Section's Dinner". Delaware Department of Transportation. May 9, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ^ "Blue Ball Properties - Project Elements". Delaware Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
- ^ "I-95 and U.S. Route 202 Interchange Project Completion Ceremony" (Press release). Delaware Department of Transportation. August 7, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. 202 Rededicated as the Gold Star Highway in Honor of Families of Soldiers" (Press release). Delaware Department of Transportation. September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
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