The following is a list of numbered routes in Delaware, consisting of Interstate Highways, U.S. Routes, and state routes. The Delaware Department of Transportation is responsible for maintaining numbered roads in Delaware. State routes in Delaware use the circular highway shield. Delaware's numbering system mirrors that of U.S. Highways in that odd numbered highways travel north-south and even numbered routes go east-west. The numbers increase in value as one goes south and west respectively. There are some exceptions, however, mainly with routes from other states keeping their number as they enter Delaware, hence breaking the pattern.

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History

The first numbered routes in Delaware came in 1925 with the designation of the U.S. Highway System, in which US 13, US 40, and US 113 were legislated to run through the state.[1] In 1930 and again in 1932, the Delaware State Highway Department recommended giving numbers to state roads to supplement the existing U.S. Highway System.[2][3] By 1936, Delaware began assigning numbers to state routes.[4] In 1956, the Interstate Highway System was created, with under 40 miles of Interstate highway legislated in New Castle County.[5]

Interstate Highways

More information Number, Length (mi) ...
Number Length (mi)[6] Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
I-95 23.4337.71 I-95 at Maryland border near NewarkI-95 at Pennsylvania border near Claymont 01956-01-011956[7]current
I-295 5.719.19 I-95 / I-495 / US 202 at NewportI-295 / US 40 at New Jersey border near Wilmington Manor 01959-01-011959[8]current
I-495 11.4718.46 I-95 / I-295 / US 202 at NewportI-95 / DE 92 at Claymont 01962-01-011962[9]current I-95 was routed along I-495 from 1979-1980 during a major reconstruction.
I-895 10.7817.35 I-95 at NewportI-95 at Claymont 01979-01-011979[10]01980-01-011980[11] Temporary designation for I-95 through Wilmington during a major reconstruction
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U.S. Highways

Mainline routes

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Number Length (mi)[6] Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
US 9 31.0449.95 US 13 at LaurelCape May–Lewes Ferry at Lewes 01974-01-011974[12][13]current Replaced DE 28 between Laurel and Georgetown and DE 18 between Georgetown and Five Points
US 13 103.33166.29 US 13 at Maryland border at DelmarUS 13 at Pennsylvania border near Claymont 01926-01-011926[14]current
US 40 17.1827.65 US 40 at Maryland border near GlasgowI-295 / US 40 at New Jersey border near Wilmington Manor 01926-01-011926[14]current
US 113 37.2659.96 US 113 at Maryland border at SelbyvilleDE 1 near Milford 01926-01-011926[14]current Route truncated from Dover to Milford in 2004
US 122 6.159.90 US 13 at WilmingtonUS 122 at Pennsylvania border near Brandywine 01926-01-011926[14]01934-01-011934[4][15] Replaced by US 202
US 202 12.6520.36 US 13 / US 40 / DE 141 near New Castle AirportUS 202 at Pennsylvania border near Brandywine 01934-01-011934[4][15]current Replaced US 122
US 301 11.2918.17 US 301 at Maryland border near Warwick, MDDE 1 at Biddles Corner 01959-01-011959[8]current Four-lane freeway that is tolled.
US 301N 11.218.0 US 301 / DE 71 / DE 896 at Summit BridgeUS 13 / US 40 / US 301 at State Road 01959-01-011959[8]01983-01-011983[16]
US 301S 10.6917.20 US 301 / DE 71 / DE 896 at Summit BridgeUS 13 / US 40 / US 301 at State Road 01959-01-011959[8]01983-01-011983[16]
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Special routes

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Number Length (mi)[6] Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes

US 9 Bus.
3.365.41 US 9 / DE 1 / DE 404 at NassauUS 9 at Lewes 01974-01-011974[13]current Replaced DE 18

US 9 Truck
6.19.8 US 9 / US 113 / DE 404 Truck at GeorgetownUS 9 / DE 404 near Georgetown 01983-01-011983[17][18]current

US 13 Alt.
16.6726.83 MD 455 at DelmarUS 13 near Seaford 01954-01-011954[19]01957-01-011957[20] Former alignment of US 13

US 13 Alt.
2.463.96 US 13 / DE 404 at BridgevilleUS 13 at Bridgeville 01957-01-011957[20]01970-01-011970[21] Former alignment of US 13. Replaced by US 13 Bus.

US 13 Alt.
5.699.16 US 13 / DE 15 near CanterburyUS 13 at Camden 01954-01-011954[19]current Former alignment of US 13

US 13 Alt.
3.866.21 US 13 at Rodney VillageUS 13 at Dover 01959-01-011959[8]current Former alignment of US 13

US 13 Alt.
8.7014.00 US 13 / US 202 at WilmingtonUS 13 at Claymont 01939-01-011939[22]01970-01-011970[21] Replaced by US 13

US 13 Bus.
2.463.96 US 13 / DE 404 / DE 404 Bus. at BridgevilleUS 13 / DE 404 at Bridgeville 01970-01-011970[21]current Former alignment of US 13 and US 13 Alt.

US 13 Bus.
8.1913.18 I-495 / US 13 at WilmingtonUS 13 at Claymont 01970-01-011970[21]current Former alignment of US 13.

US 13 Byp.
8.1913.18 US 13 near ClaymontUS 13 Byp. at Pennsylvania border near Claymont 01950-01-01c.1950[23]01970-01-01c.1970[24]

US 113 Alt.
9.1014.65 US 113 / DE 1 at Little HeavenUS 13 / US 113 at Dover 01936-01-011936[4]02004-01-012004[25] Former alignment of US 113 south of Dover

US 301 Truck
9.1014.65 US 301 / DE 71 / DE 896 at Mount PleasantUS 13 / US 40 / US 301 at State Road 02001-01-012001
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State routes

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Number Length (mi)[6] Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
DE 1 102.63165.17 MD 528 at Fenwick IslandI-95 / DE 7 at Christiana 01974-01-011974[26]current Longest state route, extended past Milford in 1991, previously used alignment of US-13 between gaps in expressway north of Dover between 1991 and 2003
DE 1A 2.013.23 DE 1 at Dewey BeachDE 1 at Rehoboth Beach 01974-01-011974[26]current Former DE 14A
DE 1B 0.751.21 DE 1 at Rehoboth BeachDE 1A at Rehoboth Beach 01974-01-011974[26]current
DE 1D 3.926.31 DE 1 / DE 24 at MidwayDE 23 at Nassau 01996-01-011996[27]current

DE 1 Bus.
3.906.28 DE 1 near MilfordUS 113 / DE 1 near Milford 01977-01-011977[28]current
DE 2 10.8117.40 DE 72 / DE 273 near NewarkDE 52 at Wilmington 01936-01-011936[4]current Until 2013, continued west along DE-72, DE-4, and DE-279 to the Maryland line

DE 2 Bus.
2.914.68 DE 2 / DE 4 / DE 896 at NewarkDE 2 / DE 72 / DE 273 at Newark 01990-01-011990[29]02013-01-012013[30]
DE 3 6.159.90 I-495 at EdgemoorDE 92 at Hanbys Corner 01968-01-011968[31]current
DE 4 14.0822.66 DE 279 / DE 896 at NewarkDE 48 at Wilmington 01967-01-011967[32]current
DE 4 8.0813.00 MD 299 near Warwick, MDUS 13 at Odessa 01938-01-011938[33]01957-01-011957[19][20] Replaced by DE 299
DE 5 19.4931.37 River Road at Oak OrchardDE 1 near Milton 01938-01-011938[33]current

DE 5 Alt.
3.86.1 DE 5 near MiltonDE 5 / DE 16 near Milton 01998-01-011998[34]current
DE 6 17.3827.97 MD 291 near BlackistonDelaware Avenue at Woodland Beach 01936-01-011936[4]current
DE 7 16.8727.15 US 13 / DE 72 in Wrangle HillSR 3013 at Pennsylvania state line near Hockessin 01936-01-011936[4]current
DE 8 17.1527.60 MD 454 at MarydelDE 9 near Little Creek 01936-01-011936[4]current
DE 9 57.8393.07 DE 1 near Dover Air Force BaseDE 2 at Wilmington 01936-01-011936[4]current
DE 9A 2.03.2 DE 9 at WilmingtonUS 13 / DE 9 at Wilmington 01971-01-011971[35]current Official length is 0.78 miles (1.26 km) between DE 9 and Christiana Avenue

DE 9 Truck
5.79.2 DE 9 near Tybouts CornerDE 9 / DE 141 / DE 273 at New Castle
DE 10 16.1225.94 MD 287 at SandtownDE 1 at Dover Air Force Base 01936-01-011936[4]current

DE 10 Alt.
9.2314.85 DE 10 at Willow GroveDE 10 at Highland Acres 01988-01-011988[36]current
DE 11 6.9311.15 MD 302 near Templeville, MDDE 300 near Kenton 01936-01-011936[4]current
DE 12 16.3526.31 MD 314 in WhiteleysburgDE 1 near Frederica 01936-01-011936[4]current
DE 14 19.4731.33 MD 317 near Burrsville, MDDE 1 near Milford 01936-01-011936[4]current Route truncated from Fenwick Island to Milford in 1977 and replaced with DE 1
DE 14A 2.013.23 DE 14 at Dewey BeachDE 14 at Rehoboth Beach 01966-01-011966[37]01977-01-011977[28] Renumbered DE 1A

DE 14 Truck
3.96.3 DE 14 at HarringtonUS 13 / DE 14 at Harrington 02008-01-012008[38][39]current
DE 15 57.0591.81 DE 14 near MilfordDE 71 / DE 896 at Summit Bridge 01984-01-011984[17]current
DE 16 30.3148.78 MD 16 near HickmanRoad end at Broadkill Beach 01936-01-011936[4]current
DE 17 8.3013.36 DE 54 at SelbyvilleDE 26 near Millville 01938-01-011938[33]current
DE 18 19.3531.14 MD 318 near Federalsburg, MDUS 9 / DE 404 at Georgetown 01936-01-011936[4]current Route truncated from Lewes to Georgetown in 1974 and replaced with US 9 and US 9 Bus.
DE 20 40.2964.84 MD 392 at RelianceDE 54 near Fenwick Island 01936-01-011936[4]current
DE 22 21.3934.42 Long NeckDE 14 near Milton 01936-01-011936[40]01938-01-011938[33] Replaced by DE 5 between DE 24 and DE 14
DE 23 15.6325.15 Road end at Long NeckUS 9 / DE 404 at Nassau 01994-01-011994[41]current
DE 24 40.4265.05 MD 348 near Sharptown, MDDE 1 at Midway 01936-01-011936[4]current

DE 24 Alt.
17.828.6 US 113 at StockleyDE 24 at Midway 02006-01-012006[42]current
DE 26 22.9636.95 DE / MD 54 / MD 353 near GumboroRoad end at Bethany Beach 01936-01-011936[4]current
DE 28 12.7920.58 US 13 at LaurelDE 18 at Georgetown 01936-01-011936[4]01974-01-011974[12][13] Replaced by US 9
DE 30 22.6336.42 DE 24 at MillsboroDE 1 Bus. at Milford 01938-01-011938[33]current
DE 30 11.618.7 DE 20 in SeafordDE 404 near Bridgeville 01936-01-011936[40]01938-01-011938[33]

DE 30 Alt.
0.741.19 DE 30 at Cedar CreekDE 1 at Cedar Creek 01999-01-011999[43]02017-01-012017[44]
DE 32 38.5962.10 MD 467 near DelmarDE 14 at Fenwick Island 01968-01-011968[31]01969-01-011969[45] Replaced by DE 54
DE 34 3.305.31 Duncan Road near Prices CornerDE 100 near Elsmere 01974-01-011974[46]02019-01-012019[46]
DE 36 23.2837.47 DE 404 at Scotts CornerBay Avenue in Slaughter Beach 01938-01-011938[33]current
DE 37 3.115.01 DE 273 near ChristianaUS 202 / DE 141 near New Castle Airport 01985-01-011985[47]current
DE 41 6.199.96 DE 2 / DE 62 at Prices CornerPA 41 near Hockessin 01936-01-011936[4]current Originally continued to New Castle along DE-62 and DE-141. Cut back to end at DE-141 at DE-2 and in 2015 again to present end.
DE 42 12.7420.50 DE 6 at BlackistonDE 9 at Leipsic 01936-01-011936[4]current
DE 44 6.6510.70 DE 300 at Everetts CornerDE 8 at Pearsons Corner 01936-01-011936[4]current
DE 48 7.0911.41 DE 41 at HockessinUS 13 Bus. at Wilmington 01936-01-011936[4]current Once continued to ferry docks near Port of Wilmington and connected with NJ-48 via a ferry to Penns Grove
DE 52 7.8712.67 US 13 Bus. at WilmingtonPA 52 near Centerville 01936-01-011936[4]current
DE 54 38.5962.10 MD 54 near DelmarDE 1 at Fenwick Island 01969-01-011969[45]current Portion of route runs concurrent with MD 54 on Maryland state line

DE 54 Alt.
8.613.8 DE 54 at BuntingDE 26 at Bethany Beach 02006-01-012006[42]current
DE 58 3.866.21 DE 4 at ChristianaDE 273 near Hares Corner 01985-01-011985[47]current
DE 62 3.024.86 DE 2 / DE 41 at Prices CornerDead end at Newport 01981-01-011981[48]current
DE 71 21.9935.39 US 13 near TownsendUS 13 / DE 1 at Tybouts Corner 01938-01-011938[33]current End point once followed path of US-301 to meet former MD-71
DE 72 17.4228.03 DE 9 near Delaware CityDE 7 at Pike Creek 01942-01-011942[49]current
DE 82 5.498.84 DE 52 near GreenvillePA 82 near Yorklyn 01952-01-011952[50]current
DE 92 8.8314.21 DE 100 near MontchaninUS 13 at Claymont 01968-01-011968[31]current
DE 100 8.9914.47 DE 4 near ElsmereSR 3100 near Montchanin 01938-01-011938[33]current Continued as PA-100 until 2003
DE 141 11.6018.67 DE 9 / DE 273 at New CastleUS 202 / DE 261 near Fairfax 01952-01-011952[50]current
DE 202 1.011.63 US 13 Bus. at WilmingtonI-95 / US 202 at Wilmington 01981-01-011981[48]current Old alignment of US-202
DE 261 4.377.03 US 202 / DE 141 near FairfaxPA 261 near Ways Corner 01938-01-011938[33]current
DE 273 12.6620.37 MD 273 at NewarkDE 9 / DE 141 at New Castle 01936-01-011936[4]current
DE 279 1.051.69 MD 279 at NewarkDE 4 / DE 896 at Newark 02013-01-012013[30]current Former DE 2
DE 286 1.732.78 MD 286 near Chesapeake City, MDDE 15 near Summit Bridge 01994-01-011994[41]current
DE 299 9.7715.72 MD 282 near Warwick, MDDE 9 at Mathews Corners 01957-01-011957[19][20]current Former DE 4, originally connected to MD-299 at Warwick
DE 300 11.8319.04 MD 300 near Everetts CornerUS 13 / DE 6 at Smyrna 01936-01-011936[4]current
DE 404 35.2256.68 MD 404 near Adams CrossroadsUS 9 / DE 1 / US 9 Bus. at Nassau 01936-01-011936[4]current

DE 404 Alt.
4.657.48 DE 404 near BridgevilleUS 13 / DE 404 near Bridgeville 01990-01-011990[29]01999-01-011999[43] Replaced by DE 404

DE 404 Bus.
3.455.55 DE 404 near BridgevilleUS 13 / DE 404 near Bridgeville 01999-01-011999[43]current Former DE 404

DE 404 Truck
7.211.6 US 113 / DE 18 / DE 404 at GeorgetownUS 9 / DE 404 at Georgetown
DE 491 0.360.58 DE 92 near ClaymontPA 491 near Claymont Shortest state route, only two signs posted along DE-92
DE 896 21.1334.01 US 13 at Boyds CornerMD 896 near Newark 01938-01-011938[33]current Once continued south on DE-71 to US-13 near Blackbird

DE 896 Alt.
11.017.7 US 13 / DE 896 at Boyds CornerUS 40 / US 301 / DE 896 at Glasgow 02012-01-012012 Detour around Summit Bridge during construction, some signs still posted as of April 2016

DE 896 Bus.
1.782.86 DE 896 near GlasgowDE 896 near Glasgow 01996-01-011996[27]current Northbound does not reconnect to DE-896, must use US-40 east
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