Delaware Route 12
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Delaware Route 12 is a state highway in Kent County
, Delaware
. It runs from Maryland Route 314
at the Maryland
border near Whiteleysburg, Maryland
east to an interchange with Delaware Route 1 near Frederica
. The route follows a mostly rural alignment, passing through the towns of Felton
and Frederica. What would become DE 12 was built as a state highway during the 1920s. DE 12 was designated between Felton and Frederica by 1936 and extended west to Maryland by 1938. The eastern terminus was moved to its current location in 1965 when U.S. Route 113
(now DE 1) was routed to bypass Frederica. The DE 1 intersection became an interchange in 2011.
, which it runs through on Main Street. At the eastern edge of Felton, DE 12 intersects U.S. Route 13
and continues east on Midstate Road. It conntiues east, intersecting Delaware Route 15
, and heads to the intersection with Andrews Lake Road, where the name changes to Johnnycake Landing Road. It then heads into Frederica, where it becomes Front Street. In the eastern part of town, it splits into the one-way pair
of David Street eastbound and Front Street westbound. It follows these streets to Frederica Road, where it then heads north on Frederica Road to its eastern terminus at an interchange with Delaware Route 1 just north of Frederica.
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{| class=wikitable
!Location
!Mile
!Road
!Notes
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|0.00
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|Maryland state line, western terminus
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|Felton
|9.84
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|12.24
|
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|Frederica
|16.19
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|Interchange, eastern terminus
|-
Kent County, Delaware
Kent County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is coextensive with the Dover, Delaware, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010 the population was 162,310, a 28.1% increase over the previous decade. The county seat is Dover, the state capital...
, Delaware
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
. It runs from Maryland Route 314
Maryland Route 314
Maryland Route 314 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from the beginning of state maintenance in Greensboro east to the Delaware state line at Whiteleysburg, where the highway continues east as Delaware Route 12 . What is now MD 314 was paved in Greensboro...
at the Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
border near Whiteleysburg, Maryland
Whiteleysburg, Maryland
Whiteleysburg is an unincorporated community in Caroline County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
east to an interchange with Delaware Route 1 near Frederica
Frederica, Delaware
Frederica is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 774 at the 2010 census...
. The route follows a mostly rural alignment, passing through the towns of Felton
Felton, Delaware
Felton is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,298 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Felton is located at ....
and Frederica. What would become DE 12 was built as a state highway during the 1920s. DE 12 was designated between Felton and Frederica by 1936 and extended west to Maryland by 1938. The eastern terminus was moved to its current location in 1965 when U.S. Route 113
U.S. Route 113
U.S. Route 113 is a spur of US 13 in the U.S. states of Maryland and Delaware. The U.S. Highway runs from US 13 in Pocomoke City, Maryland north to Delaware Route 1 in Milford, Delaware...
(now DE 1) was routed to bypass Frederica. The DE 1 intersection became an interchange in 2011.
Route description
Delaware Route 12 heads east from the Maryland border on Whiteleysburg Road. Shortly after leaving the state line, it makes a left turn onto Burnite Mill Road. DE 12 then continues east through farmland to the town of FeltonFelton, Delaware
Felton is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,298 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Felton is located at ....
, which it runs through on Main Street. At the eastern edge of Felton, DE 12 intersects U.S. Route 13
U.S. Route 13
U.S. Route 13 is a north–south U.S. highway established in 1926 that runs for from Interstate 95 just north of Fayetteville, North Carolina to the northeastern suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Morrisville. In all, it traverses five states in the Atlantic coastal plain region,...
and continues east on Midstate Road. It conntiues east, intersecting Delaware Route 15
Delaware Route 15
Delaware Route 15 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Delaware. The route runs from Delaware Route 14 west of Milford in Kent County to U.S. Route 301 and Delaware Routes 71 and 896 in Summit, New Castle County, just south of Summit Bridge. Delaware Route 15 winds a path through many rural...
, and heads to the intersection with Andrews Lake Road, where the name changes to Johnnycake Landing Road. It then heads into Frederica, where it becomes Front Street. In the eastern part of town, it splits into the one-way pair
One-way pair
A one-way pair, one-way couple, or just couplet is a pair of parallel, usually one-way streets that carry opposite directions of a signed route or major traffic flow, or sometimes opposite directions of a bus or streetcar route....
of David Street eastbound and Front Street westbound. It follows these streets to Frederica Road, where it then heads north on Frederica Road to its eastern terminus at an interchange with Delaware Route 1 just north of Frederica.
History
By 1920, what is now DE 12 existed as an unimproved county road. By 1924, the route was completed as a state highway between Hollandsville and Frederica and was proposed as a state highway between the Maryland border in Whiteleysburg and Hollandsville and within Frederica. The entire road between Whiteleysburg and Frederica was built as a state highway by 1925. When Delaware created its state highway system by 1936, DE 12 was assigned to run from US 13 in Felton to US 113 in Frederica. By 1938, DE 12 was extended west to the Maryland border in Whiteleysburg. In 1965, US 113 was moved to a bypass to the east of Frederica, and DE 12 was extended north on the former alignment of US 113 to end at that route a short distance north of Frederica. In November 2009, construction began for a grade-separated interchange between at DE 1; the interchange was completed in June 2011.Major intersections
The entire route is in Kent CountyKent County, Delaware
Kent County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is coextensive with the Dover, Delaware, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010 the population was 162,310, a 28.1% increase over the previous decade. The county seat is Dover, the state capital...
.
{| class=wikitable
!Location
!Mile
!Road
!Notes
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|0.00
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|Maryland state line, western terminus
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|Felton
Felton, Delaware
Felton is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,298 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Felton is located at ....
|9.84
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|-
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|12.24
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|
|-
|Frederica
Frederica, Delaware
Frederica is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 774 at the 2010 census...
|16.19
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|Interchange, eastern terminus
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