Delaware Route 4
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Delaware Route 4 is a state highway in New Castle County
, Delaware
. The route runs from Delaware Route 2 and Delaware Route 896 in Newark
east to Delaware Route 48
in downtown Wilmington
. What is now DE 4 was originally a county road that was paved in the 1930s. DE 4 was designated in the 1960s to run from the Maryland
border along Chestnut Hill Road near Newark east to DE 48 in Wilmington. Between 1971 and 1981, the route extended past DE 48 along Washington Street and Washington Street Extension to US 13 Business in Bellefonte
. In the 1980s, the western terminus of DE 4 was realigned from Chestnut Hill Road to the newly-built Christina Parkway, terminating at DE 2 and DE 896.
border as Delaware Route 2, on the undivided, two-lane Christina Parkway, concurrent with Routes 2 and 896. The road eventually widens to a four-lane, divided highway and intersects with South College Avenue, where Route 896 heads to the south and Routes 2 and 4 continue east on Chestnut Hill Road to the intersection with Delaware Route 72
(South Chapel Street).
At this intersection, DE 2 heads north on DE 72 and Route 4 continues east on Chestnut Hill Road into suburban Brookside
. It then reaches Ogletown
, where it features an interchange with Delaware Route 273 and the name changes to Ogletown Stanton Road. It then heads to the northeast and intersects Delaware Route 58
near the Christiana Hospital.
Delaware Route 4 then meets Delaware Route 7, where it turns north for a concurrency, crossing over the Amtrak
Northeast Corridor
and the White Clay Creek
and passing by the Delaware Park Racetrack. It then heads to Stanton
, where it splits into the one-way pair
of Mitch Road eastbound and Main Street westbound. At the beginning of the one-way pair, DE 7 heads to the north on Limestone Road.
Past Stanton, DE 4 continues east through suburban areas on the four-lane, divided West Newport Pike. It then reaches the town of Newport
where it splits into the one-way pair of Market Street eastbound and Justis Street westbound. In Newport, the route interchanges with Exit 4 of Delaware Route 141
, which passes over the town on a limited-access alignment. The route becomes two-way at the eastern edge of Newport, heading northeast on the four-lane undivided East Newport Pike.
DE 4 intersects Delaware Route 62
(Boxwood Road), where the road names changes to Maryland Avenue. It then intersects the southern terminus of Delaware Route 100
, which ends at DE 4 as the one-way pair of Race Street northbound and Dupont Road southbound. The road then continues into the city of Wilmington
on Maryland Avenue. It heads northeast to Downtown Wilmington, where the route passes under Interstate 95
and ends at Delaware Route 48
, which follows the one-way pair of Lancaster Avenue eastbound and Second Street westbound and provides access to I-95 at Exit 6.
border near Newark east to DE 48 in Wilmington, following Chestnut Hill Road from the state line before picking up its current alignment southeast of Newark. By 1971, the route was extended northeast to US 13 Business in Bellefonte
, forming a brief concurrency with DE 48 before continuing along Washington Street and Washington Street Extension. DE 4 was truncated back to DE 48 by 1981, with DE 3
being realigned to the easternmost part of Washington Street Extension by 1984. The Christina Parkway around the southern edge of Newark was completed by 1984. DE 4 was realigned to use the Christina Parkway by 1987, ending at DE 2 in the southwestern part of Newark. DE 896 was rerouted to use the Christiana Parkway by 1988 with DE 2 following by 1990.
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{| class=wikitable
!Location
!Mile
!Road
!Notes
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|rowspan=3|Newark
|0.00
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|Western terminus , west end of DE 2/DE 896 concurrency
|-
|1.65
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|East end of DE 896 concurrency
|-
|2.51
|
|East end of DE 2 concurrency
|-
|Ogletown
|
|
|Interchange
|-
|rowspan=2|Churchmans Crossing
|6.77
|
|
|-
|7.73
|
|West end of DE 7 concurrency
|-
|Stanton
|8.89
|
|East end of DE 7 concurrency
|-
|rowspan=2|Newport
|11.05
|
|Interchange
|-
|12.10
|
|
|-
|rowspan=3|Wilmington
|12.77
|
|
|-
|14.10
|
|Interchange
|-
|14.31
|
|Eastern terminus
New Castle County, Delaware
New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of 2010 its population was 538,479, an increase of 7.6% over the previous decade. The county seat is Wilmington. The center of population of Delaware is located in New Castle County, in the town of...
, 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...
. The route runs from Delaware Route 2 and Delaware Route 896 in Newark
Newark, Delaware
Newark is an American city in New Castle County, Delaware, west-southwest of Wilmington. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the city is 31,454. Newark is the home of the University of Delaware.- History :...
east to Delaware Route 48
Delaware Route 48
Delaware Route 48 connects the City of Wilmington, Delaware to an intersection with Delaware Route 41 about from the Pennsylvania state line in Hockessin, Delaware....
in downtown Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
. What is now DE 4 was originally a county road that was paved in the 1930s. DE 4 was designated in the 1960s to run from 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 along Chestnut Hill Road near Newark east to DE 48 in Wilmington. Between 1971 and 1981, the route extended past DE 48 along Washington Street and Washington Street Extension to US 13 Business in Bellefonte
Bellefonte, Delaware
Bellefonte is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the town is 1,193.-Geography:...
. In the 1980s, the western terminus of DE 4 was realigned from Chestnut Hill Road to the newly-built Christina Parkway, terminating at DE 2 and DE 896.
Route description
Delaware Route 4 heads east from Elkton Road, which heads northeast to Newark as Delaware Route 2 Business and Delaware Route 896 and southwest toward the MarylandMaryland
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 as Delaware Route 2, on the undivided, two-lane Christina Parkway, concurrent with Routes 2 and 896. The road eventually widens to a four-lane, divided highway and intersects with South College Avenue, where Route 896 heads to the south and Routes 2 and 4 continue east on Chestnut Hill Road to the intersection with Delaware Route 72
Delaware Route 72
Delaware Route 72 is a state highway located in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs from Delaware Route 9 near Delaware City to Delaware Route 7 in Pike Creek. Parts of DE 72 were built as a state highway during the 1940s. By the 1940s, the route was designated between DE 2 and DE 7 along...
(South Chapel Street).
At this intersection, DE 2 heads north on DE 72 and Route 4 continues east on Chestnut Hill Road into suburban Brookside
Brookside, Delaware
Brookside is a census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 14,806 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Brookside is located at ....
. It then reaches Ogletown
Ogletown, Delaware
Ogletown is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Ogletown is located at the junction of Delaware Route 4 and Delaware Route 273 east of Newark....
, where it features an interchange with Delaware Route 273 and the name changes to Ogletown Stanton Road. It then heads to the northeast and intersects Delaware Route 58
Delaware Route 58
Delaware Route 58 , also known as Churchmans Road, is a state highway in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs from Delaware Route 4 adjacent to the Christiana Hospital in Christiana to Delaware Route 273 near Hares Corner. Churchmans Road was originally a county road that was paved in the...
near the Christiana Hospital.
Delaware Route 4 then meets Delaware Route 7, where it turns north for a concurrency, crossing over the Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
Northeast Corridor
Northeast Corridor
The Northeast Corridor is a fully electrified railway line owned primarily by Amtrak serving the Northeast megalopolis of the United States from Boston in the north, via New York to Washington, D.C. in the south, with branches serving other cities...
and the White Clay Creek
White Clay Creek
White Clay Creek is an tributary of the Christina River in southern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware in the United States. It is renowned for its scenic character and is largely federally protected....
and passing by the Delaware Park Racetrack. It then heads to Stanton
Stanton, Delaware
Stanton is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States, near the confluence of the Red Clay and White Clay Creeks. It is located in the southern end of Mill Creek Hundred.-History:...
, where 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 Mitch Road eastbound and Main Street westbound. At the beginning of the one-way pair, DE 7 heads to the north on Limestone Road.
Past Stanton, DE 4 continues east through suburban areas on the four-lane, divided West Newport Pike. It then reaches the town of Newport
Newport, Delaware
Newport is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It is located on the Christina River. It is best known for being the home of colonial inventor Oliver Evans. The population was 1,055 at the 2010 census...
where it splits into the one-way pair of Market Street eastbound and Justis Street westbound. In Newport, the route interchanges with Exit 4 of Delaware Route 141
Delaware Route 141
Delaware Route 141 is a bypass around the western suburbs of Wilmington, Delaware. Its northern terminus is an interchange with U.S. Route 202 and Delaware Route 261 in Fairfax, and its southern terminus is at Delaware Route 9 and Delaware Route 273 in New Castle...
, which passes over the town on a limited-access alignment. The route becomes two-way at the eastern edge of Newport, heading northeast on the four-lane undivided East Newport Pike.
DE 4 intersects Delaware Route 62
Delaware Route 62
Delaware Route 62 is a state highway in New Castle County, Delaware. The route officially runs from Delaware Route 2 and Delaware Route 41 in Prices Corner east to a dead end near Newport; however, DE 62 signage ends at the Delaware Route 4 intersection. The road runs through suburban areas along...
(Boxwood Road), where the road names changes to Maryland Avenue. It then intersects the southern terminus of Delaware Route 100
Delaware Route 100
Delaware Route 100 is a state highway in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs from Delaware Route 4 near Elsmere to the Pennsylvania border near Montchanin, where it continues into Pennsylvania as Creek Road...
, which ends at DE 4 as the one-way pair of Race Street northbound and Dupont Road southbound. The road then continues into the city of Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
on Maryland Avenue. It heads northeast to Downtown Wilmington, where the route passes under Interstate 95
Interstate 95 in Delaware
In Delaware, Interstate 95 runs diagonally from the border with Maryland northeast to the border with Pennsylvania. Between the Maryland state line and exit 5, I-95 is also designated as the Delaware Turnpike and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway. Along with its auxiliaries, I-95 is the only...
and ends at Delaware Route 48
Delaware Route 48
Delaware Route 48 connects the City of Wilmington, Delaware to an intersection with Delaware Route 41 about from the Pennsylvania state line in Hockessin, Delaware....
, which follows the one-way pair of Lancaster Avenue eastbound and Second Street westbound and provides access to I-95 at Exit 6.
History
By 1920, what would become DE 4 existed as a county road. The road from Stanton to Wilmington was paved by 1924. The portion west of Stanton was paved by 1936. The present DE 4 designation first appeared in 1967, at which point it ran from the MarylandMaryland
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 Newark east to DE 48 in Wilmington, following Chestnut Hill Road from the state line before picking up its current alignment southeast of Newark. By 1971, the route was extended northeast to US 13 Business in Bellefonte
Bellefonte, Delaware
Bellefonte is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the town is 1,193.-Geography:...
, forming a brief concurrency with DE 48 before continuing along Washington Street and Washington Street Extension. DE 4 was truncated back to DE 48 by 1981, with DE 3
Delaware Route 3
Delaware Route 3 is a state highway in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs from an interchange at Interstate 495 in Edgemoor north to Delaware Route 92 in Brandywine Hundred. The route passes through the suburban areas of Brandywine Hundred, and it also passes by the community of Arden. DE...
being realigned to the easternmost part of Washington Street Extension by 1984. The Christina Parkway around the southern edge of Newark was completed by 1984. DE 4 was realigned to use the Christina Parkway by 1987, ending at DE 2 in the southwestern part of Newark. DE 896 was rerouted to use the Christiana Parkway by 1988 with DE 2 following by 1990.
Major intersections
The entire route is in New Castle CountyNew Castle County, Delaware
New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of 2010 its population was 538,479, an increase of 7.6% over the previous decade. The county seat is Wilmington. The center of population of Delaware is located in New Castle County, in the town of...
.
{| class=wikitable
!Location
!Mile
!Road
!Notes
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|rowspan=3|Newark
Newark, Delaware
Newark is an American city in New Castle County, Delaware, west-southwest of Wilmington. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the city is 31,454. Newark is the home of the University of Delaware.- History :...
|0.00
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|Western terminus , west end of DE 2/DE 896 concurrency
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|1.65
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|East end of DE 896 concurrency
|-
|2.51
|
|East end of DE 2 concurrency
|-
|Ogletown
Ogletown, Delaware
Ogletown is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Ogletown is located at the junction of Delaware Route 4 and Delaware Route 273 east of Newark....
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|
|Interchange
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|rowspan=2|Churchmans Crossing
|6.77
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|
|-
|7.73
|
|West end of DE 7 concurrency
|-
|Stanton
Stanton, Delaware
Stanton is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States, near the confluence of the Red Clay and White Clay Creeks. It is located in the southern end of Mill Creek Hundred.-History:...
|8.89
|
|East end of DE 7 concurrency
|-
|rowspan=2|Newport
Newport, Delaware
Newport is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It is located on the Christina River. It is best known for being the home of colonial inventor Oliver Evans. The population was 1,055 at the 2010 census...
|11.05
|
|Interchange
|-
|12.10
|
|
|-
|rowspan=3|Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
|12.77
|
|
|-
|14.10
|
|Interchange
|-
|14.31
|
|Eastern terminus