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The DuPont Highway is a north–south road running the length of the U.S. state of Delaware from Selbyville to Wilmington. The highway, which was finished in 1923, became part of the U.S. Highway System in 1926 and was composed of: U.S. Route 113 between Selbyville and Dover (the portion between Milford and Dover is now Delaware Route 1)
By 1920, what would become the Delaware portion of US 40 was a county road, with the portion along US 13 under contract to become a state highway. [6] The section of US 40 along the Dupont Highway was completed by 1923. [7] The Pulaski Highway portion of the road was built as a state highway by 1924. [8]
Delaware is divided into three counties and contains 57 incorporated places consisting of cities, towns, and villages. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Of these, there are 10 cities, 3 villages, and 44 towns. As of 2020, the largest municipality by population in Delaware is Wilmington with 70,898 residents, while the largest by area is Dover which spans 23.668 sq ...
DE 7 north (South Dupont Highway) DE 72 south (Wrangle Hill Road) to DE 9 – Delaware City: South end of DE 72 concurrency; southern terminus of DE 7: 81.87: 131.76: DE 1 south – Dover, Beaches DE 72 north (Wrangle Hill Road) – Newark: DE 1 exit 152; north end of DE 72 concurrency; south end of DE 1 concurrency: Tybouts Corner: 84.06: 135.28
Map of the history of the DuPont family and company along Delaware Route 141. Along Delaware Route 141 there are a number of historic sites that trace the history of both the Du Pont family and the DuPont company. At the southwest end is DuPont’s Chestnut Run Plaza and at the northeastern end is the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children.
The DuPont Highway would end up being built as a two-lane concrete road on a 60-foot (18 m) alignment with a 32-foot (9.8 m) wide roadway. [36] The Delaware State Highway Department (DSHD) was created on April 2, 1917 to construct and maintain a system of state highways across Delaware. As a result, the state took over construction of the ...
In particular, by 1929 the Selbyville–Milford portion of the DuPont Highway was the only through highway in Delaware with a width of less than 16 feet (4.9 m). [76] The highway's importance was further implied when the Pocomoke City to Dover highway became part of the United States Numbered Highway System. The Pocomoke City–Dover route was ...
The Dover Mall is located along U.S. Route 13 (North Dupont Highway) in the northern part of the city of Dover in Kent County, Delaware, and serves as the only enclosed mall in the Dover area. The mall is situated in a retail corridor and is located just northwest of Dover Motor Speedway and Bally's Dover casino resort, and across the street ...