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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.
The original state route marker was a square with "DEL" on top and the route number on bottom in a block font. [2] By 1955, the shield was modified to a square with "DELAWARE" on top and the route number on bottom in FHWA Series font. [44] In 1964, the route marker became a cutout circle with "DEL" on top and the route number on bottom. [45]
The Delaware Scenic and Historic Highways program was created in 2000 by Senate Bill 320, which authorized the Delaware Department of Transportation to create a system of statewide scenic byways. [1] In 2007, the United States Department of Transportation awarded a $174,600 grant to preserve the Route 9 and Brandywine Valley byways. [ 2 ]
What is now US 9 in Delaware was originally built as a state highway during the 1920s and designated by 1936 as Delaware Route 28 (DE 28) between Laurel and Georgetown and a part of DE 18 between Georgetown and Lewes. US 9 was extended to Delaware from New Jersey by way of the Cape May–Lewes Ferry in 1974, replacing all of DE 28 and the ...
The following is a list and description of the bus routes of DART First State, which serves the state of Delaware. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 8,034,800, or about 34,600 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024. Routes are divided based on their county of operation, with intercounty services running between counties.
Delaware Route 18; Delaware Route 20; Delaware Route 23; Delaware Route 24; Delaware Route 24 Alternate; Delaware Route 26; Delaware Route 30; Delaware Route 36; Delaware Route 37; Delaware Route 41; Delaware Route 42; Delaware Route 44; Delaware Route 48; Delaware Route 52; Route 54 (Maryland–Delaware) Delaware Route 54 Alternate; Delaware ...
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The department's responsibilities include maintaining 89 percent of the state's public roadways (the Delaware State Route System) totaling 13,507 lane miles, snow removal, overseeing the "Adopt-A-Highway" program, overseeing E-ZPass Delaware, the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), and the Delaware Transit Corporation (known as DART First State). [2]