Delaware Route 11

Delaware Route 11
Route information
Maintained by DelDOT
Length:	6.95 mi[1] (11.18 km)
Major junctions
South end:	MD 302 near Templeville, MD
	DE 44 in Hartly
North end:	DE 300 west of Kenton
Highway system
Routes in Delaware ← DE 10 DE 12 →

Delaware Route 11 is a state highway in Kent County, Delaware. It runs from Maryland Route 302 at the Maryland border near Templeville, Maryland to Delaware Route 300 near Kenton, Delaware. The road, which is known as Arthursville Road its entire length, passes through the farmland of western Kent County. It passes through the town of Hartly, where it intersects Delaware Route 44. DE 11 was created by 1936 on a road taken over by the state by 1931.

Route description

DE 11 begins at the Maryland border in western Kent County, where Maryland Route 302 continues to the west towards Templeville, Maryland. DE 11 heads northeast on two-lane, undivided Arthursville Road through a mix of woods and farms, with occasional residences. The road enters the town of Hartly, where it passes Hartly Elementary School and several homes. In the center of Hartly, the route crosses Delaware Route 44. After DE 44, the road heads north before curving northeast and leaving Hartly. DE 11 continues back into rural areas, making another turn north and passing a few homes. The road runs northeast through more woodland and farm fields before coming to an end at Delaware Route 300 to the southwest of Kenton.^[2]

History

By 1920 what is now DE 11 existed as an unimproved county road.^[3][4] The road was taken over by the state and paved by 1931.^[5] When Delaware created its state highway system by 1936, DE 11 was assigned to its current alignment.^[6] The route has not changed since its inception.^[7]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Kent County.

Location	Mile[1]	Road	Notes
	0.00	MD 302 west (Barclay Road)	Maryland state line, southern terminus
Hartly	2.58	DE 44 (Main Street)
	6.95	DE 300 (Sudlersville Road)	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• U.S. Roads portal
• Delaware portal

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://www.deldot.gov/information/pubs_forms/manuals/traffic_counts/2006/pdf/rpt_pgs1_38_rev.pdf DelDOT 2006 Traffic Count and Mileage Report
2. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview of Delaware Route 11 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Maryland+302+%26+Delaware+11,+Marydel,+Kent&daddr=Delaware+11+and+Delaware+300&hl=en&geocode=FZ1HVQIdfC58-yn1Qge6soHHiTGooTb4RxDXUg%3BFYZ6VgIdC0h9-ymJGnLgUHjHiTEM8xagZVYmsA&mra=pe&mrcr=0&sll=39.144441,-75.745471&sspn=0.013213,0.0421&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=12. Retrieved 2010-03-17. 
3. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (1920 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_002.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-15. 
4. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (1924 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_003.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-01. 
5. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (1931 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_005.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-02. 
6. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (1936/37 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_008.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-15. 
7. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (2008 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_083.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-02.