Delaware Route 44

Delaware Route 44
Route information
Maintained by DelDOT
Length:	6.67 mi[1] (10.73 km)
Major junctions
West end:	DE 300 in Everetts Corner
	DE 11 in Hartly
East end:	DE 8 in Pearsons Corner
Highway system
Routes in Delaware ← DE 42 DE 48 →

Delaware Route 44 is a state highway in Kent County, Delaware. It runs from Delaware Route 300 in Everetts Corner to Delaware Route 8 in Pearsons Corner, passing through the town of Hartly. The route was built as a state highway east of Hartly by 1924 and west of Hartly by 1932, receiving the DE 44 designation by 1936.

Route description

Delaware Route 44 heads to the southeast of DE 300 on Everetts Corner Road. It passes through a mix of woodland and farmland before reaching the town of Hartly, where it becomes Main Street. In Hartly, the route passes by homes and intersects Delaware Route 11. It then heads to the east out of Hartly on Hartly Road, passing through more rural areas. The route continues to its eastern termiuns at Delaware Route 8 near Pearsons Corner.^[1][2]

History

By 1920, what is now DE 44 existed as an unimproved county road.^[3] The road east of Hartly was improved into a state highway by 1924.^[4] By 1932, the portion of road west of Hartly became a state highway.^[5] When Delaware created its state highway system by 1936, DE 44 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
Everetts Corner	0.00	DE 300 (Sudlersville Road)	Western terminus
Hartly	2.89	DE 11 (Arthursville Road)
Pearsons Corner	6.67	DE 8 (Halltown Road/Forrest Avenue)	Eastern 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 c} 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 44 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=delaware+44+and+delaware+300&daddr=delaware+8+and+delaware+44&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=39.182605,-75.71168&sspn=0.114433,0.338173&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=13. Retrieved 2010-08-20. 
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) (1932 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_006.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-20. 
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.