Delaware Route 42

Delaware Route 42
Route information
Maintained by DelDOT
Length:	12.69 mi[1] (20.42 km)
Major junctions
West end:	DE 6 in Blackiston
	DE 300 in Kenton DE 15 in Seven Hickories US 13 in Cheswold
East end:	DE 9 in Leipsic
Highway system
Routes in Delaware ← DE 41 DE 44 →

Delaware Route 42 is a state highway in Kent County, Delaware. It runs from Delaware Route 6 in Blackiston to Delaware Route 9 in Leipsic. Delaware Route 42 passes through the towns of Kenton and Cheswold along the way. The road was built as a state highway during the 1920s and 1930s. DE 42 was designated by 1936 between Kenton and Leipsic and extended to Blackiston by 1966.

Route description

Delaware Route 42 heads to the southeast from DE 6 on Blackiston Road. At the intersection with DE 6, the road contiunes to the northwest as unnumbered Longridge Road, which runs to the Maryland border where it becomes Maryland Route 330. Maryland Route 330 runs through Kent County, Maryland and, by way of Maryland Route 313, gives access to U.S. Route 301. DE 42 itself follows Blackiston Road to Kenton, where it becomes Commerce Street. In Kenton, it intersects with Delaware Route 300 (Main Street).^[1][2]

Past Kenton, DE 42 continues to the east on Seven Hickories Road, passing through countryside. In Seven Hickories, it meets Delaware Route 15 and the two routes head east for a concurrency. They split near Moores Corner, where DE 15 heads to the south on Kenton Road. DE 42 heads east toward the town of Cheswold, where it becomes Main Street. It passes through the town and intersects U.S. Route 13 on the eastern edge of town.^[1][2]

The route then continues east on Fast Landing Road. It passes over the Delaware Route 1 toll road, where it features a ramp for emergency vehicles but no non-emergency access. It heads to the northeast through farmland before making a sharp turn to the southeast through marshland adjacent to the Leipsic River. It then enters the town of Leipsic where it heads east on Second Street and ends at Delaware Route 9.^[1][2]

History

By 1920, what is now DE 42 existed as an unimproved county road.^[3] The road was completed as a state highway between Kenton and Lepisic by 1924.^[4] By 1932, the route was under construction as a state highway between Blackiston and Kenton.^[5] When Delaware created its state highway system by 1936, DE 42 was assigned to its current alignment between DE 300 in Kenton and DE 9 in Leipsic and the state highway between Blackiston and Kenton was completed.^[6] By 1966, the route was extended to Blackiston.^[7]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Kent County.

Location	Mile[1]	Road	Notes
Blackiston	0.00	DE 6 (Millington Road)	Western terminus
Kenton	3.73	DE 300 (Main Street)
Seven Hickories		DE 15 north (Brenford Road)	West end of DE 15 overlap
	7.15	DE 15 south (Kenton Road)	East end of DE 15 overlap
Cheswold	8.81	US 13 (Dupont Highway)
Leipsic	12.69	DE 9 (Denny Street)	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 d e} 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. ^ ^{a b c} Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview of Delaware Route 42 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=delaware+6+and+delaware+42&daddr=delaware+9+and+delaware+42&hl=en&geocode=FQw5VwId1uV8-ymtLtq_73fHiTF3qUvkbPbrRg%3BFYu_VgIdrLN_-ykhfJTD-W_HiTEJ6BpOyoaBsQ&mra=ls&sll=39.177015,-75.697955&sspn=0.057221,0.169086&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=12. 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) (1966 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_040.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-19.