Delaware Route 82

Delaware Route 82
Route information
Maintained by DelDOT
Length:	5.51 mi[1] (8.87 km)
Major junctions
South end:	DE 52 near Greenville
North end:	PA 82 near Yorklyn
Highway system
Routes in Delaware ← DE 72 DE 92 →

Delaware Route 82 (DE 82) is a state highway in the northwest suburbs of Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs 5.51 miles (8.87 km) from DE 52 near Greenville to the Pennsylvania border near Yorklyn, where it continues as Pennsylvania Route 82 (PA 82). The route runs through areas of woods and fields in northern New Castle County, with much of the route paralleling the Red Clay Creek. The entire route is a part of the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway, created in 2005. DE 82 was first numbered by 1952 on its current alignment. In 2010, DelDOT had proposed eliminating the route number, but the plan fell through due to public opposition.

Route description

DE 82 at Snuff Mill Road

DE 82 heads to the west of DE 52 near Greenville as two-lane undivided Campbell Road. East of DE 52, the road continues to DE 100 as Kirk Road. The road passes wooded residential areas and fields before crossing over the Hoopes Reservoir. A short distance after the reservoir, DE 82 makes a left turn onto New London Road to head to the south. The route passes through woodland, curving to the west as it follows a winding alignment. The road passes more fields and rural residences before reaching an intersection with Mt. Cuba Road. At this point, DE 82 heads northwest on Creek Road and parallels the Red Clay Creek and the Wilmington and Western Railroad on a forested alignment. It continues on a winding alignment and crosses the creek twice before crossing the railroad twice. Along this stretch, the route passes the Ashland Nature Center. The route reaches the community of Yorklyn, where the route turns southwest briefly and passes a few rural buildings. After making a turn to the northwest to continue on Creek Road, DE 82 continues north alongside the Red Clay Creek with the Wilmington and Western Railroad heading to the southwest. A short distance past Yorklyn, the route reaches the Pennsylvania border, where it becomes PA 82 and continues toward Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.^[1][2] The entire length of DE 82 is a part of the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway, a scenic byway designation given to several roads in the Red Clay Creek valley.^[3]

History

When Delaware started numbering state highways in the 1930s, what is now DE 82 was originally an unnumbered road.^[4] By 1952, DE 82 was created on its current alignment to connect PA 82 to DE 52 near Greenville.^[5] DE 82 was incorporated into the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway, the second scenic byway in Delaware, in 2005.^[3] In 2010, DelDOT considered removing the DE 82 designation in order to preserve the route as a scenic byway. After a public workshop on the proposed designation removal was held, DelDOT decided in April 2010 to keep the DE 82 designation due to strong opposition from area residents on the plan.^[6]

Major intersections

The entire route is in New Castle County.

Location	Mile[1]	Road	Notes
Greenville	5.51	DE 52 (Kennett Pike)	Southern terminus
Yorklyn	0.00	PA 82 north (Creek Road)	Pennsylvania state line, 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 c} "Traffic Count and Mileage Report: Interstate, Delaware, and US Routes" (PDF). Delaware Department of Transportation. 2008. http://deldot.gov/information/pubs_forms/manuals/traffic_counts/2008/pdf/TRAFFICBOOK_RTES.pdf. Retrieved April 15, 2010. 
2. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview of Delaware Route 82 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Delaware+52+%26+State+Road+82,+Piedmont,+New+Castle,+Delaware+19807&daddr=39.81352,+-75.68083&geocode=FY0hXwIdQ2B--ynXlKD5O_zGiTGasBEHJf5nyg%3BFZCBXwIdwjN9-w&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=39.812921,-75.679493&sspn=0.014175,0.042272&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=14. Retrieved May 24, 2010. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway". Delaware Nature Society. http://www.delawarenaturesociety.org/red_clay.html. Retrieved May 24, 2010. 
4. ^ 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 April 15, 2010. 
5. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (1952/53 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_026.pdf. Retrieved April 15, 2010. 
6. ^ "DelDOT Responds to Public Feedback". Delaware Department of Transportation. April 26, 2010. http://deldot.net/public.ejs?command=PublicNewsDisplay&id=3675&month=4&year=2010. Retrieved May 24, 2010. 

External links

Media related to Delaware Route 82 at Wikimedia Commons