Delaware Route 3

Delaware Route 3
Route information
Maintained by DelDOT
Length:	5.87 mi[1] (9.45 km)
Major junctions
South end:	I-495 in Edgemoor
	US 13 in Edgemoor US 13 Bus. near Bellefonte I-95 near Bellefonte
North end:	DE 92 in Brandywine Hundred
Highway system
Routes in Delaware ← DE 2 DE 4 →

Delaware Route 3 is a state highway in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs from an interchange at Interstate 495 in Edgemoor north to Delaware Route 92 in Brandywine Hundred. The route passes through the suburban areas of Brandywine Hundred, and it also passes by the community of Arden. DE 3 was built as a state highway during the 1920s and 1930s. By 1968, the route was designated between US 13 (now US 13 Business) north to DE 92 on Marsh Road. The route was realigned to its current alignment and terminus by 1984.

Route description

Delaware Route 3 heads north on Edgemoor Road from Exit 4 of I-495 in an industrial area. It crosses over the Amtrak Northeast Corridor and then intersects U.S. Route 13. Past this intersection, DE 3 enters a more residential area and continues north. It then intersects U.S. Route 13 Business (Philadelphia Pike) and forms a concurrency with that road until Washington Boulevard (Washington Street Extension). At this point, the road turns northwest onto Washington Boulevard before heading north on Marsh Road and forming the west boundary of Bellevue State Park. It then meets Exit 9 of Interstate 95. DE 3 then continues north through more suburban developments and passes to the west of Arden. It then heads north to its terminus at Delaware Route 92 (Naamans Road).^[1][2]

History

What is now DE 3 existed as a county road by 1920.^[3] By 1924, the road was upgraded to a state highway between Philadelphia Pike and Harvey Road.^[4] The state highway was extended north to Naamans Road by 1931.^[5] When Delaware first numbered its state highways by 1936, what is now DE 3 remained unnumbered.^[6] By 1968, DE 3 was designated to run from US 13 (now US 13 Business) north to DE 92 along Marsh Road.^[7] DE 4 was extended onto the Washington Street Extension portion of present-day DE 3 by 1971.^[8] DE 4 was removed from Washington Street Extension by 1981.^[9] By 1984, DE 3 was extended to I-495 in Edgemoor. At this time, DE 3 was realigned to follow Washington Street Extension from Marsh Road to a concurrency with US 13 Business, heading southwest along that route before heading southeast along Edgemoor Road.^[10]

Major intersections

The entire route is in New Castle County.

Location	Mile[1]	Road	Notes
Edgemoor	0.00	I-495	Southern terminus, interchange
	0.23	US 13 (Governor Printz Boulevard)
Bellefonte	1.34	US 13 Bus. south (Philadelphia Pike)	South end of US 13 Bus. overlap
	1.73	US 13 Bus. north (Philadelphia Pike)	North end of US 13 Bus. overlap
	2.55	I-95	Interchange
Brandywine Hundred	5.87	DE 92 (Naamans 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 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 3 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=hay+road+and+DE+3+edgemoor&daddr=39.7644,-75.51403+to:39.7701647,-75.5037166+to:DE+3+and+DE+92&geocode=FQKMXgId2e5_-ynt4hZ86OLGiTH_avl6Fu9BGg%3BFbDBXgIdUr9_-ykJU8boJ-PGiTE-IlJfFlbZDg%3BFTTYXgIdnOd_-ykxf9QMGOPGiTHjPqVkdrgYBQ%3BFRqlXwIdkiiA-yn3HRuH8-TGiTGTzxtbg02W3Q&hl=en&mra=ls&via=1,2&sll=39.766391,-75.526886&sspn=0.030084,0.084543&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=12. Retrieved February 5, 2011. 
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 April 15, 2010. 
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 August 1, 2010. 
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 2010-08-19. 
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 April 15, 2010. 
7. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (1968 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_044.pdf. Retrieved April 20, 2010. 
8. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (1971 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_050.pdf. Retrieved April 15, 2010. 
9. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (1981 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_058.pdf. Retrieved February 6, 2011. 
10. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (1984 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_062.pdf. Retrieved February 5, 2011.