Delaware Route 37

Delaware Route 37 marker

Delaware Route 37
Route information
Maintained by DelDOT
Length: 3.11 mi[1] (5.01 km)
Existed: 1985 – present
Major junctions
South end: DE 273 near Christiana
  DE 58 near New Castle
North end: US 202 / DE 141 near Wilmington Manor
Location
Counties: New Castle
Highway system
← DE 36US 40 →

Delaware Route 37 (DE 37) is a state highway in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs from Delaware Route 273 near Christiana northeast to U.S. Route 202 and Delaware Route 141 near the Wilmington Airport. The road runs through suburban neighborhoods before passing along the edge of Wilmington Airport, where it provides access to business parks. The Airport Road portion of DE 37 was originally a dirt road that was paved by 1942. DE 37 was assigned to its current alignment by 1985.

Route description

Southbound Delaware Route 37 behind the Wilmington Airport.

DE 37 heads to the northeast from DE 273 on the two-lane, undivided Airport Road. It passes through suburban neighborhoods and then intersects DE 58 (Churchmans Road) in a commercial area. Past the DE 58 intersection, the route widens into a four-lane divided highway and forms the northwestern boundary of the Wilmington Airport, with residential areas on the opposite side of the road. After the boundary with the airport, Airport Road splits to the northwest and DE 37 becomes Commons Boulevard, and it passes through the New Castle Corporate Commons, a business park located adjacent to the Wilmington Airport. It continues northeast to its terminus at US 202 and DE 141.[2][3]

DE 37 has an annual average daily traffic count ranging from a high of 22,752 vehicles at the US 202/DE 141 intersection to a low of 9,152 vehicles where it splits from Airport Road.[1] None of DE 37 is part of the National Highway System.[4]

History

By 1920, the Airport Road portion of DE 37 existed as a county road.[5] This road was originally a dirt road that was paved by 1942.[6][7] In 1985, the Commons Boulevard portion of the route was built and DE 37 was designated to run along its current alignment.[8]

Major intersections

The entire route is in New Castle County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Christiana0.000.00 DE 273 (Christiana Road) – New Castle, ChristianaSouthern terminus
 1.171.88 DE 58 (Churchmans Road)
Wilmington Manor3.115.01 US 202 / DE 141 (Basin Road) to US 13Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Staff (2011). "Traffic Count and Mileage Report: Interstate, Delaware, and US Routes" (PDF). Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  2. ↑ Delaware Department of Transportation (2008). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  3. ↑ Google (September 6, 2010). "overview of Delaware Route 37" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  4. ↑ National Highway System: Delaware (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  5. ↑ Delaware State Highway Department (1920). Official Road Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  6. ↑ Delaware State Highway Department; The National Survey Co. (1936). Official Road Map of the State of Delaware (PDF) (Map) (1936–37 ed.). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  7. ↑ Delaware State Highway Department (1942). Official Road Map of the State of Delaware (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  8. ↑ Delaware Department of Transportation (1985). Official State Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 24, 2015.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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