Delaware Route 10
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Delaware Route 10 is a state highway in Kent County
, Delaware
. It runs from Maryland Route 287
at the Maryland
border in Sandtown east to an interchange with Delaware Route 1 at the north gate of Dover Air Force Base
. The route passes through the towns of Camden
and Wyoming
along the way. It is a four-lane, divided highway called Lebanon Road between U.S. Route 13
in Camden and Delaware Route 1. The Lebanon Road stretch of Delaware Route 10 was originally the main connector between the Delaware Route 1 turnpike and U.S. Route 13 to points south of Dover. However, the completion of the Puncheon Run Connector
in 2001 provided a faster, more efficient connection between the two highways. Delaware Route 10 features one alternate route, Delaware Route 10 Alternate, which provides an alternate alignment to Delaware Route 10 between Willow Grove and Lebanon, passing through Woodside
and Rising Sun.
What is now DE 10 between the Maryland border and Camden was constructed as a state highway in stages in the 1920s and early 1930s. DE 10 was first designated by 1936 to follow its current alignment between the Maryland border and Camden and current Rising Sun Road to US 113A in Rising Sun. By 1969, DE 10 was rerouted to follow Lebanon Road, a road completed by 1966, to US 113 (now DE 1) near Dover Air Force Base. Lebanon Road was improved into a divided highway by 1981.
a short distance west of Camden
. It then continues northeast into the town of Camden, where it becomes Caesar Rodney Avenue and heads to the north. At the intersection with Camden Wyoming Avenue along the border between Camden and Wyoming
, which follows Caesar Rodney Avenue at this point, DE 10 makes a right turn, heading east on Camden Wyoming Avenue. It intersects U.S. Route 13 Alternate in the center of Camden and then U.S. Route 13
on the eastern border of Camden.
Past the intersection with US 13, Delaware Route 10 becomes the four-lane, divided Lebanon Road. It heads east through suburban development to the intersection with State Street, where DE 10 Alt. returns to DE 10 from the south. State Street was formerly U.S. Route 113 Alternate
until 2004 when the designation was removed following the truncation of U.S. Route 113
from Dover
to Milford
. Past this intersection, the route continues east and then angles to the northeast, passing through commercial development. It then crosses the St. Jones River
and then heads to its eastern terminus at an interchange with Delaware Route 1 adjacent to the north gate of Dover Air Force Base
. At the eastern terminus, DE 10 features connections to and from southbound DE 1, and it also intersects Bay Road, the former alignment of US 113, which heads north from the eastern end of the interchange adjacent to the DAFB gate to provide access to and from DE 1 northbound.
.
{| class=wikitable
!Location
!Mile
!Road
!Notes
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|Sandtown
|0.00
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|Maryland state line, western terminus
|-
|Willow Grove
|
|
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|rowspan=3|Camden
|10.10
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|
|-
|12.94
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|13.19
|
|
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|Lebanon
|14.39
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|-
|Dover Air Force Base
|16.12
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|Interchange, eastern terminus
|-
, Delaware
between Willow Grove and Lebanon. The route runs between Willow Grove to Woodside
. Delaware Route 10 Alternate shares a brief concurrency with Delaware Route 15
from just west of Woodside to U.S. 13 Alternate in Woodside. Farther east, the route then intersects U.S. Route 13
and turns northeast to Rising Sun. The route then continues back to Delaware Route 10 along South State Street, which used to be U.S. 113 Alternate
until U.S. Route 113
was truncated from Dover
to Milford
. Delaware Route 10 Alternate was designated by 1988 onto its current alignment.
Kent County, Delaware
Kent County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is coextensive with the Dover, Delaware, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010 the population was 162,310, a 28.1% increase over the previous decade. The county seat is Dover, the state capital...
, Delaware
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
. It runs from Maryland Route 287
Maryland Route 287
Maryland Route 287 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for much of its length as Sandtown Road, the state highway runs from MD 313 in Goldsboro east to the Delaware state line, where the highway continues east as Delaware Route 10...
at the Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
border in Sandtown east to an interchange with Delaware Route 1 at the north gate of Dover Air Force Base
Dover Air Force Base
Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB is a United States Air Force base located two miles southeast of the city of Dover, Delaware.-Units:...
. The route passes through the towns of Camden
Camden, Delaware
Camden is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,464 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Camden is located at ....
and Wyoming
Wyoming, Delaware
Wyoming is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It was named after the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area...
along the way. It is a four-lane, divided highway called Lebanon Road between U.S. Route 13
U.S. Route 13
U.S. Route 13 is a north–south U.S. highway established in 1926 that runs for from Interstate 95 just north of Fayetteville, North Carolina to the northeastern suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Morrisville. In all, it traverses five states in the Atlantic coastal plain region,...
in Camden and Delaware Route 1. The Lebanon Road stretch of Delaware Route 10 was originally the main connector between the Delaware Route 1 turnpike and U.S. Route 13 to points south of Dover. However, the completion of the Puncheon Run Connector
Puncheon Run Connector
The Puncheon Run Connector is the name of an unnumbered limited access highway in Dover, Delaware. It is named after Puncheon Run, a stream it follows. Opened in 2001, it provides a connection between the Delaware Route 1 turnpike and U.S. Route 13 that is mainly used by traffic from the north on...
in 2001 provided a faster, more efficient connection between the two highways. Delaware Route 10 features one alternate route, Delaware Route 10 Alternate, which provides an alternate alignment to Delaware Route 10 between Willow Grove and Lebanon, passing through Woodside
Woodside, Delaware
Woodside is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 181 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Woodside is located at ....
and Rising Sun.
What is now DE 10 between the Maryland border and Camden was constructed as a state highway in stages in the 1920s and early 1930s. DE 10 was first designated by 1936 to follow its current alignment between the Maryland border and Camden and current Rising Sun Road to US 113A in Rising Sun. By 1969, DE 10 was rerouted to follow Lebanon Road, a road completed by 1966, to US 113 (now DE 1) near Dover Air Force Base. Lebanon Road was improved into a divided highway by 1981.
Route description
Delaware Route 10 heads east from the Maryland border on Willow Grove Road, passing through rural areas. Near the community of Willow Grove, it intersects the western terminus of Delaware Route 10 Alternate. It then continues to the northeast and intersects Delaware Route 15Delaware Route 15
Delaware Route 15 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Delaware. The route runs from Delaware Route 14 west of Milford in Kent County to U.S. Route 301 and Delaware Routes 71 and 896 in Summit, New Castle County, just south of Summit Bridge. Delaware Route 15 winds a path through many rural...
a short distance west of Camden
Camden, Delaware
Camden is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,464 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Camden is located at ....
. It then continues northeast into the town of Camden, where it becomes Caesar Rodney Avenue and heads to the north. At the intersection with Camden Wyoming Avenue along the border between Camden and Wyoming
Wyoming, Delaware
Wyoming is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It was named after the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, which follows Caesar Rodney Avenue at this point, DE 10 makes a right turn, heading east on Camden Wyoming Avenue. It intersects U.S. Route 13 Alternate in the center of Camden and then U.S. Route 13
U.S. Route 13
U.S. Route 13 is a north–south U.S. highway established in 1926 that runs for from Interstate 95 just north of Fayetteville, North Carolina to the northeastern suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Morrisville. In all, it traverses five states in the Atlantic coastal plain region,...
on the eastern border of Camden.
Past the intersection with US 13, Delaware Route 10 becomes the four-lane, divided Lebanon Road. It heads east through suburban development to the intersection with State Street, where DE 10 Alt. returns to DE 10 from the south. State Street was formerly U.S. Route 113 Alternate
U.S. Route 113 Alternate (Delaware)
U.S. Route 113 Alternate was an alternate route of U.S. Route 113 in the U.S. state of Delaware. The highway ran from US 113 and DE 1 in Little Heaven north to the intersection of US 13 and US 113 in Dover. US 113A was created in 1936 when US 113 moved to a new alignment bypassing downtown Dover...
until 2004 when the designation was removed following the truncation of U.S. Route 113
U.S. Route 113
U.S. Route 113 is a spur of US 13 in the U.S. states of Maryland and Delaware. The U.S. Highway runs from US 13 in Pocomoke City, Maryland north to Delaware Route 1 in Milford, Delaware...
from Dover
Dover, Delaware
The city of Dover is the capital and second largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County, and the principal city of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Kent County. It is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware...
to Milford
Milford, Delaware
Milford is a city in Kent and Sussex counties in the U.S. state of Delaware. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 9,559....
. Past this intersection, the route continues east and then angles to the northeast, passing through commercial development. It then crosses the St. Jones River
St. Jones River
The St. Jones River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in central Delaware in the United States. It is long and drains an area of on the Atlantic Coastal Plain. The river is believed to have been named either for Robert Jones, an early European property owner in the region, or for "St. Jone",...
and then heads to its eastern terminus at an interchange with Delaware Route 1 adjacent to the north gate of Dover Air Force Base
Dover Air Force Base
Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB is a United States Air Force base located two miles southeast of the city of Dover, Delaware.-Units:...
. At the eastern terminus, DE 10 features connections to and from southbound DE 1, and it also intersects Bay Road, the former alignment of US 113, which heads north from the eastern end of the interchange adjacent to the DAFB gate to provide access to and from DE 1 northbound.
History
By 1920, what is now DE 10 existed as an unimproved county road. The portion of the current route through Camden, as well as the road between Camden and Rising Sun, was upgraded to a state highway by 1924. By 1925, the road was completed as a state highway between Willow Grove and Camden, while the portion between the Maryland border near Sandtown and Willow Grove was under proposal as a state highway. The portion of road west of Willow Grove became a state highway by 1931. When Delaware created its state highway system by 1936, DE 10 was assigned to run from the Maryland border near Sandtown to US 113A in Rising Sun, following its current alignment between the Maryland border and Camden and Rising Sun Road between Camden and Rising Sun. The Lebanon Road portion of DE 10 was constructed by 1966, connecting DE 10 east of Camden to US 113 at Dover Air Force Base. DE 10 was rerouted to follow Lebanon Road to US 113 by 1969. The Lebanon Road portion of DE 10 between US 13 and US 113 was completely widened into a divided highway by 1981. By 1994, the DE 1 freeway was constructed in the area of the eastern terminus of DE 10, with an interchange to that road built that incorporated ramps to both DE 10 and the existing US 113, which merged with DE 1 at this point. The US 113 designation was removed from the area in 2004, leaving DE 10 terminating only with DE 1.Major intersections
The entire route is in Kent CountyKent County, Delaware
Kent County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is coextensive with the Dover, Delaware, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010 the population was 162,310, a 28.1% increase over the previous decade. The county seat is Dover, the state capital...
.
{| class=wikitable
!Location
!Mile
!Road
!Notes
|-
|Sandtown
|0.00
|
|Maryland state line, western terminus
|-
|Willow Grove
|
|
|
|-
|rowspan=3|Camden
Camden, Delaware
Camden is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,464 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Camden is located at ....
|10.10
|
|
|-
|12.94
|
|
|-
|13.19
|
|
|-
|Lebanon
|14.39
|
|
|-
|Dover Air Force Base
Dover Air Force Base
Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB is a United States Air Force base located two miles southeast of the city of Dover, Delaware.-Units:...
|16.12
|
|Interchange, eastern terminus
|-
Bannered routes
Delaware Route 10 Alternate is an alternate alignment to Delaware Route 10 in Kent CountyKent County, Delaware
Kent County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is coextensive with the Dover, Delaware, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010 the population was 162,310, a 28.1% increase over the previous decade. The county seat is Dover, the state capital...
, Delaware
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
between Willow Grove and Lebanon. The route runs between Willow Grove to Woodside
Woodside, Delaware
Woodside is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 181 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Woodside is located at ....
. Delaware Route 10 Alternate shares a brief concurrency with Delaware Route 15
Delaware Route 15
Delaware Route 15 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Delaware. The route runs from Delaware Route 14 west of Milford in Kent County to U.S. Route 301 and Delaware Routes 71 and 896 in Summit, New Castle County, just south of Summit Bridge. Delaware Route 15 winds a path through many rural...
from just west of Woodside to U.S. 13 Alternate in Woodside. Farther east, the route then intersects U.S. Route 13
U.S. Route 13
U.S. Route 13 is a north–south U.S. highway established in 1926 that runs for from Interstate 95 just north of Fayetteville, North Carolina to the northeastern suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Morrisville. In all, it traverses five states in the Atlantic coastal plain region,...
and turns northeast to Rising Sun. The route then continues back to Delaware Route 10 along South State Street, which used to be U.S. 113 Alternate
U.S. Route 113 Alternate (Delaware)
U.S. Route 113 Alternate was an alternate route of U.S. Route 113 in the U.S. state of Delaware. The highway ran from US 113 and DE 1 in Little Heaven north to the intersection of US 13 and US 113 in Dover. US 113A was created in 1936 when US 113 moved to a new alignment bypassing downtown Dover...
until U.S. Route 113
U.S. Route 113
U.S. Route 113 is a spur of US 13 in the U.S. states of Maryland and Delaware. The U.S. Highway runs from US 13 in Pocomoke City, Maryland north to Delaware Route 1 in Milford, Delaware...
was truncated from Dover
Dover, Delaware
The city of Dover is the capital and second largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County, and the principal city of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Kent County. It is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware...
to Milford
Milford, Delaware
Milford is a city in Kent and Sussex counties in the U.S. state of Delaware. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 9,559....
. Delaware Route 10 Alternate was designated by 1988 onto its current alignment.