Delaware Route 141
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Delaware Route 141 is a bypass around the western suburbs of Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...

, 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...

. Its northern terminus is an interchange with U.S. Route 202
U.S. Route 202
U.S. Route 202 is a highway stretching from Delaware to Maine, also passing through the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire....

 and Delaware Route 261
Delaware Route 261
Delaware Route 261 , also known as Foulk Road, is a state highway that connects U.S. Route 202 and Delaware Route 141 near Interstate 95 in Wilmington, Delaware with the Pennsylvania State Line in Bethel Township, where it continues into Pennsylvania as Pennsylvania Route 261. DE 261 was...

 in Fairfax
Fairfax, Delaware
Fairfax is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.- References :...

, and its southern terminus is at Delaware Route 9
Delaware Route 9
Delaware Route 9 is a state highway that connects with Delaware Route 1 at the Dover Air Force Base to Interstate 95 in the City of Wilmington. Much like their U.S...

 and Delaware Route 273 in New Castle
New Castle, Delaware
New Castle is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, six miles south of Wilmington, situated on the Delaware River. In 1900, 3,380 people lived here; in 1910, 3,351...

. The route features Delaware's most complex interchange with I-95
Interstate 95 in Delaware
In Delaware, Interstate 95 runs diagonally from the border with Maryland northeast to the border with Pennsylvania. Between the Maryland state line and exit 5, I-95 is also designated as the Delaware Turnpike and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway. Along with its auxiliaries, I-95 is the only...

, I-295
Interstate 295 (Delaware-New Jersey)
Interstate 295 in New Jersey and Delaware is an auxiliary Interstate Highway, designated as a bypass around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The route begins at a junction with Interstate 95 south of Wilmington, Delaware, and runs to another junction with I-95 north of Trenton, New Jersey...

, and US 202
U.S. Route 202
U.S. Route 202 is a highway stretching from Delaware to Maine, also passing through the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire....

 along the route between New Castle and Newport
Newport, Delaware
Newport is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It is located on the Christina River. It is best known for being the home of colonial inventor Oliver Evans. The population was 1,055 at the 2010 census...

. Delaware Route 141 is a limited-access highway between that interchange and Delaware Route 2 in Prices Corner. The rest of Delaware Route 141 is mostly a surface road with a few grade-separated intersections located at 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 U.S. Route 40
U.S. Route 40
U.S. Route 40 is an east–west United States highway. As with most routes whose numbers end in a zero, U.S. 40 once traversed the entire United States. It is one of the original 1920s U.S. Highways, and its first termini were San Francisco, California, and Atlantic City, New Jersey...

 near the New Castle Airport
New Castle Airport
New Castle Airport , also known as the New Castle County Airport, is a public airport located in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, United States and four miles south of the central business district of the city of Wilmington....

, Delaware Route 52
Delaware Route 52
Delaware Route 52 is a state highway in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs from U.S. Route 13 Business in Wilmington, Delaware north to Pennsylvania Route 52 at the Pennsylvania border near Centerville, Delaware. Even though the southern terminus is at US 13 Business, DelDOT has DE 52...

 near Greenville
Greenville, Delaware
Greenville is a census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 2,326 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Greenville is located at ....

, and Rockland Road near Fairfax.

Basin Road

Delaware Route 141 begins at an intersection with Delaware Routes 9 and 273 outside the historic town of New Castle. It heads north from there on Basin Road, a four-lane, divided highway passing through suburban neighborhoods. Delaware Route 141 features a cloverleaf interchange with U.S. Routes 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 40
U.S. Route 40
U.S. Route 40 is an east–west United States highway. As with most routes whose numbers end in a zero, U.S. 40 once traversed the entire United States. It is one of the original 1920s U.S. Highways, and its first termini were San Francisco, California, and Atlantic City, New Jersey...

 near the New Castle Airport
New Castle Airport
New Castle Airport , also known as the New Castle County Airport, is a public airport located in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, United States and four miles south of the central business district of the city of Wilmington....

. This interchange also marks the southern terminus of U.S. Route 202
U.S. Route 202
U.S. Route 202 is a highway stretching from Delaware to Maine, also passing through the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire....

 which heads north concurrent with Delaware Route 141. The route continues north along the eastern edge of New Castle Airport and intersects with Delaware Route 37
Delaware Route 37
Delaware Route 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 New Castle Airport. The road runs through suburban neighborhoods before passing along the edge of New Castle...

 (Commons Boulevard) at the end of the airport property.

Newport Freeway

Past the intersection with Delaware Route 37, Delaware Route 141 turns into a freeway. The carriageways split as Delaware Route 141 enters the complex Newport Interchange. The route first features a connection from southbound DE 141 to northbound Interstate 295, which runs to the Delaware Memorial Bridge
Delaware Memorial Bridge
The Delaware Memorial Bridge is a set of twin suspension bridges crossing the Delaware River. The toll bridges carry Interstate 295 and U.S. Route 40 between Delaware and New Jersey...

. Delaware Route 141 then intersects with Interstate 95
Interstate 95 in Delaware
In Delaware, Interstate 95 runs diagonally from the border with Maryland northeast to the border with Pennsylvania. Between the Maryland state line and exit 5, I-95 is also designated as the Delaware Turnpike and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway. Along with its auxiliaries, I-95 is the only...

. At this interchange, U.S. Route 202 leaves Delaware Route 141 and heads north on I-95 towards Wilmington. Delaware Route 141 continues north and crosses the Christina River
Christina River
The Christina River is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 35 miles long, in northern Delaware in the United States, also flowing through small areas of southeastern Pennsylvania and northeastern Maryland. Near its mouth the river flows past downtown Wilmington, Delaware,...

 and the Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...

 Northeast Corridor
Northeast Corridor
The Northeast Corridor is a fully electrified railway line owned primarily by Amtrak serving the Northeast megalopolis of the United States from Boston in the north, via New York to Washington, D.C. in the south, with branches serving other cities...

. It then passes over the town of Newport
Newport, Delaware
Newport is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It is located on the Christina River. It is best known for being the home of colonial inventor Oliver Evans. The population was 1,055 at the 2010 census...

, where it interchanges with Delaware Route 4
Delaware Route 4
Delaware Route 4 is a state highway in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs from Delaware Route 2 and Delaware Route 896 in Newark east to Delaware Route 48 in downtown Wilmington. What is now DE 4 was originally a county road that was paved in the 1930s...

. The freeway then moves into a below surface level alignment between Newport and the interchange with Delaware Route 62
Delaware Route 62
Delaware Route 62 is a state highway in New Castle County, Delaware. The route officially runs from Delaware Route 2 and Delaware Route 41 in Prices Corner east to a dead end near Newport; however, DE 62 signage ends at the Delaware Route 4 intersection. The road runs through suburban areas along...

. Delaware Route 141 continues north above ground level to Prices Corner, where it intersects Delaware Route 2 and Delaware Route 41
Delaware Route 41
Delaware Route 41 is a highway in northwestern New Castle County. Its northern terminus is the Pennsylvania state line just north of Hockessin, and it continues on as Pennsylvania Route 41 to Gap. Its southern terminus is the on-ramp to Delaware Route 141 southbound...

.

DE 2 to US 202

In Prices Corner, Delaware Route 141 changes from a freeway to a surface road named Centre Road. The route continues north through residential neighborhoods before it intersects Delaware Route 34
Delaware Route 34
Delaware Route 34 , also known as Faulkland Road, is a state highway in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs from an intersection with unnumbered Duncan Road, just west of Delaware Route 41, north of Prices Corner to Delaware Route 100 near Elsmere...

. It then continues north and intersects Delaware Route 48
Delaware Route 48
Delaware Route 48 connects the City of Wilmington, Delaware to an intersection with Delaware Route 41 about from the Pennsylvania state line in Hockessin, Delaware....

 and Delaware Route 100
Delaware Route 100
Delaware Route 100 is a state highway in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs from Delaware Route 4 near Elsmere to the Pennsylvania border near Montchanin, where it continues into Pennsylvania as Creek Road...

. Here, Delaware Route 100 turns north on Delaware Route 141 for a brief concurrency. At the intersection with Barley Mill Road, the route becomes a small freeway, taking on the name Barley Mill Road. The freeway passes under a railroad bridge and features a partial cloverleaf interchange with Delaware Route 52
Delaware Route 52
Delaware Route 52 is a state highway in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs from U.S. Route 13 Business in Wilmington, Delaware north to Pennsylvania Route 52 at the Pennsylvania border near Centerville, Delaware. Even though the southern terminus is at US 13 Business, DelDOT has DE 52...

 near Greenville
Greenville, Delaware
Greenville is a census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 2,326 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Greenville is located at ....

. The freeway ends at the intersection with Montchanin Road and Delaware Route 100 splits from Delaware Route 141 at this point, heading north on Montchanin Road.

Delaware Route 141 continues in an eastward direction, crossing high above the Brandywine Creek valley on a two-lane bridge. Past the bridge, the route turns north on Powder Mill Road, which passes the DuPont Experimental Station
DuPont Experimental Station
The DuPont Experimental Station is the largest research and development facility of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. Located on the banks of the Brandywine Creek in Wilmington, Delaware, it is home to some of the most important discoveries of the modern chemical industry...

, a large research facility for DuPont
DuPont
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company , commonly referred to as DuPont, is an American chemical company that was founded in July 1802 as a gunpowder mill by Eleuthère Irénée du Pont. DuPont was the world's third largest chemical company based on market capitalization and ninth based on revenue in 2009...

 and Nemours Mansion and Gardens
Nemours Mansion and Gardens
The Nemours Mansion and Gardens is a country estate with jardin à la française formal gardens and a classical French mansion located in Wilmington, Delaware. The mansion resembles a Château and contains more than seventy rooms spread over five floors occupying nearly . It shares the grounds with...

. The route then crosses Rockland Road on an overpass. Shortly after the overpass, Delaware Route 141 intersects Children's Drive, which provides access th Rockland Road and the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Alfred I. du Pont Hospital for Children is a pediatric hospital located in Wilmington, Delaware. It is controlled by the Nemours Foundation, a non-profit organization created by philanthropist Alfred I. du Pont in 1936 and dedicated to improving the health of children. It is also referred to as the...

. Past Children's Drive, Delaware Route 141 continues toward its northern terminus at an interchange with U.S. Route 202 and the southern terminus of Delaware Route 261
Delaware Route 261
Delaware Route 261 , also known as Foulk Road, is a state highway that connects U.S. Route 202 and Delaware Route 141 near Interstate 95 in Wilmington, Delaware with the Pennsylvania State Line in Bethel Township, where it continues into Pennsylvania as Pennsylvania Route 261. DE 261 was...

 near Fairfax
Fairfax, Delaware
Fairfax is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.- References :...

. This portion of the road connects many sites important to the DuPont legacy and is the DuPont Historic Corridor
DuPont Historic Corridor
The DuPont Historic Corridor is a section of Delaware Route 141 that traces the history of both the Du Pont family and the DuPont company. The southwest point houses DuPont’s Chestnut Run Plaza and the northeastern end is home to the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children...

.

History

Delaware Route 141 was first designated in 1952. Between New Castle
New Castle, Delaware
New Castle is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, six miles south of Wilmington, situated on the Delaware River. In 1900, 3,380 people lived here; in 1910, 3,351...

 and Prices Corner, the route was concurrent with Delaware Route 41
Delaware Route 41
Delaware Route 41 is a highway in northwestern New Castle County. Its northern terminus is the Pennsylvania state line just north of Hockessin, and it continues on as Pennsylvania Route 41 to Gap. Its southern terminus is the on-ramp to Delaware Route 141 southbound...

. Planned in 1965 and constructed between 1971 and 1979, the freeway segment through Newport
Newport, Delaware
Newport is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It is located on the Christina River. It is best known for being the home of colonial inventor Oliver Evans. The population was 1,055 at the 2010 census...

 was built to relieve traffic on the surface road alignment. Delaware Route 41 was truncated to its current terminus in Prices Corner following the completion of the DE 141 freeway. Until the early 1990s, plans existed for the stretch of Delaware Route 141 between Delaware Route 2 and U.S. Route 202
U.S. Route 202
U.S. Route 202 is a highway stretching from Delaware to Maine, also passing through the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire....

 to be upgraded to a freeway, however they were canceled due to opposition from local residents.

Recent improvements have been made in order to make Delaware Route 141 an effective bypass to the north and west of Wilmington. In 1998, an overpass over Rockland Road was completed, and a new connector road between the two roads, called Children's Drive, was built. Other improvements have been made too, such as the reconstruction of the Basin Road section that was completed in 2005.

The northernmost part of Delaware Route 141 was realigned in the early 2000s at a cost of $70 million USD. Previously, the route had ended at US 202 at the Murphy Road intersection near AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca plc is a global pharmaceutical and biologics company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's seventh-largest pharmaceutical company measured by revenues and has operations in over 100 countries...

's United States headquarters. However, the Blue Ball Construction Project realigned the route to a new interchange with U.S. Route 202 that also serves as the southern terminus of Delaware Route 261
Delaware Route 261
Delaware Route 261 , also known as Foulk Road, is a state highway that connects U.S. Route 202 and Delaware Route 141 near Interstate 95 in Wilmington, Delaware with the Pennsylvania State Line in Bethel Township, where it continues into Pennsylvania as Pennsylvania Route 261. DE 261 was...

.

The road is currently being reconstructed from a four-lane, undivided road to a four-lane, divided road between Delaware Route 2 and Delaware Route 34
Delaware Route 34
Delaware Route 34 , also known as Faulkland Road, is a state highway in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs from an intersection with unnumbered Duncan Road, just west of Delaware Route 41, north of Prices Corner to Delaware Route 100 near Elsmere...

.

Major intersections

The entire route is in New Castle County
New Castle County, Delaware
New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of 2010 its population was 538,479, an increase of 7.6% over the previous decade. The county seat is Wilmington. The center of population of Delaware is located in New Castle County, in the town of...

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Delaware Memorial Bridge
The Delaware Memorial Bridge is a set of twin suspension bridges crossing the Delaware River. The toll bridges carry Interstate 295 and U.S. Route 40 between Delaware and New Jersey...


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Elkton, Maryland
The town of Elkton is the county seat of Cecil County, Maryland, United States. The population was 11,893 as of the 2000 census and 14,842 according to current July 2008 census estimates. It is the county seat of Cecil County...


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Newport, Delaware
Newport is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It is located on the Christina River. It is best known for being the home of colonial inventor Oliver Evans. The population was 1,055 at the 2010 census...


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Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster is a city in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Lancaster County and one of the older inland cities in the United States, . With a population of 59,322, it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania's cities...


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|rowspan=7|Greenville
Greenville, Delaware
Greenville is a census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 2,326 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Greenville is located at ....


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|rowspan=1|Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...


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Fairfax, Delaware
Fairfax is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.- References :...


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West Chester, Pennsylvania
The Borough of West Chester is the county seat of Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,461 at the 2010 census.Valley Forge, the Brandywine Battlefield, Longwood Gardens, Marsh Creek State Park, and other historical attractions are near West Chester...


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