Delaware Route 62 is a state highway 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...

, 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...

. The route officially runs from 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...

 in Prices Corner east to a dead end near 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...

; however, DE 62 signage ends at the 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...

 intersection. The road runs through suburban areas along Newport Gap Pike and Boxwood Road, interchanging with Delaware Route 141

Delaware Route 141

Delaware Route 141 is a bypass around the western suburbs of Wilmington, Delaware. Its northern terminus is an interchange with U.S. Route 202 and Delaware Route 261 in Fairfax, and its southern terminus is at Delaware Route 9 and Delaware Route 273 in New Castle...

. The Newport Gap Pike portion of road was built as a state highway by 1925 and became part of DE 41 by 1936. DE 62 was assigned to its current alignment by 1981.

Route description

Delaware Route 62 heads southeast from Delaware Route 2 (Kirkwood Highway) on the Newport Gap Pike. At this intersection, DE 41 continues north on Newport Gap Pike and east on DE 2. DE 62 follows the Newport Gap Pike through suburban developments and across CSX's Philadelphia Subdivision to Boxwood Road, where it turns to the east. Immediately after turning onto Boxwood Road, it features an interchange with Delaware Route 141

Delaware Route 141

Delaware Route 141 is a bypass around the western suburbs of Wilmington, Delaware. Its northern terminus is an interchange with U.S. Route 202 and Delaware Route 261 in Fairfax, and its southern terminus is at Delaware Route 9 and Delaware Route 273 in New Castle...

. DE 62 then heads east, passing to the south of the former Wilmington Assembly

Wilmington Assembly

Wilmington Assembly was a General Motors automobile factory in Wilmington, Delaware. The factory opened in 1947, closing its assembly line in 2009. Its final product was the GM Kappa platform sports cars. Production of the Saturn L-Series halted on June 17, 2004. In the 1950s and 1960s...

 plant used by General Motors

General Motors

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, and continues into suburban neighborhoods. It reaches an intersection 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...

, where DE 62 signage ends. The route officially continues east on Middleboro Road, intersecting Dupont Road before a dead end.

History

By 1920, what is now DE 62 existed as a county road. The Newport Gap Pike portion of the route became a state highway by 1925. This state highway became a part of DE 41 by 1936, when Delaware designated its state highways. By 1981, DE 62 was designated onto its current alignment, with the Newport Gap Pike section replacing a portion of DE 41.

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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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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