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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. Just before its terminus, the highway is briefly concurrent with Delaware Route 2 in Prices Corner.
[edit] Route description
Delaware Route 41 begins at an interchange with Delaware Route 141 in Prices Corner, continuing west with Delaware Route 2 along the Kirkwood Highway. It then makes a right turn onto the Newport Gap Pike, which heads south from the Kirkwood Highway as Delaware Route 62. DE 41 heads to the northwest on the Newport Gap Pike, crossing the Red Clay Creek, and then intersects Delaware Route 34 (Faulkland Road). It continues through suburban areas and heads towards Hockessin. In Hockessin, DE 41 meets the western terminus of Delaware Route 48 (Lancaster Pike), and it merges onto the Lancaster Pike. It continues to the northwest through the core of Hockessin, which consists of mixed commercial and residential development. It then reaches the Pennsylvania border, where it becomes Pennsylvania Route 41, which continues to the northwest on Gap Newport Road.
[edit] History
Originally, Delaware Route 41 had continued south toward New Castle, running concurrent with DE 141 between Prices Corner and New Castle. The completion of the DE 141 freeway through Newport in the 1970's resulted in the truncation of DE 41 to its current terminus. The segment of the Newport Gap Pike between DE 2 and the DE 141 freeway became part of Delaware Route 62.
[edit] Junction List
The entire route is in New Castle County.
| Location |
Mile |
Intersections |
Notes |
| Prices Corner |
0 |
 DE 141 (Basin Road) |
|
| .26 |
 DE 2 east (Kirkwood Highway) |
South end of DE 2 overlap |
| .84 |
 DE 2 west (Kirkwood Highway) / DE 62 east (Newport Gap Pike) |
North end of DE 2 overlap |
| Brandywine Springs |
1.85 |
 DE 34 (Faulkland Road) |
|
| Hockessin |
4.28 |
 DE 48 east (Lancaster Pike) |
|
| Pennsylvania state line, road becomes PA 41 |
[edit] References
PA 41 near Hockessin
