Delaware Route 42

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DE Route 42

Length:

12.69 mi^[1] (20.42 km)

West end:

DE 6 in Blackiston

Major
junctions:

DE 300 in Kenton

DE 15 in Seven Hickories

US 13 in Cheswold

East end:

DE 9 in Leipsic

Routes in Delaware
< DE 41		DE 44 >

Delaware Route 42 is a state highway in Kent County, Delaware. It runs from Delaware Route 6 in Blackiston to Delaware Route 9 in Leipsic. Delaware Route 42 passes through the towns of Kenton and Cheswold along the way.

[edit] Route description

Delaware Route 42 heads to the southeast from DE 6 on Blackiston Road. At the intersection with DE 6, the road contiunes to the northwest as unnumbered Longridge Road, which runs to the Maryland border where it becomes Maryland Route 330. Maryland Route 330 runs through Kent County, Maryland and, by way of Maryland Route 313, gives access to U.S. Route 301. DE 42 itself follows Blackiston Road to Kenton, where it becomes Commerce Street. In Kenton, it intersects with Delaware Route 300 (Main Street).

Past Kenton, DE 42 continues to the east on Seven Hickories Road, passing through countryside. In Seven Hickories, it meets Delaware Route 15 and the two routes head east for a concurrency. They split near Moores Corner, where DE 15 heads to the south on Kenton Road. DE 42 heads east toward the town of Cheswold, where it becomes Main Street. It passes through the town and intersects U.S. Route 13 on the eastern edge of town.

The route then continues east on Fast Landing Road. It passes over the Delaware Route 1 toll road, where it features a ramp for emergency vehicles but no non-emergency access. It heads to the northeast through farmalnd before making a sharp turn to the southeast through marshland adjacent to the Leipsic River. It then enters the town of Leipsic where it heads east on Second Street and ends at Delaware Route 9.