Delaware Route 896
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| DE Route 896 |
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| Length: | 21.09 mi[1] (33.94 km) | ||||||||
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| South end: |  DE 1 in Boyds Corner |
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| Major junctions: |
 US 13 in Boyds Corner  US 301/DE 71 in Mount Pleasant DE 15 in Summit DE 71 north of Summit US 40 in Glasgow I-95 south of Newark  DE 2/DE 4 in Newark DE 273 in Newark |
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| North end: |  MD 896 northwest of Newark |
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Delaware Route 896 is a state highway located in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs from Delaware Route 1 in Boyds Corner, Delaware north to the Maryland border northwest of Newark, where it becomes the unsigned Maryland Route 896.
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[edit] Route description
Delaware Route 896 heads west from a diamond interchange with DE 1 on Pole Bridge Road. Shortly after the interchange, it crosses U.S. Route 13 and becomes Boyds Corner Road. It then heads in a westward direction, passing through farmland, to an intersection with U.S. Route 301 and Delaware Route 71 in Mount Pleasant.
It then turns north onto US 301 and DE 71 and heads north on the four-lane, divided Summit Bridge Road. It angles to the northwest and meets the northern terminus of Delaware Route 15 in Summit. The route then crosses the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on the Summit Bridge. Past the Summit Bridge, it passes under Chesapeake City Road, which heads west to Chesapeake City, Maryland by way of Maryland Route 285. DE 71 then splits from the road by turning east onto Red Lion Road and US 301 and DE 896 head north on the four-lane, divided Summit Bridge Road past Lums Pond State Park and through new housing developments. It heads toward Glasgow, where Delaware Route 896 Business branches off to pass through the center of Glasgow while US 301 and DE 896 bypass the town to the east. On the east side of Glasgow, the route intersects U.S. Route 40, where US 301 ends and DE 896 continues north toward Newark.
North of Glasgow, DE 896 heads north on South College Avenue, passing by a mix of industrial, commercial, and residential areas. It then intersects Interstate 95, the Delaware Turnpike, at a modified cloverleaf interchange just east of a toll plaza on I-95. DE 896 then heads north through commercial development to Delaware Route 2 and Delaware Route 4 (Christina Parkway), at the southern edge of the University of Delaware campus.
It then heads west along with DE 2 and DE 4 on the Christina Parkway, bypassing the segment of South College Avenue that goes through the University of Delaware campus. The Christina Parkway is four lanes and then narrows to two lanes as it crosses over the Amtrak Northeast Corridor. It then intersects Elkton Road, where DE 4 ends, DE 2 makes a left to head toward Elkton, Maryland, and DE 896 makes a right to head toward downtown Newark along with Delaware Route 2 Business.
DE 896 follows the four-lane, divided Elkton Road toward downtown Newark, where it narrows to two lanes at the Apple Road intersection. Upon reaching downtown Newark, DE 896 intersects Delaware Route 273, which heads to the west on Nottingham Road and to the east, along with DE 2 Business, on the one-way pair of Delaware Avenue eastbound and Main Street westbound. At this intersection, DE 896 also briefly splits into one way streets, with northbound following New London Road and southbound following Hillside Road and Nottingham Road (DE 273 eastbound). The route then heads to the northwest on the two-lane New London Road, passing through suburban areas to the northwest of Newark and providing access to White Clay Creek State Park. Route 896 then leaves Delaware and passes briefly through the northeastern corner of Cecil County, Maryland as Maryland Route 896 before entering Pennsylvania as Pennsylvania Route 896.
[edit] Bannered routes
[edit] DE 896 Alternate
  DE Route 896 Alternate |
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| Location | Boyds Corner - Glasgow |
Delaware Route 896 Alternate is an alternate alignment of Delaware Route 896 from near its southern terminus in Boyds Corner north to Glasgow. The route follows U.S. Route 13, crossing the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal on the St. Georges Bridge, Delaware Route 72, and U.S. Route 40.
[edit] DE 896 Business
 DE Route 896 Business |
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| Location | Glasgow |
Delaware Route 896 Business is a business route of Delaware Route 896 that passes through Glasgow. It was created in 1993 following the completion of the current Delaware Route 896 bypass to the east of town. Business DE 896 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 301 and DE 896 to the south of Glasgow. It heads north, at first closely paralleing DE 896 to the west. It then separates as Delaware Route 896 bends more to the east. Business DE 896 intersects with U.S. Route 40 in the middle of Glasgow. It continues north, with the northbound lane coming to a dead end and a connection from DE 896 southbound to DE 896 Business southbound.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.deldot.gov/static/pubs_forms/traffic_counts/2006/rpt_pgs1_38_rev.pdf DelDOT 2006 Traffic Count and Mileage Report
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