Delaware Route 9A

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DE Route 9A

Length:

0.78 mi^[1] (1.26 km)

Formed:

1978

South end:

DE 9 in Wilmington

Major
junctions:

I-495 near Port of Wilmington

North end:

US 13/DE 9 in Wilmington

Routes in Delaware
< DE 9		DE 10 >

Delaware Route 9A is a 4/5 mi. (1.25 km.) two to four lane road that serves as the primary access route to the Port of Wilmington, Delaware as well as provide access to I-495, the main Interstate highway in Delaware to Philadelphia and Baltimore.

The road begins as a four-lane highway at Delaware Route 9 just past the I-495 underpass north of the I-295/US 40 interchange at the Delaware Memorial Bridge, crossing underneath of I-495 less than ¼ mi. east of the road's terminus. Past I-495, the road, still four lanes, then crosses over Norfolk Southern's (former Penn Central and Conrail) Delmarva Branch at a grade crossing before making a sharp left turn at the entrance to the Port of Wilmington.

The road then proceeds due north, crossing under I-495 again (this time underneath of the I-495 bridge over the Christina River, as well as crossing over both of NS Delmarva and Shellpot Branches (both grade crossings) before terminating at both US 13 and DE 9 near the Christina River drawbridge leading into Wilmington's Central Business District.