mile long east west highway located northern delaware runs east newark east wilmington known variously wilmington avenue lincoln route newark wilmington route lane divided highway passes suburban areas wilmington routed way pair city streets paved state highway receiving designation time western terminus road maryland border southwest newark continued state road progressively widened divided highway wilmington newark bypassing portions road known old capitol trail routed bypass newark designated route newark western terminus truncated current location decommissioned westernmost portion route designated route description begins intersection eastern newark heads north concurrent lane divided highway road turns northeast passes csx railroad line leaves newark continues northeast residential areas briefly undivided crosses splits heading northwest park road continuing northeast suburban areas consisting homes businesses lane divided highway changing highway road passes south intersects roads including north harmony road upper pike creek road pike creek road road route widens lanes comes intersection past intersection continues past businesses intersecting road comes bridge red clay creek wilmington western railroad entering prices corner reaching intersection heads northwest southeast point passes north prices corner shopping center road comes bridge road reaching partial cloverleaf interchange freeway following interchange narrows lanes continues east mix homes businesses crossing passing south point route enters briefly turns southeast curving east reaching intersection past intersection road comes bridge junction csx east penn railroad line running past homes union street crosses wilmington north splits way pair eastbound westbound heading northeast way pair carries lanes direction passes urban homes businesses reaches intersection lancaster avenue union park gardens neighborhood point eastbound westbound westbound direction forming concurrency westbound lancaster avenue highway enters neighborhood intersects northern terminus route continues north eastern terminus annual average daily traffic count ranging high vehicles interchange low vehicles entire length national_highway_system history originally county road newark wilmington road paved suggestions state maintenance highway connecting maryland border newark wilmington known wilmington newark highway year recommendations remove grade crossing junction baltimore csx state took maintenance highway maryland border wilmington newark november opened bypassing narrow winding route community section included plate bridge designated run maryland border southwest newark connected wilmington following road main street construction began widening divided highway prices corner plans extend divided highway westward bypass lane section north new alignment divided highway alignment completed exception bridge bridge finished completing improvement divided highway plans eliminate grade crossing railroad junction replacing bridge tracks new alignment end divided highway union lincoln streets wilmington world war steel shortages construction bridge delayed war december bridge carrying route baltimore opened traffic final work bridge finished routed way pair delaware avenue eastbound main street westbound downtown newark following eastward extension delaware avenue intersection east city work began widen lane divided highway baltimore csx bridge newark divided highway extended west red mill road time route split way pair wilmington union street road newark red mill road divided highway portion road maryland border newark widened divided highway parkway southern edge newark completed september realigned bypass newark parkway carried portions carried realignment route newark bus proposed renumbering routes newark plan called start main street east newark instead maryland state line removal bus designation newark addition portion road maryland border designated goal project route designations newark reduce sign reduce sign maintenance costs changes completed summer concurrency prices corner removed major intersections entire route routes mile long business route ran newark bus continued northeast intersection southwest downtown newark lane divided road concurrent point bus headed residential areas road changed names undivided passed businesses reaching downtown newark bus road splitting way pair eastbound bus northbound ran concurrent eastbound west delaware avenue heading east westbound bus southbound remained concurrent eastbound way pair carried lanes direction entered carried westbound direction northbound direction intersection concurrency directions northbound ended bus passed campus continued commercial downtown east delaware avenue eastbound westbound farther east east delaware avenue shifted farther south way streets passing residential neighborhood east delaware avenue passing north past route came intersection point bus ended eastbound headed north rejoin westbound route created routed bypass newark newark city council voted favor renaming portion road carrying bus order promote businesses stretch road change went effect january bus decommissioned changes truncated western terminus intersection eastern newark major intersections entire route newark
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