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The Guide to Delaware 52 southbound in Delaware

Southbound

Delaware 52 Southbound
Delaware 52 (Kennett Pike) southbound at the southern terminus of Delaware 82 near Valley Garden Park and Hoopes Reservoir. Delaware 82 (Campbell Road) ends at the intersection with Kirk Road from the east. Kirk Road links Delaware 52 and 82 with nearby Delaware 100. Photo taken 08/15/04.
Leaving the village of Greenville and Delaware 100 & 141 partial-cloverleaf interchange on Delaware 52 (Kennett Pike) southbound. Photo taken 03/28/04.
Access to Delaware 100 north (Montchannin Road) and Delaware 141 north (Tyler McConnell Bridge) from Kennett Pike southbound is provided by Montchanin Road northbound. Trailblazers for the Delaware 100 & 141 north split are posted ahead of the Montchanin Road southern end intersection on Delaware 52 south. Photo taken 03/28/04.
Montchanin Road travels a short distance north to junction Delaware 100 & 141 (Barley Mill Road). From there the two-lane roadway becomes Delaware 100 northbound toward Montchanin, Winterthur, and Pennsylvania. Delaware 141 crosses the Brandywine Creek nearby via the Tyler McConnell Bridge. Photo taken 03/28/04.
Kennett Pike southbound between Dupont Road and Rising Sun Lane at the Westover Hills community of north Wilmington. Delaware 52 comprises a four-lane arterial between junction Delaware 100 & 141 (Montchanin and Barley Mill Roads) between Greenville and downtown Wilmington. Photo taken 03/20/04.

Delaware 52 (Kennett Pike) southbound at the Wilmington city line and Rising Sun Lane. Rising Sun Lane straddles the city limits between Delaware 52 and the Brandywine Creek. The two-lane roadway links Kennett Pike with Rockford Park before descending steeply to the junction of New Bridge and Henry Clay Road. In conjunction with Powder Mill Road, Rising Sun Lane provides a link to Delaware 141 north near the Dupont Experimental Station. Photo taken 03/19/04.
Pennsylvania Avenue enters the northern fringes of the Wilmington street grid at the intersection with Greenhill Avenue. Greenhill Avenue is a primary north-south street between Delaware 48 (Lancaster Avenue) and Delaware Avenue. Photo taken 03/28/04.
The descent of Delaware 52 continues from Greenhill Avenue two blocks south to Woodlawn Avenue. Pennsylvania Avenue maintains four lanes through the middle class neighborhoods of north Wilmington through to the intersection with Union Street. Photo taken 03/28/04.
The divided Bancroft Parkway intersects Delaware 52 one block south of Woodlawn Avenue. The green strip through north Wilmington exists in two portions. The southern segment begins at Canby Park and Barry Street and runs northward to Eighth Street. The CSX Railroad corridor cuts a swath between 8th and 9th Streets. The parkway resumes at Ninth Street just north of the railroad undercrossing. From there Bancroft Parkway travels northward to junction Delaware 52, Delaware Avenue, and Kentmere Parkway near the Delaware Art Museum. Photo taken 03/28/04.
Delaware 52 sinks past Grant Avenue toward Union Street, the CSX Railroad overpass, and the westbound beginning of Delaware 2. Posted at Grant Avenue is a westbound Delaware 2 shield. The sign is missing a "TO" placard and is thus erroneous. Photo taken 03/28/04.
Four lanes of Delaware 52 (Pennsylvania Avenue) descend from Greenhill Avenue to the split intersections with Union Street at the CSX Railroad line in Northwest Wilmington. Union Street provides the main route between Delaware 52 and Delaware Avenue east of the depicted intersection. Photo taken 03/28/04.
Delaware 2 begins at Pennsylvania Avenue by way of Union Street westbound. The split route follows Union Street (westbound) and Lincoln Street (eastbound between Delaware 52 and Canby Park. The state highway carries five lanes overall and is the main route between north Wilmington and Elsmere and the Kirkwood Highway. The only Delaware 2 shield posted for Union Street on Pennsylvania Avenue southbound resides next to the Union Street east intersection at the CSX overcrossing. The shield however is missing a right-hand arrow for the Union Street westbound turn ahead. Photo taken 04/01/04.
One block south of the westbound beginning of Delaware 2 is the eastern terminus at Lincoln Street. The eastbound only street becomes two-way east of Delaware 52 en route to Thirteenth Street and the Trolley Square vicinity. Photo taken 04/01/04.
Dupont Street travels south from Park Drive near Augustine Cutoff and Brandywine Park through Trolley Square to Delaware 52 (Pennsylvania Avenue) here. Five blocks to the right Dupont Street meets St. Francis Hospital. Photo taken 04/01/04.
Delaware 52 southbound at Clayton Street northbound and a small strip of Twelfth Street eastbound. The wedge created between the three streets was once home to an Interstate 95 Delaware trailblazer. However between 2001 and 2004 the shield was subsequently removed without a replacement. First photo taken 04/01/04; remaining photos taken 10/10/04.
Rodney Street provides one of the few north-south two-way streets in north Wilmington. Depicted here is the Pennsylvania Avenue intersection with Rodney Street. Photo taken 04/01/04.
Broom Street provides a secondary through route between Pennsylvania Avenue and Delaware 48 (Second Street & Lancaster Avenue). Displayed here is the southbound Delaware 52 intersection with the southbound only street. Photo taken 04/01/04.
Franklin Street composes a two-lane northbound only street between Delaware 4 (Maryland Avenue) in Browntown and Lovering Avenue. The street intersects Delaware 52 at the intersection pictured here. Photo taken 04/01/04.
Southbound at Harrison Street. Delaware Avenue begins at Rockford Park in northwest Wilmington. From there the street descends into the Forty Acres and Trolley Square area before ascending again to Harrison Street. At Harrison Street Delaware Avenue becomes one-way northbound only. Therefore southbound drivers are directed westward one block on Harrison Street to Delaware 52 (Pennsylvania Avenue). Photo taken 04/01/04.
Delaware 52 curves toward downtown at the five-way intersection of Delaware Avenue and Van Buren Street. Pennsylvania Avenue ends and Delaware 52 begins its alignment along Delaware Avenue at the north-south Van Buren Street. For southbound motorists no turns are permitted onto Van Buren Street north. Photo taken 03/30/04.
With the Dupont high rise taking center stage, Delaware 52 (Delaware Avenue) approaches Jackson Street and the Interstate 95 & U.S. 202 undercrossing. To the right is the southbound Interstate 95 off-ramp from Jackson Street. The trailblazer refers to both directions of the freeway as northbound destined motorists must utilize the Tenth Street on-ramp due to the left turn ban at Adams Street ahead. Photo taken 03/19/04.
Delaware 52 becomes parkway like between Adams Street & Interstate 95 and Madison Street. The eight-lane arterial passes by the Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery to the left and the former Chase Manhattan Bank high rises to the right. Pictured here is an older reassurance shield for the state route. Photo taken 03/19/04.
Overhead guide signs advise motorists of the upcoming Delaware 52 split from Delaware Avenue via Eleventh Street. Madison Street connects Twelfth Street (Delaware 52 northbound) with Delaware Avenue as the two directions of the state route diverge. Ahead Delaware Avenue becomes Tenth Street to the right. Eleventh Street carries the final eight blocks of Delaware 52 to its end at U.S. 13 Business northbound (Walnut Street). Photo taken 03/19/04.
The final eight blocks of Delaware 52 south comprise Eleventh Street eastbound through the heart of the business district. Eleventh Street first crosses Washington Street after leaving the six-way intersection of Jefferson Street with Delaware Avenue. Washington Street was at one time part of the U.S. 202 corridor through the city. Photo taken 04/10/04.
Drawing near the intersection with West Street on Delaware 52 southbound. The final southbound reassurance shield resides on the block between Washington and West. The high rise behind the sign is the DuPont building. Photo taken 04/10/04.
Continuing southward on Delaware 52 (Eleventh Street) at Tatnall Street. Tatnall Street is discontinuous between Eleventh and Tenth Streets and flows southbound only. Therefore no turns are permitted at this intersection. Photo taken 04/10/04.
The up scale Hotel DuPont fronts Tenth Street on the block between Orange and Market Streets. The high rise comprises the largest downtown lodging complex in the city. Pictured here is the signalized intersection of Delaware 52 south and Orange Street. Photo taken 04/10/04.
The intersection of Eleventh and Market Streets as seen from Delaware 52 southbound. Rodney Square encompasses the block to the right. Portions of the MBNA corporate complex high light the upcoming block ahead. Photo taken 04/10/04.
Delaware 52 south intersects U.S. 13 Business southbound (King Street) amid the MBNA complex. Several catwalks are found in the downtown area between adjacent high rises. Photo taken 04/10/04.
The southern terminus of Delaware 52 resides at the Eleventh Street east intersection with Walnut Street north (U.S. 13 Business north). No end sign is posted as traffic continuing along Eleventh Street enters a residential area. 11th Street intersects U.S. 13 (Spruce Street) in six blocks. Photo taken 04/10/04.

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