When the Delaware 141 freeway was completed in 1979, Delaware 41 was relocated from the Newport Gap Pike to an overlap with Delaware 2 (Kirkwood Highway) to the Delaware 141 interchange (Exit 6) at Prices Corner. The pike was renumbered to Delaware 62 in 1980 between Old Capitol Trail (original Delaware 2) and the Delaware 141 Boxwood Road interchange (Exit 5). From there Delaware 62 extends southeast to Maryland Avenue via Boxwood Road. The 2002 Traffic Count Report by DelDOT indicates that the route designation continues beyond Delaware 4 (Maryland Avenue) to the south end of Dupont Road. Some maps confirm this, however no signs or reassurance shields are posted south of Delaware 4. Furthermore an end shield resides at the Maryland Avenue intersection in Richardson Park.
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Delaware 62 westbound (Newport Gap Pike) at Old Capitol Trail behind the Prices Corner shopping center. An end sign was barely hanging on at the time of the photograph and was gone by 2004. Old Capitol Trail travels west from Centerville Road to the community of Marshallton through here. Photo taken 12/19/01. |
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Westbound Old Capitol Trail at junction Delaware 62 (Newport Gap Pike). There are no Delaware 62 shields posted in this direction for the intersection. Old Capitol Trail continues across the Red Clay Creek into Marshallton west of the Newport Gap Pike. The old alignment of Delaware 2 rejoins the state route near junction Delaware 7 (Limestone Road). Photo taken 04/17/04. |
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Junction Delaware 62 shield posted on Old Capitol Trail eastbound ahead of the Newport Gap Pike intersection. Old Capitol Trail ends just east of Delaware 62 at Centerville Road. The construction of the Newport Freeway displaced the roadway from reaching Delaware 2 near Elsmere. Photo taken 05/01/04. |
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A Delaware 62 shield resides on Old Capitol Trail eastbound at Newport Gap Pike. Note that the shield points to southbound only and not the segment of Newport Gap Pike between here and Delaware 2 & 41. The communities of Belvedere, Richardson Park, and Newport reside to the south of Prices Corner. Photo taken 09/01/05. |
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Newport Gap Pike northbound at junction Delaware 2 & 41 (Kirkwood Highway). Although no reassurance shields reside along the pike between Old Capitol Trail and Kirkwood Highway, Delaware 62 shields are in place along Delaware 2 east and Delaware 2 west & 41 south for the intersection. Delaware 41 departs Delaware 2 for Newport Gap Pike northbound otherwise en route to Hockessin. Photo taken 12/19/01. |
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Delaware 2 eastbound crosses the Red Clay Creek between Duncan Road and junction Delaware 41 (Newport Gap Pike). Coinciding with the 1999 reconstruction of the Newport Freeway, Delaware 62 shields were posted for Newport Gap Pike southbound on Kirkwood Highway. Delaware 62 at the time was touted as the preferred alternate route to Delaware 141 from Delaware 2 & 41 in lieu of the Exit 6 interchange at Prices Corner due to closures. Photo taken 03/23/04. |
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Approaching the signed eastern terminus of Delaware 62 on Boxwood Road in the Richardson Park community. A Delaware 141 trailblazer directs drivers onto westbound Delaware 4 for the Exit 4 interchange within the town of Newport. Photo taken 05/01/04. |
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End shield for Delaware 62 at the Boxwood Road intersection with Delaware 4 (Maryland Avenue). Boxwood Road continues southeast as Middleboro Road to Banning Park through the intersection. Photo taken 05/01/04. |
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Delaware 4 (Maryland Avenue) composes an east-west arterial between Newport and the city of Wilmington. The four-lane roadway cuts through the older suburbs of Richardson Park in the process. Photo taken 05/01/04. |
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Delaware 4 (Maryland Avenue) westbound at the eastern terminus of Delaware 62 (Boxwood Road). The state route becomes the Newport Pike west of Boxwood Road en route to Newport itself. Boxwood Road carries Delaware 62 northwest to junction Delaware 141 (Newport Freeway) at Centerville Road and the GM Boxwood Road Auto Assembly Plant. Photo taken 03/20/04. |
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Approaching the eastern terminus of Delaware 62 (Boxwood Road) on Delaware 4 (Newport Pike) eastbound. Delaware 4 namechanges from Newport Pike to Maryland Avenue east of Boxwood Road. Delaware 62 meanwhile travels northwest to the GM Boxwood Road Plant, Delaware 141, and community of Belvedere. Photo taken 07/31/04. |
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Delaware 4 enters Richardson Park along Maryland Avenue at Delaware 62 (Boxwood Road). Middleboro Road continues Boxwood Road southeastward to the entrance of Banning Park, south end of Dupont Road, and Meco Circle. Photo taken 07/31/04. |
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Delaware 62 (Newport Gap Pike) eastbound at the Delaware 141 (Exit 5) southbound off-ramp at Belivdere. Ahead is the eastward turn of Delaware 62 from Newport Gap Pike onto Boxwood Road. Newport Gap Pike splits between two one-way roadways alongside the Newport Freeway from Boxwood Road southward to the town of Newport. Photo taken 01/01/05. |
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Delaware 62 eastbound turns onto Boxwood Road to cross over Delaware 141 en route to Richardson Park and junction Delaware 4 (Maryland Avenue). Traffic to Delaware 141 north is advised to take Delaware 62 east to Centerville Road northbound. Newport Gap Pike southbound otherwise carries motorists to Delaware 141 south and Newport. Photo taken 01/01/05. |
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Boxwood Road crosses over the Newport Freeway between the one-way couplet of the Newport Gap Pike. The upcoming intersection sees the one-way northbound Newport Gap Pike become the two-way Centerville Road. Centerville Road provides access to Delaware 141 northbound at the west entrance to the GM Boxwood Road facility. Photo taken 05/01/04. |
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Traffic signal on Delaware 62 east (Boxwood Road) at Newport Gap Pike northbound and Centerville Road. Centerville Road continues underneath Delaware 141 into Prices Corner. From there the two-lane highway intersects Old Capitol Trail, Greenbank Road, and Delaware 34 (Faulkland Road). Photo taken 05/01/04. |
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Delaware 62 westbound reassurance shield on Boxwood Road west of Centerville Road. Two entrances to the GM Boxwood Road plant exist along Delaware 62 within 0.4 miles of Delaware 141. Otherwise the state route continues into Richardson Park to its terminus at Delaware 4 (Maryland Avenue) in 1.2 miles. Photo taken 04/24/04. |
| Delaware 62 Westbound |
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Approaching the intersection of Centerville Road and Newport Gap Pike northbound on Delaware 62 west (Boxwood Road). Delaware 41 & 141 trailblazers direct motorists to the respective ramps here. The northbound ramp departs from Centerville Road to the right. Delaware 41 no longer travels through here but retains signage due to its importance as a regional route to Lancaster, Pennsylvania from Prices Corner nearby. Photo taken 04/24/04. |
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Delaware 62 (Boxwood Road) westbound at the the northbound frontage road of Delaware 141 (Newport Gap Pike). The pike merges with its southbound component at the next traffic light and follows Delaware 62 west to Prices Corner. Centerville Road also travels to Prices Corner. Photo taken 04/23/04. |
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Boxwood Road crosses over the Newport Freeway between the split Newport Gap Pikes and ends. A shield assembly and overhead guide drivers onto Delaware 62 west and the southbound component of Newport Gap Pike to Belvedere and Newport. Photo taken 04/24/04. |
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Delaware 62 overtakes Newport Gap Pike between Boxwood Road and Old Capitol Trail. Newport Gap Pike southbound continues to the Newport corporate limits where it becomes James Street. A ramp onto Delaware 141 southbound departs just south of the Boxwood Road and Newport Gap Pike intersection. Photo taken 04/24/04. |
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Delaware 62 west (Newport Gap Pike) at the southbound off-ramp from Delaware 141 to Boxwood Road (Exit 5). The Newport Freeway begins nearby at Delaware 2 & 41 and ends at junction Interstates 95-295-495 & U.S. 202. Photo taken 04/24/04. |
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Traveling northbound on Newport Gap Pike toward Prices Corner after the Delaware 141 and Boxwood Road confluence. Ahead of the last westbound reassurance shield is a CSX Railroad crossing and Marshallton. Photo taken 04/24/04. |
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Delaware 62 westbound ends silently at the intersection with Old Capitol Trail. An end sign was here but was removed between 2001 and 2004. Otherwise Newport Gap Pike joins Delaware 41 at junction Delaware 2 (Kirkwood Highway) in 0.4 miles. Photo taken 04/24/04 |
Page Updated November 19, 2007.
