Delaware 82 provides a route between Delaware 52 (Kennett Pike) and Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. The state highway continues the Pennsylvania 82 numbering convention into the first state via Creek Road. Existing since 1944, Delaware 82 remains vastly unchanged. The narrow highway however saw some modest widening in 2000-01 to add small shoulders and improve the safety of the roadway. The utmost care was taken to retain the rustic character of the roadway in the process.

The hamlets of Yorklyn and Mt. Cuba lie along Delaware 82 as it parallels the Red Clay Creek and Wilmington & Western Railroad. The road otherwise cuts through a deep valley (for Delaware standards) along a twisting and winding alignment adjacent to the stream. The southernmost stretch crosses over the Hoopes Reservoir before ending at the junction of Delaware 52 and Kirk Road.

Delaware 82 Mileage Table

Delaware 82 2002 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)

• 986 - Pennsylvania state line to Yorklyn Road
• 3,593 - Yorklyn Road to Road 261
• 425 - Graves Mill Road to Road 262A & 261
• 6,631 - Owls Nest Road to Delaware 52/Kennett Pike

Delaware 82 Terminus Collection

Southern Terminus
	Delaware 82 (Campbell Road) draws to a close at the intersection of Delaware 52 (Kennett Pike) and Kirk Road. An end sign is posted at the signalized junction between Centerville and Greenville along Delaware 52. Photo taken 12/19/01.
	Delaware 52 (Kennett Pike) southbound at the southern terminus of Delaware 82 near Valley Garden Park and Hoopes Reservoir. Delaware 82 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.
Northern Terminus
	Four miles south of Kennett Square is the Delaware 82 (Creek Road) northbound transition to Pennsylvania 82. Small Pennsylvania and Chester County line signs demark the border along Creek Road. The winding road becomes East South Street and South Union Street in Kennett Square itself. Photo taken 12/19/01.

Delaware 82 Highway Guide

Delaware 82 Northbound
	Delaware 82 straddles the Red Clay Creek and Wilmington & Western Railroad through the piedmont of extreme northern Delaware. The two-lane road features several sharp curves and turns onto adjoining roads to coincide with the path of the waterway. Pictured here is a southbound Delaware 82 shield turning Creek Road eastward at the intersection with Mt. Cuba Road. Photo taken 04/24/04.
	Creek Road becomes Pyles Ford Road near the community of Mt. Cuba on Delaware 82 southbound. The two-lane roadway includes departs Pyles Ford Road for New London Road over the hill pictured here. Photo taken 04/24/04.
	The intersection of New London Road northbound (Delaware 82) and Campbell Road east of Mt. Cuba. Delaware 82 turns eastward onto Campbell Road for a 1.2-mile drive to junction Delaware 52 (Kennett Pike). Photo taken 04/24/04.
	Descending toward the Edgar M. Hoopes Reservoir on Delaware 82 south (Campbell Road). The two-lane roadway skirts above the man-made like via a causeway ahead. Photo taken 04/24/04.
	Delaware 82 eastbound over Hoopes Reservoir. The body of water supplies the city of Wilmington with drinking water. Valley Garden Park resides along Delaware 82 east of the lake. The park was once apart of the Dupont family estate and is now open to the public. Photo taken 04/24/04.

Delaware 82 Other Highway Sites

• Pennsylvania 82 & PAHighways.com
• Pennsylvania 82 @ State-Ends.com

Page Updated October 1, 2004