U.S. 301 Delaware Archive

Construction of the U.S. 301 toll road across Scott Run. 12/15/17

Looking southeast from Hyetts Corner Road at the future US 301 toll road. 12/15/17

Future roadways for US 301 west of Jamison Corner Road. 12/15/17

The south roundabout for the dumbbell interchange for US 301 at Jamison Corner Road. 12/15/17

Confirming markers for posted after SR 896 combined with U.S. 301/SR 71 north. 12/16/16

This shield assembly for U.S. 301/SR 71 was replaced in 2017, despite the pending relocation of U.S. 301 to the toll road around Middletown.

Shields formerly posted after SR 299 east combined with U.S. 301 north from Warwick Road. The rural character of U.S. 301 (Middletown Warwick Road) diminished as the highway advanced northward. 08/27/05

U.S. 301/SR 299 east ahead of the intersection with SR 15 (Levels Road). Signed by 1993 in New Castle County, SR 15 provides an alternate route between Smyrna-Clayton and Middletown. 08/27/05

Historical look at U.S. 301/SR 15-299 along what was then a two-lane rural stretch of Middletown Warwick Road north toward Middletown. This stretch of roadway was eventually expanded into a four-lane arterial, with big box retail and an industrial park developed within the vicinity. 12/15/99

When the initial Middletown bypass for U.S. 301 was built to the west of Peterson Road, the direct transition of Middletown Warwick Road east onto Main Street was realigned so that the two converged with Bunker Hill Road at a conventional intersection. Subsequent work expanded U.S. 301 into a four-lane divided arterial. 08/27/05

US 301/SR 71 shields posted north of Armstrong Corner Road. 12/20/16

The future U.S. 301 toll road crossing over SR 71 (Summit Bridge Road) northbound. 12/20/16

U.S. 301/SR 71 north at SR 896 (Boyds Corner Road) in Mount Pleasant. This view shows Summit Bridge Road prior to an intersection expansion project widening the road four lanes on the approach. 08/27/05

A previous shield array for U.S. 301/SR 71-896 north at Mt. Pleasant. 08/27/05

Four-lane expansion of Delaware 896 between Mount Pleasant and Newark by 1996 provides a direct ten mile route to both Interstate 95 and the city of Newark from areas south of the C & D Canal. 02/29/00

This set of shields showed the correct order of U.S. 301, SR 71 and SR 896 until it was replaced by 2012. U.S. 301 was reassigned to SR 896 north to Glasgow in 1993. 08/10/04

The SR 896 shield along Summit Bridge Road north of SR 15 went missing by 2016. 06/10/12

This shield was formerly posted ahead of the turn of SR 71 north onto Red Lion Road. Until 1983, SR 71 carried U.S. 301 South from U.S. 13 at Tybouts Corner to SR 896 and the Summit Bridge. 08/10/04

New guide signs installed in 1994 at the junction of U.S. 40, U.S. 301 and SR 896 in Glasgow continued to reflect the pre-1993 alignment of U.S. 301 along U.S. 13 to the east.
Replacement signs amended the U.S. 301 reference to reflect U.S. 13, but continued to show I-95. 04/17/04

A greenout was later applied on new signs over the U.S. 301 error for U.S. 40 east as well. 04/17/04">

Replaced overheads posted on U.S. 301/SR 896 north at U.S. 40. The empty space on the right panel once displayed "TO Interstate 95 North." DelDOT amended the signs to direct all I-95 bound traffic on SR 896 north instead of partitioning via U.S. 40.
A greenout was later applied on new signs over the U.S. 301 error for U.S. 40 east as well. 04/17/04