State Route 9 South - New Castle to Port Penn

A compact cloverleaf interchange joins SR 9 (New Castle Avenue) with Interstate 295 & U.S. 40 just west of the Delaware Memorial Bridge.

12/18/16

What was the last state named shield for Interstate 295 in Delaware accompanied the southbound on-ramp from SR 9 (New Castle Avenue) until 2001.

05/12/00

Approaching the loop ramp for I-295 north / U.S. 40 east on SR 9 (New Castle Avenue) south. U.S. 40 runs east to Atlantic City while I-295 turns north toward Camden.

04/10/04

I-295 and U.S. 40 overlap from the nearby Farnhurst interchange with U.S. 13 across the Delaware Memorial Bridge to Deepwater. The twin suspension bridges are tolled in the southbound direction.

12/27/18

Cherry Lane stems east from New Castle Avenue and the northbound off-ramp from I-295 to the Delaware War Memorial and Riveredge Industrial Park.

12/27/18

Rodney Drive ties into SR 9 (New Castle Avenue) from the Collins Park subdivision.

12/27/18

Stamm Boulevard follows Crossroads Shopping Center as the main entrance to the Swanwyck neighborhood to the west.

12/27/18

A narrow median separates traffic as New Castle Avenue advances south from Stamm Boulevard by Collins Park and Schoolside Plaza shopping center.

12/27/18

Landers Lane connects Moores Lane and the Swanwyck community with SR 9 (New Castle Avenue) acrosss from Riverview Drive into Collins Park.

12/27/18

SR 9 reassurance marker posted south after Landers Lane.

12/27/18

South of the signal with Castle Hills Drive west and Buttonwood Avenue east, SR 9 (Wilmington Road) wholly enters the New Castle city limits.

12/27/18

Rogers Manor Park lines the west side of the four lane arterial by this shield marker.

12/27/18

SR 9 (Wilmington Road) converges with the south end of Moores Lane at this traffic light. Moores Lane leads north to Boulden Boulevard by Southgate Industrial Center and Boulden Interchange Park.

12/27/18

A Norfolk Southern Railroad line crosses SR 9 at-grade to the immediate south of Moores Lane. This shield was removed by 2012.

04/10/04

The succeeding traffic light is located at Municipal Lane west and Anchor Mill Road east to Twin Spans Business Park.

12/23/16

SR 9 shifts southwest onto 6th Street and spans the Narrow Dyke Canal. The state route turns again onto forthcoming Chestnut Street.

12/23/16

Ferry Cut Off Street forms the initial leg of a bypass for SR 9 around New Castle. The state route was realigned by 1987 to shift traffic away from the historic district.

12/27/18

Prior to 1987, SR 273 followed Ferry Cut Off Street and Delaware Streets solo to SR 141 (Basin Road). A reassurance marker remains posted along SR 9 southbound by River Plaza Shopping Center.

12/27/18

Extending SR 9 west to Washington Avenue, Delaware Street overtakes Ferry Cut Off Street at River Plaza Shopping Center. Delaware Street leads south through the New Castle historic district to Battery Park on the Delaware River.

12/23/16

Approaching the south end of SR 141 (Basin Road) and east end of SR 273 (Frenchtown Road) on Delaware Street west. SR 9 here was lowered to grade level in 1994 when an overpass above an abandoned Conrail railroad line was demolished.

12/27/18

SR 9/273 south formerly split at SR 141 (Basin Road), though sign installs in 2018 indicate otherwise. The state route heads west to Hares Corner, Christiana and Newark as part of a multi state route to Rising Sun, Maryland. SR 141 encircles the Wilmington area from New Castle north to Newport, Greenville and Blue Ball.

12/27/18

SR 9 (Washington Avenue) angles southeast from SR 141 (Basin Road) and SR 273 (Frenchtown Road) through the Washington Park community of New Castle.

12/15/17

Washington Avenue returns SR 9 south to its original alignment through New Castle along 7th Street.

12/15/17

Confirming marker posted after SR 9 joins Seventh Street west from Washington Avenue. The state route runs along the north side of Battery Park to Army Creek and the city line.

12/15/17

Seventh Street at Center Street in the Dobbinsville community in southwest New Castle. A set flashing beacons were previously used here.

12/15/17

Continuing south from Federal School Lane along Ommelanden Park, SR 9 (River Road) becomes rural and crosses Tom Creek.

12/15/17

Hamburg Road links SR 9 (River Road) with U.S. 13 (Dupont Highway) at Tybouts Corner to the west.

12/15/17

The Delaware City refinery appears along the horizon as SR 9 (River Road) turns south from Hamburg Road to traverse Red Lion Creek and associated wetlands.

12/15/17

Southbound SR 9 crosses Red Lion Creek between a substation and industrial sites.

12/15/17

River Road passes through the Delaware City oil refinery complex ahead of SR 72 (Wrangle Hill Road) and Clarks Corner Road.

12/26/24

SR 72 commences a 17.35 mile long route northwest to Newark and the Upper Pike Creek Valley from SR 9, where it turns east from River Road to Delaware City.

12/26/24

Clarks Corner Road (Road 378) extends 2.04 miles southwest from River Road and SR 9 to Delaware Street in North St. Georges. SR 72 (Wrangle Hill Road) meets U.S. 13 and SR 1 at Wrangle Hill, 1.50 miles to the west.

12/26/24

Southbound confirming marker for SR 9 posted east of SR 72.

06/10/12

Advancing south through the Delaware City street grid on SR 9 (Fifth Street). Delaware City lies just north of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal along the Delaware River. Incorporated in 1851, the city was laid out in anticipation for the construction of the canal.

12/15/17

Crossing Dragon Creek, SR 9 enters Delaware City along 5th Street. The speed limit lowers to 25 miles per hour by this point.

12/15/17

The lone Delaware City traffic light operates at Fifth and Clinton Streets. Clinton Street travels east to the 3 Forts Ferry Crossing for Fort Delaware State Park, and west to Cox Neck Road.

12/15/17

Southbound SR 9 (Fifth Street) at Canal Street and the Delaware City Branch Canal. Canal Street parallels its namesake northeast to Delaware City Marina and Clinton Street.

12/25/25

A roundabout constructed in 2023 connects SR 9 with Old Elm Avenue east to Fort DuPont State Park and Polktown Place south to the C & D Canal Wildlife Area.

12/25/25

Dedicated in 1992, Fort DuPont State Park covers 322 acres both west and east of the Reedy Point Bridge. Named for Rear Admiral Samuel Francis du Pont, Fort Dupont was active from the Civil War through World War II. It was turned over to the state of Delaware after World War II.

12/25/25

A reassurance marker for SR 9 south at the beginning of the Reedy Point Bridge was removed by 2023.

12/25/25

Opened in 1968, the cantilevered Reedy Point Bridge is named after its geographical location, Reedy Point.

12/25/25

The two lane, 26 feet wide span (Weeks, n.d.) carries SR 9 high above the easternmost portion of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.

12/25/25

Totaling 8,432 feet in length, the Reedy Point Bridge peaks at 136 feet above the C & D Canal (Weeks, n.d.).

12/25/25

Looking southward from the Reedy Point Bridge descent at Reedy Island on the Delaware River and the Hope Creek Generating Station in Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey.

12/25/25

The Reedy Point Bridge touches down through Augustine Wildlife Area.

12/25/25

South Reedy Point Road connects SR 9 with Dutch Neck Road and the C & D Canal Wildlife Area back to the north. This reassurance marker was removed by 2023.

12/15/17

SR 9 plies across a causeway above wetlands along St. Georges Creek through St. Augustine Wildlife Area.

12/15/17

A reassurance marker was added along SR 9 south of Thorntown Road by 2023. Thorntown Road (Rd 418) provides a cut off west 1.36 miles to Port Penn Road.

12/25/25

Entering the riverside community of Port Penn, SR 9 takes Liberty Street south to Market Street east.

12/25/25

SR 9 (Market Street) east at Stewart Street in Port Penn.

12/25/25

Market Street extends west from SR 9 to Port Penn Road and U.S. 13 at Biddles Corner. The SR 9 shield referencing the turn east was removed by 2019.

12/15/17

Market Street leads SR 9 east two blocks to Congress Street south in Port Penn.

12/25/25

Vacating Port Penn, SR 9 (St. Augustine Road) runs along the Delaware River south to Augustine Beach.

12/25/25