Delaware Route 12
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| Maintained by DelDOT | ||||
| Length: | 16.19 mi (26.06 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1936 – present | |||
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 MD 314 near Whiteleysburg, MD
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 US 13 in Felton DE 15 east of Felton |
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 DE 1 near Frederica
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| Counties: | Kent | |||
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Delaware Route 12 (DE 12) is a state highway in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It runs from Maryland Route 314 (MD 314) at the Maryland border near Whiteleysburg, Maryland east to an interchange with DE 1 near Frederica. The route follows a mostly rural alignment, passing through the towns of Felton and Frederica. DE 12 intersects U.S. Route 13 (US 13) in Felton and DE 15 east of Felton. What would become DE 12 was built as a state highway during the 1920s. DE 12 was designated between Felton and Frederica by 1936 and extended west to Maryland by 1938. The eastern terminus was moved to its current location in 1965 when US 113 (now DE 1) was routed to bypass Frederica. The DE 1 intersection became an interchange in 2011.
DE 12 begins at the Maryland border, continuing west into that state as MD 314 at the state line. From the state line, the route heads southeast on two-lane undivided Whiteleysburg Road briefly before turning northeast onto Whites Lane. A short distance later, DE 12 intersects Two State Road and becomes Burnite Mill Road. The road runs through farmland with some woods and homes, curving east and entering Felton. At this point, DE 12 becomes Main Street and heads into residential areas, crossing the Delmarva Central Railroad's Delmarva Secondary railroad line. The road comes to an intersection with US 13 on the eastern edge of Felton.
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