Delaware Route 72
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| Maintained by DelDOT | ||||
| Length: | 17.35 mi (27.92 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1942 – present | |||
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| South end: |
 DE 9 near Delaware City
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  US 13 / DE 7 near Delaware City DE 1 near Delaware City DE 71 near Kirkwood US 40 east of Glasgow DE 4 in Newark  DE 2 / DE 273 in NewarkDE 2 near Newark |
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DE 7 in Pike Creek
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| Counties: | New Castle | |||
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Delaware Route 72 (DE 72) is a state highway located in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs from DE 9 near Delaware City north to DE 7 in Pike Creek. The route runs through suburban areas of northern New Castle County, passing through the eastern part of Newark. DE 72 intersects U.S. Route 13 (US 13), DE 1, and DE 7 near Delaware City, DE 71 near Kirkwood, US 40 east of Glasgow, and DE 2, DE 4, and DE 273 in Newark. Parts of DE 72 were built as a state highway during the 1930s. By the 1940s, the route was designated between DE 2 in Newark and DE 7 in Pike Creek along Paper Mill Road. The route was extended south to DE 9 in the 1960s. In 1980, the alignment was shifted to the east through Newark to bypass a railroad crossing on Chapel Street.
DE 72 begins at an intersection with DE 9 adjacent to the Delaware City Refinery near Delaware City, heading west on two-lane undivided Wrangle Hill Road. The road continues between the oil refinery to the north and farmland to the south before coming to an intersection with US 13 and the southern terminus of DE 7 in Wrangle Hill, where it widens into a four-lane divided highway. At this point, US 13 turns west for a short concurrency with DE 72 to a diverging diamond interchange with the DE 1 freeway, where US 13 splits north onto DE 1.
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