Delaware Route 82
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| Maintained by DelDOT | ||||
| Length: | 5.51 mi (8.87 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1952 – present | |||
| Tourist routes: |
 Red Clay Scenic Byway
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| South end: |
 DE 52 near Greenville
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| North end: |
 PA 82 near Yorklyn
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| Counties: | New Castle | |||
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Delaware Route 82 (DE 82) is a state highway in the northwest suburbs of Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs 5.51 miles (8.87 km) from DE 52 near Greenville to the Pennsylvania border near Yorklyn, where it continues as Pennsylvania Route 82 (PA 82). The route runs through areas of woods and fields in northern New Castle County, with much of the route paralleling the Red Clay Creek. The entire route is a part of the Red Clay Scenic Byway, created in 2005. DE 82 was first numbered by 1952 on its current alignment. In 2010, DelDOT had proposed eliminating the route number, but the plan fell through due to public opposition.
DE 82 heads to the west of DE 52 near Greenville as two-lane undivided Campbell Road. East of DE 52, the road continues to DE 100 as Kirk Road. The road passes through wooded areas with some fields and homes before crossing over the Hoopes Reservoir. A short distance after the reservoir, DE 82 makes a left turn onto New London Road to head to the south. The route passes through woodland, curving to the west as it follows a winding alignment. The road reaches an intersection with Mt. Cuba Road in the community of Mount Cuba. where it heads northwest on Creek Road and parallels the Red Clay Creek and the Wilmington and Western Railroad. It continues on a winding alignment and passes over the creek twice before crossing the railroad two times. Along this stretch, the road passes through the community of Ashland and by the Ashland Nature Center.
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