Lewes, Gateway to the Nation Byway
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Delaware Byways signage
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| Formed: | 2000 |
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| Interstates: | Interstate X (I-X) |
| US Highways: | U.S. Route X (US X) |
| State: | Delaware Route X (DE X) |
| Maintenance road numbers: | Road X |
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Wilmington-Centerville Wilmington-Montchanin |
| Length: | 12.25 mi (19.71 km) |
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| Location: | Dover Air Force Base-New Castle |
| Length: | 50 mi (80 km) |
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| Location: | Sandtown-Centerville |
| Length: | 95 mi (153 km) |
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| Location: | Lewes |
| Length: | 12.35 mi (19.88 km) |
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| Location: | Seaford-Laurel |
| Length: | 35 mi (56 km) |
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| Location: | Red Clay Creek valley |
| Length: | 27 mi (43 km) |
The Delaware Byways (formerly Delaware Scenic and Historic Highways) system consists of roads in the U.S. state of Delaware that travel through areas of scenic and historic interest. The intent of this system is to promote tourism and raise awareness of the communities along these routes.
The Delaware Scenic and Historic Highways program was created in 2000 by Senate Bill 320, which authorized the Delaware Department of Transportation to create a system of statewide scenic byways. In 2007, the United States Department of Transportation awarded a $174,600 grant to preserve the Route 9 and Brandywine Valley byways. The Delaware Scenic and Historic Highways program was renamed to the Delaware Byways program in 2010.
The Brandywine Valley National Scenic Byway is located in New Castle County, Delaware in the Brandywine valley. The route of the byway is along DE 52 from Wilmington north to the Pennsylvania border, and DE 100 from its intersection with DE 52, north to the Pennsylvania border. The byway is also a part of the National Scenic Byways program.
The byway passes by several tourist destinations, including Rodney Square, Hotel du Pont, the Goodstay House, the Gibraltar Mansion, the Delaware Museum of Natural History, Winterthur Museum and Country Estate, and Centreville Village on DE 52 and Montchanin Village, Brandywine Creek State Park, and First State National Historical Park on DE 100. Also near the byway in the Wilmington area is the Delaware Art Museum, Delaware History Museum, Hagley Museum and Library, and Nemours Mansion and Gardens with the Brandywine River Museum and Longwood Gardens farther north in Pennsylvania.
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