Old Baltimore Pike
| Old Baltimore Pike | |
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| Route information | |
| Maintained by DelDOT | |
| Length: | 8.35 mi (13.44 km) |
| Major junctions | |
| West end: |
 MD 281 near Newark
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 DE 896 in Glasgow DE 273 in Christiana DE 1 near Christiana |
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| East end: | Dead end near Christiana |
| Location | |
| Counties: | New Castle |
| Highway system | |
Old Baltimore Pike is a road in the U.S. state of Delaware. The road, known as New Castle County Road 26, runs from Maryland Route 281 (MD 281) at the Maryland state line south of Newark, Delaware and continues east to Christiana, ending near Delaware Route 1 (DE 1). The road is paralleled by Interstate 95 (I-95, Delaware Turnpike) to the north and U.S. Route 40 (US 40, Pulaski Highway) to the south. The Old Baltimore Pike was built before 1720 and connected Elkton, Maryland to Christiana. It was a turnpike called the Elk and Christiana Turnpike between 1817 and 1838. In the past it served as a major connection between Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Old Baltimore Pike begins at the Delaware–Maryland state line near Newark, Delaware, where the highway continues west into that state as MD 281. The road heads northeast from the state line through wooded residential areas as a two-lane undivided road, intersecting Otts Chapel Road before passing south of Iron Hill Park. Old Baltimore Pike crosses DE 896 and enters rural areas. Here, the roadway crosses the Christina River and passes Cooch's Bridge, a historic battle site of the American Revolutionary War. It then crosses Norfolk Southern's Delmarva Secondary railroad line and encounters DE 72.
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