U.S. Route 301 in Delaware
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| Maintained by DelDOT and USACE | ||||
| Length: | 14.93 mi (24.03 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1959 – present | |||
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| South end: |
 US 301 at Maryland border near Warwick, MD
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  DE 15 / DE 299 in Middletown DE 71 in Middletown DE 896 in Mount PleasantDE 15 in Summit BridgeDE 71 in Summit Bridge |
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 US 40 / DE 896 in Glasgow
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| Counties: | New Castle | |||
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 Map of U.S. Route 301 Project
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U.S. Route 301 (US 301) is a US Highway that passes through the state of Delaware, running 14.93 mi (24.03 km) from the Maryland border southwest of Middletown north to its northern terminus at US 40 in Glasgow, where the highway continues north toward Newark as Delaware Route 896 (DE 896). US 301 runs through the western part of New Castle County in the northern part of the state, passing through Middletown and crossing the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal on the Summit Bridge. Through the state, US 301 varies between 2 and 4 lanes in width, with some portions a divided highway. US 301 is concurrent with multiple state routes, including DE 15 and DE 299 southwest of Middletown, DE 71 from Middletown to Summit Bridge, and DE 896 from Mount Pleasant to the northern terminus in Glasgow.
The current alignment of US 301 was built as a state highway in the 1920s and 1930s and was initially designated as DE 4 (now DE 299) southwest of Middletown, DE 71 between Middletown and Summit Bridge, and DE 896 north of Summit Bridge. In the 1950s, DE 71 was rerouted to the Maryland border and DE 896 extended south on the alignment to Middletown. US 301 was extended into Delaware from Maryland in 1959. At that time, it ran from the Maryland border north to an interchange with Interstate 295 (I-295)/US 40 and US 13/US 202 in Farnhurst. The route followed its current routing to Middletown, where it split into US 301N and US 301S. US 301N followed DE 299 and US 13 to Tybouts Corner while US 301S followed DE 71 north. Upon rejoining, US 301 followed US 13 and US 13/US 40 to Farnhurst. In 1971, US 301 was rerouted to head north from Middletown to Summit Bridge along DE 71/DE 896, where US 301N followed DE 896 and US 40 to State Road and US 301S followed DE 71 and US 13 north. US 301 was rerouted in 1985 at Mount Pleasant to follow DE 896 east to Boyds Corner and US 13 north to Farnhurst. US 301 was rerouted to its current northern terminus in 1992. Plans have existed since the 1950s to build a freeway along the US 301 corridor in Delaware. Plans were made for this freeway in 2005, which would be a toll road and run from the Maryland border northeast to DE 1 in St. Georges. Construction on the US 301 freeway began in 2016 with the freeway to be completed in 2018.
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