Delaware Route 10

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DE Route 10

Length:

16.12 mi^[1] (25.94 km)

West end:

MD 287 in Sandtown

Major
junctions:

ALT DE 10 near Willow Grove

DE 15 west of Camden

ALT US 13 in Camden

US 13 in Camden

ALT DE 10 near Lebanon

East end:

DE 1 at the north gate of Dover Air Force Base

Routes in Delaware
< DE 9A		DE 11 >

Delaware Route 10 is a state highway in Kent County, Delaware. It runs from Maryland Route 287 at the Maryland border in Sandtown east to an interchange with Delaware Route 1 at the north gate of Dover Air Force Base. The route passes through the towns of Camden and Wyoming along the way. It is a four-lane, divided highway called Lebanon Road between U.S. Route 13 in Camden and Delaware Route 1.

The Lebanon Road stretch of Delaware Route 10 was originally the main connector between the Delaware Route 1 turnpike and U.S. Route 13 to points south of Dover. However, the completion of the Puncheon Run Connector in 2001 provided a faster, more efficient connection between the two highways.

Delaware Route 10 features one alternate route, Delaware Route 10 Alternate, which provides an alternate alignment to Delaware Route 10 between Willow Grove and Lebanon, passing through Woodside and Rising Sun.

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Delaware Route 10 heads east from the Maryland border on Willow Grove Road, passing through rural areas. Near the community of Willow Grove, it intersects the western terminus of Delaware Route 10 Alternate. It then continues to the northeast and intersects Delaware Route 15 a short distance west of Camden. It then continues northeast into the town of Camden, where it becomes Caesar Rodney Avenue and heads to the north. At the intersection with Camden Wyoming Avenue along the border between Camden and Wyoming, which follows Caesar Rodney Avenue at this point, DE 10 makes a right turn, heading east on Camden Wyoming Avenue. It intersects U.S. Route 13 Alternate in the center of Camden and then U.S. Route 13 on the eastern border of Camden.

Past the intersection with US 13, Delaware Route 10 becomes the four-lane, divided Lebanon Road. It heads east through suburban development to the intersection with State Street, where DE 10 Alt. returns to DE 10 from the south. State Street was formerly U.S. Route 113 Alternate until 2004 when it's designation was removed following the truncation of U.S. Route 113 from Dover to Milford. Past this intersection, the route continues east and then angles to the northeast, passing through commercial development. It then crosses the St. Jones River and then heads to its eastern terminus at an interchange with Delaware Route 1 adjacent to the north gate of Dover Air Force Base. At the eastern terminus, DE 10 features connections to and from southbound DE 1, and it also intersects Bay Road, the former alignment of US 113, which heads north from the eastern end of the interchange adjacent to the DAFB gate to provide access to and from DE 1 northbound.