Delaware Route 9A
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| DE Route 9A |
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| Length: | 0.78 mi[1] (1.26 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1978 | ||||||||
| South end: |  DE 9 in Wilmington |
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| Major junctions: |
 I-495 near Port of Wilmington |
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| North end: |  US 13/DE 9 in Wilmington |
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Delaware Route 9A is a 4/5 mi. (1.25 km.) two to four lane road that serves as the primary access route to the Port of Wilmington, Delaware as well as provide access to I-495, the main Interstate highway in Delaware to Philadelphia and Baltimore.
The road begins as a four-lane highway at Delaware Route 9 just past the I-495 underpass north of the I-295/US 40 interchange at the Delaware Memorial Bridge, crossing underneath of I-495 less than ¼ mi. east of the road's terminus. Past I-495, the road, still four lanes, then crosses over Norfolk Southern's (former Penn Central and Conrail) Delmarva Branch at a grade crossing before making a sharp left turn at the entrance to the Port of Wilmington.
The road then proceeds due north, crossing under I-495 again (this time underneath of the I-495 bridge over the Christina River, as well as crossing over both of NS Delmarva and Shellpot Branches (both grade crossings) before terminating at both US 13 and DE 9 near the Christina River drawbridge leading into Wilmington's Central Business District.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.deldot.gov/static/pubs_forms/traffic_counts/2006/rpt_pgs1_38_rev.pdf DelDOT 2006 Traffic Count and Mileage Report
[edit] See also
List of state highways in the United States shorter than one mile
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