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Delaware Route 71 (DE 71) is a state highway in New Castle County, Delaware. The route loops off U.S. Route 13 (US 13) from south of Townsend to Tybouts Corner, traveling to the west of US 13 by way of Townsend, Middletown, and the Summit Bridge. The route overlaps US 301 from the north end of Middletown to just north of the Summit Bridge, and also with DE 896 from Mount Pleasant to just north of the Summit Bridge, where US 301 and DE 896 continue north together to Glasgow. DE 71 was built as a state highway during the 1920s and 1930s. By 1938, the route was designated to run from US 13 south of Townsend to US 13 in Tybouts Corner roughly along its present-day alignment. In the 1950s, DE 71 was rerouted to head to the Maryland border southwest of Middletown, with the former route south of Middletown becoming an extended DE 896. Between the 1950s and 1980s, DE 71 was signed with various alignments of US 301 and US 301S. In the 1980s, DE 71 was truncated to DE 896 in Summit Bridge before being extended back along its 1930s alignment to US 13 by the 1990s. ==Route description== DE 71 heads to the northwest from US 13 on two-lane undivided Summit Bridge Road, passing through wooded areas with some homes. The road passes to the east of Townsend and interesects Pine Tree Road/Main Street. Past Townsend, the route continues northwest into farmland, making a turn to the north.〔 DE 71 enters residential areas as it heads into the town of Middletown, where it becomes Broad Street. The road heads north through the town and intersects DE 299 (Main Street) in the downtown area.〔〔 From this point, the route passes more homes before running near businesses. DE 71 crosses Norfolk Southern's Delmarva Secondary at-grade and intersects US 301 immediately after.〔 DE 71 heads north concurrent with US 301 on Summit Bridge Road, leaving Middletown. The road runs a short distance to the west of the Norfolk Southern rail line as it continues through farmland with some scattered residential and commercial development. In Mount Pleasant, DE 896 joins US 301/DE 71 from the east and the road widens from a two-lane undivided road to a four-lane, divided highway. The road heads between the Summit Airport to the west and housing developments to the east. US 301/DE 71/DE 896 heads to the northwest through farm fields before turning to the west and passing a residential subdivision to the south.〔〔 In the unincorporated community of Summit Bridge, the road intersects the northern terminus of DE 15.〔 Past this intersection, US 301/DE 71/DE 896 turns north and crosses over the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal on the Summit Bridge.〔〔 Past the Summit Bridge, the road runs through woods and passes under Chesapeake City Road near the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery. DE 71 splits from US 301/DE 896 by heading to the southeast on two-lane undivided Red Lion Road. The road passes a mix of woods and homes as it becomes the southern boundary of Lums Pond State Park and turns east. The route turns northeast and continues into a mix of farmland and homes. DE 71 passes through the community of Kirkwood and crosses the Norfolk Southern Delmarva Secondary again, continuing past suburban residential development and crossing DE 72. The route continues northeast, crossing Norfolk Southern's Reybold Running Track. From here, the road runs to the community of Red Lion, where it crosses DE 7. The final stretch of DE 71 heads northeast toward its northern terminus at US 13 in Tybouts Corner. This intersection is within an interchange between US 13 and DE 1, where DE 1 merges off US 13. Direct access is provided from southbound DE 1 to DE 71 just before the intersection with US 13.〔〔 The portion of the route between Main Street in Townsend and Noxontown Road south of Middletown is part of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, a Delaware Byway.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway )〕 DE 71 has an annual average daily traffic count ranging from a high of 24,445 vehicles at the DE 896 intersection in Mount Pleasant to a low of 4,351 vehicles at the DE 7 intersection.〔 The portion of DE 71 concurrent with US 301 is part of the National Highway System. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Delaware Route 71」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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