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Delaware Route 72 (DE 72) is a state highway located in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs from DE 9 near Delaware City north to DE 7 in Pike Creek. The route runs through suburban areas of northern New Castle County, passing through the eastern part of Newark. DE 72 intersects U.S. Route 13 (US 13), DE 1, and DE 7 near Delaware City, DE 71 near Kirkwood, US 40 east of Glasgow, and DE 2, DE 4, and DE 273 in Newark. Parts of DE 72 were built as a state highway during the 1930s. By the 1940s, the route was designated between DE 2 in Newark and DE 7 in Pike Creek along Paper Mill Road. The route was extended south to DE 9 in the 1960s. In 1980, the alignment was shifted to the east through Newark to bypass a railroad crossing on Chapel Street. ==Route description== DE 72 begins at an intersection with DE 9 adjacent to the Delaware City Refinery near Delaware City, heading west on two-lane undivided Wrangle Hill Road. The road continues between the oil refinery to the north and farmland to the south before coming to an intersection with US 13 and the southern terminus of DE 7, where it widens into a four-lane divided highway. At this point, US 13 turns west for a short concurrency with DE 72 to a diamond interchange with the DE 1 freeway, where US 13 splits north onto DE 1.〔〔 Past this interchange, DE 72 narrows back into a two-lane undivided road and passes through a mix of farmland and residences, coming to an intersection with DE 71. Following this, the road curves to the northwest through a mix of homes and commercial establishments, crossing Norfolk Southern's Delmarva Secondary railroad line. The route curves north and comes to an intersection with US 40 in a commercial area to the east of Glasgow. Past the US 40 intersection, DE 72 continues to the north on Sunset Lake Road, heading into wooded areas with some fields and residential development and closely running to the west of a Norfolk Southern line. The route crosses to the east side of the railroad tracks and widens into a five-lane road with a center left-turn lane as it comes to an intersection with Old Baltimore Pike. At this intersection, the route name changes to South Chapel Street and it passes through fields with some development, crossing under Interstate 95 (I-95, Delaware Turnpike) without an interchange. DE 72 enters the eastern part of Newark and passes industrial parks before heading past businesses and residential neighborhoods as it comes to an intersection with DE 4.〔〔 Following this intersection, the road narrows to two lanes as it heads through agricultural areas to the east of the University of Delaware campus. The route continues northeast onto Library Avenue and runs through woods as it comes to a bridge over Amtrak's Northeast Corridor railroad line. The road bends north into commercial areas and widens into a four-lane divided highway as it comes to an intersection with Delaware Avenue, which carries the eastbound direction of DE 273. Here, eastbound DE 273 turns north to join DE 72 and the road reaches an intersection where westbound DE 273 runs west on Main Street and DE 273 continues east as Ogletown Road. Past this intersection, DE 72 becomes concurrent with DE 2 and the name changes to Capitol Trail as it turns northeast and passes under CSX's Philadelphia Subdivision railroad line. The road leaves Newark and heads northeast through residential areas, briefly becoming undivided as it crosses White Clay Creek.〔〔 DE 72 splits from DE 2 by heading northwest on two-lane undivided Possum Park Road through a mix of fields, woods, and housing developments. In Milford Crossroads, the route turns northeast onto Paper Mill Road and curves north to pass between White Clay Creek State Park to the west and the Middle Run Valley Natural Area to the east. The road continues northeast into the suburban Pike Creek area. DE 72 turns east and reaches its northern terminus at another intersection with DE 7.〔〔 DE 72 has an annual average daily traffic count ranging from a high of 34,091 vehicles at the north end of Newark to a low of 3,489 vehicles at the US 13 intersection.〔 The portions of DE 72 concurrent with US 13 and DE 2 are 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 72」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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