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U.S. Route 301 (US 301) is a US Highway that passes through the state of Delaware, running 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. The US 301 freeway is currently under design. Construction bids are expected in 2015 with the freeway to be completed in 2018. ==Route description== US 301 enters Delaware from Maryland to the east of Warwick, Maryland, where it narrows from the four-lane, divided Blue Star Memorial Highway in Maryland to the two-lane undivided Middletown Warwick Road in Delaware. The road heads through a mix of farms and woods, with a northbound weigh station prior to an intersection with DE 299. At this point, DE 299 forms a concurrency with US 301, with the road passing through more agricultural areas with some development and widening into a four-lane divided highway. The road comes to an intersection with DE 15, where that route joins US 301/DE 299. The road enters Middletown and heads into commercial areas. At an intersection, the three routes split, with DE 15 heading northwest on Bunker Hill Road, DE 299 heading east on Main Street, and US 301 continuing north along Middletown Warwick Road. US 301 passes more businesses before heading north on Summit Bridge Road. The road narrows into a two-lane undivided road and passes through a mix of fields and residential and commercial development as it runs immediately to the west of Norfolk Southern's Delmarva Secondary railroad line, reaching an intersection with DE 71. Here, DE 71 heads north concurrent with US 301, with the road passing near some businesses and a housing development before leaving Middletown. The road runs a short distance to the west of the Norfolk Southern rail line as it continues 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 passes a few businesses before heading 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 passes through woods and crosses under Chesapeake City Road near the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery. DE 71 splits from US 301/DE 896 by heading to the southeast on Red Lion Road. US 301/DE 896 continues north between residential neighborhoods to the west and wooded Lums Pond State Park to the east. The road passes near more suburban homes with some fields before reaching Glasgow, where it curves northeast to bypass Glasgow to the east with DE 896 Bus. heading north into Glasgow. US 301/DE 896 curves northwest and intersects US 40, where US 301 comes to its northern terminus and DE 896 continues to the north toward Newark.〔〔 US 301 in Delaware has an annual average daily traffic count ranging from a high of 38,941 vehicles at the northern terminus at US 40 to a low of 14,254 vehicles at the Peterson Road intersection in Middletown.〔 The entire length of US 301 in Delaware 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「U.S. Route 301 in Delaware」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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