Delaware Route 58

Delaware Route 58 marker
Delaware Route 58
Churchmans Road
Map
Route information
Maintained by DelDOT
Length3.86 mi[1] (6.21 km)
Existed1985[2]–present
Major junctions
West end DE 4 in Christiana
Major intersections
East end DE 273 near Hares Corner
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountiesNew Castle
Highway system
← DE 54→ DE 62

Delaware Route 58 (DE 58), also known as Churchmans Road, is a state highway in New Castle County, Delaware. The route, which is signed east-west, runs from DE 4 adjacent to the Christiana Hospital in Christiana southeast to DE 273 near Hares Corner. The road passes through suburban areas between Wilmington and Newark, intersecting DE 7 and Interstate 95 (I-95) in Christiana and DE 37 near the Wilmington Airport. Churchmans Road was originally a county road that was paved in the 1930s and realigned twice in the 1950s. DE 58 was designated onto it in the 1980s.

Route description

DE 58 westbound at DE 7 in Christiana

DE 58 begins at an intersection with DE 4 in Christiana. Past this intersection, the road continues northwest as Delaware Park Boulevard to provide access to Delaware Park – which consists of a Thoroughbred horse racetrack, casino, and golf course – and the Churchmans Crossing station on SEPTA's Wilmington/Newark Line that runs along Amtrak's Northeast Corridor railroad line. From DE 4, DE 58 heads east on Churchmans Road, a four-lane divided highway. The route passes to the north of Christiana Hospital and runs through commercial development before coming to a partial cloverleaf interchange with the DE 7 freeway a short distance north of the northern terminus of DE 1 at the I-95 (Delaware Turnpike) interchange. Just east of that interchange, DE 58 forms the southern border of the Stanton Campus of Delaware Technical Community College. The route crosses over I-95 (Delaware Turnpike), where there is a ramp from I-95 southbound to DE 58. This is the only direct ramp between DE 58 and I-95, as all other access between the two routes must be made via DE 7.[3][4]

DE 58 westbound past DE 37 near New Castle

Past I-95, DE 58 becomes a two-lane undivided road and heads to the southeast through residential areas, crossing the Christina River. The route curves south through commercial development, widening back into a four-lane divided highway and intersecting DE 37. Past the intersection with DE 37, DE 58 continues southeast as a two-lane undivided road and skirts the southwestern edge of Wilmington Airport. The route passes through light industrial development and reaches its terminus at DE 273 near Hares Corner.[3][4]

DE 58 has an annual average daily traffic count ranging from a high of 26,430 vehicles at the DE 1/DE 7 interchange to a low of 10,203 vehicles at the DE 37 intersection.[1]

History

DE 58 eastbound at DE 7 near Stanton

Churchmans Road existed as a county road by 1920.[5] The entire road was paved by 1936.[6] Churchmans Road originally ran from DE 4 near Christiana to U.S. Route 13 north of Hares Corner.[7] By 1952, the current alignment of Churchmans Road was constructed around the west side of Wilmington Airport from north of Airport Road to DE 273 near Hares Corner, with a portion of the original road southeast of Airport Road being removed; the two pieces of the former alignment that remained are now Old Churchmans Road.[8] The current alignment of Churchmans Road west of DE 7 was built two years later, with the former alignment now Old Churchmans Road.[9] DE 58 was designated onto its current alignment in 1985.[2] In 1999, the intersection at DE 7 was converted into an interchange in a $25 million construction project.[10][11] In 2003, construction began on a new bridge carrying DE 58 over I-95 to replace the previous bridge, which was over 40 years old and experienced deterioration. Construction of the new bridge, which cost $17 million, was originally planned to be finished in fall 2005 but completion was delayed to fall 2006. The new bridge carrying DE 58 over I-95 was built to accommodate future widening of I-95.[12] Between May 2005 and June 2006, the portion of DE 58 at the intersection with DE 37 was reconstructed and widened into a divided highway as part of a $8.6 million project that also reconstructed and widened DE 37 along Airport Road between DE 58 and Commons Boulevard.[13]

Major intersections

Mileposts run from east to west. The entire route is in New Castle County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Christiana3.866.21 DE 4 (Ogletown Stanton Road)Western terminus
3.034.88

 DE 1 south / DE 7 to I-95 – Stanton, Pike Creek, Christiana		DE 7 exit 166; access to Delaware Tech
2.534.07 I-95 (Delaware Turnpike)Ramp from I-95 south to DE 58; I-95 exit 4B
​1.141.83 DE 37 (Airport Road)
Hares Corner0.000.00 DE 273 (Christiana Road)Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Staff (2018). "Traffic Count and Mileage Report: Interstate, Delaware, and US Routes" (PDF). Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Delaware Department of Transportation (1985). Official State Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Delaware Department of Transportation (2017). Official Travel & Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "overview of Delaware Route 58" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
  5. ^ Delaware State Highway Department (1920). Official Road Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  6. ^ Delaware State Highway Department; The National Survey Co. (1936). Official Road Map of the State of Delaware (PDF) (Map) (1936–1937 ed.). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  7. ^ Delaware State Highway Department (1950). Official Road Map of the State of Delaware (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  8. ^ Delaware State Highway Department (1952). Official Highway Map of Delaware (PDF) (Map) (1952–1953 ed.). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  9. ^ Delaware State Highway Department (1954). Official Highway Map of Delaware (PDF) (Map) (1954–1955 ed.). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  10. ^ "I-95 Corridor Projects". Delaware Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  11. ^ "JFK Memorial Highway Improvement Program; Churchman's Road/SR 7 Interchange". Delaware Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  12. ^ "JFK Memorial Highway Improvement Program; Churchman's Road Bridge Over I-95". Delaware Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  13. ^ "Airport and Churchman's road Delays Expected Beginning May 2" (Press release). Delaware Department of Transportation. April 29, 2005. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
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