Delaware Route 58

Delaware Route 58 (DE 58), also known as Churchmans Road, is a state highway in New Castle County, Delaware. The route 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 1/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.

Delaware Route 58
Churchmans Road
Route information
Maintained by DelDOT
Length	3.86 mi[1] (6.21 km)
Existed	1985[2]–present
Major junctions
West end	DE 4 in Christiana
	DE 1 / DE 7 in Christiana I-95 in Christiana DE 37 near New Castle
East end	DE 273 near Hares Corner
Location
Counties	New Castle
Highway system
Delaware State Route System List Byways ← DE 54 → DE 62

Route description

DE 58 westbound at DE 1/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. 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 an interchange with DE 1/DE 7; the northern terminus of DE 1 is at this 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 1/DE 7.[3][4]

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] None of DE 58 is part of the National Highway System.[5]

History

DE 58 westbound past DE 37 near New Castle

Churchmans Road existed as a county road by 1920.[6] The entire road was paved by 1936.[7] Churchmans Road originally ran from DE 4 near Christiana to U.S. Route 13 north of Hares Corner.[8] 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.[9] The current alignment of Churchmans Road west of DE 7 was built two years later, with the former alignment now Old Churchmans Road.[10] 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.[11][12] 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.[13] 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.[14]

Major intersections

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

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Christiana	3.86	6.21	DE 4 (Ogletown Stanton Road)	Western terminus
	3.03	4.88	DE 1 south / DE 7 to I-95 – Stanton, Pike Creek, Christiana	DE 1/DE 7 exit 166; northern terminus of DE 1; access to Delaware Technical Community College
	2.53	4.07	I-95 (Delaware Turnpike)	Ramp from I-95 south to DE 58; I-95 exit 4B
​	1.14	1.83	DE 37 (Airport Road)
Hares Corner	0.00	0.00	DE 273 (Christiana Road)	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

See also

•  U.S. Roads portal

References

1. Staff (2018). "Traffic Count and Mileage Report: Interstate, Delaware, and US Routes" (PDF). Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
2. Delaware Department of Transportation (1985). Official State Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
3. Delaware Department of Transportation (2017). Official Travel & Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
4. Google (February 6, 2011). "overview of Delaware Route 58" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
5. National Highway System: Delaware (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
6. Delaware State Highway Department (1920). Official Road Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
7. 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.
8. Delaware State Highway Department (1950). Official Road Map of the State of Delaware (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
9. Delaware State Highway Department (1952). Official Highway Map of Delaware (PDF) (Map) (1952–1953 ed.). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
10. Delaware State Highway Department (1954). Official Highway Map of Delaware (PDF) (Map) (1954–1955 ed.). Dover: Delaware State Highway Department. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
11. "I-95 Corridor Projects". Delaware Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
12. "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.
13. "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.
14. "Airport and Churchman's road Delays Expected Beginning May 2" (Press release). Delaware Department of Transportation. April 29, 2005. Retrieved February 19, 2018.

External links

• DE 58 at AARoads.com