Delaware Route 58

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]

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]

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

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