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149-469: US 202 enters Pennsylvania from Delaware in Bethel Township , Delaware County , heading north on four-lane divided Wilmington-West Chester Pike. The road soon crosses into Concord Township and continues past commercial development, coming to an intersection with the western terminus of PA 491 and Beaver Valley Road in the community of Johnsons Corners . Past this intersection, the route splits into

298-577: A Norman lieu-dit La Guerre . This toponymic likely derived from Latin ager , the Breton gwern or from the Late Latin varectum ( fallow ). The toponyms Gara, Gare, Gaire, (the sound [ä] often mutated in [æ] ) also appear in historical texts cited by Lucien Musset , where the word ga(i)ra means gore . It could also be linked with a patronymic from the Old Norse verr . Before Delaware

447-427: A one-way pair carrying two lanes in each direction and heads northwest past businesses and some homes, reaching a junction with Smithbridge Road in the community of Elam . Both directions of US 202 rejoin and the route continues north as a four-lane divided highway into Chadds Ford Township , where it becomes a five-lane road with a center left-turn lane and runs through more commercial areas. The road passes through

596-580: A 12-foot-wide (3.7 m) walking path running parallel to it. The US 202 parkway was designated as a Pennsylvania Scenic Byway, and as such, billboards are banned along its route. On July 7, 2011, an act of the Pennsylvania General Assembly was passed naming the US 202 parkway the George A. Penglase Memorial Parkway, in honor of a business leader from Bucks County who pushed for a bypass of US 202. Prior to

745-663: A B4 from a diamond . The parclo B4 is less common in Ontario than the parclo A4, with the only examples being the following: There are two such interchanges in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan , along Circle Drive , at College Drive and Attirdge Drive/Preston Avenue N. The following B4 interchanges were changed from full cloverleafs: Some parclo B4 interchanges such as the intersection of Interstate 40 and U.S. Route 401 in Raleigh, North Carolina , have been fitted with signals at each ramp meeting

894-488: A Declaration of Independence. Only the dramatic overnight ride of Caesar Rodney gave the delegation the votes needed to cast Delaware's vote for independence. Initially led by John Haslet , Delaware provided one of the premier regiments in the Continental Army , known as the "Delaware Blues" and nicknamed the " Blue Hen's Chicks ". In August 1777 General Sir William Howe led a British army through Delaware on his way to

1043-615: A bridge over Norfolk Southern 's Harrisburg Line and running past more development to the Schuylkill River . Southbound US 202 heads south along the four-lane divided highway from the Schuylkill River into Upper Merion Township through wooded areas with nearby commercial development, passing over the Harrisburg Line before coming to a southbound exit to PA 23 and a northbound entrance from Ross Road, with this interchange utilizing

1192-522: A center turn lane and passes businesses, intersecting Swede Road. The route continues past a mix of residential and commercial development and comes to a bridge over the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension ( I-476 ). US 202 narrows to two lanes and reaches an intersection with PA 73 in the community of Center Square . From here, the road runs past businesses before heading near residential subdivisions. The route passes to

1341-517: A center turn lane), then to two, through Buckingham Township. Between February 2013 and September 2015, a construction project rebuilt the section of southbound US 202 along Markley Street between Johnson Highway and Elm Street in Norristown into a three-lane road with a center left-turn lane. The section of southbound US 202 along Johnson Highway was also restriped to include a center left-turn lane. In January 2020, construction began to rebuild and widen

1490-415: A controlled intersection where the off-ramp meets the arterial road. The parclo A4 is one of the most popular designs, as all movements from the arterial road to the entrance ramps are made by right-hand turns, providing for a safer entrance to the freeway by eliminating left-hand turns into opposing traffic (which require queues waiting to make such turns). This also makes logical sense since freeways have

1639-436: A diamond interchange at Boot Road. Following this, the freeway crosses into East Goshen Township and curves to the north-northwest, entering West Whiteland Township and passing through more wooded areas with nearby homes and commercial development. US 202 bends to the northeast and comes to a bridge over Amtrak 's Keystone Corridor railroad line and an abandoned railroad line before it reaches an interchange with US 30 and

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1788-465: A folded diamond are actually local streets; surface roads upgraded to higher standards often do this to save money on land acquisition. This type of interchange long predates the parclo; the Merritt Parkway and Queen Elizabeth Way , both built in the 1930s, used mainly folded diamonds and cloverleaves . Another example of this is Highway 401 's interchange with Highway 2 east of Tilbury (Exit 63):

1937-745: A four-lane divided highway between businesses to the southwest and an office park to the northeast. The two routes come to an intersection with Oakland Road that has a southbound jughandle . The road continues into a mix of fields and commercial development and fully enters Chadds Ford Township, running a short distance to the west of the border with Thornbury Township . The two routes pass more development before reaching an intersection with Brintons Bridge Road/Dilworthtown Road. Upon crossing Brintons Bridge Road/Dilworthtown Road, US 202/US 322 enters Birmingham Township in Chester County and continues northwest along four-lane divided Wilmington Pike past businesses

2086-604: A four-lane freeway, reaching a southbound exit and northbound entrance with PA 32. US 202 has a southbound toll plaza and passes over the Delaware Canal and the Delaware River on the New Hope–Lambertville Toll Bridge , where it leaves Pennsylvania for New Jersey . The Dekalb Pike portion of US 202 was originally chartered in 1848 as the Norristown, Bridgeport, and King of Prussia Turnpike. Construction on

2235-444: A four-lane undivided expressway -grade parkway dedicated as the George A. Penglase Memorial Parkway. The US 202 parkway features landscaping and split-rail fences and is designated as a Pennsylvania Scenic Byway known as the U.S. Route 202 Parkway Scenic Byway; as such, billboards are banned. Soon after beginning, the parkway comes to an intersection with PA 63 . Upon crossing PA 63, the US 202 parkway enters Montgomery Township in

2384-423: A higher capacity than arterials and right-turn ramps serve effectively to absorb capacity and reduce traffic on the arterial. Some parclos have the right-turning (directional) on-ramp leave the arterial road after the exit ramp intersection. This configuration is often used when another road meets the freeway off-ramp and gives traffic from this road the option of turning right to use the directional on-ramp to enter

2533-538: A junction with PA 463 , at which point it narrows to two lanes. The road winds northeast through wooded areas with nearby residential neighborhoods and comes to an intersection with County Line Road, where it briefly widens to four lanes. Upon crossing County Line Road, the US 202 parkway leaves the North Penn Valley region and enters Warrington Township in Bucks County , narrowing back to two lanes. The route and

2682-416: A left turn to enter the loop ramps. The parclo A4 (also called "six-ramp partial cloverleaf") contains six ramps. On each side on the freeway, there is an (often multi-lane) exit ramp, followed by a loop ramp and directional ramp entering the freeway. The on-ramps are in the same configuration as a cloverleaf interchange, but there is one off-ramp for each freeway direction instead of two, typically requiring

2831-441: A letter/number suffix after the name. Ontario's naming conventions are used in this article. The letter A designates that two ramps meet the freeway ahead of the arterial road, while B designates that two ramps meet the freeway beyond the crossing. The number designates how many quadrants of the interchange contain ramps. In left-hand drive countries, the ramps function the same as in right-hand drive countries, but ramps with

2980-471: A mirror image of the parclo A4. However, the B4 design provides freeway-to-arterial ramps without traffic lights, while traffic turning left from the arterial must cross opposing traffic. Although this design has the potential to flood the arterial with more freeway traffic than the parclo A4, one particular advantage is the ability to coordinate the traffic signals on the arterial in both directions independently. This

3129-546: A mix of fields, woods, and development. The freeway passes over the Chester Valley Trail before it comes to a diamond interchange at PA 401 , where it also crosses Valley Creek . After this interchange, the route bends east and runs through wooded areas, heading across the creek again. US 202 reaches an interchange with PA 29 in a commercial area to the south of the Great Valley Corporate Center and

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3278-501: A mix of wooded residential neighborhoods and some fields, bending to the east and crossing Watson Creek . The route continues through woodland with housing developments, curving to the northeast. US 202 heads east into the community of Buckingham , where it becomes a divided highway and comes to an intersection with PA 413 . The road passes more development and becomes undivided, reaching a junction with PA 263 . This junction has no access from northbound PA 263 to southbound US 202; access

3427-746: A parclo AB interchange includes the Highway 417 and the Woodroffe Avenue interchange in Ottawa . Other variants, not describable using Ontario's system, eliminate one or more outside ramps, while leaving the loop ramps in those quadrants. In the United States, folded diamonds are frequently used in interchanges with roads that have a railroad line closely paralleling the surface street; entrance/exit ramps are not permitted to have level crossings in modern American practice. In California , Caltrans currently has

3576-495: A partial cloverleaf interchange at Chesterbrook Boulevard south of the community of Chesterbrook . A short distance later, the freeway has a southbound exit to southbound PA 252 and northbound entrance from northbound PA 252. The route heads east, with PA 252 closely parallel to the south, between residential areas to the north and business areas to the south. US 202 comes to an interchange serving PA 252 and North Valley Forge Road, with PA 252 heading north away from US 202. The freeway

3725-561: A policy that whenever cloverleaf interchanges between freeways and surface streets are being rebuilt, they are turned into parclo interchanges by removing some of the loop ramps (or in rare cases bridges will be added between adjacent loop ramps—see cloverleaf interchange for details). Various forms of parclo interchanges are used on the North Luzon Expressway in the Philippines . The configuration of parclo interchanges allows for

3874-666: A portion of the incomplete Schuylkill Parkway freeway stub. At the PA 23 interchange, the road crosses into Bridgeport. Past this, southbound US 202 crosses over the Chester Valley Trail and re-enters Upper Merion Township as it passes under Boro Line Road. Both directions of US 202 cross the Schuylkill River into the borough of Norristown . Northbound US 202 crosses the river on the Dekalb Veterans Memorial Bridge before it passes under SEPTA's Manayunk/Norristown Line and

4023-518: A rivalry with the Du Ponts until the passage of the 17th Amendment . The allegiance of industries with the Republican party allowed them to gain control of the state's governorship throughout most of the 20th century. The GOP ensured black people could vote because of their general support for Republicans and thus undid restrictions on Black suffrage. Delaware benefited greatly from World War I because of

4172-486: A short distance west of the Thornbury Township border. The road crosses into Thornbury Township and passes between suburban residential neighborhoods. The two routes continue into business areas and reach an intersection with PA 926 in the community of Darlington Corners . Upon crossing PA 926, US 202/US 322 heads into Westtown Township and passes between farmland to the west and wooded residential neighborhoods to

4321-587: A slave society and cultivated tobacco as a cash crop, although English immigrants continued to arrive. Like the other middle colonies, the Lower Counties on the Delaware initially showed little enthusiasm for a break with Britain . The citizenry had a good relationship with the Proprietary government, and generally were allowed more independence of action in their Colonial Assembly than in other colonies. Merchants at

4470-579: A southbound entrance from Swedesford Road. A short distance later, US 202 reaches a trumpet interchange with the eastern terminus of the US 422 freeway. This interchange also has access from southbound US 202 to Swedesford Road via the ramp to US 422 westbound as well as from Devon Park Drive to northbound US 202 via the ramp from US 422 eastbound. Past the US 422 interchange, the US 202 freeway enters Upper Merion Township in Montgomery County and continues into

4619-463: A three-lane road with a center left-turn lane, northwest between Dekalb Street and Markley Street along the border between Norristown to the southwest and East Norriton Township to the northeast. From here, US 202 heads northeast into East Norriton Township along two-lane undivided Dekalb Pike, passing through suburban residential neighborhoods and running through the community of Grand View Heights . The road continues into business areas and passes to

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4768-579: A three-lane road with a center-left turn lane, running to the east of the terminus of the Manayunk/Norristown Line at the Elm Street station at Elm Street. At this point, the road begins to parallel the Manayunk/Norristown Line, widening to a four-lane divided highway between Elm and Marshall streets. Southbound US 202 crosses under Airy Street and passes to the east of the Main Street station along

4917-458: A total area of 2,489 square miles (6,450 km ), making it the second-smallest state by either metric in the United States after Rhode Island . Delaware is bounded to the north by Pennsylvania ; to the east by the Delaware River , Delaware Bay , New Jersey , and the Atlantic Ocean; and to the west and south by Maryland . Small portions of Delaware are also situated on the eastern side of

5066-506: A two-way quadrant ramp on the northwest side of the interchange providing all other movements. At this point, the US 202 Parkway Trail crosses under the parkway at the bridge over PA 309, heading to the west side of the road and looping to pass over PA 309 on the bridge with the parkway. Following this, US 202 continues near development, heading across the trail again at the Costco Drive/Terrace Way intersection. The parkway reaches

5215-607: A victory at the Battle of Brandywine and capture of the city of Philadelphia. The only real engagement on Delaware soil was the Battle of Cooch's Bridge , fought on September 3, 1777, at Cooch's Bridge in New Castle County, although there was a minor Loyalist rebellion in 1778. Following the Battle of Brandywine, Wilmington was occupied by the British, and State President John McKinly

5364-460: Is a loop ramp and a directional ramp. In parclo A2, the loop ramps serve as on-ramps and the directional ramps serve as off-ramps. In parclo B2 the roles are reversed. Both on- and off-ramps require controlled intersections at the arterial road (sometimes loop and directional ramps from the same side of the freeway will utilize the same intersection). The parclo A2 and B2 are commonly used on rural freeways such as Highway 402 and Highway 416 , where

5513-564: Is a modification of a cloverleaf interchange . The design has been well received, and has since become one of the most popular freeway -to- arterial interchange designs in North America. It has also been used occasionally in some European countries, such as Germany , Hungary , Italy , the Netherlands , and the United Kingdom . In Ontario , the specific variation is identified by

5662-619: Is in New Castle County, in the town of Townsend . According to HUD 's 2022 Annual Homeless Assessment Report , there were an estimated 2,369 homeless people in Delaware. According to the 2010 United States census, the racial composition of the state was 68.9% White American (65.3% Non-Hispanic White , 3.6% White Hispanic ), 21.4% Black or African American, 0.5% American Indian and Alaska Native , 3.2% Asian American, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander , 3.4% some other race, and 2.7% of multiracial origin . People of Hispanic or Latino origin, of any race, made up 8.2% of

5811-419: Is paralleled with Swedesford Road as a frontage road on each side and the Chester Valley Trail to the south, with a northbound exit providing access to West Valley Road. Following this, the frontage roads end and the route runs east-northeast past office parks with the trail to the south. The freeway comes to a northbound exit providing access to eastbound I-76 ( Schuylkill Expressway ) and Devon Park Drive and

5960-454: Is provided via PA 413. At this point, US 202 turns northeast for a concurrency with PA 263 on two-lane undivided York Road . The two routes head through fields and woodland with some development, passing through the community of Holicong and crossing Lahaska Creek . Upon reaching the unincorporated village of Lahaska , the two routes split, with US 202 heading east-northeast onto Lower York Road. The road passes between Peddler's Village to

6109-453: Is significant variation in mean temperature and amount of snowfall between Sussex County and New Castle County. Moderated by the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay , the southern portion of the state has a milder climate and a longer growing season than the northern portion of the state. Summers are long, hot, and humid in Delaware, often with intense (but brief) late day thundershowers. Delaware averages 2,300 hrs of sunshine annually (higher than

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6258-831: Is useful when there is more through-movement traffic on the arterial than turning traffic. There are B4 designs in Alberta : Three exist in British Columbia . In addition, the Solomon Pond Road interchange on I-290 in Northborough, Massachusetts , was converted from a B2 interchange to a B4 interchange in the mid-1990s with the construction of the Solomon Pond Mall . Also, the West Road interchange on I-75 in Woodhaven, Michigan ,

6407-691: The 1st Lt. Travis L. Manion Memorial Bridge over the Neshaminy Creek . The road heads through a mix of fields and woods and turns to the northeast, passing over Almshouse Road. The route curves back to the east and runs through more woodland, coming to an intersection with Lower State Road. Here, the US 202 Parkway Trail crosses to the south of the roadway. US 202 continues along the parkway past residential subdivisions and crosses under Wells Road before it curves northeast, heading northwest of Doylestown Central Park . The road passes over New Britain Road, at which point

6556-513: The A.U.M.P. Church . In 1814, Spencer called for the first annual gathering, known as the Big August Quarterly , which continues to draw members of this denomination and their descendants together in a religious and cultural festival. Delaware voted against secession on January 3, 1861, and so remained in the Union. While most Delaware citizens who fought in the war served in the regiments of

6705-499: The Brown ruling was that Delaware became fully integrated, albeit with time and much effort. In October 1954, the city of Milford became the scene of one of the country's first pro-segregation boycotts after eleven Black students were enrolled in the previously all-white Milford High School . Mass protests continued in Milford; the school board eventually ceded to the protestors, expelling

6854-793: The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal embody a Southern culture , while densely-populated Northern Delaware above the canal—particularly Wilmington, a part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area —has more in common with that of the Northeast and the North . The U.S. Census Bureau designates Delaware as one of the South Atlantic States , but it is commonly associated with the Mid-Atlantic States or northeastern United States by other federal agencies,

7003-468: The Delmarva Peninsula , and some islands and territory within the Delaware River . It is the second-smallest and sixth-least populous state, but also the sixth-most densely populated . Delaware's most populous city is Wilmington , and the state's capital is Dover , the second-most populous city in Delaware . The state is divided into three counties , the fewest number of counties of any of

7152-491: The North Penn Valley region and becomes paralleled by a multi-use trail called the US 202 Parkway Trail to the east of the road. The road winds north near residential and commercial development, intersecting Knapp Road. The route curves to the northeast and comes to an interchange with PA 309 ( Bethlehem Pike ) south of the community of Montgomeryville consisting of a ramp from northbound PA 309 to northbound US 202 and

7301-616: The Penn State Great Valley university campus. Following this, the freeway continues east-northeast near commercial development before crossing into Tredyffrin Township and running through wooded areas with nearby residential neighborhoods, with the Chester Valley Trail parallel to the south. Farther east, the route comes to a northbound exit and southbound entrance at Swedesford Road that provides access to PA 252 . US 202 turns northeast and runs near business parks, curving east to reach

7450-668: The Schuylkill River Trail east of SEPTA's Norristown Transportation Center serving the Manayunk/Norristown Line and the terminus of the Norristown High Speed Line; the Chester Valley Trail ends here. Southbound US 202 crosses under the Schuylkill River Trail before it heads onto the William F. Dannehower Memorial Bridge. The route passes over Washington Street and the Manayunk/Norristown Line before heading over

7599-581: The Southern United States by the U.S. Census Bureau , but the state's geography, culture, and history are a hybrid of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the country. Before the Delaware coastline was explored and developed by Europeans in the 16th century, the state was inhabited by several Native American tribes, including the Lenape in the north and Nanticoke in the south. The state

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7748-593: The Twelve-Mile Circle . The border follows the Circle for a short distance and then continues in a straight line due north until reaching the southern border of Pennsylvania. The Wedge of land between the northwest part of the arc and the Maryland border was claimed by both Delaware and Pennsylvania until 1921, when Delaware's claim was confirmed. Delaware is on a level plain, with the lowest mean elevation of any state in

7897-557: The West Chester Railroad . Past this, the freeway comes to a diamond interchange at Westtown Road. US 202/US 322 continues north near residential neighborhoods and reaches a partial cloverleaf interchange with PA 3 . Following this, the two routes come to a partial cloverleaf interchange serving Paoli Pike. The freeway continues near residential and commercial development before reaching a northbound exit and southbound entrance where US 322 splits from US 202 to continue west along

8046-424: The clean-up of property "lightly contaminated" by hazardous waste , the proceeds for which come from a tax on wholesale petroleum sales. Wilmington is the state's most populous city (70,635) and its economic hub. It is located within commuting distance of both Philadelphia and Baltimore. Dover is the state capital and the second most populous city (38,079). The table below lists the ten largest municipalities in

8195-574: The cupola of the courthouse in the city of New Castle . This boundary is often referred to as the Twelve-Mile Circle . Although the Twelve-Mile Circle is often claimed to be the only territorial boundary in the U.S. that is a true arc , the Mexican boundary with Texas includes several arcs, and many cities in the South (such as Plains, Georgia ) also have circular boundaries. This border extends all

8344-477: The turnpike began in 1853 and shares for the turnpike company sold for $ 10 each. Shortly after 1885, the turnpike was turned over to public control and the tolls were removed. Before the creation of the U.S. highway system , the route had been part of PA 29 between the Delaware state line and West Chester, and PA 52 between West Chester and the New Jersey state line. In 1926, the route was joined together under

8493-473: The windmill palm , needle palm , and dwarf palmetto . Delaware's all-time record high of 110 °F (43 °C) was recorded at Millsboro on July 21, 1930. The all-time record low of −17 °F (−27 °C) was also recorded at Millsboro, on January 17, 1893. The hardiness zones are 7B and 8A at the Delaware Beaches . The transitional climate of Delaware supports a wide variety of vegetation. In

8642-566: The 1910s and 1920s. This included primary and secondary schools for Black people and women. Delaware suffered less during the Great Depression than other states, but the depression spurred further migration from the rural south to urban areas. Like in World War I, the state enjoyed a big stimulus to its gunpowder and shipyard industries in World War II. New job opportunities during and after

8791-605: The 1940s and 1950s, Delaware attempted to integrate its schools, although the last segregated school in the state did not close until 1970. The University of Delaware admitted its first black student in 1948, and local courts ruled that primary schools had to be integrated. Delaware's integration efforts partially inspired the US Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education , which found racial segregation in United States public schools to be unconstitutional. The result of

8940-461: The 50 U.S. states; from north to south, the three counties are: New Castle County , Kent County , and Sussex County . The southern two counties, Kent and Sussex counties, historically have been predominantly agrarian economies. New Castle is more urbanized and is considered part of the Delaware Valley metropolitan statistical area that surrounds Philadelphia . Delaware is considered part of

9089-443: The Black students. The ensuing unrest, which included cross burnings , rallies, and pro-segregation demonstrations, contributed to desegregation in most of Southern Delaware being delayed for another ten years. Sussex County did not start closing or integrating its segregated schools until 1965, 11 years after the Brown ruling. Throughout the state, integration only encouraged more white flight, and poor economic conditions for

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9238-400: The Chester Valley Trail and bending to the north-northeast. US 202 splits into a one-way pair utilizing two-way roads, with the northbound direction turning east to follow four-lane divided East Dekalb Pike while southbound US 202 follows the four-lane divided Bridgeport Bypass; this intersection has a jughandle from southbound US 202 to northbound US 202. Northbound US 202 heads northeast into

9387-439: The Delaware River sharing land boundaries with New Jersey. The state of Delaware, together with the Eastern Shore counties of Maryland and two counties of Virginia , form the Delmarva Peninsula , which stretches down the Mid-Atlantic Coast. The definition of the northern boundary of the state is unusual. Most of the boundary between Delaware and Pennsylvania was originally defined by an arc extending 12 miles (19.3 km) from

9536-507: The English colonists had arrived as indentured servants (contracted for a fixed period to pay for their passage), and in the early years the line between servant and slave was fluid. Most of the free African-American families in Delaware before the Revolution had migrated from Maryland to find more affordable land. They were descendants chiefly of relationships or marriages between white servant women and enslaved, servant or free African or African-American men. Under slavery law, children took

9685-420: The Lower Counties. The fact that Delaware and Pennsylvania shared the same governor was not unique; from 1703 to 1738, New York and New Jersey shared a governor. Massachusetts and New Hampshire also shared a governor for some time. Dependent in early years on indentured labor, Delaware imported more slaves as the number of English immigrants decreased with better economic conditions in England. The colony became

9834-487: The Manayunk/Norristown Line at Main Street. Past downtown Norristown, US 202 continues northeast through urban residential areas with some businesses, following Dekalb Street northbound, which is one-way with two lanes of traffic, and Markley Street southbound, which is three lanes wide with a center turn lane. At the northern border of Norristown, southbound US 202 rejoins northbound US 202 at Dekalb Street; southbound US 202 splits from Dekalb Street by following Johnson Highway,

9983-538: The Schuylkill River. The route enters West Norriton Township and passes over Norfolk Southern's Norristown Line and wooded Barbadoes Island before heading over more of the river and into Upper Merion Township. From here, northbound US 202 crosses Lafayette Street and becomes one-way with two lanes of traffic on Dekalb Street, passing businesses in the downtown area of Norristown, where it crosses Main Street and Airy Street. Southbound US 202 heads southwest into commercial areas in downtown Norristown along Markley Street,

10132-431: The US 202 Parkway Trail wind north through a mix of fields and woods. The road curves northeast and comes to an intersection with PA 152 . The route heads northeast near residential neighborhoods and some woodland, passing under Pickertown Road before reaching a junction with Bristol Road. At this point, the trail heads to the west side of US 202 and the parkway continues into Doylestown Township , curving east and coming to

10281-465: The USA average). Winters are modestly cool to cold in northern Delaware, and cool to mild in southern Delaware. The normal seasonal snowfall ranges from about 20.0 inches in Wilmington to only 10.0 inches in Lewes. In many winters no snow will fall in coastal Delaware. Northern Delaware falls into USDA Garden Zone 7a, while southern and coastal areas fall into USDA zone 7b and 8a. The milder climate in southern Delaware allows for subtropical flora such as

10430-417: The United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey to its northeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state's name derives from the adjacent Delaware Bay , which in turn was named after Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr , an English nobleman and the Colony of Virginia 's first colonial-era governor. Delaware occupies the northeastern portion of

10579-407: The agriculture economy from tobacco to mixed farming resulted in less need for slaves' labor. In addition local Methodists and Quakers encouraged slaveholders to free their slaves following the American Revolution, and many did so in a surge of individual manumissions for idealistic reasons. By 1810, three-quarters of all blacks in Delaware were free. When John Dickinson freed his slaves in 1777, he

10728-428: The area and onto the new continuous expressway. Construction on the second portion of the expressway began in 1971 near Doylestown. The new route, completed in 1976, begins at an interchange with PA 611, bypasses Doylestown to the south and west, then terminates just before the intersection with PA 313. Both ends of the expressway were constructed with plans to continue the expressway further in both directions as part of

10877-582: The area of the I-76 interchange, but was ultimately completed in 2003 with a cost of $ 290 million. As the widening of US 202 during the reconstruction project took place, plans were made for further reconstruction of the expressway and widening of the highway to six lanes from the US 30 interchange in East Whiteland Township to the North Valley Road underpass. The $ 175 million project began in 2007 with

11026-401: The arterial in order to allow more lanes on the offramps. This technique along with the ability to provide two-way signal progression along the arterial allows the parclo B4 to handle an extremely high flow of traffic along the arterial. Parclo designs with only two quadrants are commonly referred to as folded diamonds, due to their similarity with diamond interchanges . Sometimes the ramps in

11175-617: The arterial. The parclo A4 is particularly well-suited to suburban areas with high traffic levels. Ontario freeways throughout much of the southern portion of the province, especially freeways in the Golden Horseshoe and Ottawa area, use the A4 parclo. These interchanges also exist on some highways in the Montreal area. One issue in suburban areas is the presence of three conflict points in each direction for pedestrians and non-motorised vehicles,

11324-691: The black population led to some violence during the 1960s. Riots broke out in Wilmington in 1967 and again in 1968 in response to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr , after which the National Guard occupied the city for nine months to prevent further violence. Since WWII, the state has been generally economically prosperous and enjoyed relatively high per capita income because of its location between major cities like Philadelphia, New York, and Washington, DC. Its population grew rapidly, particularly in

11473-487: The borough of Bridgeport and becomes two-lane undivided Dekalb Street, passing over SEPTA 's Norristown High Speed Line north of the DeKalb Street station before heading past residences and a few businesses. The northbound direction crosses an abandoned railroad line that to the west is part of the Chester Valley Trail, which heads north to follow the road, before it intersects PA 23 and widens to four lanes, coming to

11622-472: The borough of Doylestown before heading back into Doylestown Township and running through woodland with nearby residential development. The freeway section of US 202 ends at an at-grade intersection with East State Street. At this point, US 202 continues as four-lane divided Buckingham Pike, crossing PA 313 and entering Buckingham Township . Past this intersection, the road becomes two-lane undivided Doylestown Buckingham Pike and it heads east-northeast through

11771-399: The city grew from $ 5.5 million in 1860 to $ 44 million in 1900. The most notable manufacturer in the state was the chemical company DuPont , which to this day is heavily credited with making the state what it is today in many ways. Because of Wilmington's growth, local politicians from the city and New Castle County pressured the state government to adopt a new constitution providing

11920-458: The community of Brandywine Summit and transitions into a four-lane divided highway again, curving northwest and forming the border between Chadds Ford Township to the southwest and Concord Township to the northeast. The route comes to an intersection with US 1 / US 322 ( Baltimore Pike ) in the community of Painters Crossing , where US 322 heads east along US 1 and turns northwest for a concurrency with US 202. US 202/US 322 heads northwest along

12069-460: The community of Gwynedd . The road continues through wooded areas of development and turns northeast, running along the border between Upper Gwynedd Township to the northwest and Lower Gwynedd Township to the southeast as a five-lane road with a center left-turn lane. US 202 becomes a four-lane divided highway and comes to an intersection with the southern terminus of US 202 Bus. , where that route heads north on Dekalb Pike. Here, US 202 turns into

12218-584: The community of King of Prussia . The route runs past office parks and businesses south of the Village at Valley Forge, a residential and retail development which contains the King of Prussia Town Center lifestyle center, with the southbound ramp to westbound US 422 and Swedesford Road parallel to the southbound lanes. The freeway comes to a modified cloverleaf interchange with I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway). This interchange provides all connections between I-76 and US 202, with

12367-515: The designation of newly-created US 122 , connecting US 22 at Whitehouse, New Jersey with US 13 in Wilmington, Delaware . In 1934, US 122 became part of US 202. In 1964, a four-lane freeway was proposed that would run parallel to the US 202 corridor in Pennsylvania. The "Piedmont Expressway" was to be 59 miles (95 km) long, and would cost approximately $ 146 million. Based on the location of

12516-566: The direction of James, the Duke of York . Fighting off a prior claim by Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore , Proprietor of Maryland , the Duke passed his somewhat dubious ownership on to William Penn in 1682. Penn strongly desired access to the sea for his Pennsylvania province and leased what then came to be known as the "Lower Counties on the Delaware" from the Duke. Penn established representative government and briefly combined his two possessions under one General Assembly in 1682. However, by 1704

12665-520: The divided road narrows to four lanes, with two lanes in each direction. The route runs between commercial establishments to the northwest and residential areas to the southeast, coming to a bridge over the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276). US 202 continues southeast of a neighborhood and heads past more businesses, reaching an intersection with Henderson Road. From here, the route becomes East Dekalb Pike and runs through more commercial areas, crossing

12814-421: The east. At this point, US 202/US 322 heads northeast onto the four-lane divided West Chester Bypass into West Goshen Township , while US 322 Bus. continues north (west) on South High Street into West Chester. US 202/US 322 follows the bypass past industrial parks to an at-grade intersection with South Matlack Street, at which point the bypass becomes a four-lane freeway . The highway curves north and passes over

12963-465: The east. The road runs past more homes and commercial establishments, coming to a jughandle-controlled intersection at Stetson Middle School Drive/Skiles Boulevard. Past here, two routes head north-northwest through wooded areas of residences and businesses. US 202/US 322 comes to a trumpet interchange with the south end of the West Chester Bypass, which bypasses the borough of West Chester to

13112-461: The eastern terminus of US 30 Bus. at Lincoln Highway in the community of Glenloch . At this interchange, US 30 heads west on the Exton Bypass freeway and east on at-grade Lincoln Highway while US 30 Bus. heads west along Lincoln Highway. From here, US 202 widens to six lanes and crosses into East Whiteland Township . The highway heads to the northwest of the community of Frazer , running through

13261-593: The entire widening project of US 202 between Johnson Highway in East Norriton Township and Swedesford Road in Lower Gwynedd Township is expected in 2027. PennDOT has realigned the intersection where US 202 meets State Street at the north end of the freeway in Doylestown into a T-intersection with a traffic signal, with the roadway gradually decreasing from four lanes to three (one lane each direction and

13410-636: The expressway section of US 202 near King of Prussia. The project included the widening of US 202 from four to six lanes from the North Valley Road underpass in Tredyffrin Township to the I-76 interchange in King of Prussia, along with the reconstruction of the King of Prussia interchange area where US 202, US 422, and I-76 meet. The reconstruction of the interchange area included the construction of multiple collector-distributor ramps that provided improved connections between US 202, US 422, and I-76. Also included in

13559-545: The first of which is a moderate speed, low visibility conflict. Caltrans favors this form for some recent projects, for example the reconstruction of I-880 and other highways in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Greater Los Angeles Area . They often replaced previous full cloverleafs. All exiting traffic for both directions has a relatively straight ramp and is controlled by a traffic light. Running off

13708-435: The former route saw a decline in customers. In 2014, several businesses along the former US 202 alignment pushed for the state to designate the road as US 202 Bus. in order to help them regain customers. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering approved the US 202 Bus. designation on May 13, 2015. On January 28, 2019, construction began on widening

13857-478: The former slave states. The Delaware legislature declared Black people to be second-class citizens in 1866, and restricted their voting rights despite the 15th Amendment, ensuring continued Democratic success in the state throughout most of the 19th century. Fearful that the 1875 Civil Rights Act passed by Congress might establish racial equality, Delaware legislators passed Jim Crow laws that mandated segregation in public facilities. The state's educational system

14006-510: The freeway ends and US 202 becomes West Dekalb Pike, an eight-lane divided highway with at-grade intersections. The route heads into business areas and intersects Gulph Road, at which point it passes southeast of the King of Prussia shopping mall. At the junction with Mall Boulevard/Shaffer Road, the roadway reduces to five lanes with two northbound lanes and three southbound lanes. Following the Allendale Road/Forge Road intersection,

14155-404: The freeway. Traffic exiting the freeway to the arterial road is provided with a long, relatively straight exit ramp, preventing most speed-related rollovers. These exit ramps are also frequently multi-laned to accommodate traffic turning left, right, or going straight ahead in some cases. Traffic signals are commonly installed at the end of the exit ramp to regulate the freeway traffic flowing onto

14304-586: The head of a group of Swedes, Finns and Dutch. The colony of New Sweden lasted 17 years. In 1651, the Dutch, reinvigorated by the leadership of Peter Stuyvesant , established a fort at present-day New Castle and, in 1655, they conquered the New Sweden colony, annexing it into the Dutch New Netherland . Only nine years later, in 1664, the Dutch were conquered by a fleet of English ships by Sir Robert Carr under

14453-598: The highway between the US 30 interchange and the Mill Road overpass started in April 2013 and was completed in August 2016, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony taking place on August 12, 2016. The project also included the reconstruction of the PA 401 interchange, and the construction of a northbound collector-distributor ramp at the PA 29 interchange. Further improvements to this section of the highway began in 2017 and were completed in 2019, with

14602-478: The larger US 202 expressway plan. However, environmental concerns, local opposition, and continued development along the US 202 corridor in Bucks and Montgomery counties prevented further construction of the expressway. As of 2024, the segments of US 202 from West Chester to King of Prussia and south of Doylestown remain the only expressway sections of US 202 in Pennsylvania. In 1999, a major reconstruction project began on

14751-418: The leading proponents of a strong central United States with equal representation for each state. Many colonial settlers came to Delaware from Maryland and Virginia , where the population had been increasing rapidly. The economies of these colonies were chiefly based on labor-intensive tobacco and increasingly dependent on African slaves because of a decline in working class immigrants from England. Most of

14900-726: The loss of their lands on the Delaware River and the destruction of the Minqua by the Iroquois of the Five Nations in the 1670s, the remnants of the Lenape who wished to remain identified as such left the region and moved over the Allegheny Mountains by the mid-18th century. Generally, those who did not relocate out of the state of Delaware were baptized, became Christian and were grouped together with other persons of color in official records and in

15049-445: The media, and some residents. Delaware is the sixth most densely populated state, with a population density of 442.6 people per square mile, 356.4 per square mile more than the national average, and ranking 45th in population. Delaware is one of five U.S. states ( Maine , Vermont , West Virginia , Wyoming ) that do not have a single city with a population over 100,000 as of the 2010 census. The center of population of Delaware

15198-474: The minds of their non-Native American neighbors. The Dutch were the first Europeans to settle in present-day Delaware in the middle region by establishing a trading post at Zwaanendael , near the site of Lewes in 1631. Within a year, all the settlers were killed in a dispute with Native American tribes living in the area. In 1638, New Sweden , a Swedish trading post and colony, was established at Fort Christina (now in Wilmington ) by Peter Minuit at

15347-728: The nation. Its highest elevation, located at Ebright Azimuth , near Concord High School , is less than 450 feet (140 m) above sea level. The northernmost part of the state is part of the Piedmont Plateau with hills and rolling surfaces. The Atlantic Seaboard fall line approximately follows the Robert Kirkwood Highway between Newark and Wilmington ; south of this road is the Atlantic Coastal Plain with flat, sandy, and, in some parts, swampy ground. A ridge about 75 to 80 feet (23 to 24 m) high extends along

15496-588: The north and businesses to the south, gaining a second southbound lane and then a median before coming to an intersection with the southern terminus of PA 179 , which heads east (north) into the borough of New Hope . Here, the route turns northeast and becomes a two-lane undivided road, passing near more development as it heads through the northwest corner of New Hope. US 202 comes to a two-way ramp called US-202 Spur that heads east to provide access to PA 32 , at which point US 202 curves north into Solebury Township and runs near development. The route turns east and becomes

15645-457: The north and the Penn's Purchase Factory Stores to the south, crossing Street Road into Solebury Township . The route runs past residential subdivisions before it heads east through a mix of fields and woods with some residential and commercial development. US 202 crosses Aquetong Road in the community of Aquetong and bends east-northeast through wooded areas. The road heads between residential areas to

15794-415: The north with more representation. However, the subsequent 1897 constitution did not proportionally represent the north and continued to give the southern counties disproportionate influence. As manufacturing expanded, businesses became major players in state affairs and funders of politicians through families such as the Du Ponts. Republican John Addicks attempted to buy a US Senate seat multiple times in

15943-440: The northern third of the state are found Northeastern coastal forests and mixed oak forests typical of the northeastern United States. In the southern two-thirds of the state are found Middle Atlantic coastal forests . Trap Pond State Park , along with areas in other parts of Sussex County, for example, support the northernmost stands of bald cypress trees in North America. Delaware provides government subsidy support for

16092-553: The northwest of Montgomery County Community College and gains a second northbound lane before it reaches a junction with Morris Road in the community of Franklintown . US 202 becomes four lanes and passes residential development, crossing Township Line Road into Lower Gwynedd Township . The road runs through wooded areas with some homes, heading across the Wissahickon Creek . The route passes under SEPTA's Lansdale/Doylestown Line . US 202 curves north and crosses Sumneytown Pike in

16241-524: The opening of the parkway, US 202 followed Dekalb Pike, PA 309, Doylestown Road, Butler Avenue, State Street, and PA 611 between Montgomery Township and Doylestown. After US 202 was rerouted to the parkway, the former alignment was designated as SR 2202 in Montgomery County and SR 4202 in Bucks County. As a result of the removal of the US 202 designation from the former alignment, several businesses along

16390-493: The parallel US 202 Parkway Trail ends. The parkway ends and US 202 transitions into a four-lane freeway, coming to a cloverleaf interchange with the PA 611 freeway. The US 202 freeway bypasses the borough of Doylestown to the south and runs through wooded areas, reaching a diamond interchange with South Main Street that serves the borough. Here, the roadway passes through a small section of

16539-451: The population. The 2022 American Community Survey estimated the state had a racial and ethnic makeup of 60.6% non-Hispanic whites, 23.6% Black or African American, 0.7% American Indian or Alaska Native, 4.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.9% multiracial, and 10.1% Hispanic or Latin American of any race. Partial cloverleaf interchange A partial cloverleaf interchange or parclo

16688-752: The port of Wilmington had trading ties with the British. New Castle lawyer Thomas McKean denounced the Stamp Act in the strongest terms, and Kent County native John Dickinson became the "Penman of the Revolution". Anticipating the Declaration of Independence, Patriot leaders Thomas McKean and Caesar Rodney convinced the Colonial Assembly to declare itself separated from British and Pennsylvania rule on June 15, 1776. The person best representing Delaware's majority, George Read , could not bring himself to vote for

16837-427: The portion between PA 252 and I-76 opening in 1967, the portions from US 322 to PA 100 and US 30 to PA 252 opening in 1970, and the final portion from PA 100 to US 30 opening in 1971. The new freeway, which was connected with the existing West Chester Bypass, completed a continuous, limited-access highway from just south of West Chester to King of Prussia. As a result, the US 202 designation was moved off of local roads in

16986-469: The project was the reconstruction of the Chesterbrook Boulevard and PA 252 interchanges, along with the relocation of the King of Prussia Inn, which had sat isolated for years in the median of US 202. The relocation of the inn allowed for improvements to be made to the intersection of US 202 and Gulph Road. In 2001, the project had to be delayed for several months due to the discovery of sinkholes in

17135-529: The proposed expressway, it would also serve as an outer beltway around the Philadelphia area, similar to the Capital Beltway that encircles Washington, D.C. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) divided the proposed US 202 freeway into the following eight sections: Construction on the first portion of the proposed US 202 expressway from West Chester to King of Prussia began in 1965. At

17284-406: The province of Pennsylvania had grown so large their representatives wanted to make decisions without the assent of the Lower Counties, and the two groups of representatives began meeting on their own, one at Philadelphia , and the other at New Castle. Penn and his heirs remained proprietors of both and always appointed the same person Governor for their province of Pennsylvania and their territory of

17433-561: The ramp from northbound US 202 to eastbound I-76 splitting from US 202 south of the US 422 interchange. In the southbound direction, a parallel ramp splits off to serve eastbound I-76, westbound US 422, and Swedesford Road. I-76 heads west to provide access to the Pennsylvania Turnpike at the western terminus of I-276 at the Valley Forge interchange and east to provide access to the city of Philadelphia . Following this interchange,

17582-581: The ramps also have intersections fairly close to the freeway to allow traffic to continue on a rural country road (Jeannette's Creek Road / McKinlay Road) which formerly met Highway 2. One of the examples in Asia includes the Clark South exit in SCTEX , which is a two quadrant parclo interchange. Depending on traffic and land needs, hybrid designs, such as the parclo AB and parclo A3 , can be created. A notable example of

17731-480: The ramps can be added without widening the street overpass/underpass to include deceleration lanes (normally needed on the A4 in order to safely enter the loop ramps that lead to the freeway). The parclo A2 and B2 ramps are also usually longer and allow for higher speeds than their A4 counterparts because of rural land availability. It is possible to upgrade an A2 to an A4 by adding directional ramps, serving arterial-to-freeway traffic that would otherwise be forced to make

17880-520: The rehabilitation of the Morstein Road overpass and the twin bridges over Amtrak's Keystone Corridor rail line taking place. After decades of unsuccessful attempts to build the US 202 freeway in Montgomery and Bucks counties, a US 202 parkway was instead proposed in the area. The parkway was planned as an 8.5-mile (13.7 km) at-grade road that would run from Montgomeryville northeast to Doylestown. It

18029-438: The remainder of the road was complete, with the exception of a small portion near PA 463. The parkway was completed in 2012, and opened to traffic at 2 p.m. on December 3, 2012, with Lieutenant Governor Jim Cawley cutting the ribbon to open the parkway. Construction of the parkway amounted to a total cost of $ 200 million. The parkway was built with four lanes from PA 63 to PA 463 and two lanes from PA 463 to PA 611, while including

18178-503: The replacement of overpasses to accommodate for the future widening, with actual widening expected to begin in 2009. However, PennDOT indefinitely suspended the project, as money was needed to repair structurally deficient bridges. Work on widening and reconstruction between the Mill Road overpass and the North Valley Road underpass eventually began in April 2011, and was completed in September 2014. Construction on widening and reconstruction of

18327-482: The road on an entering ramp is much less likely than on an exiting ramp. Metering lights are a common feature on the entering ramps. The junction of Saskatchewan Highway 1 (east-west), Saskatchewan Highway 39 (south, part of the CanAm route) and Saskatchewan Highway 301 (north) is an A4 parclo. Highway 1 serves as the freeway, while Highway 39/301 is the arterial road. The parclo B4 interchange superficially appears to be

18476-448: The same designation appear visually reversed. Common parclo configurations include the parclo A2 , parclo B2 and parclo A4 . The Department of Transportation in the United States refers to the A and B variants without numbers. Caltrans refers to the A2, B2, and A4 as types L-7, L-8, and L-9 respectively Parclo A2 and B2 configurations contain four ramps. On each side of the freeway there

18625-562: The section of US 202 from Township Line Road in East Norriton Township to Morris Road in Whitpain Township from two lanes to a five-lane road with a center left-turn lane. On February 3, 2020, construction began to widen US 202 between Morris Road in Whitpain Township and Swedesford Road in Lower Gwynedd Township to five lanes with a center left-turn lane. Construction on widening US 202 between Johnson Highway and Township Line Road in East Norriton Township began on June 23, 2021. Completion of

18774-514: The section of southbound US 202 along Markley Street between Elm Street and the Dannehower Bridge in Norristown. Construction was planned to be completed in the later part of 2022. Delaware This is an accepted version of this page Delaware ( / ˈ d ɛ l ə w ɛər / DEL -ə-wair ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states region of

18923-502: The social status of their mothers, so children born to white women were free, regardless of their paternity, just as children born to enslaved women were born into slavery. As the flow of indentured laborers to the colony decreased with improving economic conditions in England, more slaves were imported for labor and the caste lines hardened. By the end of the colonial period, the number of enslaved people in Delaware began to decline. Shifts in

19072-446: The southeast of Suburban Community Hospital, widening into a four-lane divided highway and coming to an intersection with Germantown Pike . The route becomes a three-lane road with a center left-turn lane before it narrows to two lanes and runs through wooded residential neighborhoods. US 202 reaches a junction with Township Line Road in the community of Washington Square , at which point it crosses into Whitpain Township . The road gains

19221-545: The state based on the 2020 United States census . The United States Census Bureau determined that the population of Delaware was 989,948 on April 1, 2020, an increase from the 2010 census figure of 897,934. Delaware's history as a border state has led it to exhibit characteristics of both the Northern and the Southern regions of the United States. Generally, the rural Southern (or "Slower Lower") regions of Delaware below

19370-507: The state's large gunpowder industry. DuPont, the most dominant business in the state by WWI, produced an estimated 40% of all gunpowder used by the Allies during the war. It produced nylon in the state after the war and began investments into General Motors . Additionally, the company invested heavily in the expansion of public schools in the state and colleges such as the University of Delaware in

19519-624: The state, some served in companies on the Confederate side in Maryland and Virginia Regiments. Delaware is notable for being the only slave state from which no Confederate regiments or militia groups were assembled. Delaware essentially freed the few slaves who were still in bondage shortly after the Civil War but rejected the 13th , 14th , and 15th Amendments to the Constitution; the 13th Amendment

19668-503: The suburbs in the north where New Castle county became an extension of the Philadelphia metropolitan area . Americans, including migrants from Puerto Rico, and immigrants from Latin America flocked to the state. By 1990, only 50% of Delaware's population consisted of natives to the state. Delaware is 96 miles (154 km) long and ranges from 9 to 35 miles (14 to 56 km) across, with a land area of 1,982 square miles (5,130 km ) and

19817-499: The time, US 202 ran on local roads from the West Chester borough to Paoli, then forming a brief concurrency with US 30 before turning north onto present-day PA 252 to King of Prussia. The new freeway alignment was known as the "Paoli Bypass" at the time of its construction, as it begins at the West Chester Bypass (US 322), bypasses Paoli to the north, and ends at the I-76 interchange in King of Prussia. The freeway opened in sections, with

19966-447: The turn of the 20th century, Delaware has become an onshore corporate haven whose corporate laws are deemed appealing to corporations; over half of all New York Stock Exchange -listed corporations and over three-fifths of the Fortune 500 are legally incorporated in Delaware. Over 90% of all U.S. based companies that went public in 2021 incorporated themselves in Delaware. Delaware

20115-560: The two-lane undivided West Chester Bypass to the north of West Chester. Past the US 322 split, US 202 heads north as an unnamed four-lane freeway near business parks and passes to the west of Brandywine Airport , at which point it crosses the East Branch Chester Creek as it comes to a northbound exit and southbound entrance with the southern terminus of the PA 100 freeway. The route heads north-northeast near more business parks before it runs near wooded neighborhoods and reaches

20264-404: The war in the Wilmington area coaxed Black people from the southern counties to move to the city. The proportion of blacks constituting the city's population rose from 15% in 1950 to over 50% by 1980. The surge of Black migrants to the north sparked white flight , in which middle class whites moved from the city to suburban areas, leading to de facto segregation of Northern Delaware's society. In

20413-593: The way east to the low-tide mark on the New Jersey shore, then continues south along the shoreline until it again reaches the 12-mile (19 km) arc in the south; then the boundary continues in a more conventional way in the middle of the main channel ( thalweg ) of the Delaware River. On the west, Delaware and Maryland are mostly separated by a line running from the midpoint of the Transpeninsular Line , going slightly west of due north up to its tangent point on

20562-554: The western boundary of the state and separates the watersheds that feed Delaware River and Bay to the east and the Chesapeake Bay to the west. Since almost all of Delaware is a part of the Atlantic coastal plain , the effects of the ocean moderate its climate. The state lies in the humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa ) zone. Despite its small size (roughly 100 miles (160 km) from its northernmost to southernmost points), there

20711-590: The western part of the state before migrating across the Chesapeake Bay. The Kuskarawocks were most likely the Tuscarora . The Unami Lenape in the Delaware Valley were closely related to Munsee Lenape tribes along the Hudson River . They had a settled hunting and agricultural society, and they rapidly became middlemen in an increasingly frantic fur trade with their ancient enemy, the Minqua or Susquehannock . With

20860-494: Was Delaware's largest slave owner with 37 slaves. By 1860, the largest slaveholder owned 16 slaves. Although attempts to abolish slavery failed by narrow margins in the legislature, in practical terms the state had mostly ended the practice. By the 1860 census on the verge of the Civil War , 91.7% of the black population were free; 1,798 were slaves, as compared to 19,829 "free colored persons". An independent black denomination

21009-694: Was chartered in 1813 by freed slave Peter Spencer as the " Union Church of Africans ". This followed the 1793 establishment in Philadelphia of the African Methodist Episcopal Church by Richard Allen , which had ties to the Methodist Episcopal Church until 1816. Spencer built a church in Wilmington for the new denomination. This was renamed as the African Union First Colored Methodist Protestant Church and Connection , more commonly known as

21158-606: Was first colonized by Dutch traders at Zwaanendael , near present-day Lewes, Delaware , in 1631. Delaware was one of the Thirteen Colonies that participated in the American Revolution against Great Britain , which established the United States as an independent nation. On December 7, 1787, Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United States , earning it the nickname "The First State". Since

21307-599: Was named after its location on the Delaware Bay , which in turn derived its name from Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (1577–1618), the first governor of the Colony of Virginia . The Delaware people, a name used by Europeans for Lenape people Indigenous to the Delaware Valley, also derive their name from the same source. The name de La Warr was derived from Sussex and is of Anglo -French origin. It came probably from

21456-553: Was originally planned as a four-lane freeway, but in 2005 the plan was changed to a two- to four-lane parkway after funding for the road was cut. Construction began in November 2008 on the portion between PA 63 and PA 463, with construction on the portion from PA 463 to the interchange with PA 611 following in January 2010. The parkway was completed by the end of 2010 between PA 63 and PA 463, although this section remained closed to traffic until

21605-456: Was rejected on February 8, 1865, the 14th Amendment was rejected on February 8, 1867, and the 15th Amendment was rejected on March 18, 1869. Delaware officially ratified the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments on February 12, 1901. During the Reconstruction Era that followed the Civil War , Democratic Redeemer governments led by the South's Bourbon aristocracy continued to dominate the region and imposed explicitly white supremacist regimes in

21754-434: Was segregated by operation of law. Delaware's segregation was written into the state constitution, which, while providing at Article X, Section 2, that "no distinction shall be made on account of race or color", nonetheless required that "separate schools for white and colored children shall be maintained." Beginning in the late 19th century, the Wilmington area grew into a manufacturing center. Investment in manufacturing in

21903-403: Was settled by European colonists, the present-day state was home to the Eastern Algonquian tribes known as the Unami Lenape , or Delaware, who lived mostly along the coast, and the Nanticoke who occupied much of the southern Delmarva Peninsula . John Smith also shows two Iroquoian tribes, the Kuskarawock and Tockwogh , living north of the Nanticoke—they may have held small portions of land in

22052-439: Was taken prisoner. The British remained in control of the Delaware River for much of the rest of the war, disrupting commerce and providing encouragement to an active Loyalist portion of the population, particularly in Sussex County. Because the British promised slaves of rebels freedom for fighting with them, escaped slaves flocked north to join their lines. Following the American Revolution , statesmen from Delaware were among

22201-447: Was upgraded from a B2 to a B4 in the mid 1980s after suburban sprawl had made the B2 interchange obsolete. In Indiana , the B4 design along IN 37 at its Bloomington interchange with IN 45/46 was retained when the former route was converted to become I-69 's exit 120 in 2018. At least four B4 designs are known to exist in Kentucky : The US 83 interchange on I-80 in North Platte, Nebraska , has also recently been upgraded to

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