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46-707: The original 1632 charter for the Province of Maryland gave the Calverts what is now called the Delmarva Peninsula above the latitude of Watkins Point, Maryland up to the 40th parallel . A small Dutch settlement, Zwaanendael (1631–32), was within their territory, as were the later New Sweden and New Netherland settlements along the Delaware Bay and Delaware River . Although the Calverts publicly stated that they wanted

92-499: A county road by 1920. Four years later, the portion of road through Newark was upgraded to a state highway while the road was paved between Hares Corner and New Castle. A year later, the section between Ogletown and Christiana was planned as a state highway while the section east of Basin Road was upgraded to a state highway. In 1930, the road between the Maryland border and Newark was built as

138-444: A five-lane road with a center left-turn lane that passes through commercial areas, soon becoming a four-lane divided highway. The route continues east and has an intersection with Ruthar Drive, with an eastbound jughandle for U-turns at the intersection. Past here, the road comes to a bridge over Amtrak 's Northeast Corridor railroad line. The route turns southeast and reaches an interchange with DE 4 and Salem Church Road in

184-528: A member when the organization received its charter. A chartered member (British English) is a member who holds an individual chartered designation authorized under that organization's royal charter. Anglo-Saxon charters are documents from the early medieval period in Britain which typically make a grant of land or record a privilege. They are usually written on parchment , in Latin but often with sections in

230-467: A new colony. In 1681, William Penn received his charter for the Province of Pennsylvania . This charter granted him land west of the Delaware River and north of the 40th parallel, but land within 12 miles (19 km) of New Castle was excluded. This demonstrates how poorly-charted this area was, as New Castle is actually about 25 miles (40 km) south of the 40th parallel. The Penns later acquired

276-577: A side road off Route 896, passes near the northeast corner of the Wedge and passes from Delaware into Pennsylvania and back into Delaware at this point. The name of the road bordering the Wedge to the east is Wedgewood Road. As a convenience to motorists, the highway retains route number 896 in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania. 39°42′52″N 75°47′5″W  /  39.71444°N 75.78472°W  / 39.71444; -75.78472 Charter A charter

322-473: A state highway, providing a shorter route to the Conowingo Dam in Maryland. The following year, US 40 was designated to run on the portion of road between Hares Corner and New Castle, where it connected to a ferry across the Delaware River to Pennsville, New Jersey . Also by this time, all of present-day DE 273 was upgraded to a state highway except the portion of US 40 between Hares Corner and

368-427: A university. The form of charter used varies by period and jurisdiction. A charter of " Inspeximus " (Latin, literally "We have inspected") is frequently a royal charter, by which an earlier charter or series of charters relating to a particular foundation (such as a monastery or a guild) was recited and incorporated into a new charter, usually in order to confirm and renew its validity under present authority. Where

414-591: Is a state highway in New Castle County , Delaware . The route runs from Maryland Route 273 (MD 273) at the Maryland border near Newark east to DE 9 and DE 141 in New Castle . The route heads through suburban areas between Newark and New Castle as a multilane road, passing through Ogletown and Christiana . DE 273 intersects DE 896 in downtown Newark; DE 2 / DE 72 on

460-729: Is part of the Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary Route , a National Historic Trail . DE 273 has an annual average daily traffic count ranging from a high of 49,421 vehicles at the I-95 interchange to a low of 6,924 vehicles at the Hillside Road intersection in Newark. The portion of DE 273 east of DE 896 is part of the National Highway System . What is now DE 273 originally existed as

506-514: Is retained in modern usage of the term. In early medieval Britain, charters transferred land from donors to recipients. The word entered the English language from the Old French charte , via Latin charta , and ultimately from Greek χάρτης ( khartes , meaning "layer of papyrus"). It has come to be synonymous with a document that sets out a grant of rights or privileges. The term

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552-524: Is roughly 3 ⁄ 4 mile (1.2 km), and the side is roughly 3 miles (4.8 km) long. Maryland clearly no longer had a claim to the Wedge, as it is east of the Mason–Dixon Line, and since the Penns owned both Pennsylvania and Delaware, there was no particular incentive to determine which possession it was a part of, at least until they became separate states. Mason and Dixon actually began surveying

598-408: Is the grant of authority or rights , stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified. It is implicit that the granter retains superiority (or sovereignty ), and that the recipient admits a limited (or inferior) status within the relationship, and it is within that sense that charters were historically granted, and it is that sense which

644-400: Is used for a special case (or as an exception) of an institutional charter. A charter school , for example, is one that has different rules, regulations, and statutes from a state school. Charter can be used as a synonym for "hire" or "lease", as in the "charter" of a bus , boat or plane . A charter member (US English) of an organization is an original member; that is, one who became

690-574: The Maryland border west of the city of Newark , where the road continues west into that state as MD 273 . From the state line, the route heads southeast on two-lane undivided Nottingham Road, running through wooded suburban neighborhoods as it enters Newark, crossing the Christina River and passing to the south of the Newark Country Club. DE 273 becomes West Main Street as it approaches

736-623: The United States Congress that states the mission, authority, and activities of a group. Congress issued federal charters from 1791 until 1992 under Title 36 of the United States Code . A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body , including (but not necessarily limited to) cities , counties , towns , townships , charter townships , villages , and boroughs . Municipal incorporation occurs when such municipalities become self-governing entities under

782-584: The University of Delaware campus and continues through the downtown as East Delaware Avenue eastbound and East Main Street westbound. Farther east, the one-way pair crosses the Pomeroy and Newark Rail Trail and passes the Newark Transit Hub serving DART First State buses, which is located between East Main Street and East Delaware Avenue. East Delaware Avenue shifts farther to the south of East Main Street, with

828-479: The one-way pair of West Delaware Avenue eastbound and West Main Street westbound, with eastbound DE 273 briefly following one-way South Main Street southwest to get from West Main Street to West Delaware Avenue. The one-way pair, which carries two lanes in each direction, becomes concurrent with northbound DE 896 in both directions until the South College Avenue intersection. DE 273 runs through

874-406: The terms of reference ) is provided by the sponsor to formally authorize the existence of a project. It provides a preliminary delineation of roles and responsibilities, outlines the project purpose and objectives, identifies key stakeholders, and defines the authority of the project manager. It serves as a reference of authority for future planning of the project. The project scope is developed from

920-506: The Basin Road intersection in New Castle. In 1934, recommendations were made to upgrade US 40 to a state highway between Hares Corner and New Castle. The portion of US 40 between Hares Corner and New Castle was taken over by the state on July 1, 1935. Construction on upgrading this section began in 1936, with the project completed later that year. The same year, a bridge

966-656: The Christina River and curving east, coming to a junction with DE 7 . A park and ride lot is located at the northeast corner of this intersection. A short distance later, the road reaches a diamond interchange with the DE ;1 freeway. Following this interchange, DE 273 heads through woods before entering areas of suburban homes and businesses, coming to a junction with the southern terminus of DE 37 in Pleasantville . The route continues east and intersects

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1012-498: The Delaware River on a ferry between New Castle and Pennsville, New Jersey . DE 273 was designated by 1936 to run from the Maryland border near Newark east to Hares Corner. In the 1950s, the route was extended east to New Castle when US 40 was realigned to the Delaware Memorial Bridge . DE 273 was moved onto new alignments around Christiana in the 1980s and through Ogletown in the 1990s. DE 273 begins at

1058-415: The Delaware River, and DE 273 was extended east along the former alignment of US 40 on Frenchtown Road, Delaware Street, and Ferry Cut Off Street to end at present-day DE 9 at 6th Street in New Castle. In 1956, DE 2 and DE 273 were routed onto the one-way pair of Delaware Avenue eastbound and Main Street westbound in downtown Newark following an eastward extension of Delaware Avenue to

1104-528: The Maryland–Pennsylvania border line at the Delaware River, or at least fixed the longitude of the intersection of 39° 43′ N and the river. Even though this point is within the Twelve-Mile Circle, the western boundary of Pennsylvania was to be five degrees of longitude west of it, and Mason and Dixon were to survey the Maryland line to Pennsylvania's western border. By simple geometry,

1150-516: The New Castle lands from the Duke of York, which they called the Three Lower Counties and later became known as Delaware Colony . However, it remained a distinct possession from Pennsylvania. The exact, and even approximate, boundaries of these three colonies remained in considerable dispute for the next 80 years. After settling Philadelphia and the surrounding area, the Penns discovered that it

1196-548: The U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey monumented an eastward extension of the Maryland–Pennsylvania border, and created the "Top of The Wedge Line". In 1921 both states settled on this boundary, giving ownership of the Wedge – in full – to Delaware. Delaware Route 273 and Delaware Route 896 cut across the Wedge. Route 896 passes very close to the Delaware–Maryland–Pennsylvania tripoint , and actually passes through Maryland before entering Pennsylvania. Hopkins Road,

1242-460: The Wedge fit more logically as a part of Delaware, which exercised jurisdiction of the area. In 1849, Lt. Col. James Duncan Graham of the U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers resurveyed the northeast corner of Maryland and the Twelve-Mile Circle. This survey reminded Pennsylvania of the issue and they once again claimed the Wedge. Delaware ignored the claim. In 1892, W.C. Hodgkins of the Office of

1288-491: The community of Ogletown . Past this interchange, DE 273 becomes Christiana Road and heads east through suburban residential neighborhoods with some businesses. The road bends southeast again as it comes to a modified cloverleaf interchange with I-95 (Delaware Turnpike). Following this, the route heads into commercial areas, bypassing the community of Christiana to the southwest. DE 273 runs south through wooded areas and intersects Old Baltimore Pike before crossing

1334-430: The downtown area, intersecting the southbound direction of DE 896 , at which point DE 273 forms a concurrency with southbound DE 896. The road crosses CSX 's Philadelphia Subdivision railroad line at-grade and comes to an intersection with New London Road, which runs northwest as northbound DE 896, and South Main Street, which heads southwest as DE 896. At this point, DE 273 splits into

1380-516: The earth. These three types were royal colonies, proprietary colonies , and corporate colonies. A charter colony by definition is a "colony chartered to an individual, trading company, etc., by the British crown ." Although charter colonies were not the most prevalent of the three types of colonies in the British Empire, they were by no means insignificant. A congressional charter is a law passed by

1426-580: The eastern edge of Newark; DE 4 in Ogletown; Interstate 95 (I-95), DE 7 , and DE 1 in Christiana; DE 37 in Pleasantville ; and DE 58 and U.S. Route 13 (US 13)/ US 40 in Hares Corner . What is now DE 273 was originally built as a state highway in the 1920s and 1930s, with the portion east of Hares Corner becoming a part of US 40, which had crossed

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1472-506: The eastern terminus of DE 58 near the Wilmington Airport . A short distance later, the road comes to a junction with US 13 / US 40 in Hares Corner . Past this intersection, DE 273 becomes concurrent with DE 9 Truck and turns into two-lane undivided Frenchtown Road, with a multi-use trail parallel to the north. The road enters the city of New Castle and heads east between business parks and warehouses to

1518-479: The intersection between DE 2 and DE 273 east of the city. By 1984, DE 9 was realigned to follow DE 273 east of the DE ;141 intersection. DE 273 was realigned to bypass Christiana a year later, having previously followed Main Street through the community. DE 2 was routed to bypass Newark and DE 2 Bus. became concurrent with DE 273 through Newark by 1990. In 1997, DE 273

1564-495: The laws of the state or province in which they are located. Often, this event is marked by the award or declaration of a municipal charter, a term used because municipal power was historically granted by the sovereign, by royal charter . Charters for chivalric orders and other orders, such as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta . In project management , a project charter or project definition (sometimes called

1610-462: The legal fiction that the King had granted it "voluntarily, and by the free exercise of [his] royal authority", in the manner of medieval charters. At one time a royal charter was the only way in which an incorporated body could be formed, but other means (such as the registration process for limited companies ) are generally now used instead. A university charter is a charter issued to create or recognise

1656-439: The one-way streets running between a residential neighborhood and East Delaware Avenue heading to the north of Newark High School . Past here, the route comes to an intersection with DE 2 / DE 72 . At this point, eastbound DE 273 turns north to join DE 72 on four-lane divided Library Avenue to rejoin westbound DE 273. Past DE 2/DE 72, DE 273 leaves Newark and heads east on Ogletown Road,

1702-449: The original documents are lost, an inspeximus charter may sometimes preserve their texts and lists of witnesses. See Articles of association . In the context of a political uprising, a charter might lay out the basic principles and goals of the movement, define the organizational structure of the movement, and describe the roles and responsibilities of its members. Delaware Route 273 Delaware Route 273 ( DE 273 )

1748-469: The project charter. In medieval Europe, royal charters were used to create cities (i.e., localities with recognised legal rights and privileges). The date that such a charter was granted is considered to be when a city was "founded", regardless of when the locality originally began to be settled. The Charter of 1814 , France's constitution during the Bourbon Restoration , was thus called to promote

1794-526: The settlements removed, they did not confront them militarily because of the foreign policy implications for the Crown. In 1664, Prince James, Duke of York , the brother of King Charles II , removed foreign authority over these settlements, but in the process the Crown eventually decided that the area around New Castle and the land below it on the Delaware Bay should be separated from Maryland and administered as

1840-502: The south and farm fields to the north. DE 273 comes to an intersection with DE 9 and the southern terminus of DE 141 to the west of the center of New Castle, where the route, along with DE 9 Truck, ends. Past the eastern terminus, the road continues east as part of DE 9. Some signage for DE 273, including an end sign at East 6th Street, does still exist east of its formal terminus. The section of DE 273 between Chapman Road and Browns Lane in Christiana

1886-488: The vernacular, describing the bounds of estates, which often correspond closely to modern parish boundaries. The earliest surviving charters were drawn up in the 670s; the oldest surviving charters granted land to the Church , but from the 8th century surviving charters were increasingly used to grant land to lay people . The British Empire used three main types of colonies as it sought to expand its territory to distant parts of

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1932-499: Was actually below the 40th parallel, and tried to make claims to the land south of Philadelphia. The Calverts had failed to confirm their hold on their grant, either by surveying it or by establishing loyal settlers. The main progress during the 1750s was to survey the Twelve-Mile Circle around New Castle as the northern and western boundary of Delaware and to establish the Transpeninsular Line as its southern border. An agreement

1978-516: Was also reached between the Calverts and Penns that the boundary between their respective possessions would be: Maryland would be south or west of all of these borders. Penn's possessions would be north or east of them. The 39° 43′ N parallel united with the Tangent Line would become (once surveyed) the Mason–Dixon Line . When this was agreed upon, the final shape of the border

2024-511: Was constructed over a Pennsylvania Railroad line (now the Jack A. Markell Trail) in New Castle. DE 273 was designated to run from the Maryland border west of Newark east to US 13 and US 40 in Hares Corner by 1936, roughly following its current alignment. In Newark, the route ran concurrent with DE 2. By 1952, US 40 was realigned to use the Delaware Memorial Bridge to cross

2070-453: Was moved to its current alignment in the Ogletown area, eliminating a short concurrency with DE 4 and involving the construction of an interchange with that route. The former alignment of DE 273 through Ogletown is known as Ogletown Road. The concurrent DE 2 Bus. designation was eliminated in 2013 as part of simplifying the route numbers in Newark. By 2015, DE 273 signage was cut back to its current eastern terminus, removing

2116-513: Was unknown to the involved parties. Mostly because of the difficulty of surveying the Twelve-Mile Circle tangent point and the Tangent Line, astronomer Charles Mason and surveyor Jeremiah Dixon were hired. This complex border became known as the Mason–Dixon line . There turned out to be a small wedge of land between 39° 43′ N latitude, the Twelve-Mile Circle, and the North Line. The top

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