OKRoads.com -- Delaware State Highway Terminus Gallery & Guides -- DE 71

Highway Review:
DE 71 connects to U.S. 13 on both ends. It is the main connection from U.S. 13 North to Middletown. The highway also has a long duplex with U.S. 301 and DE 896 before heading back to the northeast. DE 71 comes to an end at U.S. 13 and DE 1.

Highway Information:
Distance: 22.3 miles
Counties traveled through: New Castle
Highway intersections: U.S. 13 (Mile 0.0), DE 299 (Mile 5.7), U.S. 301 (Mile 6.8), DE 896 (Mile 10.1), DE 15 (Mile 12.2), U.S. 301/DE 896 (Mile 14.3), DE 72 (Mile 19.1), DE 7 (Mile 21.0), U.S. 13 (Mile 22.3)
Highway duplexes: U.S. 301 (Miles 6.8-14.3, 7.5 miles), DE 896 (Miles 10.1-14.3, 4.2 miles)

	DE 71 South at U.S. 13/DE 1. The end sign is just in front of the orange sign. DE 1 is no longer signed with U.S. 13 here; it has been bypassed to the east after the completion of the Smyrna-Odessa connection of the DE 1 Turnpike. (Photo taken 3/18/03)
	U.S. 13 North approaching DE 71 North. (Photo taken 3/18/03)
	U.S. 13 North at DE 71 North. There is a left turn signal here for those wanting to go towards Middletown on DE 71 North. (Photo taken 3/18/03)
	DE 71 North assurance shield just past U.S. 13. The highway will enter Middletown in five miles. (Photo taken 3/18/03)
	U.S. 13 South at DE 71 North. (Photo taken 3/19/03)

DE 71 North at DE 299 in Middletown. The town has many historic
buildings and houses along DE 71 and DE 299. (Photo taken
3/18/03)

	DE 1 South approaching Exit 156 - U.S. 13 North/DE 71 South - Wilmington/Red Lion - 1/2 mile. Signs on northbound U.S. 13/ DE 1 do not mention DE 71. (Photo taken 3/19/03)
	DE 1 South approaching Exit 156 - 1/4 mile. (Photo taken 3/19/03)
	DE 1 South at Exit 156 - U.S. 13 North/DE 71 South - Wilmington/ Red Lion. Another sign gantry (faintly visible from this view) points motorists towards either U.S. 13 or DE 71. (Photo taken 3/19/03)

(C) 2003 OKRoads.com. All rights reserved. All pictures on this website were taken by Eric Stuve unless otherwise stated. My pictures may be used on another website under three conditions: 1) E-mail me with your name and URL at webmaster@okroads.com BEFORE putting the picture on your site; 2) You give credit where credit is due (in other words, give credit to the photographer); and 3) You provide a link to OKRoads.com at least one place on your website. If an image is someone else's, please e-mail them and ask them first! I will provide e-mail addresses for other photographers on the page(s) with their images on them.