Delaware Route 52

Delaware Route 52
Route information
Maintained by DelDOT
Length	7.87 mi[1] (12.67 km)
Existed	1936[2]–present
Tourist routes	Brandywine Valley National Scenic Byway Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway
Major junctions
South end	US 13 Bus. in Wilmington
Major intersections	I-95 / US 202 in Wilmington DE 2 in Wilmington DE 100 / DE 141 in Greenville DE 82 near Greenville
North end	PA 52 near Centerville
Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
Counties	New Castle
Highway system
Delaware State Route System List Byways
← DE 48 → DE 54

Delaware Route 52 (DE 52) is a state highway in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs from U.S. Route 13 Business (US 13 Bus.) in downtown Wilmington north to Pennsylvania Route 52 (PA 52) at the Pennsylvania border near Centerville. DE 52 runs through the city of Wilmington and passes through areas of the Brandywine Valley north of Wilmington. DE 52 intersects Interstate 95 (I-95)/US 202 and DE 2 in Wilmington and DE 100/DE 141 and DE 82 in Greenville. The entire route is designated as part of the Brandywine Valley National Scenic Byway, a National Scenic Byway and Delaware Byway, while most of the route is also designated as part of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway of the Delaware Byways system. The road was built as the Kennett Pike, a turnpike, between 1811 and 1813. The Kennett Pike was bought by Pierre S. du Pont in 1919 and was widened and paved before being sold to the State of Delaware for $1. The road received the DE 52 designation by 1936.