U.S. Route 202

U.S. Route 202 marker
U.S. Route 202
Map
US 202 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 2
Length629.6 mi (1,013.2 km)
Existed1935–present
Major junctions
South end US 13 / US 40 / DE 141 in New Castle, DE
Major intersections
East end
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesDelaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine
Highway system

U.S. Route 202 (US 202) is a spur route of US 2. It follows a northeasterly and southwesterly direction stretching from Delaware in the south to Maine in the north and traveling through the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. The highway has borne the number 202 since at least 1936.[1] Before this, sections of the highway were designated U.S. Route 122,[2] as it intersected US 22 in New Jersey. It intersects its parent route, US 2, in Bangor, Maine.

This highway is considerably longer than the eastern segment of US 2 (although considerably shorter than the combined segments of US 2), making it one of several three-digit U.S. highways to be longer than their parent routes.

  1. ^ "U.S. 202 - Maine to Delaware - General Highway History". Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "Route 122 North Has Been Changed to 202". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. March 15, 1935. p. 16. Retrieved March 20, 2018 – via newspapers.com.