Delaware Route 2
Delaware Route 2 (DE 2) is a east–west highway located in northern New Castle County, Delaware. It runs from DE 72 and DE 273 on the eastern edge of Newark east to DE 52 in Wilmington. Between Newark and Wilmington, the route is a four- to six-lane divided highway called Capitol Trail and Kirkwood Highway that passes through suburban areas, running through Marshallton, Prices Corner, and Elsmere. In Wilmington, DE 2 is routed along the one-way pair of Lincoln Street eastbound and Union Street westbound, passing through urban areas.

What would become DE 2 was paved by 1924 and became a state highway in 1927, receiving the DE 2 designation by 1936. At this time, the western terminus of the road was at the Maryland border southwest of Newark, where it continued into that state as Maryland Route 279 (MD 279). The road was progressively widened into a divided highway from Wilmington to Newark between 1940 and 1964, bypassing some portions of the road which are now known as Old Capitol Trail. DE 2 was routed to bypass Newark by 1990, with DE 2 Business (DE 2 Bus.) designated on the former route through Newark. In 2013, the western terminus of DE 2 was truncated to its current location and DE 2 Bus. was decommissioned. The westernmost portion of the route was designated as DE 279, matching the route number just across the Maryland border.
Q156156
New Castle County
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Q1393
Delaware
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Q798799
DE 72
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Q798892
DE 273
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Q506586
Newark
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Q798735
DE 52
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Q174224
Wilmington
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Q1302778
divided highway
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Q3306202
Marshallton
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Q7242655
Prices Corner
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Q755400
Elsmere
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Q7092354
one-way pair
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Q1391
Maryland
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None
Maryland Route 279
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Q798299
DE 2 Business
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Q16973545
DE 279
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1936
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1964
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