Brandywine Valley National Scenic Byway The
Brandywine Valley National Scenic Byway is located in
New Castle County, Delaware in the
Brandywine valley. The byway is also a part of the
National Scenic Byways program. The byway passes by several tourist destinations, including
Rodney Square,
Hotel du Pont, the
Goodstay House, the
Gibraltar Mansion, the
Delaware Museum of Natural History,
Winterthur Museum and Country Estate, and
Centreville Village on DE 52 and
Montchanin Village,
Brandywine Creek State Park, and
First State National Historical Park on DE 100. Also near the byway in the Wilmington area is the
Delaware Art Museum,
Delaware History Museum,
Hagley Museum and Library, and
Nemours Mansion and Gardens with the
Brandywine River Museum and
Longwood Gardens farther north in Pennsylvania.
Delaware Bayshore Byway The
Delaware Bayshore Byway (formerly
Route 9 Coastal Heritage Byway) runs along the
Delaware Bay and
Delaware River from
Lewes north to
New Castle, with the southern portion consisting of several roads providing access to the Delaware Bay and the northern portion following
DE 9; the byway also has a spur to
Odessa. The byway provides access to several natural and historical sites and towns along the Delaware Bay and inland rivers, including
Milton, the
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge,
Slaughter Beach,
Milford,
South Bowers,
Bowers Beach, the
John Dickinson Plantation and
First State Heritage Park in Dover, the
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge,
Port Penn Interpretive Center,
Fort Delaware State Park, and the
New Castle Historic District. The byway is also a part of the
National Scenic Byways program. The
Delaware State Highway Department recommended that DE 9 along the Delaware Bay and Delaware River be designated a scenic highway as far back as 1965. In 2007, the Route 9 Coastal Heritage Byway was nominated and designated as a Delaware Scenic and Historic Highway. By 2017, the byway was extended south from the Dover area to Lewes. On January 19, 2021, the Delaware Bayshore Byway was designated a National Scenic Byway.
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway The
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway runs from the
Maryland border in
Sandtown north to the
Pennsylvania border in
Centerville. At the Maryland border, it connects with the
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway of the
Maryland Scenic Byways system, which is designated an
All-American Road. From the Maryland border, the byway follows
DE 10 between the Maryland border and
Camden,
US 13 between Camden through
Dover to
Smyrna,
DE 15 from the Smyrna area to
Middletown,
DE 9 from
Odessa to
Wilmington, and
DE 52 from Wilmington to the Pennsylvania border. The byway provides access to sites related to the
Underground Railroad, including the
Camden Friends Meetinghouse in Camden; Wildcat Manor near Dover;
Blackbird State Forest; the
Odessa Historic District which includes the
Appoquinimink Friends Meetinghouse and
Corbit-Sharp House; the
New Castle Court House Museum in
New Castle; the Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park, the
Thomas Garrett House,
Old Town Hall,
Friends Meetinghouse, and
Quaker Hill Historic District in Wilmington; and
Centreville Village. The byway was nominated in 2009 by the Underground Railroad Coalition of Delaware and the
National Park Service's National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. The byway was designated by 2010. In 2011, focus group meetings were held for the byway's corridor management plan, which was completed in 2012.
Historic Lewes Byway, Gateway to the Bayshore The
Historic Lewes Byway, Gateway to the Bayshore (formerly
Lewes, Gateway to the Nation Byway and
Lewes Byway) runs through
Lewes on Pilottown Road/First Street, Gills Neck Road, New Road, Kings Highway, Cape Henlopen Drive, and
Savannah Road. The byway provides access to many natural and historical sites in Lewes, including
Cape Henlopen State Park, the
Cape May-Lewes Ferry, the
Zwaanendael Museum, the
Lewes Historic District,
Lightship Overfalls, the
de Vries Monument, Canary Creek, and the Kings Highway Historic District. The Lewes Byway was approved as a Delaware Scenic and Historic Highway by DelDOT in 2008.
Nanticoke Heritage Byway The
Nanticoke Heritage Byway (formerly
Western Sussex Byway) runs along several roads in western
Sussex County, beginning at
US 13 north of
Seaford and passing through Seaford,
Bethel, and
Laurel before ending at
Trap Pond State Park. The byway passes many natural and historical sites including the
Maston House; the
Hearn and Rawlins Mill; the
Ross Mansion and Plantation, Downtown Seaford, Seaford Museum,
Seaford Railroad Station, DuPont Nylon Plant,
Nanticoke River, and Chapel Branch Nature Trail in Seaford; the
Woodland Ferry across the Nanticoke River southwest of Seaford; the Broad Creek in Bethel; the Cook House in Laurel; and
Old Christ Church east of Laurel. The Western Sussex Byway was nominated to be a Delaware Scenic and Historic Highway in 2009. The designation was approved by DelDOT in 2010.
Red Clay Scenic Byway near
Greenville The
Red Clay Scenic Byway (formerly
Red Clay Valley Byway) consists of 28 roads in the
Red Clay Creek valley between
DE 48 and
DE 52. The byway provides access to many sites including the
Garrett Snuff Mill in
Yorklyn, the
Wilmington and Western Railroad between
Greenbank and
Hockessin, the
Ashland Nature Center, the
Mt. Cuba Center,
Auburn Valley State Park, and the
Ashland and
Wooddale covered bridges. The Red Clay Valley Byway was nominated to be a scenic byway by the Delaware Nature Society and its partners in July 2004; it was designated a Delaware Scenic and Historic Highway on April 5, 2005. ==See also==