Pennsylvania Route 491

PA Route 491
Naamans Creek Road
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT and DelDOT
Length:	6.01 mi[1][2] (9.67 km) 5.65 miles (9.09 km) PA 491 0.36 miles (0.58 km) DE 491
Major junctions
West end:	US 202 in Concordville, PA
	PA 261 in Garnet Valley, PA
South end:	DE 92 in Claymont, DE
Location
Counties:	Delaware, New Castle
Highway system
Routes in Delaware
Roads in Pennsylvania Interstate • US • State • Legislative ← PA 490 PA 492 → ← DE 404 I-495 →

Pennsylvania Route 491 (PA 491) is a state highway in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Also known as Naamans Creek Road, the route runs from U.S. Route 202 (US 202) in Concord Township east to the Delaware border in Lower Chichester Township, where the route continues as Delaware Route 491 (DE 491), a 0.36 mi (0.58 km) connector between the Pennsylvania border and DE 92 near Claymont, Delaware. PA 491 runs closely parallel to the Delaware border throughout its route. It intersects PA 261 in the Booth Corner section of Bethel Township. The western portion of PA 491 was first designated as part of Legislative Route 135 in 1911. In the 1920s, the Delaware portion of road was built as a state highway while PA 491 was created by 1930.

Route description

Pennsylvania

PA 491 begins at an intersection with US 202 in Concord Township, Delaware County, heading east-southeast on two-lane undivided Naamans Creek Road. The route passes through residential areas, crossing into Bethel Township at the Pyle Road intersection. Upon reaching the community of Booth Corner, PA 491 passes businesses and comes to an intersection with PA 261. Following this intersection, the route runs past more neighborhoods as it enters Upper Chichester Township. Upon reaching the community of Ogden, PA 491 turns to the southeast as it crosses CSX's Philadelphia Subdivision. After crossing into Lower Chichester Township, the route passes under I-95 as it heads south into woodland to the Delaware border.^[3][4]

Delaware

Upon crossing into Delaware, the road becomes DE 491, which carries the name Hickman Road. A short distance past the state line, the road passes an entrance to the Tri-State Mall and the intersection with residential Woodfield Drive. The road continues south between a storage facility to the west and homes to the east prior to ending at DE 92 in Claymont.^[3]

History

What is now PA 491 west of Zebley Road was designated as part of Legislative Route 135 in 1911, a legislative route that ran from West Chester to the Delaware border in Bethel Township.^[5] By 1920, the entire alignment of PA 491 and DE 491 existed as an unimproved county road.^[6] By 1925, the Delaware portion of road was completed as a state highway.^[7] PA 491 was designated onto its current alignment running from US 122 (now US 202) east to the Delaware border by 1930, at which time the Pennsylvania portion of the road was paved.^[8] The route has remained on the same alignment since.^[9]

Major intersections

State	County	Location	Mile[1][2]	Roads intersected	Notes
Pennsylvania	Delaware	Concord Township	0.00	US 202 (Wilmington West Chester Pike)	Western terminus of PA 491
		Bethel Township	2.40	PA 261 (Foulk Road)
		Lower Chichester Township	5.65	Pennsylvania/Delaware state line	Eastern terminus of PA 491, northern terminus of DE 491
Delaware	New Castle	Claymont	0.36
			0.00	DE 92 (Naamans Road)	Southern terminus of DE 491
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• U.S. Roads portal
• Delaware portal
• Pennsylvania portal

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Yahoo! Inc. Yahoo! Maps – Overview map of Pennsylvania Route 491 (Map). Cartography by NAVTEQ. http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=h&lat=39.843735843665456&lon=-75.53461074829102&zoom=13&q1=600+Naamans+Creek+Rd%2C+Chadds+Ford%2C+PA++19317&q2=199+Hickman+Rd%2C+Claymont%2C+DE++19703-3502&trf=0&input2=721+Naamans+Creek+Rd%2C+Concord%2C+PA+19317&input3=199+Hickman+Rd%2C+Claymont%2C+DE++19703-3502. Retrieved November 22, 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Traffic Count and Mileage Report: Interstate, Delaware, and US Routes" (PDF). Delaware Department of Transportation. 2007. http://www.deldot.gov/information/pubs_forms/manuals/traffic_counts/2007/pdf/rpt_pgs76_114.pdf. Retrieved November 17, 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview of Pennsylvania Route 491 and Delaware Route 491 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=US+202+and+PA+491&daddr=39.834595,-75.46855+to:Delaware+92+and+hickman+road&hl=en&geocode=FfINYAId5GF_-ylJU9Ny1_rGiTGBvpNJXYLQvA%3BFePTXwId-nCA-yl1DQ-bTeTGiTG5mIlcYyRFJA%3BFYJ9XwId6s2A-yk32VY5GOTGiTGAmaSWJAELAw&mra=ls&sll=39.814882,-75.445197&sspn=0.007516,0.021136&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=13&via=1. Retrieved 2010-11-26. 
4. ^ PennDOT (2010). Delaware County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (Map). ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/delaware_GHSN.PDF. Retrieved 2010-11-26. 
5. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Highways (1911). Map of Pennsylvania Showing State Highways (Map). ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Statewide/Historic_OTMs/1911.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-24. 
6. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (1920 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_002.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-15. 
7. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (1925 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_004.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 
8. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Highways (1930). Tourist Map of Pennsylvania (Map). ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Statewide/Historic_OTMs/1930fr.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-24. 
9. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (2008 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_083.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-02.