Boyds Corner Road, Summit Bridge Road, South College Avenue, Christina Parkway, Elkton Road, South Main Street, New London Road
Southbound Views
The roadway splits. Bear left onto West Delaware Avenue for DE 273. Bear right to stay on South Main Street for DE 896.
Photos taken May 2023.
South Main Street runs southwest as a two-lane road.
Photos taken May 2023.
South Main Street widens to four lanes with a grass median. After a short distance, it changes names to become Elkton Road.
Photos taken May 2023.
Christina Parkway (DE 4) begins on the left at a traffic light. DE 896 turns left here and is multiplexed with DE 4. Elkton Road continues straight ahead as DE 279. Suburban Drive is to the right.
Photos taken May 2023.
DE 896 is routed along Christina Parkway (DE 4) for a little over a mile.
DE 896 splits off from Christina Parkway (DE 4) onto South College Avenue, which runs south as a four-lane divided road. There are traffic lights at West Chestnut Hill Road and Welsh Tract Road.
Photos taken 2023-2024.
There is an interchange with the Delaware Turnpike (I-95).
Photos taken August 2024.
South College Avenue continues south as a four-lane divided highway. There are traffic lights at Glasgow High School and Old Baltimore Pike.
Photos taken August 2024.