History
By 1920, the roads that comprise present-day DE 15 existed as county roads. Bunker Hill Road was paved by 1932, with Levels Road being constructed as a state highway by this time. By 1936, the segment between DE 12 and US 13, Brenford Road, a portion north of DE 6, and Bethel Church Road were paved. Kenton Road were paved by 1939. By 1942, paving was completed on the sections between DE 14 and Carpenters Bridge Road and from DE 8 to Kenton Road, and the entire segment between Clayton and Middletown excluding a portion of Blackbird Station Road. The remainder of the road between Milford and Canterbury, the portion between Woodside and DE 10, the portion between Wyoming and Dover, and the segment of Choptank Road between Bohemia Church Road and Bethel Church Road were all paved by 1952. The remainder of the route between Clayton and Middletown was paved by 1954. By 1957, paving was completed on the remainder of Choptank Road. The section between Woodside and Wyoming was fully paved by 1959. The Mt. Friendship Road part of the current route was paved by 1964. By 1966, the paving of present-day DE 15 was completed when Alley Corner Road was paved. DE 15 was designated to run from DE 14 near Milford north to US 13 in Canterbury by 1984. The route was extended north to US 301/DE 299 west of Middletown by 1990. By 1994, DE 15 was extended farther north to US 301/DE 71/DE 896 near the Summit Bridge. In 2011, Wyoming Mill Road was realigned to intersect Hazlettville Road further to the west at a signalized intersection, reducing congestion.
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