Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway
Getting to the Byway

Nearby Airports

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Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI), MD (79.7 miles / 127.5 km, 1 hour 26 minutes)
Start: Airport Marker Friendship Road, eastbound, Baltimore, MD
N 39.180° W 76.667° [?]
Directions:
  • From Friendship Rd, take a slight left at I-195 W.
  • Take exit 2A to merge onto Baltimore Washington Pkwy N/MD-295 N.
  • Take the Harbor Tunnel Thrwy/I-895 exit.
  • Merge onto I-895 N.
  • Continue on I-95 N.
  • Take exit 7 toward DE-52/Delaware Ave.
  • Merge onto N Adams St.
  • Turn right at W 11th St.
  • Continue straight through the right onto Pennsylvania Ave where you enter the byway.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of Delaware Ave. and DE-52, Wilmington, DE
N 39.743° W 75.538° [?]
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John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (140 miles / 224.0 km, 2 hours 27 minutes)
Start: Airport Marker John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY
N 40.642° W 73.788° [?]
Directions:
  • Take the ramp onto JFK Expy N/John F Kennedy Expy N.
  • Exit toward I-678/Belt Pkwy W/Van Wyck Expy.
  • Continue straight, then take the ramp onto Belt Pkwy West.
  • Take exit 3 for I-278 W toward Staten Island.
  • Keep right at the fork, and merge onto I-278 West.
  • Take the I-95 S exit on on the left side.
  • Continue toward I-95 S/New Jersey Turnpike S, and merge onto I-95 S/New Jersey Turnpike S.
  • Continue on I-295 S.
  • Exit toward I-95 N/US-202 N toward Wilmington.
  • Take exit 7 to DE-52/Delaware Ave.
  • Merge onto Adams St.
  • Make a slight left onto Delaware Ave.
  • Continue straight through the right onto Pennsylvania Ave where you enter the byway.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of Delaware Ave. and DE-52, Wilmington, DE
N 39.743° W 75.538° [?]
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La Guardia Airport, NY (135 miles / 216.0 km, 3 hours 10 minutes)
Start: Airport Marker La Guardia Airport, NY
N 40.778° W 73.873° [?]
Directions:
  • From La Guardia Rd, turn right onto the ramp to Grand Central Pkwy W.
  • Keep left at the fork, follow signs for Grand Central Pkwy W, and merge onto Grand Central Pkwy W.
  • Take exit 4 for Bklyn Qns Expy toward I-278 W/Staten Island.
  • Merge onto E Brooklyn Queens Expy S.
  • Continue on I-278 W.
  • Take the I-95 S exit on the left.
  • Continue toward I-95 S/New Jersey Turnpike S and merge onto I-95 S/New Jersey Turnpike S.
  • Continue on I-295 S.
  • Take the exit onto I-95 N/US-202 N toward Wilmington.
  • Take exit 7 toward DE-52/Delaware Ave.
  • Merge onto N Adams St.
  • Turn right at W 11th St.
  • Continue straight through the right onto Pennsylvania Ave where you enter the byway.

In good driving conditions, the trip takes 2 hours and 25 minutes. Plan for 3 hours and 10 minutes in case of traffic.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of Delaware Ave. and DE-52, Wilmington, DE
N 39.743° W 75.538° [?]
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Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), NJ (112 miles / 179.2 km, 2 hours)
Start: Airport Marker Newark Liberty International Airport, NJ
N 40.690° W 74.178° [?]
Directions:
  • Head northeast on Terminal Access Road.
  • Merge onto US-1/US-9 via the ramp to the New Jersey Turnpike.
  • Take the exit toward New Jersey Turnpike/I-95/Dowd Ave/North Ave.
  • Merge onto RT-81 S.
  • Take the I-95 S/Turnpike exit.
  • Keep west at the fork to continue toward I-95 S/New Jersey Turnpike S and merge onto I-95 S/New Jersey Turnpike S.
  • Continue to follow New Jersey Turnpike S into Delaware.
  • Continue on I-295 S.
  • Exit toward I-95 N/US-202 N toward Wilmington.
  • Take exit 7 to DE-52/Delaware Ave.
  • Merge onto Adams St.
  • Make a slight left onto Delaware Ave.
  • Continue straight through the right onto Pennsylvania Ave where you enter the byway.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of Delaware Ave. and DE-52, Wilmington, DE
N 39.743° W 75.538° [?]
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Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), VA (113 miles / 180.8 km, 2 hours 40 minutes)
Start: Airport Marker National Airport Access Road northbound, Arlington, VA
N 38.852° W 77.039° [?]
Directions:
  • Turn left onto Smith Blvd.
  • Take ramp onto George Washington Memorial Pkwy.
  • Take exit onto SW Fwy/I-395 N.
  • Make a slight right on to Pennsylvania Ave.
  • Take the ramp on the left onto DC-295 N.
  • Continue on MD-295 N then take the Harbor Tunnel Thrwy/I-895 exit.
  • Merge onto I-895 N.
  • Continue on I-95 N.
  • Take exit 7 toward DE-52/Delaware Ave.
  • Merge onto N Adams St.
  • Turn right at W 11th St.
  • Continue straight through the light onto Pennsylvania Ave where you enter the byway.

In good conditions, the trip takes 2 hours and 10 minutes, but plan for 2 hours and 40 minutes in case of traffic.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of Delaware Ave. and DE-52, Wilmington, DE
N 39.753° W 75.556° [?]
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Washington-Dulles International Airport (IAD), VA (131 miles / 209.6 km, 3 hours)
Start: Airport Marker Saarinen Circle, eastbound, Chantilly, VA
N 38.953° W 77.448° [?]
Directions:
  • Make a slight left at Hirst Brault Expy.
  • Take the exit onto VA-267 E.
  • Take the exit onto I-495 N.
  • Take exit 27 for I-95 N.
  • Take exit 7 toward DE-52/Delaware Ave.
  • Merge onto N Adams St.
  • Turn left at W 10th St.
  • Turn right at N Van Buren St.
  • Turn left onto Pennsylvania Ave to enter the byway.

In good conditions, the trip will take 2 hours and 20 minutes, but plan for 3 hours in case of traffic.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of Delaware Ave. and DE-52, Wilmington, DE
N 39.743° W 75.553° [?]

Nearby Cities

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Philadelphia, PA (30 miles / 48.0 km, 36 minutes)
Start: City Marker I-95 south, Philadelphia, PA
N 39.950° W 75.142° [?]
Directions:
  • Take I-95 south
  • Follow I-95 until the intersection with Delaware Ave. in Wilmington
  • The byway begins in Wilmington on DE-52
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of Delaware Ave. and DE-52, Wilmington, DE
N 39.750° W 75.553° [?]