Route 491 (Pennsylvania–Delaware)

Route 491
Route 491
Route information
	Maintained by PennDOT and DelDOT
Length	6.02 mi (9.69 km) 5.661 miles (9.110 km) PA 491; 0.36 miles (0.58 km) DE 491
Existed	1928–present
Major junctions
West end	US 202 in Concordville, PA
	PA 261 in Booths Corner, PA
South end	DE 92 in Claymont, DE
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
Counties	PA: Delaware; DE: New Castle
Highway system
	Pennsylvania State Route System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic; Legislative;
	Delaware State Route System; List; Byways;

Pennsylvania Route 491 (PA 491) and Delaware Route 491 (DE 491) is a state highway starting in Delaware County, Pennsylvania and ending in New Castle County, Delaware. 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. In the state of Delaware, the highway runs for 0.36 mi (0.58 km) as a 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 Booths 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 in 1928.

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