DELAWARE
STATE HIGHWAY
TERMINUS GALLERY & GUIDES
Highway
Review:
The longest state highway in the state of Delaware (and the
second longest highway in the state overall, behind U.S. 13), DE
1 connects the Ocean City and resort areas to Wilmington. The
highway is 4-lane, divided highway throughout the state. Just
north of the DE 9 intersection, DE 1 becomes a freeway, and
remains that way for the rest of its route. It is a toll road
between Dover and St. Georges, with a $1 toll charged at toll
plazas, with one at Dover and the other at Biddles Corner. To see
photos from DE 1 between Dover and Christiana, please see the DE 1 Turnpike page.
Highway
Information:
Distance: 102.4 miles
Counties traveled through: Sussex, Kent, New Castle
Highway intersections: DE 20/54 (Mile 0.1), DE 26 (Mile 6.1), DE
1A (Mile 17.1), DE 1A (Mile 18.9), U.S. 9 (Mile 22.3), U.S.
9/Business U.S. 9/DE 23/404 (Mile 23.7), DE 16 (Mile 30.4), DE 5
(Mile 32.6), DE 30 (Mile 39.7), DE 14 (Mile 39.8), DE 36 (Mile
41.2), U.S. 113 (Mile 43.5), Alternate U.S. 113 (Mile 51.7), DE 9
(Mile 55.6), U.S. 113/DE 10 (Mile 58.4), U.S. 13 (Mile 64.9),
U.S. 13 (Mile 70.9), U.S. 13 (Mile 75.5), DE 299 (Mile 84.9), DE
896 (Mile 88.1), U.S. 13 (Mile 90.8), DE 72 (Mile 94.0), U.S. 13
(Mile 97.1), U.S. 40 (Mile 98.4), DE 273 (Mile 100.1), DE 7 (Mile
101.0), Interstate 95 (Mile 101.8), DE 58 (Mile 102.4)
Highway duplexes: U.S. 9 (Miles 22.3-23.7, 1.4 miles), U.S. 113
(Miles 43.5-58.4, 14.9 miles), U.S. 13 (Miles 90.8-97.1, 6.3
miles), DE 7 (Miles 101.0-102.4, 1.4 miles)
SOUTHERN
TERMINUS
Maryland State
Line, continues as Maryland Highway 528
OTHER HIGHWAY PICTURES
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DE 1 North at DE
20/DE 54 West in Fenwick Island. The intersection is located just a few hundred feet north of the state line. (Photo taken 8/3/03) |
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DE 1 South at DE
20/54 West in Fenwick Island. The Maryland State Line is just a few hundred feet ahead. (Photo taken 3/18/03) |
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Another view of DE
1 South at DE 20/DE 54 West, as seen four and a half months later. (Photo taken 8/3/03) |
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DE 1 South
assurance shield as the highway leaves South Bethany and heads toward Fenwick Island State Park. (Photo taken 8/3/03) |
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DE 1 South at DE 26
West in Bethany Beach. DE 26 connects to DE 54 and Dagsboro. (Photo taken 8/3/03) |
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DE 1 South at DE 1B
in Rehoboth Beach. DE 1B, not shown on most maps, is a short spur route into the resort beach. (Photo taken 3/18/03) |
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DE 1 South at DE 1A
in Rehoboth Beach. (Photo taken 3/18/03) |
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DE 1 South/U.S. 9
East at U.S. 9 East near Lewes. (Photo taken 3/18/03) |
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DE 1 South/U.S. 9 East approaching U.S. 9 East - 1 mile. (Photo taken 3/18/03) |
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DE 1 South at U.S.
9 West in Lewes. Traffic for U.S. 9 West has already left DE 1 South. U.S. 9 joins DE 1 for a mile and a half. (Photo taken 3/18/03) |
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DE 1 South at U.S.
9/DE 404 West - TO DE 23/1D. Notice the U.S. 404 shield - this is supposed to be a DE 404 shield. If there was a U.S. 404, it would be in Maine, not in Delaware! (Photo taken 3/18/03) |
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DE 1 South at DE 16
West. DE 16 goes through Greenwood and Ellendale along its journey. (Photo taken 3/18/03) |
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DE 1 South at DE 5
South. DE 5 eventually ends at Oak Orchard, which is located on the Indian River Bay. (Photo taken 3/18/03) |
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DE 1 South at DE 36
exit - Milford/Slaughter Beach. DE 1 bypasses the city of Milford, with a Y-interchange with U.S. 113 at its northern end. The DE 36 exit is the only full interchange on the bypass. (Photo taken 3/18/03) |
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DE 1 South at DE 14
West near Milford. DE 14 once ran along DE 1 from here to the Maryland State Line. (Photo taken 3/18/03) |
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U.S. 113/DE 1
South approaching U.S. 113 - 3/4 mile. (Photo taken 3/18/03) |
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U.S. 113/DE 1 South
approaching their split in Milford - 1/4 mile. (Photo taken 3/18/03) |
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These guide signs
once again remind motorists that U.S. 113 and DE 1 are about to split. (Photo taken 3/18/03) |
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U.S. 113/DE 1 South
at U.S. 113 South/Business DE 1 - Milford/Georgetown exit. (Photo taken 3/18/03) |
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Another view of
U.S. 113/DE 1 South at U.S. 113 South/Business DE 1, taken four and a half months later. (Photo taken 8/4/03) |
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U.S. 113/DE 1 North
at TO DE 12 near Frederica. This road is an unsigned portion of old U.S. 113. (Photo taken 3/19/03) |
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U.S. 113/DE 1 South
at DE 12 West. (Photo taken 8/4/03) |
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U.S. 113/DE 1 North
at ALT U.S. 113 south of Dover. (Photo taken 3/19/03) |
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U.S. 113/DE 1 South
at ALT U.S. 113 North. (Photo taken 8/4/03) |
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U.S. 113/DE 1 North
at DE 9 North near Dover Air Force Base. DE 9 runs along the shore of the Delaware Bay, providing scenic views of the bay and surrounding areas. (Photo taken 3/19/03) |
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U.S. 113/DE 1 South
at DE 9 North. (Photo taken 8/4/03) |
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DE 1 South as the
expressway ends and the four- lane divided highway begins. Milford is 14 miles ahead, and the Shore Points are 34 miles ahead. (Photo taken 8/4/03) |
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U.S. 113/DE 1 South
approaching the end of the expressway - 1/2 mile. The overpass carries Exit 93 traffic to and from Dover AFB. (Photo taken 8/4/03) |
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U.S. 113/DE 1 North
at Exit 93 - Dover AFB Main Gate/Visitors. The exit numbers on DE 1 are not mile markers, but are kilometer-based. The approach signs were also metric for a time before reverting back to the American standard. Now if they would only change the exit numbers! (Photo taken 3/18/03) |
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U.S. 113/DE 1 South
at Exit 93 - Dover AFB/Main Gate/Visitors. (Photo taken 8/4/03) |
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DE 1 South
approaching the end of the expressway - 1 1/2 miles. (Photo taken 8/4/03) |
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U.S. 113/DE 1 North
approaching Exit 95 - U.S. 113 North/DE 10 West - Dover/Camden - 1/2 mile. This is the final exit before the turnpike begins. (Photo taken 3/18/03) |
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U.S. 113/DE 1 North
approaching Exit 95 - 1/4 mile. (Photo taken 3/18/03) |
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U.S. 113/DE 1 North
at Exit 95 - U.S. 113 North/DE 10 West - Dover/Camden. For those continuing on DE 1, the next time you stop will be at a toll plaza, where you will pay $1. Or, if you have EZ-Pass, you won't have to stop at all! (Photo taken 3/18/03) |
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DE 1 South at Exit
95 - DE 10 West/U.S. 113 North - S. Dover/Camden. (Photo taken 8/4/03) |
NORTHERN
TERMINUS
DE 58, Christiana
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DE 1/7 North at
Exit 166 - DE 58 - Churchmans Rd./ Churchmans Crossing. The green sign on the concrete median divider is the end sign. (Photo taken 3/19/03) |
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Last updated November 07, 2003 07:46 PM