DELAWARE
STATE HIGHWAY
TERMINUS GALLERY & GUIDES
Highway
Review:
DE 404 is a vital route between U.S. 50 near Wye Mills, Maryland,
and the ocean shores of eastern Delaware. The highway's final 12
miles are duplexed with U.S. 9, and its ten middle miles (between
Bridgeville and Georgetown) are duplexed with DE 18.
Highway
Information:
Distance: 35.2 miles
Counties traveled through: Sussex
Highway intersections: DE 36 (Mile 3.2), Business DE 404 (Mile
6.1), U.S. 13 (Mile 8.4), Business U.S. 13 (Mile 8.5), Business
U.S. 13/Business DE 404 (Mile 10.9), DE 18 (Mile 12.5), U.S. 113
(Mile 21.8), U.S. 9/DE 18 (Mile 22.8), Truck U.S. 9 (Mile 25.6),
DE 30 (Mile 27.1), DE 5 (Mile 28.9), U.S. 9/DE 1/23/Business U.S.
9 (Mile 35.2)
Highway duplexes: U.S. 13 (Miles 8.4-10.9, 2.5 miles), DE 18
(Miles 12.5-22.8, 10.3 miles), U.S. 9 (Miles 22.8-35.2, 12.4
miles)
WESTERN
TERMINUS
Maryland State Line,
continues as MD 404
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"Welcome to
Delaware" sign along DE 404 East. The highway will intersect DE 36 in three miles. (Photo taken 3/16/03) |
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First eastbound DE
404 assurance shield, about a mile east of the state line. The highway's first eight miles and another 1.5 miles between U.S. 13 and DE 18 are the only miles where DE 404 is not duplexed with another highway. (Photo taken 3/16/03) |
OTHER HIGHWAY PICTURES
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DE 404 East at DE 36 East/TO DE 16. DE 16 is a 4-mile drive from this intersection. (Photo taken 3/16/03) |
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DE
404 East approaching Business DE 404. At least, that's what the shield should be! Both shields here feature an error U.S. 404 shield. This is not the only place where this error happens. (Photo taken 8/5/03) |
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DE 404 East at
Business DE 404 East near Bridgeville. DE 404 bypasses Bridgeville to its north and duplexed with U.S. 13 for 2.5 miles. (Photo taken 3/16/03) |
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Another view of DE 404 East at Business DE 404, as seen four and a half months later. At least they got the shields right on these signs! (Photo taken 8/5/03) |
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DE 404 East at U.S.
13 north of Bridgeville. DE 404 heads to the south at the upcoming stoplight. (Photo taken 3/16/03) |
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Another view of DE 404 East at U.S. 13, as seen four and a half months later. (Photo taken 8/5/03) |
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U.S. 13 North/DE
404 West at DE 404 West east of Bridgeville. (Photo taken 3/18/03) |
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Another view of the departure of DE 404 East from U.S. 13 South, as seen four and a half months later. (Photo taken 8/5/03) |
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DE 18/DE 404 East assurance shields just east of
the beginning of their eastbound duplex. The highway remain together for the next ten miles. (Photo taken 8/5/03) |
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DE
18/DE 404 East at U.S. 113 in Georgetown. (Photo taken 8/5/03) |
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DE
18/DE 404 East at U.S. 9 in Georgetown. The
traffic circle signals the end of DE 18. DE 404 continues on U.S. 9 for its final 12 miles. (Photo taken 8/5/03) |
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U.S. 9/DE 404 East at the east edge of the Georgetown traffic circle. (Photo taken 8/4/03) |
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U.S. 9/DE 404 East at DE 30. (Photo taken 8/4/03) |
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U.S. 9/DE 404 East at DE 5. (Photo taken 8/4/03) |
EASTERN
TERMINUS
DE 1, west of Lewes
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U.S. 9/DE 404 East at DE 1 west of Lewes. There is no "END" sign for DE 404 at this terminus. However, just to the right of the barrier, there are end signs for DE 1D and DE 23. (Photo taken 8/4/03) |
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DE 1 South at U.S. 9/404/TO DE 23/1D west
of Lewes. This intersection is known as five points because of its five highways that come into this one intersection. Also notice the error U.S. 404 shield. Yet another case of the wrong shield. (Photo taken 3/18/03) |
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