The Guide to Delaware State Route 1D

Delaware 1D provides an alternate parallel route to Delaware 1 between Five Points and Midway by way of Plantations Road and Delaware 24.¹ The state highway was commissioned in the early 1990s. There is no Delaware 1C however it may be reserved for a future designation.¹

Delaware 1D Mileage Table

Southern Terminus	Northern Terminus	Road Names	Mileage
Delaware 1/24 - Midway	U.S. 9/Delaware 1/23/404 - Five Points	Plantations Road, John Williams Highway	3.18 (Estimate)

Delaware 1D 2002 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)

• 12,190 - Road 275 to Delaware 1
• 6,254 - Road 274 to Road 283
• 7,140 - Road 283 to U.S. 9

Delaware 1D Terminus Collection

Southern Terminus
	Delaware 1 southbound at Five Points. The name Five Points is derived from the five-way intersection created by the confluence of Delaware 1, U.S. 9, Delaware 404, U.S. 9 Business, Delaware 23, and Delaware 1D (Beaver Dam Road). The junction composes the joint termini of Delaware 23 (north), Delaware 1D (north), and Delaware 404 (east). U.S. 9 north & Delaware 404 east enter Five Points by way of Georgetown from the west. U.S. 9 than turns southward for a short overlap on Delaware 1 between Five Points and the Kings Highway. Former U.S. 9 between Five Points and Lewes stems from the north as U.S. 9 Business. Delaware 1D & 23 depart Five Points southward via Beaver Dam Road and split nearby Delaware 1D turns southeasterly along Plantation Road to Midway. Photo by Adam Froehlig 02/18/02.
Northern Terminus
	Delaware 1D turns from Plantation Road onto Delaware 24 (John Williams Parkway) 0.7 miles south of Delaware 1. The two highways overlap along John Williams Parkway to their joint terminus at Delaware 1. Each route receives its own end sign at the signalized intersection. Photo by Adam Froehlig 02/18/02.

Sources:
1 - Kent, George III (DelDOT), email: "RE: Delaware State Route questions." May 27, 2004.

Delaware 1D Other Highway Sites

• Delaware Roads - DE 1 (Steve Alpert)

Page Updated June 5, 2004.