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The Guide to Delaware State Route 1 Northbound (Maryland to Dover)

Maryland to Dover

Highway guide for Delaware 1 northbound from Ocean City, Maryland to Dover.

Delaware 1 Northbound
Welcome signs for the state of Delaware at the beginning of Delaware 1 northbound. The divided highway straddles the coastline between Ocean City, Maryland and Dewey Beach, Delaware. Photo taken by Chris Jordan 10/99.
Maryland and Ocean City Welcome signs at the transition from Delaware 1 to Maryland 528. Maryland 528 is the main north-south drag through the Ocean City resort area. The highway links Delaware 1 with Maryland 90 (Ocean City Expressway) and U.S. 50. Photo taken by Chris Jordan 10/99.
A short distance to the north of the Maryland state line on Delaware 1 (Ocean Boulevard) northbound is the intersection of Delaware 20 & 54's eastern terminus. The tandem connect Delaware 1 and the community of Fenwick Island with interior Sussex County via a causeway between Ocean Boulevard and Bayville. The two routes share 3.9 miles of pavement before parting ways near West Fenwick. Delaware 54 is a Maryland numbering convention stemming from the Maryland 54 east-west highway along the state line near Delmar and the southwest corner of the state. Photo taken by Chris Jordan 10/99.
Sign bridge on northbound Delaware 1 at the westbound beginning of Delaware 24 (John Williams Highway) south of Five Points. This area of Delaware 1 has grown tremendously since the mid 1980s with commercial frontage associated with the growing coastal area. Delaware 1 carries six lanes between Rehoboth Beach and Five Points (Junction U.S. 9). The control point of Oak Orchard refers to the area along Indian River Bay at the southern terminus of Delaware 5. Delaware 24 shares a brief overlap with Delaware 5 en route to the U.S. 113 town of Millsboro. Photo by Adam Froehlig 02/18/02.

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Delaware 1 bypasses Milford to the east; Delaware 1 Business travels east of downtown along Rehoboth Boulevard. U.S. 113 serves the commercial strip of Milford west of downtown; downtown centers around the Mispillion River along Delaware 14 and 36. Milford highway map created by Kelly Krapp (October 2007).

Just north of the Williams and Cedar Neck Road intersection on Delaware 1 southeast of Milford is the beginning of a three mile expressway. Known as the Milford Bypass, Delaware 1 bypasses the town to the east with a three interchanges. The first junction is a partial "Y" interchange with Delaware 1 Business (Rehoboth Boulevard). Photos taken 04/13/04 & 08/05/07.
The only Business route of Delaware 1 at present is the Milford route of Rehoboth Boulevard, Walnut Street, and Dupont Boulevard (U.S. 113). Delaware 1 Business follows original Delaware 14 along Rehoboth Boulevard southward from Front Street. The roadway skims the eastern reaches of the central business district at the intersection of Front Street. Photos taken 04/13/04 & 08/05/07.

North Delaware 1 Business shield assembly at the split of the highway from Delaware 1 south of Milford. Upcoming for Delaware 1 motorists is the Delaware 36 diamond interchange, Delaware 14 (Front Street) intersection, NE 10th Street intersection, and U.S. 113 northern terminus partial "Y" interchange. Delaware 1 Business returns to Delaware 1 by way of U.S. 113 at the north end of the Milford Bypass. Photo taken 08/05/07.
Continuing north of the Frederica vicinity along Delaware 1 (Bay Road) beyond the intersection with Delaware 12 (Frederica Road). Frederica Road loops into the village of Frederica to the west, carrying Delaware 12 east from the community to its end at Delaware 1. Frederica Road represents original U.S. 113. Photo taken 08/05/07.
Approaching the signalized intersection with Bowers Beach Road at the community of Little Heaven. Bowers Beach Road spurs east from Delaware 1 (Bay Road) to Bowers Beach along Delaware Bay. Construction is planned for 2010 and beyond to remove the intersection with Bowers Beach Road and replace it with an overpass. Additional intersections with Clapham Road and other area roads will be removed and served by newly constructed frontage roads. Photo taken 08/05/07.
Traffic signals only govern the movements of left-hand turns from Delaware 1 (Bay Road) northbound onto Clapham Road (former U.S. 113 Alternate) at Little Heaven. Clapham Road used to carry U.S. 113 Alternate northwest to Main Street in Magnolia; State Street (old U.S. 113 Alternate) continues northward from Main Street to Rising Sun and south Dover. U.S. 113 Alternate was eliminated with the February 2004 truncation of U.S. 113 southward to Milford. Photo taken 08/05/07.
Delaware 1 (Bay Road) leaves Little Heaven for Dover Air Force Base and points north. The planned frontage roads for Little Heaven will tie into Bay Road north of ramps to Clapham Road and Mulberrie Point Road. Photo taken 08/05/07.
Mileage sign posted along Delaware 1 northbound at Mulberrie Point Road. Mulberrie Point Road stems east to Old Bowers Road and Bowers Beach Road. Photo taken 08/05/07.
Delaware 1 (Bay Road) spans the St. Jones River and associated marshlands north of Barkers Landing. A pair of two-lane bridges cross the river between Barkers Landing Road and juntion Delaware 9 (Bayside Drive). The St. Jones flows southeast from Dover to Delaware Bay at Bowers Beach. Photos taken 08/05/07.
Leaving the St. Jones River wetlands, Delaware 1 (Bay Road) nears the southern terminus of Delaware 9 (Bayside Drive). Delaware 9 bypasses Dover to the east through the hamlets of Little Creek (pop. 195) and Leipsic (pop. 203). Photo taken 08/05/07.
Delaware 1 enters the city limits of Dover (pop. 32,135) at the intersection with Delaware 9 (Bayside Drive) and Kitts Hummock Road. Kitts Hummock Road heads east from Delaware 1 and 9 to Kitts Hummock along Delaware Bay. Points of Interest to the east include the Air Mobility Museum and John Dickinson Plantation. Photo taken 08/05/07.
The northbound beginning of Delaware 9 (Bayside Drive) departs Delaware 1 (Bay Road) northbound at the south extend of Dover A.F.B. The state route straddles the coastal areas from Dover northward to New Castle, providing a somewhat scenic alternative to the growingly busy Delaware 1 and U.S. 13 to the west. Photo taken 08/05/07.

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