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The Guide to Delaware State Route 16

The path of Delaware 16 is vastly unchanged since 1938. The state route continues Maryland 16 into Delaware west of Adamsville in extreme southwest Kent County. Following Hickman Road east from the state line, Delaware 16 passes through the village of Adamsville and into Sussex County before merging with Delaware 36 (Scotts Store Road) outside of Greenwood. From there eastward, Delaware 16 & 36 share a two-mile overlap along Hickman Road, Market Street, and Beach Highway through the corporate limits of Greenwood.

Delaware 36 turns northward along Shawnee Road from Delaware 16 (Beach Highway) to the city of Milford. Delaware 16 continues on an eastward path to junction U.S. 113 and the town of Ellendale. The Beach Highway becomes Broadkill Road at junction Delaware 5A & 30 (Isaacs Road). Broadkill Road stays north of the nearby town of Milton and intersects Delaware 5 (Union Street). 2.7 miles east of Union Street is the conclusion of Delaware 16 at Delaware 1. Broadkill Road however continues another four miles to the village of Broadkill Beach on Delaware Bay.

Delaware 16 Mileage Table

Western Terminus Eastern Terminus Names Mileage
Maryland state line (Maryland 16) Delaware 1 - east of Milton Hickman Road, Market Street, Beach Highway, Main Street, Broadkill Road, Ellendale Road 30.47

Delaware 16 2002 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)

  • 2,433 - Maryland state line to Sussex County line
  • 7,878 - east Greenwood limits to Delaware 36
  • 5,415 - U.S. 113 to west Ellendale limits
  • 1,563 - Delaware 1 to Broadkill Beach

Delaware 16 Terminus Collection

Western terminus

Delaware 16 is part of a multistate route with Maryland 16 from Caroline County. The state highway begins at the Maryland state line near the village of Adamsville. There are no photos of the western terminus at this time. If you have one, please send me an email.

Eastern Terminus
Approaching the eastern terminus of Delaware 16 (Broadkill Road) on Delaware 1 southbound. The state highway enters the state with Maryland 404 as Maryland 16 west of Greenwood. From there Delaware 16 passes through Greenwood, Ellendale, and Milton before culminating at Delaware 1. Broadkill Road continues east of Delaware 1 to Broadkill Beach on Delaware Bay. Photo by Adam Froehlig 02/18/02.

Delaware 16 Highway Guide

Delaware 16 west
Just four tenths of a mile separates the merge of Delaware 16 & 36 with U.S. 13 and the town of Greenwood. Delaware 36 originally ended east of the town but saw extension during the early 1990s to Delaware 404. Pictured here is the first set of reassurance shields for the duplex. Photo taken 04/13/04.
U.S. 13 (Dupont Highway) widens into one-way couplets through Greenwood. Delaware 16 & 36 (Beach Highway) intersects northbound and become Market Street. The Dupont Highway northbound travels eight miles to Harrington and 24 miles to the capital city of Dover from here. Photo taken 04/13/04.
Westbound Delaware 16 & 36 (Market Street) at junction U.S. 13 southbound (Dupont Highway). Towns along the federal highway between Salisbury, Maryland and Greenwood include Bridgeville (five miles), Seaford (12 miles), Laurel (17 miles), and Delmar (25 miles). Photo taken 04/13/04.
Mileage sign on Delaware 16 & 36 (Market Street) posted after the intersection with U.S. 13 southbound. Delaware 16 becomes Maryland 16 and joins Delaware 404 miles west of the state line. From there the tandem travel westward toward Denton, Maryland. Maryland 404 in conjunction with U.S. 50 at Wye Mills is the preferred east-west route between southern Delaware and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge (U.S. 50 & 301). Photo taken 04/13/04.
Greenwood is home to 837 residents and is approximately one mile in width. Market Street (Delaware 16 & 36) cross the Norfolk-Southern Railroad midway through town before exiting via Hickman Road. A pair of reassurance shields assembly are posted along Market Street westbound within the town limits. Photos taken 04/13/04.
Delaware 16 & 36 (Hickman Road) westbound approaching their split west of Greenwood. Delaware 16 turns northwesterly along Hickman Road to Adamsville, southwestern Kent County, and the Maryland state line near Hickman. Photo taken 04/13/04.
Delaware 36 westbound meanwhile continues straight through the flashers at Delaware 16 (Hickman Road) via Scotts Store Road to Scotts Corner and junction Delaware 404 (Seashore Highway). Photo taken 04/13/04.

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