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The Guide to Delaware State Route 26

Delaware 26 serves the extreme southeastern portion of Sussex County between Gumboro and Bethany Beach. The state highway transitions into Maryland 353 en route to Pittsville and junction U.S. 50 south of the border. North of the state line, Delaware 26 travels north-south with Delaware 54 and Delaware 30 to the village of Gumboro, The three-way overlap ends there as Delaware 54 turns eastward toward Selbyville. Delaware 30 however continues northward with Delaware 26 to Shaft Ox Corner. Delaware 30 did not always travel this far south and only saw extension around 1980. From Shaft Ox Corner, Delaware 26 beelines for Dagsboro and junction U.S. 113. A short overlap with Delaware 20 exists on Main Street through the small town. East of there Delaware 26 travels Vine Creek Road toward the coastal communities of Millville, Ocean View, and Bethany Beach.

The designation of Delaware 26 dates back to at least 1938. Until 1944 the state route multiplexed with U.S. 113 from Dagsboro northward to Millsboro and Delaware 24 (Laurel Road). In Millsboro Delaware 26 turned southwestward with Delaware 24 to Phillips Hill and Mission before parting ways just north of Shaft Ox Corner.

Delaware 26 Mileage Table

Western terminus Eastern terminus Names Mileage
Maryland state line (Maryland 353) south of Gumboro Delaware 1 - Bethany Beach Nine Foot Road, Clayton Street, Main Street, Vines Creek Road, Atlantic Avenue, Garfield Parkway 23.15

Delaware 26 2002 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)

  • 4,416 - Maryland state line to Road 64
  • 1,785 - Road 25 to U.S. 113/Dagsboro
  • 18,624 - Clayton Street to Main Street (Dagsboro)
  • 17,468 - @ Millville
  • 7,880 - Pennsylvania Avenue to Beach

Delaware 26 Terminus Collection

Western Terminus
Delaware 26 enters the state from the southern border with Maryland 54 as Maryland 353. There are no photos of the western terminus at this time. If you have one, please send me an email.
Eastern Terminus
Southbound Delaware 1 at the east end of Delaware 26 (Garfield Parkway). Delaware 26 composes one of two inland routes from the Delaware Atlantic Coastline to U.S. 113 and points west of Indian River and Rehoboth Bays. Photo by Adam Froehlig 02/18/02.

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