Delaware 36 came into existence by 1944 between Delaware 16 (Beach Highway) and Bay Avenue in Slaughter Beach. The east-west route saw extension westward with Delaware 16 through Greenwood to Scotts Store Road and Delaware 404 at Scotts Corner during the early 1990s.

Beginning in northwestern Sussex County, Delaware 36 links the Delaware & Maryland 404 corridor with Delaware 16 and the town of Greenwood. Delaware 36 follows Scotts Store Road northeast from Delaware 404 (Seashore Highway) 3.6 miles to junction Delaware 16 (Hickman Road). There the two highways join together for a two-mile trek through downtown Greenwood via Hickman Road, Market Street, and the Beach Highway. A short distance east of junction U.S. 13 is the split of Delaware 16 & 36 at the intersection of Shawnee and St. Johnson Roads.

Delaware 36 travels through downtown Milford on its routing between U.S. 113 and the Delaware 1 Milford Bypass. Map created by Kelly Krapp (October 2007).

Delaware 36 angles northeast from the village of St. Johnson via Shawnee Road to the city of Milford. The ten-mile drive features wetlands, farmland, and a scattering of homes and small businesses. In Milford Delaware 36 turns onto Lakeview and Causey Avenues between Shawnee Road & U.S. 113 and the central business district. The state route stays south of the Kent County line (the Mispillion River) along Front Street before exiting the city by way of Cedar Beach Road. The junction with the Milford Bypass (Delaware 1) features the only full interchange within all of Sussex County. Five miles east of the diamond interchange is where Delaware 36 draws to a close. The official endpoint of the state route occurs at the Cedar Creek drawbridge just outside of the Slaughter Beach corporate limits.

Delaware 36 Mileage Table

Delaware 36 2002 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)

• 2,795 - Delaware 404 to Delaware 16
• 7,878 - Delaware 16 overlap (Greenwood)
• 3,729 - U.S. 113 to Delaware 1/Rehoboth Road
• 820 - east Milford limits to Cedar Creek

Delaware 36 Terminus Collection

Western Terminus
	Delaware 36 concludes at Delaware 404 at the settlement of Scotts Corner. The intersection features a stop sign for Delaware 36 and is located 3.3 miles east of the Maryland state line. Pictured here is the junction Delaware 404 shield assembly posted on Delaware 36 (Scotts Store Road) westbound. Photo taken 04/13/04.
	An end shield for Delaware 36 coincides with a guide sign for Delaware 404. Delaware 404 is part of a longer multi state route with Maryland 404 that stretches from Wye Mills, Maryland (near junction U.S. 50) to Five Points at junction Delaware 1. The east-west highway provides the main beach route between southern Delaware and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Photo taken 04/13/04.
	A set of flashers governs the traffic movement between Delaware 36 west and Delaware 404. Four miles separate the rural intersection from the town of Bridgeville to the southeast. Westward Delaware & Maryland 404 reach the Caroline County seat of Denton in 12 miles. There Maryland 404 follows a short expressway bypass with Maryland 313 around the city. Photo taken 04/13/04.
Eastern Terminus
	The drawbridge over Cedar Creek resides just west of the Slaughter Beach corporate limits on Delaware 36 eastbound. The bridge itself officially demarks the eastern terminus of Delaware 36. Ahead Cedar Beach Road turns southward along Bay Avenue in Slaughter Beach itself. Photo by Adam Froehlig 02/18/02.

Delaware 36 Highway Guide

Delaware 36 west
	Delaware 36 provides the main route between Milford and Greenwood with connections to Bridgeville and Seaford via U.S. 13 (Dupont Highway). Pictured here is a westbound reassurance shield and guide sign on Shawnee Road beyond the intersection with U.S. 113 (Dupont Boulevard) at Milford. Photo taken 04/13/04.
	A ten mile drive southwest of Milford along Shawnee Road brings Delaware 36 to Delaware 16 (Beach Highway) and St. Johnstown. Delaware 36 merges with Delaware 16 westbound through the nearby town of Greenwood along Market Street at the upcoming intersection. Photo taken 04/13/04.

Delaware 16 eastbound links Greenwood with junction U.S. 113 in 7.5 miles, Ellendale in 8.2 miles, Milton in 14.5 miles, and junction Delaware 1 in 17.2 miles. St. Johnston Road travels southward from the Delaware 16 & 36 intersection to Sharps and Tucker Roads. Photos taken 04/13/04.

	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.
	Delaware 36 & 404 westbound shield and trailblazer posted along Scotts Store Road west of the Delaware 16 split. 3.6 miles separate Delaware 16 (Hickman Road) and Delaware 404 (Seashore Highway) along Delaware 36. Photo taken 04/13/04.
	Salvage & Woodbridge Roads (Road 585) intersect Delaware 36 between Delaware 16 and 404. West if that intersection is the final Delaware 36 westbound shield and another Delaware 404 trailblazer. Photo taken 04/13/04.

Delaware 36 Other Highway Sites

• Delaware 36 @ OKRoads.com (Eric Stuve)

Page Updated June 24, 2004