Delaware State Route 5 Alternate provides a truck bypass for SR 5 west of Milton. The state route lines Sand Hill Road (Road 319) 1.3 miles west from SR 5 (Harbeson Road / Road 22) by Diamond Pond to SR 30 (Gravel Hill Road). Overlaps take the route 1.1 miles north alongside SR 30 (Road 248) to SR 16 (Broadkill Road), and east 1.4 miles back to SR 5 via SR 16.1 Fairly well posted in the field, the designation first appeared on the 2001 edition of the Official Delaware Highway Map.
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| Sand Hill Road plies across agricultural areas west from Diamond Pond to intersect SR 30 (Gravel Hill Road) at a stop sign. SR 30 follows Gravel Hill Road south to Zoar and Millsboro. 01/17/16 |
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| SR 5 Alt combines with SR 30 (Gravel Hill Road) north to cross Pemberton Branch. 06/18/12 |
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| SR 5 Alt / SR 30 north intersect SR 16 (Milton Ellendale Highway) less than a mile from the Milton town line and 4.6 miles east of Ellendale. 06/18/12 |
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| SR 5 Alt accompanies SR 16 (Milton Ellendale Highway) east from SR 30 (Isaacs Road) to the north end of Milton. 01/16/17 |
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| Traveling east, Milton Ellendale Highway reaches the Milton town line at the Collins and Russell development at Collins Street. SR 16 intersects SR 5 (Union Street) a short distance further. 01/16/17 |
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| SR 5 Alt ends as SR 5 north follows Union Street Extension to SR 1 at Maples Pond. SR 5 (Union Street) south bisects Milton through the Historic District. 01/16/17 |
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| Approaching the southbound turn of SR 5 Alt from SR 16 (Milton Ellendale Highway) at SR 30 (Gravel Hill Road) to the northwest of Milton. SR 5 Alternate overlaps with SR 30 to Sand Hill Road while SR 16 continues west to Ellendale and Greenwood. 07/05/04 |
Page Updated 01-30-2017.
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