State Route 1 Business
Delaware State Route 1 bypasses the city of Milford along an expressway to the east, while SR 1 Business loops west along Rehoboth Boulevard. The state route follows the former alignment of SR 14 north to NE Front Street. SR 14 originally took Rehoboth Boulevard as part of its north-south alignment to Ocean City, Maryland. It was renumbered as SR 1 in 1974, and realigned to end at the Milford bypass via NE Front Street.
North of the Mispillion River and Kent County line, SR 1 Business turns onto Walnut Street for the return to SR 1 by way of U.S. 113. Wye interchanges connect both ends with the expressway on SR 1.
Delaware State Route 1 Business - 2015 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
- 10,260 - SR 1 to south Milford city limits
- 9,576 - Sussex County line to N. Walnut Street
- 3,821 - Rehoboth Road to U.S. 113
- 29,809 - Walnut Street to north Milford limits (overlap with U.S. 113)
North
SR 1 Business (Rehoboth Boulevard) branches northwest from SR 1 (Coastal Highway) into the suburban south side of Milford. The first confirming marker stands at Longview Drive by the Meadows at Shawnee subdivision. SR 30 ties into Rehoboth Boulevard just south of this scene.
12/19/20
SR 1 Business passes by the Rookery North Golf Club and a trailblazer for SR 1 north of Kirby Road.
06/18/12
SR 1 Business (Rehoboth Boulevard) northbound after Marshall Millpond and 2nd Street in south Milford.
06/18/12
Rehoboth Boulevard next approaches the unmarked intersection with SR 36 (SE Front Street / Cedar Beach Road). A trailblazer for SR 1 is posted instead of SR 36.
06/18/12
Cedar Branch Road carries SR 36 east from Rehoboth Boulevard to an interchange with SR 1 (Coastal Highway) and Bay Avenue at Slaughter Beach. Westward, SR 36 follows SE Front Street through Downtown Milford.
06/18/12
Span wire supported 36 inch Eagle signals were previously in use at the intersection of SR 1 Business and SR 36.
08/05/07
Continuing north, SR 1 Business (Rehoboth Boulevard) travels through an area of wetlands ahead of the Mispillion River.
01/16/17
SR 1 Business (Rehoboth Boulevard) crosses the Mispillion River along a bascule bridge. The Mispillion doubles as the border between Kent and Sussex Counties east from Greenwood to Delaware Bay.
01/16/17
The 112 foot long Mispillion River Bridge opened to traffic in 1929. It was reconstructed in 1996.1
01/16/17
SR 14 (NE Front Street) heads west from SR 1 Business (Rehoboth Boulevard) through Downtown Milford to the commercial strip along U.S. 113.
01/16/17
SR 14 (NE Front Street) angles northeast to end at the Milford Bypass nearby. The state route formerly followed Rehoboth Boulevard south through Milford.
01/16/17
Industrial businesses line the remainder of Rehoboth Boulevard north to Walnut Street.
12/19/20
Walnut Street extends north from Downtown Milford to combine with SR 1 Business just south of the signalized intersection with 10th Street.
08/05/07
Northbound SR 1 Business (Walnut Street) at Buccaneer Boulevard west and an entrance to Milford High School. Buccaneer Boulevard ties into the commercial strip on U.S. 113 (DuPont Boulevard) nearby.
08/05/07
South
SR 1 Business (Rehoboth Boulevard) branches 0.81 miles southeast from Walnut Street at NE 10th Street to SR 14 on NE Front Street.
12/19/20
SR 14 (NE Front Street) leads southwest into Downtown Milford and northeast 0.6 miles to SR 1 (Milford Bypass).
12/19/20
South
SR 30 commences along SR 1 Business south beyond the exit ramp linking SR 1 north with Rehoboth Boulevard northbound.
12/19/20
SR 1 Business concludes along the southbound entrance ramp joining Rehoboth Boulevard (SR 30) with adjacent SR 1 (Coastal Highway) south.
12/19/20
References:
- REHOBOTH BLVD. over MISPILLION RIVER, Kent County, Delaware, BridgeReports.com.
Photo Credits:
- Alex Nitzman: 06/18/12, 01/16/17, 12/19/20
- AARoads: 08/05/07
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Page Updated Friday February 26, 2021.