State Route 5 Alternate
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.
Delaware State Route 5 Alternate - 2015 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
- 3,287 - SR 5 (Harbeson Road) to SR 30 (Gravel Hill Road)
- 3,301 - Sand Hill Road to SR 16
North
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
01/16/17
North
SR 5 Alt combines with SR 30 (Gravel Hill Road) north to cross Pemberton Branch.
06/18/12
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
North 
East
SR 5 Alt accompanies SR 16 (Milton Ellendale Highway) east from SR 30 (Isaacs Road) to the north end of Milton.
01/16/17
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
South
SR 5 Alt turns south from SR 16 (Milton Ellendale Highway) at SR 30 (Gravel Hill Road), 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
Photo Credits:
- Alex Nitzman: 06/18/12, 01/17/16, 01/16/17
- Adam Froehlig: 07/05/04
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Page Updated Monday January 30, 2017.