State Route 16 East

SR 16 (Beach Highway) travels seven miles east from U.S. 113 (Dupont Boulevard) to SR 5 (Union Street) in the town of Milton.

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SR 16 (Main Street) enters the town of Ellendale east at Old State Road (Rd 213).

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Main Street east at Railroad Avenue and the Delaware Coast Line Railroad in Ellendale.

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SR 16 (Milton Ellendale Highway) curves southeast from Hummingbird Road (Rd 227) southeast beyond Ellendale.

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SR 16 (Milton Ellendale Highway) east at Holly Tree Road and Orchard Road (Rd 226).

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Parallels Orchard Road and the Delaware Coast Line Railroad south of Pemberton Forest Preserve.

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SR 16 (Milton Ellendale Highway) diverges from the Delaware Coast Line Railroad east at Saw Mill Road (Rd 238).

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SR 16 meets SR 30 (Gravel Hill Road) to the west of Milton. Designated SR 5 ALT, the truck route for SR 5 follows both SR 30 south to Sand Hill Road east, and SR 16 east from SR 30.

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SR 30 (Gravel Hill Road) travels north to SR 1 in south Milford and south to SR 24 Business outside Millsboro.

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The unincorporated community of Gravel Hill lies at the crossroads of SR 30 and U.S. 9. Oak Orchard is an unincorporated community along Indian River Bay at the south end of SR 5.

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The truck route for SR 5 circumvents Downtown Milton along SR 5 (Federal / Union Streets).

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SR 5 ALT overlaps with SR 16 (Milton Ellendale Highway) 1.3 miles east to SR 5 (Union Street).

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SR 16 (Broadkill Road) east enters the town of Milton at Mulberry Street. The succeeding intersection is with SR 5 (Union Street).

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SR 5 (Union Street) south crosses the Broadkill River into Downtown Milton.

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SR 5 (Union Street Extended) north ties into SR 1 (Coastal Highway) in 2.4 miles at Waples.

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SR 16 (Broadkill Road) passes south of a shopping center between SR 5 (Union Street) and Morris Avenue.

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Broadkill Road curves 2.72 miles northeast from SR 5 to meet SR 1 (Coastal Highway). SR 1 constitutes a four lane, divided highway north to the Milford Bypass and southeast to Five Points outside Lewes.

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Construction underway from Summer 2022 to Summer 2026 replaced the signalized intersection joining SR 16 (Broadkill Road) and SR 1 (Coastal Highway) with a diamond interchange.

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The southbound roadway for SR 1 shifted onto the overpass constructed above SR 16 (Broadkill Road) in April 2025. The new northbound roadway for SR 1 opened to traffic on April 14, 2026.

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The final confirming marker for SR 16 was removed during road work to build the exchange with SR 1.

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Broadkill Road extends another 3.90 miles from SR 1 along Broad Neck into Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge.

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Turkle Pond Road (Rd 236) spurs north to the Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge visitor center.

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SR 16 turns southeast from Broadkill Neck across wetland areas in Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge.

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SR 16 (Broadkill Road) turns northeast from Petersfield Island to Broadkill Beach.

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SR 16 spans Broadkill Sound northeast into the Delaware Bay community of Broadkill Beach.

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SR 16 east concludes beyond Broadkill Sound at Bay Shore Drive in Broadkill Beach. Broadkill Road ends at a beach access point beyond Bay Front Road.

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