State Route 36 East

Lakeview Avenue angles northeast from U.S. 113 (Dupont Boulevard) by the Lakelawn Estates neighborhood toward Downtown Milford. A distance sign references the east end of SR 36 at Cedar Beach (eight miles) and Bay Avenue south from there to Slaughter Beach (ten miles).

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SR 36 (Lakeview Avenue) intersects Kings Highway ahead of Silver Lake. Kings Highway was historically part of a roadway crossing the Mispillion River north to NW Front Street.

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SR 36 kinks eastward from Lakeview Avenue onto Causey Avenue east from Silver Lake into Downtown Milford.

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The state route dog legs on Walnut Street north between Causey Avenue and SE Front Street. Walnut Street leads south to become Old State Road en route to Lincoln.

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Walnut Street crosses the Mispillion River north from SR 36 (SE Front Street) to intersect SR 14 (NE Front Street). The street eventually joins SR 1 Business by Milford High School to end at U.S. 113 (Dupont Boulevard).

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SE Front Street leads SR 36 east through the Milford street grid to Rehoboth Boulevard.

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A ramp departs from SR 36 (SE Front Street) east for SR 1 Business (Rehoboth Boulevard) south ahead of the traffic light at Cedar Beach Road. SR 1 Business south converges with SR 1 (Coastal Highway) beyond the Shawnee neighborhood in south Milford.

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SR 1 Business leads directly also to Cedar Creek Road, which becomes a part of SR 30 south from SR 1 toward Milton. SR 1 Business north follows Rehoboth Boulevard to Walnut Street.

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SR 36 curves northeast from Rehoboth Boulevard to cross Deep Branch ahead of the diamond interchange with SR 1.

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SR 1 (Coastal Highway) bypasses Milford to the east along a controlled access expressway south to SR 30 and north to U.S. 113.

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SR 1 travels 103.02 miles from the Maryland state line at Fenwick Island to SR 58 at Churchmans Crossing. The route north from Milford is generally high speed to Dover.

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The remaining 5.21 miles of SR 36 east from the Milford city line are rural as the state route travels to the eastern tip of Cedar Neck at Fort Saulsbury.

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Sapp Road connects SR 36 (Cedar Beach Road) with Cedar Neck Road to the south. The final reassurance marker for the state route follows.

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Advancing east toward Cedar Beach along SR 36 after McColley Road. This stretch crests around 20 feet above sea level.

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Lighthouse Road spurs north to Mispillion Marine Reserve as SR 36 joins Bay Avenue east to the Cedar Beach Bridge.

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SR 36 (Bay Avenue) ends at Cedar Creek, just ahead of the Slaughter Beach town limits.

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The Cedar Creek Bridge opened to traffic in 1949. 83 feet in length, the swing bridge was rebuilt in 1998.¹

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Although not a part of SR 36, Bay Avenue provides a through route south from the Cedar Creek Bridge through Slaughter Beach.

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Slaughter Beach occupies a narrow strip of land between Delaware Bay and marshland adjacent to Sheppards Island.

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Harrison Avenue is second to last of seven unpaved streets from Bay Avenue to Delaware Bay.

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Nearing the south end of Slaughter Beach on Bay Avenue southbound. Founded in 1681, Slaughter Beach is home to around 200 year round residents. It was incorporated in 1931.²

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Slaughter Beach Road (Road 224) provides return access to the Sussex County mainland from Bay Avenue to SR 1 at Argo Corners.

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Slaughter Beach Road traverses an area of marshlands through Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge south of Bay Avenue.

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Slaughter Beach Road passes through the community of Argos Corner and intersects SR 1 (Coastal Highway) across from Pine Haven Road.

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