Delaware Route 1A

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DE Route 1A

Length:

2.92 mi^[1] (4.70 km)

Formed:

1978

South end:

DE 1 in Dewey Beach

Major
junctions:

DE 1B in Rehoboth Beach

North end:

DE 1 near Rehoboth Outlets

Routes in Delaware
< DE 1	DE 1B >
< DE 14		DE 15 >

Delaware Route 1A is a state highway spur that allows access to and from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Formed in 1978, the route was originally Delaware Route 14A, but was renumbered when Delaware Route 14 was truncated to Milford, Delaware and Delaware Route 1 took its place. In addition to serving Rehoboth Beach, Delaware Route 1A also serves the northern sections of Dewey Beach, Delaware.

[edit] Route description

A two to four-lane road, the road starts as a slow-speed (25 mph), two lane road through the northern section of Dewey Beach. After leaving Dewey Beach, the road crosses over Silver Lake, a privately-owned brackish water pond and enters Rehoboth Beach, upon which the road takes on a "Main Street" like appearance. Upon reaching Rehoboth Avenue, the main business area for the resort, Delaware Route 1A then make a left turn and proceeds for about a mile on a four-lane, heavily controlled roadway. The route intersects Delaware Route 1B and then passes through a roundabout in the northern sections of the business district. Delaware Route 1A, again a two-lane road, then crosses over the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal on a double-leaf bascule drawbridge and then rejoins Delaware Route 1 near the Rehoboth Outlets.