Delaware Route 24

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DE Route 24

Length:

40.61 mi^[1] (65.36 km)

West end:

MD 348 east of Sharptown, MD

Major
junctions:

US 13 in Laurel

DE 30 in Mission

US 113/DE 20 in Millsboro

DE 30 in Millsboro

DE 5 in Oak Orchard

DE 23 in Long Neck

East end:

DE 1 in Midway

Routes in Delaware
< DE 23		DE 26 >

Delaware Route 24 is a state highway located in Sussex County, Delaware. The route runs east from Maryland Route 348 at the Maryland border east of Sharptown, Maryland to an intersection with Delaware Route 1 in Midway, between Lewes and Rehoboth Beach.

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Delaware Route 24 heads east from the Maryland border on Sharptown Road. It angles to the northeast, passing by the Western Sussex Airport, and enters the town of Laurel, where it becomes West Street. In Laurel, DE 24 heads north on West Street and then east on Market Street, intersecting U.S. Route 13 on the eastern border of Laurel.

Past Laurel, DE 24 heads east on Laurel Road. It passes to the north of Trap Pond State Park and heads east through countryside. It heads to an intersection with Delaware Route 30 (Millsboro Highway) near Mission, where DE 24 makes a left turn to form a concurrency with DE 30. The two routes head northeast toward the town of Millsboro, where they intersect U.S. Route 113 and Delaware Route 20 and turn north onto Washington Street. In the center of Millsboro, the road splits into the one-way pair of Main Street northbound and Washington Street southbound before joining together on Main Street and crossing the Indian River, which heads east from Millsboro Pond.

DE 24 and DE 30 then split with DE 24 heading east on the John J. Williams Highway. It passes by the site of the Nanticoke Indian Pow Wow and then angles to the north. It meets Delaware Route 5 near Oak Orchard and the two routes form a concurrency. At the intersection with Delaware Route 23 in Long Neck, DE 5 makes a left turn onto DE 23, and DE 24 heads north through housing sprawl that has popped up through eastern Sussex County within recent years. Near Midway, it meets Delaware Route 1D and forms a brief concurrency with that route up to the intersection with Delaware Route 1, where both routes end.