Delaware Route 36

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DE Route 36

Length:

23.28 mi^[1] (37.47 km)

West end:

DE 404 in Scotts Corner

Major
junctions:

DE 16 in Greenwood

US 13 in Greenwood

US 113 in Milford

DE 1 east of Milford

East end:

Slaughter Beach

Routes in Delaware
< DE 34		DE 37 >

Delaware Route 36 is a state highway in Sussex County, Delaware. It runs in a generally northeast-southwest direction from Delaware Route 404 in Scotts Corner to Slaughter Beach, a town along the Delaware Bay.

[edit] Route description

Delaware Route 36 heads to the northeast from DE 404 on Scotts Store Road. West of Greenwood, Delaware Route 16 merges onto DE 36 and it assumes the name Hickman Road. The two routes continue into Greenwood, passing through the town on Market Street. On the eastern edge of Greenwood, it intersects U.S. Route 13 and it becomes the Ellendale-Greenwood Highway.

In Saint Johnstown, Delaware Route 36 splits from DE 16 by heading to the northeast on Shawnee Road. It heads through countryside, and eventually reaches the city of Milford. Upon reaching Milford, the road becomes Lakeview Avenue and intersects U.S. Route 113. It heads northeast toward Silver Lake, a lake along the Mispillion River, and DE 36 continues to the east on Causey Avenue. It then heads north on Walnut Street briefly before heading east on SE Front Street. It heads toward the eastern part of Milford where it intersects Delaware Route 1 Business (Rehoboth Boulevard).

DE 36 then heads to the northeast on Cedar Beach Road before angling to the east. It then intersects the Delaware Route 1 Milford Bypass at a diamond interchange. DE 36 continues to the northeast on Cedar Beach Road toward Slaughter Beach, where Delaware Route 36 ends at a drawbridge over the Cedar Creek. The road continues past the drawbridge into Slaughter Beach where it becomes Bay Avenue and turns south and runs along the Delaware Bay.