Route description Delaware Route 16



de 16 westbound in sussex county


de 16 begins @ maryland border in hickman, kent county, road continues west state md 16. state line, route heads east on two-lane undivided hickman road, passing through mix of farmland , woodland homes. road crosses marshyhope creek , heads sussex county, turning southeast. de 16 comes intersection de 36, @ point turns east form concurrency route. road enters greenwood , becomes market street, passing several homes along few businesses. highway crosses delmarva central railroad s delmarva subdivision railroad line before intersects 13 on eastern edge of greenwood. past intersection, de 16/de 36 leaves greenwood , becomes beach highway, crossing nanticoke river.


in saint johnstown, de 36 splits de 16 heading northeast on shawnee road. de 16 continues east through agricultural areas , woods residences. farther east, road passes through oakley. route comes intersection 113 , enters ellendale, becomes main street. in ellendale, de 16 runs past several homes, crossing delmarva central railroad s indian river subdivision railroad line. road leaves town , becomes milton-ellendale highway, turning southeast. route heads through woodland , farms, running north of delaware coast line railroad line. de 16 turns east away railroad tracks , comes intersection de 30. @ point, de 5 alternate (de 5 alt.), runs south along de 30, heads east along de 16. road reaches milton, passes homes , businesses. de 16 comes intersection de 5, de 5 alt. ends , road name changes broadkill road. route leaves milton , continues farmland few residences, turning northeast. road intersects de 1 , runs through mix of farms , woods homes. de 16 turns east , northeast through marshland within prime hook national wildlife refuge before reaching community of broadkill beach, crosses bay shore drive before ending @ dead end on delaware bay.


the portion of de 16 west of de 1 serves part of route connecting chesapeake bay bridge , baltimore-washington metropolitan area delaware beaches. de 16 serves part of primary hurricane evacuation route broadkill beach , delaware beaches points inland. de 16 has annual average daily traffic count ranging high of 9,886 vehicles @ eastern edge of greenwood low of 1,815 vehicles @ west end of de 36 concurrency. none of de 16 part of national highway system.








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