- Delaware Route 1A
Infobox road
state=DE
type=DE
route=1A
length_mi=2.92
length_round=2
length_ref= [http://www.deldot.gov/information/pubs_forms/manuals/traffic_counts/2006/pdf/rpt_pgs1_38_rev.pdf DelDOT2006 Traffic Count and Mileage Report]
established=1978
direction_a=South
direction_b=North
starting_terminus=
junction=
ending_terminus=
previous_type=DE
previous_route=1
next_type=DE
next_route=1B
browse=de browse|previous_type=DE|previous_route=14|route=|next_type=DE|next_route=15Delaware 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 whenDelaware Route 14 was truncated toMilford, Delaware andDelaware Route 1 took its place. In addition to serving Rehoboth Beach, Delaware Route 1A also serves the northern sections ofDewey Beach, Delaware .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 aroundabout in the northern sections of the business district. Delaware Route 1A, again a two-lane road, then crosses over theLewes and Rehoboth Canal on a double-leaf basculedrawbridge and then rejoins Delaware Route 1 near the Rehoboth Outlets.References
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