Delaware Route 17

Delaware Route 17
Route information
Maintained by DelDOT
Length:	8.30 mi[1] (13.36 km)
Major junctions
South end:	DE 54 in Selbyville
	DE 20 in Roxana
North end:	DE 26 west of Millville
Highway system
Routes in Delaware ← DE 16 DE 18 →

Delaware Route 17 is a state highway located in Sussex County, Delaware. The route runs in a northeast-southwest direction between DE 54 in Selbyville and Delaware Route 26 west of Millville, crossing Delaware Route 20 in Roxana. It is called Bethany Street within Selbyville and Roxana Road for the remainder of its length. DE 17 was created by 1938 and originally continued further west to U.S. Route 113 (US 113) in Selbyville.

Route description

DE 17 begins at an intersection with Delaware Route 54 in the town of Selbyville, where it heads northeast on two-lane undivided Bethany Road. The route passes several homes before leaving Selbyville and entering rural areas of farms with some woods and homes. Here, the name of DE 17 becomes Roxana Road. Upon reaching the community of Roxana, DE 17 has a crossroads with Delaware Route 20. After DE 20, the road continues through agricultural areas. Following a turn to the north, DE 17 comes to its terminus at an intersection with Delaware Route 26 to the west of Millville.^[2]

History

By 1920 what is now DE 17 was proposed as a state highway between Selbyville and Roxana, with a small section complete near Roxana, and was designated a state aid road from there north to Millville.^[3] By 1924, all of the route had been completed as a state highway.^[4] DE 17 was designated by 1938 to run from US 113 in Selbyville to DE 26 near Millville, following Church Street and Main Street in Selbyville before picking up its current alignment.^[5] By 1996, DE 17 was cut back to its current western terminus at DE 54.^[6]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Sussex County.

Location	Mile[1]	Road	Notes
Selbyville	0.00	DE 54 (Main Street)	Southern terminus
Roxana	3.84	DE 20 (Pyle Center Road/Zion Church Road)
Millville	8.30	DE 26 (Atlantic Avenue)	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• U.S. Roads portal
• Delaware portal

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://www.deldot.gov/information/pubs_forms/manuals/traffic_counts/2006/pdf/rpt_pgs1_38_rev.pdf DelDOT 2006 Traffic Count and Mileage Report
2. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview of Delaware Route 17 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Delaware+54+%26+State+Route+17,+Selbyville,+Sussex,+Delaware+19975&daddr=Delaware+26+%26+State+Route+17,+Selbyville-Frankford,+Sussex,+Delaware&hl=en&geocode=Fc3SSgId1DuE-ymtYIdyYdm4iTG5EWJpynTdDQ%3BFdU8TAIdsZSF-ymhR-CE6s-4iTGVYqk1O5MfLQ&mra=pe&mrcr=0&sll=38.518839,-75.230939&sspn=0.213282,0.673599&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=12. Retrieved 2010-03-17. 
3. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (1920 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_002.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-15. 
4. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (1924 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_003.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-01. 
5. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (1938 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_010.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-03. 
6. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (1996 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_072.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-15.