Delaware Route 30

Delaware Route 30
Route information
Maintained by DelDOT
Length:	44.45 mi[1] (71.54 km)
Major junctions
West end:	Bi-State Boulevard between Laurel and Delmar
	US 13 between Laurel and Delmar DE 26 / DE 54 in Gumboro DE 26 in Shaft Ox Corner DE 24 in Mission US 113 / DE 20 in Millsboro DE 24 in Millsboro US 9 / DE 404 in Gravel Hill DE 16 west of Milton DE 30 Alt. southeast of Milford
North end:	DE 1 Bus. southeast of Milford
Highway system
Routes in Delaware ← DE 28 DE 32 →

Delaware Route 30 (DE 30) is a state highway in Sussex County, Delaware. The route runs from an intersection with Bi-State Boulevard a short distance west of U.S. Route 13 between Laurel and Delmar to Delaware Route 1 Business southeast of Milford in the area of Lincoln City and Cedar Creek. The road runs east to Gumboro, where it turns north on the Millsboro Highway to Millsboro. Along this road, DE 30 shares concurrencies with DE 26, DE 54, and DE 24. From Millsboro, the route passes through Gravel Hill and to the west of Milton before reaching Milford. DE 30 has an alternate route, Delaware Route 30 Alternate, that was created by 1999 to connect the route with DE 1 by way of Johnson Road.

What is now DE 30 south of Gravel Hill was built as a state highway in various stages during the 1920s and 1930s. DE 30 was first designated by 1938 to connect DE 24 in Millsboro to DE 5 in Milton. The route was rerouted to end at DE 14 (now DE 1) south of Milford by 1971. DE 30 was extended southwest to Bi-State Boulevard by 1994 and its northern terminus was moved to DE 1 Business by way of a new road by 2003.

Route description

Delaware Route 30 runs east from Bi-State Boulevard on Whitesville Road and crosses US 13 within a short distance, passing through rural areas to the south of Trap Pond State Park. It heads east an intersection with Delaware Route 26 and Delaware Route 54 (Millsboro Highway) in Gumboro. It turns north onto Routes 26 and 54, forming a brief three-route concurrency, with Delaware Route 54 soon turning east and Delaware Route 26 eventually turning east at Shaft Ox Corner. Shortly after the departure of Route 26, Delaware Route 24 joins onto Route 30 in Mission.^[1][2]

The two routes heads north toward Millsboro, where they intersect U.S. Route 113 and Delaware Route 20 and then head north on Washington Street. In the center of Millsboro, it 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.^[1][2]

The two routes then split, with DE 30 heading to the north on Gravel Hill Road. It heads north through countryside and reaches the community of Gravel Hill, where it intersects U.S. Route 9 and Delaware Route 404. It then continues north, intersecting Sand Hill Road, which carries Delaware Route 5 Alternate, a western bypass of Milton for Delaware Route 5. DE 5 Alt follows DE 30 from the Sand Hill Road intersection north to the intersection with Delaware Route 16, where it turns east on DE 16.^[1][2]

Delaware Route 30 continues north from DE 16 on Issacs Road. It heads north through farmland and passes Reynolds Pond. In Jefferson Crossroads, DE 30 merges onto Cedar Creek Road and heads toward the northwest. At the intersection with Johnson Road, Delaware Route 30 Alternate heads east to provide access to Delaware Route 1. DE 30 continues north to Wilkins Road, where it used to make a right turn and end at DE 1. However, DE 30 was recently extended north on a new alignment to end at Delaware Route 1 Business a short distance north of where that road merges into DE 1 at an interchange.^[1][2]

History

By 1920, what is now DE 30 existed as a state highway between Mission and Phillips Hill and was proposed as one between Phillips Hill and Millsboro, with the remainder of the route existing as a county road.^[3] The state highway between Phillips Hill and Millsboro was completed by 1924.^[4] The state highway portion of the present-day route was extended from Mission to Gumboro by 1925, with a section in the Gumboro area under proposal as a state highway. By 1931, the road was completed as a state highway between US 13 and Jones Branch and from James Branch to Gumboro. In addition, the state highway was completed from Millsboro to north of Gravel Hill as an unpaved road, with a portion north of Gravel Hill becoming a paved county road.^[5] The state highway between US 13 and Gumboro was fully complete by 1932.^[6] By 1936, the road between Millsboro and Gravel Hill was paved.^[7]

By 1938, DE 30 was designated to run from DE 24 in Millsboro north to DE 5 in Milton, following its current alignment to north of Gravel Hill and then running along Shingle Point Road north into Milton.^[8] A portion of current DE 30 south of the DE 16 intersection was paved by 1939.^[9] By 1952, the current route of DE 30 north of Gravel Hill was paved.^[10] DE 30 was rerouted to follow its present alignment north to DE 14 (now DE 1) south of Milford by 1971.^[11] By 1988, the portion of the current route between Bacons and Gumboro was designated as Road 64.^[12] By 1994, DE 30 was extended from Millsboro to its current terminus at Bi-State Boulevard.^[13] DE 30s northern terminus was moved to its current location at DE 1 Business by 2003 when a road connecting DE 30 to DE 1 Business was completed.^[14]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Sussex County.

Location	Mile[1]	Road	Notes
	0.00	Bi-State Boulevard	Western terminus
	0.54	US 13 (Sussex Highway)
Gumboro	10.73	DE 26 / DE 54 west (Millsboro Highway)	West end of DE 26/DE 54 overlap
	12.27	DE 54 east (Cypress Road)	East end of DE 54 overlap
Mission	15.58	DE 26 east (Nine Foot Road)	East end of DE 26 overlap
	16.50	DE 24 west (Laurel Road)	West end of DE 24 overlap
Millsboro	21.52	US 113 / DE 20 (Dupont Boulevard)
	22.31	DE 24 east (John J. Williams Highway)	East end of DE 24 overlap
Zoar	25.91	DE 24 Alt. (Zoar Road)
Gravel Hill	30.77	US 9 / DE 404 (Lewes Georgetown Highway)
Milton	35.11	DE 5 Alt. south (Sand Hill Road)	South end of DE 5 Alt. overlap
	36.23	DE 16 / DE 5 Alt. north (Milton Ellendale Highway)	North end of DE 5 Alt. overlap
Cedar Creek	43.45	DE 30 Alt. north (Johnson Road)
Milford	44.45	DE 1 Bus. (Rehoboth Boulevard)	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Bannered routes

Delaware Route 30 Alternate
Location:	Cedar Creek

Delaware Route 30 Alternate is a 0.74 mile (1.19 km)^[15] alternate alignment of Delaware Route 30 south of the city of Milford in the Cedar Creek area. It runs from Delaware Route 30 eastward to Delaware Route 1 along Johnson Road, a short distance south of Delaware Route 30's northern terminus. It helps provide a second connection between the two routes.^[16] The route was created by 1999.^[17]

See also

• U.S. Roads portal
• Delaware portal

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} 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. ^ ^{a b c d} Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview of Delaware Route 30 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Bi+State+Blvd+%26+Dorothy+Rd,+Laurel-Delmar,+Sussex,+Delaware&daddr=38.48238,-75.47326+to:delaware+30+and+rehoboth+boulevard&geocode=FYaASwIdzO9--ykppjjKg_y4iTEaZ2brxn843g%3BFcwxSwIdlF6A-ylVGzVRg-O4iTHPSsmhK5232w%3BFeiBUQIdKYyB-ymT69JR1pm4iTEDSh_hDvIvXw&hl=en&mra=ls&via=1&sll=38.546017,-75.362778&sspn=0.230923,0.676346&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=10. Retrieved 2010-08-26. 
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) (1931 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_005.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 
6. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (1932 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_006.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-20. 
7. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (1936/37 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_008.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-15. 
8. ^ 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 2010-04-29. 
9. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (1939 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_012.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-26. 
10. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (1952/53 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_026.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-15. 
11. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (1971 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_050.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-15. 
12. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (1988 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_066.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-15. 
13. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (1994 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_068.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-29. 
14. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (2003 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_079.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-26. 
15. ^ http://www.deldot.gov/information/pubs_forms/manuals/traffic_counts/2007/pdf/rpts_pgs_115_169.pdf DelDOT 2007 Traffic Count and Mileage Report
16. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview of Delaware Route 30 Alternate (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Delaware+30+%26+Johnson+Rd,+Milford+South,+Sussex,+Delaware&daddr=Delaware+1+%26+Johnson+Rd,+Milford+South,+Sussex,+Delaware&geocode=FUc8UQIdFLeB-yk_DO3MnZe4iTFgaj3cxxtuRg%3BFVZXUQId-d6B-ynhtqJAj5e4iTFdmHN9zpDF7g&hl=en&mra=pd&mrcr=0&sll=38.881829,-75.379888&sspn=0.014365,0.042272&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=16. Retrieved 2010-08-26. 
17. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (1999 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_074.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-26.