Delaware Route 26

Delaware Route 26 marker
Delaware Route 26
Map
Route information
Maintained by DelDOT
Length22.96 mi[1] (36.95 km)
Existed1936[2]–present
Major junctions
West end Route 54 / MD 353 near Gumboro
Major intersections
East endDead end on Atlantic Ocean in Bethany Beach
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountiesSussex
Highway system
DE 24 DE 28

Delaware Route 26 (DE 26) is a state highway in Sussex County, Delaware. The route's western terminus is at an intersection with Maryland Route 353 (MD 353) and DE/MD 54 at the Maryland border south of Gumboro and its eastern terminus is at a dead end on the Atlantic Ocean in Bethany Beach, even though signage ends at the DE 1 intersection. The route passes through rural areas of southeastern Sussex County along with the communities of Dagsboro, Millville, Ocean View and Bethany Beach. DE 26 intersects DE 54 in the Gumboro area, U.S. Route 113 (US 113) and DE 20 in Dagsboro, and DE 17 west of Millville. The road was built as a state highway in various stages during the 1920s and 1930s. By 1936, DE 26 was assigned onto its current alignment.

  1. ^ Staff (2018). "Traffic Count and Mileage Report: Interstate, Delaware, and US Routes" (PDF). Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference DE 1936 map was invoked but never defined (see the help page).