Delaware Route 14

Delaware Route 14
Route information
Maintained by DelDOT
Length	19.47 mi[1] (31.33 km)
Existed	1936[2]–present
Tourist routes	Delaware Bayshore Byway
Major junctions
West end	MD 317 near Burrsville, MD
Major intersections	US 13 / DE 14 Truck in Harrington DE 15 in Milford US 113 in Milford DE 1 Bus. in Milford
East end	DE 1 in Milford
Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
Counties	Kent
Highway system
Delaware State Route System List Byways
← US 13 → DE 14A

Delaware Route 14 (DE 14) is a state highway in the southern part of Kent County, Delaware. The route runs from the Maryland state line near Burrsville, Maryland, where the road continues as Maryland Route 317 (MD 317), east to DE 1 in Milford. The route passes through Harrington, where it intersects U.S. Route 13 (US 13), and heads to the north of Houston before coming to Milford, where it intersects DE 15, US 113, and DE 1 Business (DE 1 Bus.). DE 14 has a truck bypass of Harrington known as DE 14 Truck.

DE 14 was first designated by 1936 to run from the Maryland state line near Burrsville east to DE 26 in Bethany Beach. The road was extended south to Fenwick Island in 1939. In the 1940s, the road was realigned to bypass Rehoboth Beach. The route between Nassau and Rehoboth Beach was widened into a divided highway in the 1950s, with all of DE 14 southeast of Milford being upgraded to a divided highway by the 1970s. In 1977, most of DE 14 east of Milford was replaced with DE 1, with the eastern terminus being realigned to its current location by 1984. The DE 1 intersection became an interchange in 2019.