Delaware Route 16

Delaware Route 16 marker
Delaware Route 16
Map
Route information
Maintained by DelDOT
Length30.31 mi[1] (48.78 km)
Existed1936[2]–present
Tourist
routes
Delaware Bayshore Byway
Major junctions
West end MD 16 in Hickman
Major intersections
East endDead end in Broadkill Beach
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountiesKent, Sussex
Highway system
DE 15 DE 17

Delaware Route 16 (DE 16) is an east-west state highway in Delaware, mainly across northern Sussex County, with a small portion near the Maryland border in extreme southwestern Kent County. It runs from Maryland Route 16 (MD 16) at the Maryland border in Hickman east to the Delaware Bay at Broadkill Beach. The route passes through rural areas along with the towns of Greenwood, Ellendale, and Milton. DE 16 intersects DE 36 and U.S. Route 13 (US 13) in Greenwood, US 113 in Ellendale, DE 30 and DE 5 in the Milton area, and DE 1 between Milton and Broadkill Beach. West of DE 1, the route serves as part of a connection between the Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan Area and the Delaware Beaches. DE 16 was built as a state highway during the 1920s and 1930s. By 1936, the route was designated 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).