Delaware Route 17

Delaware Route 17 marker
Delaware Route 17
Map
DE 17 marked in red
Route information
Maintained by DelDOT
Length8.30 mi[1] (13.36 km)
Existed1938[2]–present
Major junctions
South end DE 54 in Selbyville
Major intersections DE 20 in Roxana
North end DE 26 west of Millville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountiesSussex
Highway system
DE 16 DE 18

Delaware Route 17 (DE 17) is a two-lane undivided state highway located in Sussex County, Delaware. The route runs in a northeast-southwest direction between DE 54 in Selbyville and DE 26 west of Millville, crossing DE 20 in Roxana. It is called Bethany Road within Selbyville and Roxana Road for the remainder of its length. The route passes through rural areas of southeastern Sussex County. DE 17 serves to connect Selbyville with the Bethany Beach area. The route was built as a state highway in the 1920s and received the DE 17 designation by 1938.

  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 1938 map was invoked but never defined (see the help page).