State highway in Sussex County, Delaware, United States
Delaware Route 26
Route information
Maintained by DelDOT
Length
22.96 mi[1] (36.95 km)
Existed
1936[2]–present
Major junctions
West end
Route 54 / MD 353 near Gumboro
Major intersections
DE 54 in Gumboro
US 113 in Dagsboro
DE 20 in Dagsboro
DE 17 near Millville
DE 1 in Bethany Beach
East end
Dead end on Atlantic Ocean in Bethany Beach
Location
Country
United States
State
Delaware
Counties
Sussex
Highway system
Delaware State Route System
List
Byways
← 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.
^Staff (2018). "Traffic Count and Mileage Report: Interstate, Delaware, and US Routes" (PDF). Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
^Cite error: The named reference DE 1936 map was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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Global Information
Route 54 / MD 353 near Gumboro
