Delaware Route 1A
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| DE Route 1A |
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| Length: | 4.5 mi (7.2 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1978 | ||||||||
| South end: |  DE 1 in Dewey Beach |
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| Major junctions: |
 DE 1B in Rehoboth Beach |
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| North end: | DE 1 near Rehoboth Outlets |
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Delaware Route 1A is a state highway spur that allows access to and from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Formed in 1978, the route was originally Delaware Route 14A, but was renumbered when Delaware Route 14 was truncated to Milford, Delaware and Delaware Route 1 took its place. In addition to serving Rehoboth Beach, Delaware Route 1A also serves the northern sections of Dewey Beach, Delaware.
[edit] Description
A two to four-lane road, the road starts as a slow-speed (25 mph), two lane road through the northern section of Dewey Beach. After leaving Dewey Beach, the road crosses over Silver Lake, a privately-owned brackish water pond and enters Rehoboth Beach, upon which the road takes on a "Main Street" like appearance. Upon reaching Rehoboth Avenue, the main business area for the resort, Delaware Route 1A then make a left turn and proceeds for about a mile on a four-lane, heavily controlled roadway. After passing through a roundabout, in the northern sections of the business district, which also serves as the junction with Delaware Route 1B, Delaware Route 1A, again a two-lane road, then crosses over the Rehoboth and Lewes Canal on a double-leaf bascule drawbridge and then rejoins Delaware Route 1 at the Rehoboth Outlets.
