Delaware Route 23
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Delaware Route 23 is a state highway in Sussex County
, Delaware
. Its southern terminus is at Massey's Landing in Long Neck
, near the confluence of Rehoboth Bay
and Indian River Bay
and its northern terminus is at the Five Points
intersection, where it ends at Delaware Route 1, U.S. Route 9
and Delaware Route 404. The road originally existed as a unnumbered road except along the Delaware Route 5
concurrency, becoming fully paved by 1970. The DE 23 designation was assigned by 1994.
to Delaware Route 24
. At this intersection, the name changes to Indian Mission Road, and DE 23 begins a concurrency with Delaware Route 5
, which makes a left turn from DE 24 onto DE 23 northbound. The concurrency continues north to Fairmount
, where DE 5 heads to the northwest and DE 23 continues north on Beaver Dam Road, passing through the community of Hollymount
. Here, it intersects Delaware Route 24 Alternate and forms a concurrency with that route. It follows Beaver Dam Road north and then northeast through mixed farmland and housing developments toward the Five Points intersection. Just before its terminus, DE 23 meets Delaware Route 1D (Plantation Road), where DE 24 Alternate splits from DE 23 by heading south on DE 1D and DE 1D heads north along with DE 23 on the very short Belltown Road to an intersection with U.S. Route 9
and Delaware Route 404 just west of their intersection with Delaware Route 1. At this point, DE 23 forms a brief concurrency with US 9 and DE 404 to the DE 1 intersection.
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{| class=wikitable
!Location
!Mile
!Road
!Notes
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|rowspan=3|Long Neck
|0.00
|Dead end
|Southern terminus
|-
|5.47
|
|South end of DE 5 overlap
|-
|
|
|North end of DE 5 overlap
|-
|Hollymount
|8.85
|
|South end of DE 24 Alt. overlap
|-
|rowspan=3|Five Points
|
|
|North end of DE 24 Alt. overlap, south end of DE 1D overlap
|-
|14.62
|
|West end of US 9/DE 404 overlap
|-
|14.86
|
|Northern terminus
|-
Sussex County, Delaware
Sussex County is a county located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of 2010 the population was 197,145, an increase of 25.9% over the previous decade. The county seat is Georgetown. The Seaford Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Sussex County.Sussex County is...
, Delaware
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
. Its southern terminus is at Massey's Landing in Long Neck
Long Neck, Delaware
Long Neck is a census-designated place in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. The population was 1,629 at the 2000 census. Long Neck is the only census-designated place in Sussex County...
, near the confluence of Rehoboth Bay
Rehoboth Bay
Rehoboth Bay is a body of water in Sussex County, Delaware. It is connected to the Broadkill River by the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal.It is part of Delaware's inland bay system, along with Little Assawoman Bay and Indian River Bay.-See also:* Rehoboth Beach...
and Indian River Bay
Indian River Bay
Indian River Bay is a body of water in Sussex County, Delaware. It is part of Delaware's inland bay system, along with Little Assawoman Bay and Rehoboth Bay...
and its northern terminus is at the Five Points
Five Points, Delaware
Five Points is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Five Points is located at the junction of U.S. Route 9, Delaware Route 1, and Delaware Route 404 west-northwest of Rehoboth Beach....
intersection, where it ends at Delaware Route 1, U.S. Route 9
U.S. Route 9
U.S. Route 9 is a north–south United States highway in the states of Delaware, New Jersey, and New York in the United States. It is one of only two U.S. highways with a ferry connection ; the other being US 10. US 9 is signed east–west in Delaware and north–south on the rest of...
and Delaware Route 404. The road originally existed as a unnumbered road except along the Delaware Route 5
Delaware Route 5
Delaware Route 5 is a state highway in Sussex County, Delaware. The route runs north from the Indian River Bay in Oak Orchard north to Delaware Route 1 north of Milton. Along the way, DE 5 passes through Long Neck, Harbeson, and Milton. The route has concurrencies with Delaware Route 23 and...
concurrency, becoming fully paved by 1970. The DE 23 designation was assigned by 1994.
Route description
Delaware Route 23 heads west from Massey's Landing on Long Neck Road. It passes through the housing developments that constitute the unincorporated community of Long NeckLong Neck, Delaware
Long Neck is a census-designated place in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. The population was 1,629 at the 2000 census. Long Neck is the only census-designated place in Sussex County...
to Delaware Route 24
Delaware Route 24
Delaware Route 24 is a state highway located in Sussex County, Delaware. The route runs east from Maryland Route 348 at the Maryland border east of Sharptown, Maryland to an intersection with Delaware Route 1 in Midway, between Lewes and Rehoboth Beach. Along the way, DE 24 passes through Laurel,...
. At this intersection, the name changes to Indian Mission Road, and DE 23 begins a concurrency with Delaware Route 5
Delaware Route 5
Delaware Route 5 is a state highway in Sussex County, Delaware. The route runs north from the Indian River Bay in Oak Orchard north to Delaware Route 1 north of Milton. Along the way, DE 5 passes through Long Neck, Harbeson, and Milton. The route has concurrencies with Delaware Route 23 and...
, which makes a left turn from DE 24 onto DE 23 northbound. The concurrency continues north to Fairmount
Fairmount, Delaware
Fairmount is a community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. It is one of the Three Sisters communities consisting of Fairmount, Hollyville, and Hollymount. Fairmount is the area located around the intersections of Delaware Route 5 and Delaware Route 23.The community is part of the Seaford,...
, where DE 5 heads to the northwest and DE 23 continues north on Beaver Dam Road, passing through the community of Hollymount
Hollymount, Delaware
Hollymount is a community in Sussex County, Delaware . It is one of the Three Sisters communities consisting of Fairmount, Hollyville, and Hollymount. Hollymount is the area located around the intersections of Delaware Route 23 and Delaware Route 24 Alternate .The community is part of the Seaford,...
. Here, it intersects Delaware Route 24 Alternate and forms a concurrency with that route. It follows Beaver Dam Road north and then northeast through mixed farmland and housing developments toward the Five Points intersection. Just before its terminus, DE 23 meets Delaware Route 1D (Plantation Road), where DE 24 Alternate splits from DE 23 by heading south on DE 1D and DE 1D heads north along with DE 23 on the very short Belltown Road to an intersection with U.S. Route 9
U.S. Route 9
U.S. Route 9 is a north–south United States highway in the states of Delaware, New Jersey, and New York in the United States. It is one of only two U.S. highways with a ferry connection ; the other being US 10. US 9 is signed east–west in Delaware and north–south on the rest of...
and Delaware Route 404 just west of their intersection with Delaware Route 1. At this point, DE 23 forms a brief concurrency with US 9 and DE 404 to the DE 1 intersection.
History
By 1920, what is now DE 23 existed as an unimproved county road. The portion of the present route that is concurrent with DE 5 was upgraded to a state highway by 1931 and became a part of DE 5 by 1938. By 1970, the road was paved. When DelDOT assigned maintenance numbers to its roads by 1988, present-day DE 23 became Road 22 south of the north end of the DE 5 concurrency and Road 285 north of that point. DE 23 was assigned onto its current alignment by 1994. DE 24 Alternate was designated to run along DE 23 between Hollymount Road and Plantation Road by 2006.Major intersections
The entire route is in Sussex CountySussex County, Delaware
Sussex County is a county located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of 2010 the population was 197,145, an increase of 25.9% over the previous decade. The county seat is Georgetown. The Seaford Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Sussex County.Sussex County is...
.
{| class=wikitable
!Location
!Mile
!Road
!Notes
|-
|rowspan=3|Long Neck
Long Neck, Delaware
Long Neck is a census-designated place in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. The population was 1,629 at the 2000 census. Long Neck is the only census-designated place in Sussex County...
|0.00
|Dead end
|Southern terminus
|-
|5.47
|
|South end of DE 5 overlap
|-
|
|
|North end of DE 5 overlap
|-
|Hollymount
Hollymount, Delaware
Hollymount is a community in Sussex County, Delaware . It is one of the Three Sisters communities consisting of Fairmount, Hollyville, and Hollymount. Hollymount is the area located around the intersections of Delaware Route 23 and Delaware Route 24 Alternate .The community is part of the Seaford,...
|8.85
|
|South end of DE 24 Alt. overlap
|-
|rowspan=3|Five Points
Five Points, Delaware
Five Points is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Five Points is located at the junction of U.S. Route 9, Delaware Route 1, and Delaware Route 404 west-northwest of Rehoboth Beach....
|
|
|North end of DE 24 Alt. overlap, south end of DE 1D overlap
|-
|14.62
|
|West end of US 9/DE 404 overlap
|-
|14.86
|
|Northern terminus
|-