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Delaware Route 5 (DE 5) is a state highway in Sussex County, Delaware. The route runs north from River Road on the Indian River Bay in Oak Orchard north to DE 1, north of Milton. Along the way, DE 5 passes through rural areas along with the communities of Long Neck, Harbeson, and Milton. The route has concurrencies with DE 23 and DE 24 in the Long Neck area. DE 5 features one alternate route, DE 5 Alternate (DE 5 Alt.), which provides a bypass of Milton. DE 5 was built as a state highway in the 1920s and 1930s, receiving its designation by 1938. DE 5 Alt. was designated by 2001. ==Route description== DE 5 heads northwest on two-lane undivided Oak Orchard Road from the intersection with River Road on the shore of the Indian River Bay, passing through the residential areas of Oak Orchard. The road continues through a mix of farms and woods with some housing developments, coming to an intersection with DE 24. At this point, DE 5 turns northeast to form a concurrency with DE 24 on John J. Williams Highway. The road heads north through residential and commercial development with some fields as it enters the Long Neck area, where it intersects DE 23. At the DE 23 intersection, DE 5 splits from DE 24 and turns northwest onto DE 23, which is called Indian Mission Road. The road heads through a mix of farmland and woodland with some housing subdivisions. In Fairmount, DE 23 branches off to the northeast, and DE 5 continues to the northwest through more rural areas. At the intersection with DE 24 Alt. in Hollyville, the name changes to Harbeson Road. The route turns north and reaches Harbeson. In Harbeson, DE 5 crosses a Delaware Coast Line Railroad line and intersects US 9/DE 404 near Beaverdam Cemetery.〔〔 Past this intersection, the road runs north through more rural land before curving northwest. The route turns north again and comes to an intersection with the southern terminus of the DE 5 Alt. bypass to the west of Milton, which heads west on Sand Hill Road. Also at this intersection, the name changes from Harbeson Road to Federal Street. DE 5 continues northeast into Milton, encountering the Milton Rail-Trail and passing several homes. At the intersection with Front Street, the route turns northwest onto Union Street, running through the downtown and crossing the Broadkill River. The road continues through residential areas in the northern part of Milton. At the north end of town, DE 5 intersects DE 16 along with the northern terminus of DE 5 Alt., which heads west on DE 16. DE 5 continues north on Union Street Extended, passing through agricultural areas with some woods and homes. The route turns northeast and comes to its northern terminus at DE 1.〔〔 DE 5 has an annual average daily traffic count ranging from a high of 18,803 vehicles at the intersection with DE 23 and DE 24 to a low of 2,170 vehicles at south end of the DE 24 concurrency.〔 None of DE 5 is part of the National Highway System. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Delaware Route 5」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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