Delaware Route 18
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| Maintained by DelDOT | ||||
| Length: | 19.38 mi (31.19 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1936 – present | |||
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 MD 318 east of Federalsburg, MD
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 US 13 near Cannon DE 404 southeast of Bridgeville US 113 in Georgetown
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 US 9 / DE 404 in Georgetown |
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| Counties: | Sussex | |||
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Delaware Route 18 (DE 18) is a state highway located in Sussex County, Delaware. It runs from Maryland Route 318 (MD 318) at the Maryland border east of Federalsburg, Maryland to U.S. Route 9 (US 9) in Georgetown. DE 18 runs concurrent with DE 404 from its intersection with that highway southeast of Bridgeville to the eastern terminus, where DE 404 continues eastward to Five Points on US 9. The route passes through rural areas of western Sussex County. What would become DE 18 was built as a state highway in stages during the 1920s and 1930s. By 1936, DE 18 was designated to run from the Maryland border east through Georgetown to Lewes. In 1974, the route east of Georgetown was replaced by US 9 and US 9 Business (US 9 Bus.). DE 404 was designated along the eastern portion of DE 18 by 1987.
DE 18 begins at the Maryland border, where it continues west into that state as MD 318. From the state line, the route heads east on two-lane undivided Federalsburg Road, passing through agricultural areas with some woods and homes. In Clarksons Crossroads, DE 18 turns southeast onto Cannon Road while Federalsburg Road continues northeast toward Bridgeville. The road continues to the community of Cannon, where it crosses the Delmarva Central Railroad's Delmarva Secondary railroad line. East of Cannon, the route comes to an intersection with US 13. Following this, DE 18 heads northeast through farm fields, reaching a junction with DE 404.
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