Delaware Route 5
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| Maintained by DelDOT | ||||
| Length: | 19.48 mi (31.35 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1938 – present | |||
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| South end: | River Road in Oak Orchard | |||
 DE 24 in Oak Orchard DE 23 in Long Neck  US 9 / DE 404 in Harbeson  DE 5 Alt. south of Milton  DE 16 / DE 5 Alt. in Milton |
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 DE 1 north of Milton |
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| Counties: | Sussex | |||
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| Location: | Milton |
| Length: | 3.8 mi (6.1 km) |
| Existed: | 2001–present |
Delaware Route 5 (DE 5) is a 19.48-mile-long (31.35 km) state highway in Sussex County, Delaware. The route runs 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 and crosses U.S. Route 9 (US 9)/DE 404 in Harbeson and DE 16 in Milton. 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.
DE 5 heads northwest on two-lane undivided Oak Orchard Road from the intersection with River Road on the northern 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.
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