Delaware Route 30 - Route Description

Route Description

DE 30 runs begins at an intersection with Bi-State Boulevard in southwestern Sussex County, heading east on two-lane undivided Whitesville Road. A short distance later, the road crosses US 13, passing through a mix of farmland and woodland with some homes to the south of Trap Pond State Park. The route turns southeast and runs through more wooded areas with some fields and residences, curving to the east again. Farther east, DE 30 comes to an intersection with DE 26/DE 54.

At this point, DE 30 turns northeast to form a concurrency with DE 26/DE 54 on Millsboro Highway, passing through agricultural areas with some woods and homes. The road curves north and heads into the residential community Gumboro, where DE 54 heads to the east. DE 26/DE 30 continues past more homes, leaving Gumboro and heading back into areas of farms and forests with occasional residences. In Shaft Ox Corner, DE 26 splits to the east and DE 30 heads north to an intersection with DE 24.

Here, DE 24 turns north to join DE 30, with the road running northeast through agricultural and wooded areas. Farther northeast, residential development increases as the road heads into Millsboro. At this point, the road names becomes Laurel Road as it passes homes and reaches an intersection with US 113/DE 20. Past this intersection, DE 24/DE 30 turns north-northeast on Washington Street. The two routes split into a one-way pair following Main Street northbound and Washington Street southbound, crossing Norfolk Southern's Indian River Secondary railroad line. The one-way pair heads through the downtown area of Millsboro, rejoining along two-way Main Street and crossing Indian River to the east of Millsboro Pond. A short distance later, DE 24 and DE 30 split at an intersection.

Upon splitting from DE 24, DE 30 leaves Millsboro and heads north on Gravel Hill Road, passing to the east of Millsboro Pond. The road heads through a mix of farmland and woodland with some homes. In the community of Zoar, the route intersects DE 24 Alt. DE 30 runs through forested areas with some fields and residences, reaching the community of Gravel Hill. In Gravel Hill, the road crosses a Delaware Coast Line Railroad line and comes to an intersection with US 9/DE 404. From this point, the route runs through more rural areas, curving northwest before heading north again. DE 30 heads into agricultural areas and intersects DE 5 Alt., which serves as a western bypass of Milton for DE 5. Here, DE 5 Alt. turns north to form a concurrency with DE 30, with the road passing through farmland and woodland and crossing another Delaware Coast Line Railroad line. At an intersection with DE 16, DE 5 Alt. heads east along with that route and DE 30 continues north on Isaacs Road.

The route runs through farmland with some woods and homes, passing to the east of Reynolds Pond. DE 30 intersects Cedar Creek Road and turns northwest onto that road, curving north and back to the northwest as it heads through rural areas with some residential development. The road passes east of Swiggets Pond and intersects DE 30 Alt., which heads northeast to an intersection with DE 1. The route heads north-northwest and comes to an intersection with Wilkins Road, which intersects DE 1 a short distance to the northeast. Past this intersection, DE 30 turns northwest and passes between residential subdivisions to the southwest and DE 1 to the northeast, coming to its northern terminus at an intersection with DE 1 Bus. at the point that route merges into DE 1 at an interchange southeast of Milford.

DE 30 has an annual average daily traffic count ranging from a high of 20,273 vehicles at the northern edge of Millsboro to a low of 862 vehicles at the intersection with DE 26/DE 54. None of DE 30 is part of the National Highway System.