Delaware Route 1 (
DE 1) is a
state highway in the U.S. state of
Delaware. The route runs from the
Maryland border in
Fenwick Island,
Sussex County, where it continues into that state as
Maryland Route 528 (MD 528), north to an interchange with
DE 58 in
Christiana,
New Castle County, where the road continues north as
DE 7. Between Fenwick Island and
Dover Air Force Base in
Dover,
Kent County, DE 1 is a four- to six-lane surface
divided highway with occasional interchanges. The route heads north past the
Delaware Beaches along the
Atlantic Ocean before it runs northwest through rural areas, turning north at
Milford to continue to Dover. Upon reaching Dover, DE 1 becomes the
Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway, a four- to six-lane
freeway that is
tolled. Between Dover and
Tybouts Corner, DE 1 parallels
U.S. Route 13 (US 13), crossing over and featuring interchanges with it multiple times. Past Tybouts Corner, the freeway heads north to Christiana, reaching an interchange with
Interstate 95 (I-95) a short distance before its terminus.