Delmarva Highways :: DE 404 (DE State Line to Georgetown)

DE 404 takes over where MD 404 leaves off... serving as a east/west corridor from Wye Mills, MD to Five Points, DE. A popular route to the Delaware beach resorts, DE 404 often suffers from traffic back-ups during the summer months.

According to Alex Nitzman's Delaware Highways, a limited access corridor had been considered in the 1980s for this section of DE 404. However, due to local opposition, it was cancelled.

DE 404's alignment remained mostly unchanged, until 1999. A section of Alternate DE 404 (Newton Road) was upgraded, and DE 404's alignment was routed on it to allow traffic headed to the Delaware beaches to bypass the town of Bridgeville. DE 404's original alignment through Bridgeville was commissioned as Business DE 404.

DE 404 tends to be multiplexed with several other highways throughout its trek across Delaware. DE 18, US 9, and US 13 all share highway real estate with DE 404 at some point along the way.

As they say... all things must come to an end. DE 404 ends at DE 1, in Five Points.

	After crossing over the state border, MD 404 becomes DE 404... and continues toward Five Points.
	Typical scenery along DE 404... traveling east toward Bridgeville.
	Intersection with DE 36 (Scotts Store Road) in Scotts Corner.
	Typical DE style mileage sign.
	Continuing eastward toward Bridgeville.
	Erroneous trailblazers for US 404/Business US 404 outside of Bridgeville.
	Intersection with Business DE 404 outside of Bridgeville. Business DE 404 is DE 404's pre-1999 alignment through Bridgeville.
	Driving the DE 404 bypass around Bridgeville. Until 1999, this section of DE 404 was known as Alternate DE 404.
	Intersection with US 13. Here, DE 404 enters a short multiplex with US 13 to continue to bypass Bridgeville.
	Interchange with Business US 13.
	DelDOT doesn't signs the multiplex as such. Instead, DE 404 trailblazers with arrows are posted.
	Intersection with Sussex County Road 40.
	Entering Bridgeville corporate limits. "If you lived here, you'd be home now."
	Intersection with Business DE 404 in Bridgeville. Here, DE 404 exits it's multiplex with US 13.
	DE 404 reassurance marker.
	Typical scenery along DE 404 outside of Georgetown.
	Intersection with DE 18. Here, DE 404 will enter a multiplex with DE 18, and will continue to multiplex until both highways reach Georgetown.
	DE 18/404 reassurance markers.
	Traveling eastbound on the DE 18/404 multiplex toward Georgetown.
	Intersection serving the DelTech campus near Georgetown.
	Traveling toward Georgetown.
	Intersection with US 113 in Georgetown.
	DE 18/404 reassurance markers in Georgetown.
	After entering Georgetown, DE 18/404 change from a 2-lane highway to a city street.
	Approaching US 9, and the historic Georgetown circle. Here, DE 18 ends, and DE 404 enters a multiplex with US 9.