• Route 1 Construction - Belltown to Rehoboth Beach DE
    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was construction along a road from "Five Points to Rehoboth." Living New Deal believes this to be what is now known as Route 1; Five Points was a historical intersection of several roads just east of Belltown. An average of 1,410 were put to work each week during 1934 as a result of the CWA’s road, sidewalk, bridge, and other related infrastructure efforts in Delaware.