Lewes and Rehoboth Canal

The Lewes and Rehoboth Canal is a canal in Sussex County, Delaware, which connects the Broadkill River and the Delaware Bay to Rehoboth Bay.

It forms a portion of the Intracoastal Waterway.

Originally proposed in 1803, the canal was finally constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers from 1913 to 1916.

Despite its intended use as a freight shipment route, it saw little use for that purpose due to the development of more efficient roads and railways; instead, the canal has primarily been used for leisure boating for the majority of its history.

This Delaware state location article is a stub.