Modern transportation has brought Southern Delaware in touch with tens of thousands of visitors, tourists, relocating businesses, retirees and new residents. According to the Sussex County Convention and Tourism Commission .
More people now visit Southern Delaware yearly, than do Hawaii.
By Land Sussex County is within two hours of Philadelphia, Pa., Baltimore, MD., Washington, D.C. and Norfolk, VA. by automobile. From the North - Drop down on to U.S. 13 from Interstate 95. Route 13 will take you over the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal on the new St. George's Bridge - a engineering feat utililizing a single center suspension span. South of Dover you can continue southward on U.S. 13 or divert eastward on U.S. 113. The bridge is high enough to accomodate ocean going craft, including aircraft carriers under it.