U.S. Route 13 in Delaware
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U.S. Route 13 is the main north–south highway in the U.S. state
of Delaware
. It traverses the entire length of the state from the Maryland
border in Delmar
, Sussex County
to the Pennsylvania
border in Claymont
, New Castle County
. U.S. Route 13 connects many important cities and towns in Delaware, including Wilmington
, Dover
, and Seaford
. It was the main route between Wilmington and Dover and a part of the main route from Wilmington to the Delaware beaches until the Delaware Route 1 turnpike was completed. It continues to serve as the main route from Delaware to points south, such as Salisbury, Maryland
and Norfolk, Virginia
. The entire length of U.S. Route 13 in Delaware is a divided highway with the exceptions of the segment through Wilmington and parts of Philadelphia Pike in Claymont. Between Wilmington and the Kent
/Sussex County border, U.S. Route 13 in Delaware is known as Dupont Highway or Dupont Parkway. In Sussex County, the route is known as Sussex Highway.
. At the state line, U.S. Route 13 intersects Delaware/Maryland Route 54
, which follows the state line for several miles. U.S. Route 13 continues north, intersecting Delaware Route 30
between Laurel
and Delmar, and then Delaware Route 24
and U.S. Route 9
in Laurel. In Seaford
, U.S. Route 13 shares a brief concurrency with Delaware Route 20
on the eastern end of town. U.S. Route 13 continues north and intersects Delaware Route 18
in Cannon
, just south of Bridgeville
. In Bridgeville, U.S. Route 13 Business loops off of U.S. Route 13 through the central area of town. Also in Bridgeville, U.S. Route 13 shares a concurrency with Delaware Route 404, which bypasses Bridgeville. North of the Delaware Route 404 concurrency, U.S. Route 13 continues north to Greenwood
, where it intersects Delaware Route 16 and Delaware Route 36
.
, passing through the small town of Farmington
. It then continues north to Harrington
, home of the Delaware State Fair
, where it intersects Delaware Route 14 Truck just before the Delaware State Fairgrounds, forming a concurrency with that route. It crosses Delaware Route 14
in the center of Harrington, where the truck route ends. In Harrington, U.S. Route 13 splits into two one-way roads with businesses in the median. After Harrington, U.S. Route 13 continues north, intersecting Delaware Route 12
in Felton
. It then passes through Canterbury, where it crosses Delaware Route 15
and also where an alternate route, U.S. Route 13 Alternate, branches off to serve Woodside
and Camden
, returning to U.S. Route 13 north of Camden. U.S. Route 13 intersects Delaware Route 10 Alternate in Woodside and Delaware Route 10
in Camden.
U.S. Route 13 then enters the capital city of Delaware, Dover
. Near Rodney Village
another U.S. Route 13 Alternate branches off to pass through downtown Dover. U.S. Route 13 intersects the Puncheon Run Connector
, which provides a connection to Delaware Route 1 that is mainly used for traffic that follows U.S. Route 13 south of Dover.
U.S. Route 13 then intersects Bay Road, formerly U.S. Route 113
until it was truncated to Milford
in 2004, near the State Capitol Complex. After that intersection comes Delaware Route 8
and after that U.S. Route 13 reconnects with Alt U.S. 13 near Dover Downs
. U.S. Route 13 then continues through commercial North Dover passing Delaware State University
and Dover Mall
. At the north end of Dover, U.S. Route 13 features an interchange with Delaware Route 1.
Past Dover, U.S. Route 13 continues north to Cheswold
and intersects Delaware Route 42
. It then moves on northward to Smyrna
, where it features interchanges with Delaware Route 1 on both sides of town and an intersection with Delaware Route 6
and Delaware Route 300
in the center of town.
. It heads north from Smyrna, intersecting Delaware Route 71
near Townsend
. It heads north to the town of Odessa
, where it intersects Delaware Route 299
. U.S. Route 13 then continues into farmland that is becoming built up as the Wilmington area pushes southward. It meets Delaware Route 896 in Boyds Corner. U.S. Route 13 then reaches the St. Georges Bridge
, which carries it over the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
. Just south of the bridge, U.S. Route 13 features right-in/right-out
connections to Delaware Route 1, which crosses the canal on the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Bridge.
North of the St. Georges Bridge, U.S. Route 13 enters a more urban atmosphere. It meets Delaware Route 72
near Delaware City
. U.S. Route 13 turns west on Delaware Route 72 for a brief time and then follows the Delaware Route 1 turnpike to Tybouts Corner
. The construction of Delaware Route 1 displaced a section of the original U.S. Route 13, with a segment becoming partly abandoned with the northbound lanes closed and the southbound lanes converted to a two-lane frontage road and the southernmost segment becoming a southward extension of Delaware Route 7.
U.S. Route 13 splits from Delaware Route 1 in Tybouts Corner. It intersects Delaware Route 71 for a second time at the Delaware Route 1 interchange. U.S. Route 13 continues north through suburban development and meets U.S. Route 40
in State Road. The two highways share a concurrency up to the Interstate 295 interchange in Wilmington Manor
, where U.S. Route 40 heads east on Interstate 295 towards the Delaware Memorial Bridge
. Along this concurrency, U.S. Route 40 is only mentioned along signs on cross roads and on overhead guide signs, with reassurance markers only mentioning U.S. Route 13. The 13/40 concurrency intersects Delaware Route 273 in Hares Corner and then it passes by the New Castle Airport
. At the north end of the airport, there is an interchange with U.S. Route 202
and Delaware Route 141
. US 13 and US 40 continue concurrent through Wilmington Manor until U.S. Route 40 turns east onto I-295.
North of Interstate 295, U.S. Route 13 continues north to an interchange with Interstate 495
just south of the city limits of Delaware's largest city, Wilmington
. Just north of the I-495 interchange, U.S. Route 13 Business splits off from U.S. Route 13 and passes through the heart of Wilmington while U.S. Route 13 bypasses the city to the east. U.S. Route 13 enters Wilmington on Heald Street. Just south of the Christina River
, U.S. Route 13 meets Delaware Route 9
(New Castle Avenue). Delaware Route 9 follows U.S. Route 13 over the Christina River on a drawbridge
and then heads toward downtown Wilmington on Fourth Street. U.S. Route 13 turns north on the one-way pair of Church Street northbound and Spruce Street southbound. Just south of the Brandywine Creek, U.S. Route 13 becomes two-way Northeast Boulevard and continues northeast out of Wilmington.
U.S. Route 13 then continues to Edgemoor
, where it meets Delaware Route 3
, which provides access to Interstate 495. U.S. Route 13 takes on the name Governor Printz Boulevard, and closely parallels Interstate 495, the Amtrak
Northeast Corridor
, and the Delaware River
north to Claymont
. When U.S. Route 13 reaches Claymont, it turns away from the Delaware River and re-intersects U.S. Route 13 Business. U.S. Route 13 then heads north on Philadelphia Pike and features another interchange with Interstate 495. It then continues north through and industrial environment and intersects Delaware Route 92
near the Pennsylvania
border. U.S. Route 13 then continues north into Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania
, where it passes through a large Sunoco
refinery.
with trolley lines and separate paths for horse-drawn vehicle
s. However, only a two-lane road was completed in 1924. In 1933, the Dupont Highway was widened into a divided highway between Wilmington and Dover
, and it became the first such highway in the world. U.S. Route 13 would utilize this highway between Wilmington and Dover with U.S. Route 113
following the Dupont Highway between Dover and the Maryland border.
U.S. Route 13 was designated in Delaware in 1926 with the creation of the U.S. Highway System. The original routing ran from the Maryland border in Delmar
north to Dover. It then continued north, following the Dupont Highway between Dover and Wilmington
, Market Street through Wilmington, and the Philadelphia Pike between Wilmington and the Pennsylvania border.
Throughout the 20th century, several changes have been made to US 13. In the 1950s, dualized bypasses of Dover and the corridor from north of Seaford
to the Maryland border in Delmar
were created. By the 1960s, the remainder of US 13 between Dover and the Maryland border was dualized. In the 1970s, US 13 was rerouted to bypass Wilmington, replacing a U.S. Route 13 Alternate that was created in 1940. The original alignment of US 13 through Wilmington became U.S. Route 13 Business.
Toward the second half of the 20th century, traffic volumes on US 13 between Wilmington and Dover became a headache from beach traffic in the summer months as well as from through traffic in general. In the 1950’s, plans were made for a bypass from Dover to Frederica
, and in the 1960’s, plans were made for a westerly bypass of Dover. Nothing came from these plans. In the 1970’s, plans were made for a turnpike between Wilmington and Dover. This road would be built between 1991 and 2003 as the Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway (Delaware Route 1). A connector between DE 1 and US 13, the Puncheon Run Connector
, was built in 2001 to provide a connection between the DE 1 turnpike and US 13 mainly used by through traffic following US 13 to points south of Dover.
The construction of Delaware Route 1 resulted in a few changes to US 13. The construction of the Smyrna-Odessa segment resulted in a realignment of US 13 south of Odessa
. The route was moved a bit to the east of its original alignment in order to make room for DE 1. The southbound lanes would become a two-lane frontage road called Harris Road from just south of the Appoquinimink River
to Noxontown Road with a new two-lane road being built between Noxontown Road and Pine Tree Corner Road. Another segment of US 13 was displaced near Red Lion with the construction of a segment of Delaware Route 1 that was completed in 1995. The segment of highway north of the Delaware Route 7 intersection was cut off by the new highway. The northbound lanes were abandoned, and the southbound lanes became a two-lane road. US 13 was realigned to follow DE 1 between the Delaware Route 72
interchange and Tybouts Corner
and DE 7 was extended south on the former alignment of US 13 between the partly abandoned segment and DE 72. The construction of this segment of Delaware Route 1, which included the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Bridge, prompted for a planned demolition of the 50-year-old St. Georges Bridge
, which carries US 13 across the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
. However, residents of St. Georges opposed the demolition because it would cut their town in half. Instead, the bridge was rehabilitated. Between 1995 and 1998, a temporary Bypass US 13 followed DE 1 across the new Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Bridge.
!County
!Location
!Milepost
!Intersecting road
!Notes
|-
|colspan=5 align="center"|Maryland
state line
|-
|rowspan=11|Sussex
|Delmar
|0.00
|
DE/MD 54
(Maryland Delaware Line Road)
|Intersection is on state line
|-
|rowspan=3|Laurel
|3.21
|
|
|-
|6.88
|
|
|-
|8.01
|, Cape May-Lewes Ferry
, Beaches
|
|-
|rowspan=2|Seaford
|13.20
|
|South end of DE 20 overlap
|-
|14.04
|
|North end of DE 20 overlap
|-
|Cannon
|17.30
|
|
|-
|rowspan=3|Bridgeville
|18.92
|
|South end of DE 404 overlap
|-
|
|
|
|-
|
|
|
|-
|Greenwood
|24.70
|
|
|-
|rowspan=17|Kent
|rowspan=2|Harrington
|
|
|South end of DE 14 Truck overlap
|-
|32.92
|
|North end of DE 14 Truck overlap
|-
|Felton
|38.68
|
|
|-
|Canterbury
|41.42
|
|Brief overlap with DE 15
|-
|Woodside
|
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|Camden
|46.25
|
|
|-
|46.93
|
|
|-
|Rodney Village
|47.28
|
|
|-
|rowspan=5|Dover
|47.85
|, Delaware Memorial Bridge
|
|-
|49.86
|
|former US 113
|-
|
|
|
|-
|
|
|
|-
|
|
|
|-
|Cheswold
|55.57
|
|
|-
|rowspan=4|Smyrna
|
|
|Interchange
|-
|61.36
|
|South end of DE 6 overlap
|-
|61.65
|
|North end of DE 6 overlap
|-
|rowspan=25|New Castle
|64.18
|
|Interchange
|-
|Townsend
|67.65
|
|
|-
|Odessa
|72.97
|
|
|-
|Boyds Corner
|76.12
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|St. Georges
|
|, Philadelphia
|RIRO interchange
|-
|colspan=3 align="center"|St. Georges Bridge
|-
|rowspan=2|Delaware City
|81.65
|
|South end of DE 72 overlap
|-
|81.87
|
|Interchange; North end of DE 72 overlap
South end of DE 1 overlap
|-
|rowspan=3|Tybouts Corner
|84.06
|
|Interchange; North end of DE 1 overlap
|-
|84.70
|
|
|-
|
|
|South end of DE 9 Truck overlap
|-
|State Road
|87.54
|, Baltimore
|South end of US 40 overlap
|-
|Hares Corner
|88.58
|
|North end of DE 9 Truck overlap
|-
|New Castle Airport
|89.81
|
|Interchange
|-
|rowspan=2|Wilmington Manor
|rowspan=2|91.10
|, New Jersey
-New York
|Interchange; North end of US 40 overlap
|-
| - Philadelphia, Baltimore
|Interchange
|-
|rowspan=5|Wilmington
|92.92
|, Philadelphia
|Interchange
|-
|92.97
|
|
|-
|94.22
|
|South end of DE 9 overlap
|-
|94.42
|
|
|-
|94.72
|
|North end of DE 9 overlap
|-
|Edgemoor
|97.22
|
|
|-
|rowspan=3|Claymont
|101.67
|
|
|-
|102.26
|, Baltimore, Chester
, Philadelphia
|Interchange
|-
|102.91
|
|
|-
|colspan=5 align="center"|Pennsylvania
state line
|-
U.S. state
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of Delaware
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
. It traverses the entire length of the state from the Maryland
Maryland
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border in Delmar
Delmar, Delaware
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,407 people, 542 households, and 344 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,498.9 people per square mile . There were 595 housing units at an average density of 633.9 per square mile...
, Sussex County
Sussex County, Delaware
Sussex County is a county located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of 2010 the population was 197,145, an increase of 25.9% over the previous decade. The county seat is Georgetown. The Seaford Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Sussex County.Sussex County is...
to the Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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border in Claymont
Claymont, Delaware
Claymont is a census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 9,220 at the 2000 census.-History:...
, New Castle County
New Castle County, Delaware
New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of 2010 its population was 538,479, an increase of 7.6% over the previous decade. The county seat is Wilmington. The center of population of Delaware is located in New Castle County, in the town of...
. U.S. Route 13 connects many important cities and towns in Delaware, including Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
, Dover
Dover, Delaware
The city of Dover is the capital and second largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County, and the principal city of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Kent County. It is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware...
, and Seaford
Seaford, Delaware
Seaford is a city located along the Nanticoke River in Sussex County, Delaware. According to the 2010 Census Bureau figures, the population of the city is 6,928, an increase of 3.4% from the 2000 census...
. It was the main route between Wilmington and Dover and a part of the main route from Wilmington to the Delaware beaches until the Delaware Route 1 turnpike was completed. It continues to serve as the main route from Delaware to points south, such as Salisbury, Maryland
Salisbury, Maryland
-Demographics:Salisbury is the principal city of the Salisbury-Ocean Pines CSA, a Combined Statistical Area that includes the Salisbury metropolitan area and the Ocean Pines micropolitan area , which had a combined population of 176,657 at the 2010 census.As of the census of 2000, there were...
and Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
. The entire length of U.S. Route 13 in Delaware is a divided highway with the exceptions of the segment through Wilmington and parts of Philadelphia Pike in Claymont. Between Wilmington and the Kent
Kent County, Delaware
Kent County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is coextensive with the Dover, Delaware, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010 the population was 162,310, a 28.1% increase over the previous decade. The county seat is Dover, the state capital...
/Sussex County border, U.S. Route 13 in Delaware is known as Dupont Highway or Dupont Parkway. In Sussex County, the route is known as Sussex Highway.
Sussex County
U.S. Route 13 crosses into Delaware in the border town of DelmarDelmar, Delaware
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,407 people, 542 households, and 344 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,498.9 people per square mile . There were 595 housing units at an average density of 633.9 per square mile...
. At the state line, U.S. Route 13 intersects Delaware/Maryland Route 54
Delaware/Maryland Route 54
Delaware Route 54 and Maryland Route 54 are adjoining state highways in the U.S. states of Delaware and Maryland. Route 54 runs from MD 313 in Mardela Springs, Maryland east to DE 1 in Fenwick Island, Delaware...
, which follows the state line for several miles. U.S. Route 13 continues north, intersecting Delaware Route 30
Delaware Route 30
Delaware Route 30 is a state highway in Sussex County, Delaware. The route runs from an intersection with Bi-State Boulevard a short distance west of U.S. Route 13 between Laurel and Delmar to Delaware Route 1 Business southeast of Milford in the area of Lincoln City and Cedar Creek. The road runs...
between Laurel
Laurel, Delaware
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,668 people, 1,389 households, and 957 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,215.9 people per square mile . There were 1,561 housing units at an average density of 943.0 per square mile...
and Delmar, and then Delaware Route 24
Delaware Route 24
Delaware Route 24 is a state highway located in Sussex County, Delaware. The route runs east from Maryland Route 348 at the Maryland border east of Sharptown, Maryland to an intersection with Delaware Route 1 in Midway, between Lewes and Rehoboth Beach. Along the way, DE 24 passes through Laurel,...
and U.S. Route 9
U.S. Route 9
U.S. Route 9 is a north–south United States highway in the states of Delaware, New Jersey, and New York in the United States. It is one of only two U.S. highways with a ferry connection ; the other being US 10. US 9 is signed east–west in Delaware and north–south on the rest of...
in Laurel. In Seaford
Seaford, Delaware
Seaford is a city located along the Nanticoke River in Sussex County, Delaware. According to the 2010 Census Bureau figures, the population of the city is 6,928, an increase of 3.4% from the 2000 census...
, U.S. Route 13 shares a brief concurrency with Delaware Route 20
Delaware Route 20
Delaware Route 20 is an east–west highway in Sussex County, Delaware. Its western terminus is the Maryland state line just west of Seaford where it continues as Maryland Route 392. Its eastern terminus is Delaware Route 54 west of Fenwick Island. The route passes through the towns of...
on the eastern end of town. U.S. Route 13 continues north and intersects Delaware Route 18
Delaware Route 18
Delaware Route 18 is a state highway located in Sussex County, Delaware. It runs from Maryland Route 318 at the Maryland border east of Federalsburg, Maryland to U.S. Route 9 in Georgetown, Delaware...
in Cannon
Cannon, Delaware
Cannon is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Cannon is located on Delaware Route 18 south of Bridgeville....
, just south of Bridgeville
Bridgeville, Delaware
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,436 people, 570 households, and 381 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,768.6 people per square mile . There were 636 housing units at an average density of 783.3 per square mile...
. In Bridgeville, U.S. Route 13 Business loops off of U.S. Route 13 through the central area of town. Also in Bridgeville, U.S. Route 13 shares a concurrency with Delaware Route 404, which bypasses Bridgeville. North of the Delaware Route 404 concurrency, U.S. Route 13 continues north to Greenwood
Greenwood, Delaware
As of the census of 2000, there were 837 people, 335 households, and 211 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,267.2 people per square mile . There were 394 housing units at an average density of 596.5 per square mile...
, where it intersects Delaware Route 16 and Delaware Route 36
Delaware Route 36
Delaware Route 36 is a state highway in Sussex County, Delaware. It runs in a generally northeast-southwest direction from Delaware Route 404 in Scotts Corner to Slaughter Beach, a town along the Delaware Bay. The road runs through the northern portion of Sussex County, passing through Greenwood...
.
Kent County
U.S. Route 13 continues north into Kent CountyKent County, Delaware
Kent County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is coextensive with the Dover, Delaware, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010 the population was 162,310, a 28.1% increase over the previous decade. The county seat is Dover, the state capital...
, passing through the small town of Farmington
Farmington, Delaware
Farmington is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 110 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Farmington is located at ....
. It then continues north to Harrington
Harrington, Delaware
Harrington is a city in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. Harrington hosts the annual Delaware State Fair each July...
, home of the Delaware State Fair
Delaware State Fair
The Delaware State Fair is the annual state fair for the state of Delaware. It is held in Harrington. The fair is a ten-day event at the end of July.-History:...
, where it intersects Delaware Route 14 Truck just before the Delaware State Fairgrounds, forming a concurrency with that route. It crosses Delaware Route 14
Delaware Route 14
Delaware Route 14 is a state highway in the southern part of Kent County, Delaware. The route runs from the Maryland border in Burrsville, where it continues as Maryland Route 317, east to DE 1 in Milford...
in the center of Harrington, where the truck route ends. In Harrington, U.S. Route 13 splits into two one-way roads with businesses in the median. After Harrington, U.S. Route 13 continues north, intersecting Delaware Route 12
Delaware Route 12
Delaware Route 12 is a state highway in Kent County, Delaware. It runs from Maryland Route 314 at the Maryland border near Whiteleysburg, Maryland east to an interchange with Delaware Route 1 near Frederica. The route follows a mostly rural alignment, passing through the towns of Felton and...
in Felton
Felton, Delaware
Felton is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,298 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Felton is located at ....
. It then passes through Canterbury, where it crosses Delaware Route 15
Delaware Route 15
Delaware Route 15 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Delaware. The route runs from Delaware Route 14 west of Milford in Kent County to U.S. Route 301 and Delaware Routes 71 and 896 in Summit, New Castle County, just south of Summit Bridge. Delaware Route 15 winds a path through many rural...
and also where an alternate route, U.S. Route 13 Alternate, branches off to serve Woodside
Woodside, Delaware
Woodside is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 181 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Woodside is located at ....
and Camden
Camden, Delaware
Camden is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,464 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Camden is located at ....
, returning to U.S. Route 13 north of Camden. U.S. Route 13 intersects Delaware Route 10 Alternate in Woodside and Delaware Route 10
Delaware Route 10
Delaware Route 10 is a state highway in Kent County, Delaware. It runs from Maryland Route 287 at the Maryland border in Sandtown east to an interchange with Delaware Route 1 at the north gate of Dover Air Force Base. The route passes through the towns of Camden and Wyoming along the way. It is a...
in Camden.
U.S. Route 13 then enters the capital city of Delaware, Dover
Dover, Delaware
The city of Dover is the capital and second largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County, and the principal city of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Kent County. It is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware...
. Near Rodney Village
Rodney Village, Delaware
Rodney Village is a census-designated place in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area...
another U.S. Route 13 Alternate branches off to pass through downtown Dover. U.S. Route 13 intersects the Puncheon Run Connector
Puncheon Run Connector
The Puncheon Run Connector is the name of an unnumbered limited access highway in Dover, Delaware. It is named after Puncheon Run, a stream it follows. Opened in 2001, it provides a connection between the Delaware Route 1 turnpike and U.S. Route 13 that is mainly used by traffic from the north on...
, which provides a connection to Delaware Route 1 that is mainly used for traffic that follows U.S. Route 13 south of Dover.
U.S. Route 13 then intersects Bay Road, formerly U.S. Route 113
U.S. Route 113
U.S. Route 113 is a spur of US 13 in the U.S. states of Maryland and Delaware. The U.S. Highway runs from US 13 in Pocomoke City, Maryland north to Delaware Route 1 in Milford, Delaware...
until it was truncated to Milford
Milford, Delaware
Milford is a city in Kent and Sussex counties in the U.S. state of Delaware. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 9,559....
in 2004, near the State Capitol Complex. After that intersection comes Delaware Route 8
Delaware Route 8
Delaware Route 8 is a state highway located in Kent County, Delaware. It runs from Maryland Route 454 at the Maryland border near Marydel, Maryland east to an intersection with Delaware Route 9 north of Little Creek. The route passes through the heart of Delaware's capital, Dover, on Division...
and after that U.S. Route 13 reconnects with Alt U.S. 13 near Dover Downs
Dover Downs
Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment ownes Dover Downs Hotel & Casino a hotel and casino that has a racing facility that holds harness horse racing on a track and NASCAR events on a concrete surface. The Sprint Cup track is now known as Dover International Speedway, and the Dover Downs name is...
. U.S. Route 13 then continues through commercial North Dover passing Delaware State University
Delaware State University
Delaware State University , is an American historically black, public university located in Dover, Delaware, and there are two satellite campuses located in Wilmington, Delaware, and Georgetown, Delaware...
and Dover Mall
Dover Mall
The Dover Mall is located on U.S. Route 13 in Dover, Delaware. Anchors are Boscov's, Macy's, JC Penney, Old Navy, Sears, and a 14 screen Carmike cinema. It is a one-level, enclosed regional mall...
. At the north end of Dover, U.S. Route 13 features an interchange with Delaware Route 1.
Past Dover, U.S. Route 13 continues north to Cheswold
Cheswold, Delaware
Cheswold is a town in Kent County in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,380 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Cheswold is located at ....
and intersects Delaware Route 42
Delaware Route 42
Delaware Route 42 is a state highway in Kent County, Delaware. It runs from Delaware Route 6 in Blackiston to Delaware Route 9 in Leipsic. Delaware Route 42 passes through the towns of Kenton and Cheswold along the way. The road was built as a state highway during the 1920s and 1930s...
. It then moves on northward to Smyrna
Smyrna, Delaware
Smyrna is a town in Kent and New Castle counties in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, where it features interchanges with Delaware Route 1 on both sides of town and an intersection with Delaware Route 6
Delaware Route 6
Delaware Route 6 is a state highway in Kent County, Delaware. It runs from Maryland Route 291 at the Maryland border west of Blackiston to the Delaware Bay in Woodland Beach. The route passes through rural areas of northern Kent County as well as the towns of Smyrna and Clayton. DE 6 intersects...
and Delaware Route 300
Delaware Route 300
Delaware Route 300 is a state highway in Kent County, Delaware. The route is a continuation of Maryland Route 300 from the Maryland border near Everetts Corner. It runs in a northeast direction from there to Smyrna, where it ends at U.S. Route 13...
in the center of town.
New Castle County
U.S. Route 13 then enters Delaware's most populous county, New Castle CountyNew Castle County, Delaware
New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of 2010 its population was 538,479, an increase of 7.6% over the previous decade. The county seat is Wilmington. The center of population of Delaware is located in New Castle County, in the town of...
. It heads north from Smyrna, intersecting Delaware Route 71
Delaware Route 71
Delaware Route 71 is a state highway in New Castle County, Delaware. The route loops off U.S. Route 13 from south of Townsend to Tybouts Corner, traveling to the west of US 13 by way of Townsend, Middletown, and the Summit Bridge...
near Townsend
Townsend, Delaware
Townsend is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 2,049 at the 2010 census, an increase of 492.2% from 2000...
. It heads north to the town of Odessa
Odessa, Delaware
Odessa is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 364 at the 2010 census. Originally founded as Cantwell's Bridge in the 18th century, the name was changed in the 19th century, after the Ukrainian port city of the same name...
, where it intersects Delaware Route 299
Delaware Route 299
Delaware Route 299 is a state highway in New Castle County, Delaware. It runs from Maryland Route 282 at the Maryland border east of Warwick, Maryland to DE 9 in Mathews Corner, passing through Middletown and Odessa. It overlaps US 301 from just east of the Maryland border to the west end of...
. U.S. Route 13 then continues into farmland that is becoming built up as the Wilmington area pushes southward. It meets Delaware Route 896 in Boyds Corner. U.S. Route 13 then reaches the St. Georges Bridge
St. Georges Bridge (Delaware)
The St. Georges Bridge is a steel truss bridge with a tied arch span that carries U.S. Route 13 across the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal in St. Georges, Delaware. Built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and opened in 1942 as a high-level crossing, the bridge was the first four-lane, high-level...
, which carries it over the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal is a 14-mile long, 450-foot wide and 40-foot deep ship canal that cuts across the states of Maryland and Delaware, in the United States. It connects the waters of the Delaware River with those of the Chesapeake Bay and the Port of Baltimore...
. Just south of the bridge, U.S. Route 13 features right-in/right-out
Right-in/right-out
Right-in/right-out and left-in/left-out refer to a type of road intersection where turning movements of vehicles are restricted. A RIRO permits only right turns and a LILO permits only left turns. RIRO is usual where vehicles drive on the right, and LILO is usual where vehicles drive on the left...
connections to Delaware Route 1, which crosses the canal on the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Bridge.
North of the St. Georges Bridge, U.S. Route 13 enters a more urban atmosphere. It meets Delaware Route 72
Delaware Route 72
Delaware Route 72 is a state highway located in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs from Delaware Route 9 near Delaware City to Delaware Route 7 in Pike Creek. Parts of DE 72 were built as a state highway during the 1940s. By the 1940s, the route was designated between DE 2 and DE 7 along...
near Delaware City
Delaware City, Delaware
Delaware City is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 1,695 at the 2010 census. It is a small port town on the eastern terminus of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and is the location of the ferry to Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island.-Geography:Delaware City is...
. U.S. Route 13 turns west on Delaware Route 72 for a brief time and then follows the Delaware Route 1 turnpike to Tybouts Corner
Tybouts Corner, Delaware
Tybouts Corner is an unincorporated populated place in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It is located at the intersection of US Route 13 and Hamburg Road/Bear Tybouts Road at and has an elevation of 55 feet....
. The construction of Delaware Route 1 displaced a section of the original U.S. Route 13, with a segment becoming partly abandoned with the northbound lanes closed and the southbound lanes converted to a two-lane frontage road and the southernmost segment becoming a southward extension of Delaware Route 7.
U.S. Route 13 splits from Delaware Route 1 in Tybouts Corner. It intersects Delaware Route 71 for a second time at the Delaware Route 1 interchange. U.S. Route 13 continues north through suburban development and meets U.S. Route 40
U.S. Route 40
U.S. Route 40 is an east–west United States highway. As with most routes whose numbers end in a zero, U.S. 40 once traversed the entire United States. It is one of the original 1920s U.S. Highways, and its first termini were San Francisco, California, and Atlantic City, New Jersey...
in State Road. The two highways share a concurrency up to the Interstate 295 interchange in Wilmington Manor
Wilmington Manor, Delaware
Wilmington Manor is a census-designated place in north-eastern New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 8,262 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Wilmington Manor is located at...
, where U.S. Route 40 heads east on Interstate 295 towards the Delaware Memorial Bridge
Delaware Memorial Bridge
The Delaware Memorial Bridge is a set of twin suspension bridges crossing the Delaware River. The toll bridges carry Interstate 295 and U.S. Route 40 between Delaware and New Jersey...
. Along this concurrency, U.S. Route 40 is only mentioned along signs on cross roads and on overhead guide signs, with reassurance markers only mentioning U.S. Route 13. The 13/40 concurrency intersects Delaware Route 273 in Hares Corner and then it passes by the New Castle Airport
New Castle Airport
New Castle Airport , also known as the New Castle County Airport, is a public airport located in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, United States and four miles south of the central business district of the city of Wilmington....
. At the north end of the airport, there is an interchange with U.S. Route 202
U.S. Route 202
U.S. Route 202 is a highway stretching from Delaware to Maine, also passing through the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire....
and Delaware Route 141
Delaware Route 141
Delaware Route 141 is a bypass around the western suburbs of Wilmington, Delaware. Its northern terminus is an interchange with U.S. Route 202 and Delaware Route 261 in Fairfax, and its southern terminus is at Delaware Route 9 and Delaware Route 273 in New Castle...
. US 13 and US 40 continue concurrent through Wilmington Manor until U.S. Route 40 turns east onto I-295.
North of Interstate 295, U.S. Route 13 continues north to an interchange with Interstate 495
Interstate 495 (Delaware)
Interstate 495 in Delaware is a six-lane bypass of Interstate 95 around the city of Wilmington, Delaware. Built in the mid-1970s and opened as the "Wilmington Bypass", the highway became, between 1978 and 1982, the route of I-95 around Wilmington, while the original highway through the city,...
just south of the city limits of Delaware's largest city, Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
. Just north of the I-495 interchange, U.S. Route 13 Business splits off from U.S. Route 13 and passes through the heart of Wilmington while U.S. Route 13 bypasses the city to the east. U.S. Route 13 enters Wilmington on Heald Street. Just south of the Christina River
Christina River
The Christina River is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 35 miles long, in northern Delaware in the United States, also flowing through small areas of southeastern Pennsylvania and northeastern Maryland. Near its mouth the river flows past downtown Wilmington, Delaware,...
, U.S. Route 13 meets Delaware Route 9
Delaware Route 9
Delaware Route 9 is a state highway that connects with Delaware Route 1 at the Dover Air Force Base to Interstate 95 in the City of Wilmington. Much like their U.S...
(New Castle Avenue). Delaware Route 9 follows U.S. Route 13 over the Christina River on a drawbridge
Drawbridge
A drawbridge is a type of movable bridge typically associated with the entrance of a castle surrounded by a moat. The term is often used to describe all different types of movable bridges, like bascule bridges and lift bridges.-Castle drawbridges:...
and then heads toward downtown Wilmington on Fourth Street. U.S. Route 13 turns north on the one-way pair of Church Street northbound and Spruce Street southbound. Just south of the Brandywine Creek, U.S. Route 13 becomes two-way Northeast Boulevard and continues northeast out of Wilmington.
U.S. Route 13 then continues to Edgemoor
Edgemoor, Delaware
Edgemoor is a census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 5,992 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Edgemoor is located at ....
, where it meets Delaware Route 3
Delaware Route 3
Delaware Route 3 is a state highway in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs from an interchange at Interstate 495 in Edgemoor north to Delaware Route 92 in Brandywine Hundred. The route passes through the suburban areas of Brandywine Hundred, and it also passes by the community of Arden. DE...
, which provides access to Interstate 495. U.S. Route 13 takes on the name Governor Printz Boulevard, and closely parallels Interstate 495, the Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
Northeast Corridor
Northeast Corridor
The Northeast Corridor is a fully electrified railway line owned primarily by Amtrak serving the Northeast megalopolis of the United States from Boston in the north, via New York to Washington, D.C. in the south, with branches serving other cities...
, and the Delaware River
Delaware River
The Delaware River is a major river on the Atlantic coast of the United States.A Dutch expedition led by Henry Hudson in 1609 first mapped the river. The river was christened the South River in the New Netherland colony that followed, in contrast to the North River, as the Hudson River was then...
north to Claymont
Claymont, Delaware
Claymont is a census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 9,220 at the 2000 census.-History:...
. When U.S. Route 13 reaches Claymont, it turns away from the Delaware River and re-intersects U.S. Route 13 Business. U.S. Route 13 then heads north on Philadelphia Pike and features another interchange with Interstate 495. It then continues north through and industrial environment and intersects Delaware Route 92
Delaware Route 92
Delaware Route 92 is a two to four-lane, east–west road that runs a short distance to the south of the Pennsylvania/Delaware State Line for most of its length and allows a direct connection between U.S. Route 202 in Talleyville, Delaware with I-95 in Claymont, Delaware, the two major...
near the Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
border. U.S. Route 13 then continues north into Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania
Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania
Marcus Hook is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population peaked in the 1920s with 5,324 inhabitants. 2,314 inhabitants were counted at the recent 2000 census. Marcus Hook's current mayor is James Schiliro. The borough calls itself "The Cornerstone of Pennsylvania"....
, where it passes through a large Sunoco
Sunoco
Sunoco Inc. is an American petroleum and petrochemical manufacturer headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, formerly known as Sun Company Inc. and Sun Oil Co. ....
refinery.
History
Plans for the Dupont Highway spanning the north–south length of Delaware existed as early as 1908 when Thomas Coleman du Pont envisoned a divided highwayDivided Highway
Divided Highway is a compilation album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 2003. . All tracks are taken from the albums Cycles and Brotherhood .-Track listing:...
with trolley lines and separate paths for horse-drawn vehicle
Horse-drawn vehicle
A horse-drawn vehicle is a mechanized piece of equipment pulled by one horse or by a team of horses. These vehicles typically had two or four wheels and were used to carry passengers and/or a load...
s. However, only a two-lane road was completed in 1924. In 1933, the Dupont Highway was widened into a divided highway between Wilmington and Dover
Dover, Delaware
The city of Dover is the capital and second largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County, and the principal city of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Kent County. It is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware...
, and it became the first such highway in the world. U.S. Route 13 would utilize this highway between Wilmington and Dover with U.S. Route 113
U.S. Route 113
U.S. Route 113 is a spur of US 13 in the U.S. states of Maryland and Delaware. The U.S. Highway runs from US 13 in Pocomoke City, Maryland north to Delaware Route 1 in Milford, Delaware...
following the Dupont Highway between Dover and the Maryland border.
U.S. Route 13 was designated in Delaware in 1926 with the creation of the U.S. Highway System. The original routing ran from the Maryland border in Delmar
Delmar, Delaware
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,407 people, 542 households, and 344 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,498.9 people per square mile . There were 595 housing units at an average density of 633.9 per square mile...
north to Dover. It then continued north, following the Dupont Highway between Dover and Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
, Market Street through Wilmington, and the Philadelphia Pike between Wilmington and the Pennsylvania border.
Throughout the 20th century, several changes have been made to US 13. In the 1950s, dualized bypasses of Dover and the corridor from north of Seaford
Seaford, Delaware
Seaford is a city located along the Nanticoke River in Sussex County, Delaware. According to the 2010 Census Bureau figures, the population of the city is 6,928, an increase of 3.4% from the 2000 census...
to the Maryland border in Delmar
Delmar, Delaware
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,407 people, 542 households, and 344 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,498.9 people per square mile . There were 595 housing units at an average density of 633.9 per square mile...
were created. By the 1960s, the remainder of US 13 between Dover and the Maryland border was dualized. In the 1970s, US 13 was rerouted to bypass Wilmington, replacing a U.S. Route 13 Alternate that was created in 1940. The original alignment of US 13 through Wilmington became U.S. Route 13 Business.
Toward the second half of the 20th century, traffic volumes on US 13 between Wilmington and Dover became a headache from beach traffic in the summer months as well as from through traffic in general. In the 1950’s, plans were made for a bypass from Dover to Frederica
Frederica, Delaware
Frederica is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 774 at the 2010 census...
, and in the 1960’s, plans were made for a westerly bypass of Dover. Nothing came from these plans. In the 1970’s, plans were made for a turnpike between Wilmington and Dover. This road would be built between 1991 and 2003 as the Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway (Delaware Route 1). A connector between DE 1 and US 13, the Puncheon Run Connector
Puncheon Run Connector
The Puncheon Run Connector is the name of an unnumbered limited access highway in Dover, Delaware. It is named after Puncheon Run, a stream it follows. Opened in 2001, it provides a connection between the Delaware Route 1 turnpike and U.S. Route 13 that is mainly used by traffic from the north on...
, was built in 2001 to provide a connection between the DE 1 turnpike and US 13 mainly used by through traffic following US 13 to points south of Dover.
The construction of Delaware Route 1 resulted in a few changes to US 13. The construction of the Smyrna-Odessa segment resulted in a realignment of US 13 south of Odessa
Odessa, Delaware
Odessa is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 364 at the 2010 census. Originally founded as Cantwell's Bridge in the 18th century, the name was changed in the 19th century, after the Ukrainian port city of the same name...
. The route was moved a bit to the east of its original alignment in order to make room for DE 1. The southbound lanes would become a two-lane frontage road called Harris Road from just south of the Appoquinimink River
Appoquinimink River
The Appoquinimink River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in northern Delaware in the United States. The river is long and drains an area of on the Atlantic Coastal Plain.The Appoquinimink flows for its entire length in southern New Castle County...
to Noxontown Road with a new two-lane road being built between Noxontown Road and Pine Tree Corner Road. Another segment of US 13 was displaced near Red Lion with the construction of a segment of Delaware Route 1 that was completed in 1995. The segment of highway north of the Delaware Route 7 intersection was cut off by the new highway. The northbound lanes were abandoned, and the southbound lanes became a two-lane road. US 13 was realigned to follow DE 1 between the Delaware Route 72
Delaware Route 72
Delaware Route 72 is a state highway located in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs from Delaware Route 9 near Delaware City to Delaware Route 7 in Pike Creek. Parts of DE 72 were built as a state highway during the 1940s. By the 1940s, the route was designated between DE 2 and DE 7 along...
interchange and Tybouts Corner
Tybouts Corner, Delaware
Tybouts Corner is an unincorporated populated place in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It is located at the intersection of US Route 13 and Hamburg Road/Bear Tybouts Road at and has an elevation of 55 feet....
and DE 7 was extended south on the former alignment of US 13 between the partly abandoned segment and DE 72. The construction of this segment of Delaware Route 1, which included the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Bridge, prompted for a planned demolition of the 50-year-old St. Georges Bridge
St. Georges Bridge (Delaware)
The St. Georges Bridge is a steel truss bridge with a tied arch span that carries U.S. Route 13 across the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal in St. Georges, Delaware. Built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and opened in 1942 as a high-level crossing, the bridge was the first four-lane, high-level...
, which carries US 13 across the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal is a 14-mile long, 450-foot wide and 40-foot deep ship canal that cuts across the states of Maryland and Delaware, in the United States. It connects the waters of the Delaware River with those of the Chesapeake Bay and the Port of Baltimore...
. However, residents of St. Georges opposed the demolition because it would cut their town in half. Instead, the bridge was rehabilitated. Between 1995 and 1998, a temporary Bypass US 13 followed DE 1 across the new Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Bridge.
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Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
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|rowspan=11|Sussex
Sussex County, Delaware
Sussex County is a county located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of 2010 the population was 197,145, an increase of 25.9% over the previous decade. The county seat is Georgetown. The Seaford Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Sussex County.Sussex County is...
|Delmar
Delmar, Delaware
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,407 people, 542 households, and 344 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,498.9 people per square mile . There were 595 housing units at an average density of 633.9 per square mile...
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Delaware/Maryland Route 54
Delaware Route 54 and Maryland Route 54 are adjoining state highways in the U.S. states of Delaware and Maryland. Route 54 runs from MD 313 in Mardela Springs, Maryland east to DE 1 in Fenwick Island, Delaware...
(Maryland Delaware Line Road)
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The Transpeninsular Line is a surveyed line, the eastern half of which forms the north-south border between Delaware and Maryland...
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Laurel, Delaware
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,668 people, 1,389 households, and 957 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,215.9 people per square mile . There were 1,561 housing units at an average density of 943.0 per square mile...
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Cape May-Lewes Ferry
The Cape May – Lewes Ferry is a ferry system that traverses a 17-mile crossing of the Delaware Bay to connect Cape May, New Jersey with Lewes, Delaware. The ferry doubles as a section of U.S. Route 9.-The system:...
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Seaford, Delaware
Seaford is a city located along the Nanticoke River in Sussex County, Delaware. According to the 2010 Census Bureau figures, the population of the city is 6,928, an increase of 3.4% from the 2000 census...
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Cannon, Delaware
Cannon is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Cannon is located on Delaware Route 18 south of Bridgeville....
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Bridgeville, Delaware
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,436 people, 570 households, and 381 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,768.6 people per square mile . There were 636 housing units at an average density of 783.3 per square mile...
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Greenwood, Delaware
As of the census of 2000, there were 837 people, 335 households, and 211 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,267.2 people per square mile . There were 394 housing units at an average density of 596.5 per square mile...
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|rowspan=17|Kent
Kent County, Delaware
Kent County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is coextensive with the Dover, Delaware, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010 the population was 162,310, a 28.1% increase over the previous decade. The county seat is Dover, the state capital...
|rowspan=2|Harrington
Harrington, Delaware
Harrington is a city in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. Harrington hosts the annual Delaware State Fair each July...
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|Felton
Felton, Delaware
Felton is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,298 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Felton is located at ....
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Woodside, Delaware
Woodside is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 181 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Woodside is located at ....
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Camden, Delaware
Camden is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,464 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Camden is located at ....
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Rodney Village, Delaware
Rodney Village is a census-designated place in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area...
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Dover, Delaware
The city of Dover is the capital and second largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County, and the principal city of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Kent County. It is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware...
|47.85
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Delaware Memorial Bridge
The Delaware Memorial Bridge is a set of twin suspension bridges crossing the Delaware River. The toll bridges carry Interstate 295 and U.S. Route 40 between Delaware and New Jersey...
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|former US 113
U.S. Route 113
U.S. Route 113 is a spur of US 13 in the U.S. states of Maryland and Delaware. The U.S. Highway runs from US 13 in Pocomoke City, Maryland north to Delaware Route 1 in Milford, Delaware...
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Cheswold, Delaware
Cheswold is a town in Kent County in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,380 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Cheswold is located at ....
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Smyrna, Delaware
Smyrna is a town in Kent and New Castle counties in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area...
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|rowspan=25|New Castle
New Castle County, Delaware
New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of 2010 its population was 538,479, an increase of 7.6% over the previous decade. The county seat is Wilmington. The center of population of Delaware is located in New Castle County, in the town of...
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|Townsend
Townsend, Delaware
Townsend is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 2,049 at the 2010 census, an increase of 492.2% from 2000...
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|Odessa
Odessa, Delaware
Odessa is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 364 at the 2010 census. Originally founded as Cantwell's Bridge in the 18th century, the name was changed in the 19th century, after the Ukrainian port city of the same name...
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|colspan=3 align="center"|St. Georges Bridge
St. Georges Bridge (Delaware)
The St. Georges Bridge is a steel truss bridge with a tied arch span that carries U.S. Route 13 across the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal in St. Georges, Delaware. Built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and opened in 1942 as a high-level crossing, the bridge was the first four-lane, high-level...
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|rowspan=2|Delaware City
Delaware City, Delaware
Delaware City is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 1,695 at the 2010 census. It is a small port town on the eastern terminus of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and is the location of the ferry to Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island.-Geography:Delaware City is...
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South end of DE 1 overlap
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|rowspan=3|Tybouts Corner
Tybouts Corner, Delaware
Tybouts Corner is an unincorporated populated place in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It is located at the intersection of US Route 13 and Hamburg Road/Bear Tybouts Road at and has an elevation of 55 feet....
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New Castle Airport
New Castle Airport , also known as the New Castle County Airport, is a public airport located in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, United States and four miles south of the central business district of the city of Wilmington....
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Wilmington Manor, Delaware
Wilmington Manor is a census-designated place in north-eastern New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 8,262 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Wilmington Manor is located at...
|rowspan=2|91.10
|, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
-New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
|Interchange; North end of US 40 overlap
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Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
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Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
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Edgemoor, Delaware
Edgemoor is a census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 5,992 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Edgemoor is located at ....
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|rowspan=3|Claymont
Claymont, Delaware
Claymont is a census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 9,220 at the 2000 census.-History:...
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Chester, Pennsylvania
Chester is a city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, with a population of 33,972 at the 2010 census. Chester is situated on the Delaware River, between the cities of Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware.- History :...
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|colspan=5 align="center"|Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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